Feline Elimination Disorders

The queen stimulates the kittens to eliminate by licking the perineum until they exhibit voluntary elimination at about 5-6 weeks of age. Then kittens naturally seek out sand -like material for elimination purposes. An adult cat without elimination problems will use the litterbox on average 5 times per day. Urine marking is considered a normal communication behavior in both male and female cats. Sexual sterilization drastically reduces the incidence of urine marking. (Hart and Barrett, 1973)

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