litter box maintenance..fess up!

I have one box for 2 cats. I tried 2 boxes, but both of them used both boxes, so I figured why create twice the work for myself.

The box is in the bathroom and I scoop every time I'm in there, which is several times per day when I'm home, and at least 4 times on days I'm working.

When Chynna was an only cat she refused to use the box if it hadn't been scooped in between. With 2 cats that isn't possible. Chynna eventually started to use it when it wasn't scooped, but she will only use it if there were max of 2 uses before she gets in.

I clean the box out completely once per week.

The kitten tried to poop on me while we were in bed on the ONE day I decided not to clean the box since we got him. Needless to say cleaning the litterbox is now a nightly ritual after feeding the dogs. He also likes to pee in the upstairs sink every now and then for no reason as well

I only have the one box for 2 cats (1 cat, 1 kitten) and as long as I scoop daily they're both fine with it.

I have to scoop the box upon being woken by the cast, and asap after work. then a few times plus those.

if its dirty or low on litter, Kitty will keep scratching the litter until it drives me mad crazy and i go scoop it. theyre pretty good cats, and weve never had a problem.

Originally Posted by Devanagara

But she makes it easy on me because she buries everything for like 5 minutes at least. So everything is double-breaded and not messy to scoop.

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Double-breaded??? Way funny!!! I guess my Binks is a double-breader too.

i noticed a few of you posted about them going in sinks, tubs..etc, i wonder what the obsession is???

and yes i properly keep up on the litter box after the tub incident

My BF is a wonderful guy he is just totally the biggest baby when it comes being near poopies, he will gag and make a big deal about it so i just assumed full responsibity for the litter. He is a wonderful father for my cats, and also had no problems footing the bill for Bastians vet visits this year.

We have 3 boxes that I scoop twice a day. I've set it all up so it's really easy and convenient to scoop.

Scoop, boxes and poo bags are all right together in the laundry room so before I go out the door in the morning I scoop and before I go to bed at night I scoop.

It probably takes me 3 minutes max. So, for 6 minutes of my time per day my cats have clean boxes. The house stays smell free and there have been no "accidents".

Originally Posted by Momofmany

I had surgery on my hand about 4 weeks ago and DH took over litter box duty at that time. I didn't want the litter dust on the incision, and I also couldn't maneuver with 1 of my hands. I honestly didn't monitor what he was doing (he calls it nagging) , so didn't realize that he wasn't keeping it up to their standards.

One night in the middle of the night, DH starts to yell. Someone was peeing on his feet. In bed. It was dark so I have no idea who did it, but I have my suspicions (Pinky).

The next morning I put a huge plastic baggie over my hand to protect it and took over cleaning again. They've been good ever since.

At least they were smart enough to know who was slacking!

I'm giggling. DH is not amused.

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That's hysterical!

Oy we have 5 cats and one litter box!! My parents wont let us get another box, but we really need it! I am the only one who cleans it and well if i am not home it doesnt get cleaned! Once it didnt get cleaned for a week cause i was out of town....not a good idea at all! Our cats are outdoor/indoor cats but 3 of them are outside a lot. My cats will leave a suprise every once and awhile.

Maia is a very good girl, she has yet to go outside her litter box except for the first day I brought her home. She was the size of her head now and not litter box trained. The poor little girl held it for hours then peed right where she was lying, on my bed, because she simply didn't know! I always make sure her litter is cleaned atleast every other day. One time I had changed her litter and put her box in backwards and she couldn't get into it.......She kept meowing and pacing back and forth till I finally realized!

I've currently got 3 litter trays but I normally have 2.

My 2 older cats Elmo (9) and Sophie (6) always go outside no matter what unless Elmo thinks the TV or my car tyres need a shower.

My two breeding girls Flutterby (2) and Fluffy (10 months) have two in their room currently but that's just because I was baby sitting my Nana's cat and didn't want to waste the litter since she didn't use it. These 2 girls have NEVER had an accident and I scoop daily. Their normal litter tray is quite big with high sides otherwise Fluffy will dig to China.

The kittens also have a litter tray in their pen - currently there is 3 of them using it and I don't even bother scooping I just dump it completely once a day - 10 week old kittens pee A LOT! I fed them last night while their litter tray was still being cleaned and I came back with the fresh litter to find they had all gone on the newspaper where their litter tray normally is. Guess I wasn't fast enough. They don't normally have accidents though.

Also since they are in my bedroom if they poop while I'm in there I have to get it out immediately and I noticed Tales taking up the "poop stance" the other day so I stood up and got it out straight away (is it mean when you deprive them of covering their cookies??) and Tales was "covering" in mid air as I was pulling the litter tray out - like following me scratching in the air. It was so funny.

Trout doesn't have any problem with a dirty box..but she rarely has to deal with a dirty box anyway, so it works out.

I have a Litter Robot which cleans itself after each use. (At least it's supposed to. Sometimes it doesn't cycle.) Also, whenever I walk past it, I'll turn it off and then on, which makes it cycle again.

We used to have two boxes (2 cats), but they both grew up together so they seemed perfectly content to use the same box.

My husband, bless his heart, takes care of the litter box. I wouldn't care to, but the dust aggravates my asthma like smoke would. Even trying to keep the dust down or buying a different type of litter doesn't seem to matter. It's like when the nose smells liter, the lungs close up.. Ack.

He takes care of it every morning and there's only been a couple of accidents since them (mostly because a human was in the bathroom where we keep the box and one of the kitties really had to go!)

Love their precious hearts

I've never had them not use a litter box.

We only have 2 boxes for 3 cats, but they don't ever use a 3rd one when I put one out so I just got rid of it. They are both covered boxes too, because otherwise the dog gets into them (so gross).

Sometimes I'll go 2 days without cleaning them and I feel awful about it because I know I'm already pushing my luck. I really try to scoop every day, it's rare that I don't (but it happens).

Oh, Levi is the WORST! As soon as I start to clean the box, he has to go! One time, I pushed him away and said, "You can wait till I'm done, mister!" Well, he couldn't and peed in the lid that was upside down RIGHT next to me! Now, I scoop around him!!