Being a multi-cat household I do anyway just to cut down on urine odor, but it's also best to clean out your litterbox daily because it lessens the risk of your cat developing crystalizations from forming in the cats urine tract.
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Do you clean out your litterbox everyday?
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Yes I do and it's been that way since I got my first cat Penny. As a child I liked sandboxes anyway
I make sure to use gloves so that I can laugh at the task. I actually clean something human first before tackling the litter box. Now when it comes to washing the box, I'm pretty bad at that - We're talking 1x year. In the past I was better (maybe 3x a year but I was living with family members so it was easy to ask for help)
I scoop 2 to 3 times per day. One box is in my bathroom and I scoop when I'm in there. And the other is in my bedroom. That one doesn't get used as much, but I still scoop it once or twice daily.
Yeah, I'm bad for that too. I HATE doing it...but mainly because I am in an apartment with no laundry sink and I simply do not want to wash it in the kitchen or bathroom sink. Eww lol. One of our litter boxes is due to go in the garbage. I think I'd rather replace than wash them...at least the cheap ones.
I scoop at least twice a day, wash out the box every week and give it a really good (steam) cleaning every three or four weeks when all the clumping litter is replaced.
I scoop once daily and clean out the whole box monthly. Keeping it clean cuts down considerably on the odour.
I scoop morning and night which is absolutely required with the amount of kitties/boxes here.
Yep. I've got 4 cats and 4 litter boxes. I know I should have 5 litter boxes but space is a problem so I make do with 4. They are "scooped" daily with litter replaced as needed. Once a week everything is tossed, the boxes cleaned and new litter put in. It's like a full time job almostOriginally Posted by PurrrfectMomma
Being a multi-cat household I do anyway just to cut down on urine odor, but it's also best to clean out your litterbox daily because it lessens the risk of your cat developing crystalizations from forming in the cats urine tract.
When I was a kid, I never wanted to clean the box.
Now though, I clean it every day, usually when I get home from work (around 5:30 or 6:00). It is nice not smelling cat waste. XD
Now though, I clean it every day, usually when I get home from work (around 5:30 or 6:00). It is nice not smelling cat waste. XD
I have 2 cats, 3 boxes and scoop at least once a day often more. I then empty, wash and sanitize the boxes once a month. I hate washing them, but do not mind scooping.
There are 4 oversized boxes for my 5 cats. I scoop every day. All litter is dumped and replaced every 2-3 weeks, and the boxes scrubbed.
Keeping litter boxes clean prevents most problem elimination behaviors.
Robin
Keeping litter boxes clean prevents most problem elimination behaviors.
Robin
I have two cats and four large litterboxes, so once daily is enough.
I only clean the litterbox itself around once a month, sometimes two months, but if there's an obvious poopie mark or something then obviously I'll use a wet wipe and just remove that right away.
No UTIs or anything. *knock on wood*
The only odd thing I've had was a poop twice that was just right outside the door, like within a centimeter, and I think what happened is that sometimes they start their business, but then turn around and decide to dig more and a piece falls out... pretty nasty.
I only clean the litterbox itself around once a month, sometimes two months, but if there's an obvious poopie mark or something then obviously I'll use a wet wipe and just remove that right away.
No UTIs or anything. *knock on wood*
The only odd thing I've had was a poop twice that was just right outside the door, like within a centimeter, and I think what happened is that sometimes they start their business, but then turn around and decide to dig more and a piece falls out... pretty nasty.
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Definitely at once a day, more if I smell something
I take the boxes out and wash them every few months, as most of you seem to do also. It looks like I have a pretty normal litter cleaning system
I take the boxes out and wash them every few months, as most of you seem to do also. It looks like I have a pretty normal litter cleaning system
I scoop 2-3 times a day and do a complete change about every 3 weeks or so and the litter boxes are scrubbed at that time.
I scoop twice a day (I have one cat, one litter box). Because Ritz (female) pees standing up (always has), it is a tall (18 inch) litter box.
I wash it about every three weeks, it would be more often but the only place I can wash it is in my bath tub due to its size.
I replace most but not all of the litter. I read that it is better for the cat to smell some of his/her own old litter because that's what she is use to.
I wash it about every three weeks, it would be more often but the only place I can wash it is in my bath tub due to its size.
I replace most but not all of the litter. I read that it is better for the cat to smell some of his/her own old litter because that's what she is use to.
One cat and one box here. I scoop once a day and give a thorough cleaning on the first of every month. Thankfully, World's Best Litter does not stick to the pan and it's not a pain to scrub.
I've got 2 cats and 2 boxes, and I scoop at least once a day. Always did, even when we just had 1 cat and 1 box. I do an actual litter dump and wash-out a few times a year, or if there's a smear of something on the side, I'll just quickly wipe it off.
) That said, after washing out the litterbox, I made sure to wash out the tub real good too. I wouldn't want to take a litter bath either.
I had to wash the litterbox in the bath tub before we bought a house last summer.. Kinda hard to take it outside with a hose when you're living on the 10th floor. (of course we basically lived on the beach, so I could've gone down and used the ocean, but I think Long Beach ocean water would've made the box filthier!Originally Posted by Ducman69
Why not take it outside and use a hose?
I wouldn't want to take a bubble bath where cat feces was just washed off....
