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I have an 8 week old kitten that we just got about a week ago. She is a very sweet and uses the litter box quite well expect for the first night that we got her she urinated on our bed. We thought maybe it was being in a new place or maybe she wasn't sure where her litter box was or we put her in the bathroom with her litter box the rest of the night. When we noticed that she had gone in the litter box we tried again the next night only to have her do the same thing again. Now we've been keeping the door to the bedroom closed. She doesn't seem to be going anywhere else in the house either. With her being a new kitten if there is any advise to help correct this I would love to know how before she gets older and it really becomes a problem. And we just feel bad having to leave her out in the house by herself at night cause she really is the sweetest cat. Thank you in advance for any advise!

The answer my be very simple - an 8 week old kitten is still a baby - she may be too tired, too small to make the effort to get up and go to the litterbox in the middle of the night. Your kitten is like a small child - you know how they can run and play so hard but when they fall asleep - that's it? There is no waking them? Peeing on one side of the bed and sleeping on the other may be the most effort she can make after a hard day of being a growing kitten. It may be best to leave her in the bath with her litter box for a few more weeks.

If you can, wash the bedding she peed on with a enzyme cleaner for pet stains. It will kill the scent marker in the urine that signals "pee here!" You really don't want any trace scent to tell her its okay to pee on the bed as she gets older.

Stop back and let us know how she is growing!

Purrs,
Elizabeth

Thanks for the advise! I did go out and buy some Nature's Miricale for cats so hopefully that will work on the bedding and I guess we'll just have to keep her locked out of the bedroom a few more weeks. Here 's a picture of her... Her name is Bella-Donna =]

She is a darling. Kitty is right, it may very well be that she is just to little to get there when she needs to. Baby cats do go in their bedding area when they are quite small and with their Mom cat so it might be she just doesn't see the problem. You are her Mommy now. I would keep her in the bathroom when you go to sleep but let her lay on the bed with you and if you see her sniffing around pick her up and take her to her box before sleep time. If she goes there, praise her lots and take her back to the bed to cuddle and play before bedtime.
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oooh! a stripy pretty baby with double eye liner....I bet she gets better looking the closer you look at those lovely stripes...

What a little doll! Little as she is she could be sleeping so sound she dosen't even realize she is doing it till its too late..
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have you tried the cat attract litter?
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No, I haven't tried it but I have heard of it. Where do you purchase it?