Holidays are over!

After we tried the green stage of the litter kwitter, Popes went a day or 2 without going at all. She was running around like crazy and we could tell she needed to go, but she didn't know how to go on the green ring. She jumped up and scratched, and then jumped down and ran around. I sat in there with her to try to encourage her to use it, but then she ran out and pooped on the rug. It was so disappointing, we were all 3 sad about it! We couldn't yell at her or anything though because it wasn't her fault and we didn't want to traumatize her about pooping when she did the best she could. I quickly put the orange ring back on and she peed right away in the toilet. Lucky that she didn't pee anywhere else! That would be awful to clean... *sigh*


SO that was the first ever accident she had! I think she still has a great record. People on forums talked about their cats peeing in their beds and stuff. I'm thankful Popes has not done any of that. :)


Then we went out of town a LOT: Ottawa, Vegas, Ottawa again. When we went to Ottawa for Christmas, we brought Pepopo with and the litter kwitter as well! She used it just fine! We even forgot the litter we had been using, so we had to buy a different kind. I was worried she wouldn't use it because cats don't really like when you change their stuff. I was sitting in the kitchen and she was walking around meowing at me and then after a while I got up and she led me up the stairs to the bathroom (the whole time making sure that I was following) and then I sat in the bathroom with her and she peed! It was like she wanted me there to make sure that it was a "safe" place. From then on, she used it no problem whether we were home or not!


Now we've been getting caught up on life and we're back in a routine. This whole time, Popes has still been using the orange, getting very comfortable with it. Most the time, she pees right down the hole, which is kindof amazing to me. No smell and no need to scoop anything! It just reminds me that this will all be so worth it one day! :)


This weekend we will be doing the cardboard trick with the green ring like we did with the orange. Wish us luck!!