New Kitty...Training Question

I took in a, about a 2 day old kitten. I had to feed it and made it use the bottom and so on. I kept it in the bathtub.lol. When it was old enough to be using the litter box, I've kept it on the other side of the tub. I did the whole;took its paw and scratch the litter pan. Yes, she had accidents in the tub then I notice after a few days to a week she started using the litter pan.Cats seem very easy to trained then dogs. Its going to take some time to adjust to a new living.

We also took in a stray cat. She was a outside cat. She freak out for a while but after a few days to a week she did perfectly fine. She made the house her home. We put on a leash a few months ago and freak out when we took her outside. I guess she's totally spoiled now. ;) And didn't want to be a "outdoor" cat.

I've had cats my whole life. I just put the kitten in a small space, like a bathroom, for a few days when introducing the cat to the house. I show the cat the litter box and even take the paw to dig in the litter a few times. After a couple days of this, my cats have all been litter trained and never had accidents.

Kitties just know. For a few days, after mealtime, take her to the box and put her in. Show her what to do by holding her paws and scratching the litter with them a few times.

When you're not around, put food, water, box, and bed all in one room. Kittens are like toddlers in that they will get occupied with play or exploring and realize OH NO! I need to potty! If the box is nearby, it's easier on them. Once she's trained to the box, you can move it elsewhere.

Best of luck!

Kitties are usually much easier to train than dogs. The other answers are right on. Give her the security of a room with her food, water, and bed in one corner and her litter box in another. You may have to show her what to do, but she'll take to it. Let her explore the rest of the house gradually, so she'll know how to get back to her food and litter when she needs to. Eventually you'll be able to move the litter box to its permanent place.

I foster cats and kittens for a local rescue group. Most of the kittens are from feral moms so no contact with humans or households when they come to me. Keep the kittens in an enclosed area (I use a bathroom) and put in food, water, a litter box and some toys. Don't use clumping litter (because it can get between the pads in his paws and harden like cement) and make sure you scoop the box daily.

Once he gets use to using the little box and the area you can widen his range in the house. You may want to add another little box or two so he's got easy access no matter where he is (think little kid during potty training where they wait too long and have an accident).

When he is reliable at using the box you can see start taken away the boxes he doesn't usually use.