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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / October 2004taking care of cats when you are wheechair bound?
This may have been addressed here before, but how do people who are wheelchair-bound feed and clean out the litter tray. My brother is recently in that state, and can't reach down to the floor anymore to do it. I have to go over there and do it for him. Has anyone been successful in putting them on like a bench or small, not very high table, and have the cats climb up to get to them? Especially since they have have been on the floor since he got the cats. > This may have been addressed here before, but how do people who are > wheelchair-bound feed and clean out the litter tray. My brother is [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > very high table, and have the cats climb up to get to them? Especially > since they have have been on the floor since he got the cats. As long as the cat has no problem jumping up to the bench or table, I don't see why putting it up higher would be a problem. I would keep it in the same room/location as it is now, just elevate it onto something and then show the cat where it is. Good luck to your brother, we're sending purrs that everything goes OK with him and his kitties. Hugs, CatNipped >> This may have been addressed here before, but how do people who are >> wheelchair-bound feed and clean out the litter tray. My brother is [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > CatNipped I had an idea that suddenly occurred to me, and this is that I would do. The first day I would get some housebricks, and put the litter tray on that, so it's just a few inches higher than normal. When the kitties are confident about using it, I'd add another brick, so it's twice as high and let them use that for a week or so. Weekly, I'd raise it so the cats are used to climbing higher and higher to use their tray, until you get it to the height that you want. I don't see why this wouldn't work. Tweed > I had an idea that suddenly occurred to me, and this is that I would do. > The first day I would get some housebricks, and put the litter tray on that, [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Tweed Very good idea Tweed. I agree, I would try it that way too. Hugs, CatNipped Great idea! Christine > >> This may have been addressed here before, but how do people who are > >> wheelchair-bound feed and clean out the litter tray. My brother is [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > Tweed > This may have been addressed here before, but how do people who are > wheelchair-bound feed and clean out the litter tray. My brother is [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > very high table, and have the cats climb up to get to them? Especially > since they have have been on the floor since he got the cats. I haven't fed a cat on the floor since we got out first dog. They are delighted to eat on countertops, on top of the refrigerator, in the middle of your bed or wherever else the food might happen to be. Mine currently eat on the counter in the bathroom. I would think most cats would use a litter box on a sufficiently large elevated surface. High enough for someone in a wheelchair to scoop. Changing out the litter might or might not be beyond them. I have to qualify this as some cats object to the box being moved, others don't have such great aim, etc. Jo There might also be issues with weight. We use a recycled paper-based litter that is very light; it's kind-of pelletized. We also make sure that we only fill it about 1/3 full so that it is less likely to slop out when being moved on a wheelchair lap. Having said that, the wheelchair-bound person in our household (my Mum) has never yet changed the kitty litter! Tish > This may have been addressed here before, but how do people who are > wheelchair-bound feed and clean out the litter tray. My brother is recently [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > very high table, and have the cats climb up to get to them? Especially > since they have have been on the floor since he got the cats. Also, you might want to think about the tools. I use a metal mesh item from the kitchen supplies section of the store (I think it's meant for use when deep frying to skim out the cooked food) as a litter box scoop. It has a nice easy to grip handle, is metal and thus won't break mid-scoop, and can be sanitized if I ever need to. If he has any problem with the plastic scoops, you might think about wandering the housewares section and brainstorming. Or maybe even hardware. Anything scoop or spoon shaped will work. And I line a bucket with a plastic shopping bag to collect the, um, waste. The bucket holds the bag open wide, and happens to have a lid if there isn't an immediate need for a trip to the garbage can. - Denise > There might also be issues with weight. We use a recycled paper-based > litter that is very light; it's kind-of pelletized. We also make sure [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >>very high table, and have the cats climb up to get to them? Especially >>since they have have been on the floor since he got the cats. >There might also be issues with weight. We use a recycled paper-based >litter that is very light; it's kind-of pelletized. We also make sure [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Tish My aides/helpers, usually Joanne, do Spicey's litter and food (my disability involves my arms too.). Suz Macmoosette Thank Heavens There's Only One =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= Waiting for inspiration. Please hold while I contemplate my navel. |\__/| (=':'=) (")_(") I've never heard of a cat going to a higher level to use the litter, but have seen them go to great lengths, or heights, to get chow. Brother could set food on the stairs for the kitties and use one of those grabber or pincher things to get the dishes. For the litter, I'd try a LitterMaid. He can use another grabber to remove and replace the little boxes where the toxic waste gets dumped. Hope this helps! Blessed be, Baha > This may have been addressed here before, but how do people who are > wheelchair-bound feed and clean out the litter tray. My brother is recently [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > very high table, and have the cats climb up to get to them? Especially > since they have have been on the floor since he got the cats. > I've never heard of a cat going to a higher level to use the litter, > but have seen them go to great lengths, or heights, to get chow. > For the litter, I'd try a LitterMaid. He can use another grabber to > remove and replace the little boxes where the toxic waste gets dumped. Oh, I think that if you put a regular litterbox on a bench or shelf, and then showed the cat where it had been moved to, the kitty would catch on. Unless the cat can't jump up to that height, I'm sure it would manage to get up there if it needed to use the litterbox. The box would just have to be on a surface that's large enough, area-wise, for the cats to feel comfortable entering and exiting the box without feeling like they would fall out! Joyce |
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