This!! I didn’t really get the love of cats. Like my girls dads mum, has cats and sure they were cute and I would give them a stroke but it was only when I got my first two cats I was like OOOOOH OK NOW I GET IT.
I’m also after some advice. Three years ago I got two cats Luna & Luxe. I was told they were cousins but I suspect they are more like sisters. They are house cats. From time to time, they would refuse to use the litter tray. Not all the time but there was usually always a reason. I have kids and sometimes they would post toys through the flap as my litter tray is one with a lid. Things like that, that made sense why they wouldn’t use it. Then we lost Luna and since then Luxe point blank refuses to use the litter tray. So much so I took her vets incase she was poorly. Vet said she was fine medically but grieving. When we got Lilz it has sort of helped her in her grieve. She’s still grieving but doesn’t shut herself off so much. However, she’s still not using the litter box. I bought Lilz her own litter tray as she’s too small for the other one and Luxe will use that once. Almost in a mark territory way. But other than that, she goes as and where she wants. Which is getting a bit frustrating. She’s just peed all over a bin bag of clothes that were about to head to the charity shop.
I know grieve can take a while, but any hints and tips would be appreciated. I’ve kept the litter tray brand the same, kept it in the same place. I’ve tried to keep everything as consistent as possible.