Cat Won't Use an Automatic Litter Box? Use This Recovery Plan
Quick answer: Restore a clean familiar litter box first, turn off automatic movement or use the model's approved manual mode, and check health, entry, usable space, litter, location, cleanliness and social access. Reintroduce the new box as a static litter resource. Add sound and movement only after the cat uses it calmly. Do not force the cat inside or remove every alternative. This is a recovery guide for a transition that has already gone wrong. If you are setting up a new box and the cat has not shown avoidance, use the separate proactive automatic litter box transition guide. Sudden litter-box avoidance can reflect urinary, digestive, pain or mobility problems. Contact a veterinarian, especially when the cat strains, produces little or...
