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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / April 2008Litter box problem
Up until recently, both Lindy and Nanki-Poo have scorned litter boxes, preferring to do their business outdoors. I expected a problem when Nanki-Poo's radiation treatments started, because I have to block the cat door part of each treatment day to make sure Nanki-Poo is in the house when I need to put him in the cat carrier. For this reason, I have put a litter box in the bathroom, and leave it there all the time. For some reason, Lindy has decided to use the litter box even when the cat door is not blocked. That would be okay, except that she seems unclear on the concept. Once I saw her with her front feet in the box, digging. Her entire rear end was outside the box. I picked her up and put her in the box, so she immediately left the box, and the room. Apparently she did get the idea that you get entirely into the box. However, that is not doing a great deal of good. Most of the time when she uses it, she goes in one corner, and most of it goes on the floor. My bathroom no longer smells so bad since I got Nature's Miracle, but it is a pain to have to keep mopping up the floor. Any suggestions for getting her to go all the way inside the box?  SignatureJoy My mind is like a parachute...it functions only when open. pick her up put her in the box take her front paws and use them to dig make sure she is in the center of the box you can always get a bigger box or a covered box > Up until recently, both Lindy and Nanki-Poo have scorned litter boxes, > preferring to do their business outdoors. I expected a problem when [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Any suggestions for getting her to go all the way inside the box? Thanks for the suggestions. I've only seen her getting ready to use the box once. Usually she does it when I'm not there. I wasn't even sure she was the one doing it until I saw her in action. I have no idea whether she'd use a covered box. Some cats won't use one, I understand. Also, money is a bit tight right now. Still, I'll consider it. SignatureJoy My mind is like a parachute...it functions only when open. > pick her up put her in the box take her front paws and use them to dig > make sure she is in the center of the box [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >> >> Any suggestions for getting her to go all the way inside the box? don't pay big money for a "official litter box" get a Rubbermaid or similar container, leave the lid off if it has high sides and try that, if that doesn't work, put on lid and cut an entry way, cheaper and sturdier as well, Lee > Thanks for the suggestions. > [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > >> > >> My mind is like a parachute...it functions only when open. take her in there even if she is not ready that is how I did it they will get the picture they can smell what the box is about I use plastic tubs from Wal-Mart they are 2.50 each heavy duty the ones you slide under a bed for storage. They get cracked or worn out 2.50 won't kill you on replacement When I had on cat the had problems with the covered boxes I took and cut the opening bigger and added holes to the side up towards the top to give them more security > Thanks for the suggestions. > [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] >>> >>> Any suggestions for getting her to go all the way inside the box? Thanks. SignatureJoy My mind is like a parachute...it functions only when open. > take her in there even if she is not ready that is how I did it they > will get the picture they can smell what the box is about [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] >>>> >>>> Any suggestions for getting her to go all the way inside the box? get a higher sided box, then she and her stuff are contained, Lee > Up until recently, both Lindy and Nanki-Poo have scorned litter boxes, > preferring to do their business outdoors. I expected a problem when [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > My mind is like a parachute...it functions only when open. >Up until recently, both Lindy and Nanki-Poo have scorned litter boxes, >preferring to do their business outdoors. I expected a problem when [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > >Any suggestions for getting her to go all the way inside the box? Sounds like you need a bigger box! Or one of those litter boxes with high sides... Scouty's always had problems getting her rear end entirely inside the box, so we use one of those 'under-the-bed' storage boxes for a litterbox - it's just bigger enough than a standard box that she can stand in it sideways, making success much more likely! >>Up until recently, both Lindy and Nanki-Poo have scorned litter boxes, >>preferring to do their business outdoors. I expected a problem when [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > standard box that she can stand in it sideways, making success much > more likely! I guess I could try something like that. Thanks for the suggestion. Joy >> Up until recently, both Lindy and Nanki-Poo have scorned litter >> boxes, preferring to do their business outdoors. I expected a [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > standard box that she can stand in it sideways, making success much > more likely! I've got litterboxes with lids. Fixed that problem right up. kili >>> Up until recently, both Lindy and Nanki-Poo have scorned litter >>> boxes, preferring to do their business outdoors. I expected a [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > kili Thank you, kili. I'll have to price those when I go to Target. A huge proportion of my budget these days is going toward radiation treatments for Nanki-Poo. That doesn't leave much for other things. Joy "Joy" > "kilikini" ... >>> [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > > Joy You might get a better price at Wal Mart, IDK. Just a thought. OR go to a Dollar Store and find a big pan there:) Ya never know. Hug Kyla |
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