Litter Box Training

First we tried an aluminum browning pan. He hated it. I don’t know if it was the feeling of aluminum beneath his hooves or the sound, or even the litter (we used a common cat litter, which is a major no-no we later learned), but either way, he was not happy about it.

Then we used a high-walled litter box to catch pee, in case he pee’d like a dog. Spoiler alert: Lucky does not pee like a dog; he does not lift a leg. In fact, he doesn’t pee like a cat either (my cat used to frequently miss his litter box and his the adjacent wall, which thrilled our then-landlord). Lucky pee’s straight down, so the high-walls were unnecessary.

Within a couple of days, Lucky grew so much he started rubbing his back on the top bar of the littler box, and seemed to dislike using it for this reason.

I don’t have an image of this crate, however the best way to picture it is to imagine a white postal box with one of the long-sides cut out. That’s what it resembled.

We also tried a cat litter box. Lucky’s legs were a little too short to make this convenient for him, so he rarely went in on his own. He was fine hopping out though after we lifted him in.

Then we picked up a litter pan from Tractor Supply and it’s been working out very well! We use a puppy wit Yesterday’s News sprinkled on top to discourage Lucky pulling it off.