In my old house (2 months back) I only had "covered" litterboxes w/ clumpable
litter.
In the new place, I have 4 of the HUGE blue "tote" types from Lowes, that are
transparent, w/ Yesterday's mews.
3 of the HUGE clear ones w/ clay mixed w/ crystals,
and one "low rider" that is pretty big w/ the same mix.
This is in the enclosure area.
In "their" room, I have 3 covered boxes w/ clumpable and one in the "their"
bathroom w/ clay plus crystals.
I did this so they would have a few choices.
Litterbox behavior has gotten much better, but there are few, like Pugsley,
that enjoy peeing on things and 2 that poop right in front of the boxes in the
cat room.
One is my 15 year old, who use to ALWAYS have very good litterbox habits.
I have the lower litterbox in the enclosure for a fairly recently acquired cat
that has no back legs, which, at this point, I never see.
He's a hider, was in his former house.
He was abandoned @ the area Humane Society as a tiny kitten, and went home for
fostering w/ one of the staff.
He caught URI, had to be medicated, and apparently that made him fearful and he
wasn't the same friendly, sweet kitten that he was originally.
He pretty much lived under her bed, pooping under there too.
She would see him occasionally but only @ night.
She has very long work hours, and is also in a band that tours, so, not much
time to try and change his behavior.
I took his as a favor to her & probably to him, as well.
At least at my house he can have more room and have exposure to the outside in
the enclosure.
(I really think that the access to fgresh air has really helped my cats all
around health, especially the chronic ones).
I didn't care about the litterbox thing, whether he used it or not, my
enclosure is stained concrete w/ a "high" gloss finish, the cat room & bathroom
is tile and hardwood in the masterbedroom.
These are the cat areas.
Livingroom is no cat zone as well as kitchen.
(I had a "stove peer" @ the old house, and they actually set my kitchen on fire
twice. Another long story).
Anyway, "Hobbs" was born w/ only "stubbs" for backlegs, very sad.
But he can REALLY haul kitty butt when he wants to.
He also loves other cats, he is a "cat's cat", if you know what I mean.
As far as litterboxes, I would prefer no clumpable, I think it's a bad idea,
but the cats seem to really prefer it over anything else........
They will have to be weaned, I guess.
I will try this Feliway, maybe it will be the answer to my "cleaning
prayers"..........
Hey, a girl ( a "kitty girl" ) can dream......... :)
Susan J. DuBose >^..^<
www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com
www.Tx.SiameseRescue.org
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"As Cleopatra lay in state,
Faithful Bast at her side did wait,
Purring welcomes of soft applause,
Ever guarding with sharpened claws."
Trajan Tennent
----- Original Message -----
From: Marylyn
To: [email protected]
Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 10:25 PM
Subject: Re: Birds, also, feliway....
Re litter box issues:
Make sure you are using unscented litter without the blue pellets. My cats,
Dixie and those who have left, will not tolerate the perfumed kind. This is
logical if you are a very few inches from the litter, kicking it etc. The blue
things contain germicides that, as one company says, causes no trouble most of
the time............I don't deal with most of the time.
Try using Rubbermaid or knock offs boxes without lids. They give more room
(important for ferals particularly--they are vulnerable when and don't like to
feel closed in/trapped) and have high enough backs that a cat who has trouble
(for any reason including "I just don't want to") can urinate without getting
it all over the place (I learned this when Ebony was getting older and had a
physical problem that made getting down difficult).
Yes, the Feliway may help. It was designed for "pee-problems."
If you have men who will
exclude any of God's creatures
from the shelter of
compassion and pity, you will have men who
will deal likewise with
their fellow man.
St. Francis
