Kittens face many new challenges early on - from grooming themselves to eating solid food and using the litter box. For many cat owners, one frustrating question is: do kittens need training to use ...

When it comes to how to litter train a kitten, you’ll be relieved to hear that the process is relatively straight forward — which is good, because as a new pet parent you likely have a fairly long ...

Many kittens are already potty trained when they come home to their human families at around eight weeks old, but you’ll soon know if your feline friend isn’t acquainted with a litter box when you ...

Beast Mode is Slate’s pet advice column. Have a question? Send it to beastmode@slate.com. We love dogs and cats equally, and reserve treats for questions about your turtle, guinea pig, bird, snake, ...

The litter box is something. Let me tell you, if I didn't have to consider a litter box, I would get a cat tomorrow. Unfortunately, though, I would rather have dogs forever than have to deal with a ...

Listen, it’s just a fact of life — if you plan to raise any tiny life-forms, you’re going to have to teach them certain, erm, necessary habits. And by necessary habits, I definitely mean peeing and ...