New Kitties with Overnight Accidents

Kitties can take a little bit of work on a good day, and just like toddlers are prone to accidents along the way.

Either use the bathroom at night, or you can crate them with a little litter pan, some food and water. When I have to do that I find those little aluminum baking pans work great.

This little set back doesn't mean you need to run out and find other kitty options. Look at them like children. When I've had pet issues I find putting it into perspective helps me get through it.

We've had many cats through the years.

Kittens can be "lazy," especially if they aren't feeling well. Our cats have had accidents when they were kittens, but they grew out of it quickly and with very little intervention.

I would change the litter to Cat Attract for kittens. The litter has a scent that attracts cats, and the kitten version is smaller pieces and ideal for kittens.

I agree that putting them in the bathroom, or another small room with no carpet over night with the litterbox is the best solution. Put a bowl of water in the room as well and a towel on the floor in case they want to sleep on it. Put the water as far away from the litter box as possible.

The issue should clear up in a week or so. My cats (and we've had 4 different ones from kitten on) have had accidents when they were brand new kittens, but we did what your vet suggested for a week and no longer had issues.

The Cat Attract brand litter will really help! And it's very reasonable in price.

Good luck!

They are WEEKS old. They should not be let out and free at night or if they are not attended. Most people use kiddie pools and baby gates to keep kitties contained in an area.

Part of what is going on is that they are marking their house/territory. Keep them to one room, then slowly introduce them to the house one room at a time.

Another thing, they were released from their mother far too early, this could be an issue.

Another thing you can do is get a large dog or cat kennel and a small litter pan and keep them in the kennel overnight. Make sure you put towels down to they are comfy. One of the things I did was put a small step stool in there or something that gives them an 'upstairs and downstairs'. They are so little so they are learning to use the box still and also if they don't feel good and it hurts when they 'go', then they will associate pain with the litterbox. When I had to put my kitties in the cage, I would put a towel over part of the kennel... helps to calm them down a bit, unless they are feeling crazy, then its just fun to reach the paws through the cage and pull down. Give it a try and it will save you from cleaning littery mess in your bathroom every morning.

Keep them close to the litter box at night until the parasite issue is cleared up. By then they should be accident-proof.

I second the suggestion to keep them in the bathroom. I have had many kittens over the years, and I never let them run free in the house until they got bigger. We always kept them in the bathroom because it was the easiest room to clean if they had an accident. Kittens do sometimes. But after they get bigger they are able to get to the litter box faster.

We did have one kitten that had a peeing problem. It seemed like he could never make it to the box, and I wasn't going to be able to handle that for the rest of his life. Turns out he had a condition called polycystic kidney disease and had to be put down because it would never have gotten better. It was hard on my kids, but they survived it. I hope yours is a temporary problem.

I didn't read any of your answers, so sorry if this is redundant! I've had cats all my life, and when we first get them as kittens we always put their litter box in the half bathroom on the main floor of the house. Then at night we lock the kittens in the bathroom (with a soft bed as well). During the day they can be all over the house, as long as we're home. If we go out, they go in the bathroom! It is sort of gross having the litter box in such a small room that is used by every one (often), but we have found that that really works for the kitties! We usually keep them in there for about3 or 4 weeks. Then the litter box is moved to the basement and they get free rein the house. Until recently,with my now 17 year old cat, we have never had a problem (but he's a whole different story). So I recommend confining them to a small room at night, with the litter box and a bed. Good luck!

Cats are generally very easy to get back in the box routine. My daughter brought home a farm kitten, he never saw a litter box in his life. We put the litter box in the laundry room, he spent most of a week in there, never had an accident after that beyond illness.