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Cat Forum / General Topics / April 2004ramp for litter box
has anybody heard of a ramp made to assist cats to climb into the litter box. my cats have arthritis and end up urinating on the floor next to the box becasue they cant get in... any ideas? > has anybody heard of a ramp made to assist cats to climb into the litter > box. my cats have arthritis and end up urinating on the floor next to the > box becasue they cant get in... any ideas? Plank of wood, I guess. Can they go up a small incline? kili >Plank of wood, I guess. Can they go up a small incline? May or may not work. You may have to take steps to prevent the weight on the wood from tipping the litter box over. Also if it is plywood and thin the cat may break or bend the wood. >has anybody heard of a ramp made to assist cats to climb into the litter >box. my cats have arthritis and end up urinating on the floor next to the >box becasue they cant get in... any ideas? A couple of thoughs: 1. The littermaid has a "ramp" already in the form of a thing that is intended to cut down on litter being tracked all over the house. Doesn't cut down on tracked litter, but that is a whole nother issue. 2. Try you local supermarket/pet store, there are small basic litter boxes that have very little height. Ones that are low enough the cat could just "walk" into. 3. They have ramps for cats to get on higher surfaces like beds etc., maybe in the case of the litter box the better route might be to get a dispsable "tupper ware" type of container is low enough the cat could use it. The ramps they have are made for higher surfaces like a bed. 4. Another possibility is to build an "outdoor" litter box. Make a small sandbox outside in the back yard, go down about a foot when you make the sandbox, that way when the cat enters the sandbox the only thing the cat has to climb over is a 2x4 at the boarder of the sandbox. Cats have been using sanboxes as litter boxes for as long as kids have been using sandboxes. > >has anybody heard of a ramp made to assist cats to climb into the litter > >box. my cats have arthritis and end up urinating on the floor next to the [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > have been using sanboxes as litter boxes for as long as > kids have been using sandboxes. You are not the real Amy! The real Judge Amy has a gavel and you don't! The real Judge Amy is pretty and you are faaaarrr from it. (You look more like Chris's cat which is very cute but still, you should lose the whiskers!) So in the daily process of elimination, the jury finds you Judge Amy Gray GUILTY of being a troll in the first degree and to be sentenced to life in the killfile!! Gee >has anybody heard of a ramp made to assist cats to climb into the litter >box. my cats have arthritis and end up urinating on the floor next to the >box becasue they cant get in... any ideas? I have a covered box made by Booda called a "clean step". Cats go in the door, up the gentle ramp and step down into the litter from the side. The grooved ramp is there to trap litter, but I think it might work for the elderly cat if you filled the box pretty full so the litter was about level with the top of the ramp. There's a picture here: http://www.cherrybrook.com/store/ProductDetails.aspx?parent=true&productID=62593 BarB >I have a covered box made by Booda called a "clean step". Cats go in the >door, up the gentle ramp and step down into the litter from the side. The [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >There's a picture here: >http://www.cherrybrook.com/store/ProductDetails.aspx?parent=true&productID=62593 But where the cat has medical problems I would lean towards a small "basic" litterbox that the cat can use without climbing any stairs/incline. Remember this cat is going to be in pain every step he takes. > But where the cat has medical problems I would lean towards a small > "basic" litterbox that the cat can use without climbing any > stairs/incline. That sounds like the ideal solution to me. Remember this cat is going to be in pain > every step he takes. If the cat is in pain with every step it takes, it is time for pain management rather than letting the pain go on indefinitely. There are treatments for this and if the pain is that severe and can't be managed, I do not believe in letting the cat live that way. My own opinion; yours may differ.  SignatureCheryl >If the cat is in pain with every step it takes, it is time for pain >management rather than letting the pain go on indefinitely. There are >treatments for this and if the pain is that severe and can't be managed, I >do not believe in letting the cat live that way. My own opinion; yours may >differ. But if you've suffered in pain the pain remains it is not eliminated. It may be lessened a little, but it always remains. >has anybody heard of a ramp made to assist cats to climb into the litter >box. my cats have arthritis and end up urinating on the floor next to the >box becasue they cant get in... any ideas? If you don't want to go to the extent of making a ramp, a small piece of 2X4 or 4X4 lumber might work. After all, litter pans are not very high. >>has anybody heard of a ramp made to assist cats to climb into the >>litter box. my cats have arthritis and end up urinating on the floor [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > of 2X4 or 4X4 lumber might work. After all, litter pans are not very > high. I would also be afraid that if you have to help kitty *into* the litter box, will he get *out* as easily? There seems to be a market for this type of litterbox. One with a step in, and a step to get out. :) SignatureCheryl >If you don't want to go to the extent of making a ramp, a small piece >of 2X4 or 4X4 lumber might work. After all, litter pans are not very >high. Depends on the litter pan and the cat. Some are too high for a cat with something like arthritis. If you have an older cat with arthritis it is the equivalant of your grandmother climbing stairs with her arthritis. Arthritis can be extremely painful. I have one friend who is 50 years old and has arthritis so bad she can just barely walk. She is a former DA and she has had to essentially take the last year off from work. Imagine your cat in the same situation. Go over to the litter box sometime and watch what your cat has to do to use the litter box. If the cat has something like Arthritis you may not be aware of how painful it is to use the litter box. |
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