POO! Yes, Ava shows the same talent that kitten-Kato displayed. It's a learning stage where these babies are obeying their instinct to cover their business, but clumsily put a foot on it. It's usually a rear foot, holding their weight, as they are trying so hard to find the smell and cover it good. Unfortunately it squishes real good too.
This morning I was alerted to the problem by Ava trying to cover a smell on the floor. It was a real squishy job, all through her toes. And as I hadn't caught it at the litter box, I also had to do a floor clean (and small amounts are really hard to see, so it ends up just being a thorough job). But the first priority is to catch the cat and clean them before it can be trekked further...I seem to always need to wash my jumper too. They are squirmy little things!
Cleaning a kitten is wriggly. I've tried paper towels, wet paper towels- warm water goes down slightly better, holding a foot under the tap, and letting the kitten stand in the sink. With both Kato and Ava, these are not popular.
What is far better, is to take the kitten downstairs and stand them in the shower, using warm water from the hand held shower head. Today reinforced that this is the least stressful method, as my smell test told me that the first methods had not been entirely effective- we needed some cat shampoo. Ava was super good, and we enjoyed the heater afterwards...I'm encouraged that come time for her first bath, it will also go well.
But I really do hope she is a quick learner in litter department dexterity!
This morning I was alerted to the problem by Ava trying to cover a smell on the floor. It was a real squishy job, all through her toes. And as I hadn't caught it at the litter box, I also had to do a floor clean (and small amounts are really hard to see, so it ends up just being a thorough job). But the first priority is to catch the cat and clean them before it can be trekked further...I seem to always need to wash my jumper too. They are squirmy little things!
Cleaning a kitten is wriggly. I've tried paper towels, wet paper towels- warm water goes down slightly better, holding a foot under the tap, and letting the kitten stand in the sink. With both Kato and Ava, these are not popular.
What is far better, is to take the kitten downstairs and stand them in the shower, using warm water from the hand held shower head. Today reinforced that this is the least stressful method, as my smell test told me that the first methods had not been entirely effective- we needed some cat shampoo. Ava was super good, and we enjoyed the heater afterwards...I'm encouraged that come time for her first bath, it will also go well.
But I really do hope she is a quick learner in litter department dexterity!