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how to get a man to clean cat litter
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If a man didn't have a wife or children to clean the litter box it wouldn't ever get cleaned.
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Just a note that this thread is almost two years old.
I completely disagree with you. I rarely scoop the box. My husband normally does. The only time I do it is when my cat is having some health issues and I want to keep an extra close eye on things.
Perhaps the thread is over 2 years old, but the subject, sadly, is timeless; why a necessary cleaning job should be gender-based is beyond me. In my family, it never has been.
My husband usually dumps all the litter out and sweeps around it. Hes better at everything lol plus he doesnt want to hear me nag and knows sometimes I need a break from my cat farm duties lol
I just have a very lazy husband and he refuses to clean it so I;m the only one left to do it. The household chores should be equal. Who agrees ?
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Whose cat is it? I think only the owner should be cleaning the litter box.
I agree. Totally.
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Terestrife it is both mine and his cats
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Then he should be helping. Why dont you guys split chores? If he hates the litter box, maybe he can take over feeding, and grooming. Its a tough situation because we cant force people to be fair. This is happening to me right now, as i am dealing with an irresponsible pet owner.
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I mainly deal with the litter and he feeds all three animals when i am not home so we kinda got it worked out im incharge of the buisness end of all animals lol
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Lol pretty much
I feel the chores should be shared no matter who's cat is using it. Thunder and Bella use both of the boxes I have.
Yes, chores should be shared. And that means you should be doing it, too! It doesn't kill anybody to clean a litterbox.
My view is that yes, we share chores but each does what they're better at doing.
I do things I enjoy, such as cooking, and those I don't care for as much, such as cleaning and laundry. Cat care is on my "to do" list. Obviously if I'm not home he takes care of these things.
What does he do? Cuts trees, makes firewood, stacks it outdoors. Keeps the basement wood rack filled. Moves wood from basement to upstairs wood rack. He estimates that - moving wood from here to there, outdoors to indoors, downstairs to upstairs - he's moving 54 tons of wood every year. At this time of year he shuttles cars to bottom of driveway in snowy weather, brings them back up when it's cleared. Handles financial matters.
He could do what I do. I could move wood but doubt my ability to fell a tree. I write checks but find the rest of money matters boring.
So yes, we share chores but each of us does different ones.
I do things I enjoy, such as cooking, and those I don't care for as much, such as cleaning and laundry. Cat care is on my "to do" list. Obviously if I'm not home he takes care of these things.
What does he do? Cuts trees, makes firewood, stacks it outdoors. Keeps the basement wood rack filled. Moves wood from basement to upstairs wood rack. He estimates that - moving wood from here to there, outdoors to indoors, downstairs to upstairs - he's moving 54 tons of wood every year. At this time of year he shuttles cars to bottom of driveway in snowy weather, brings them back up when it's cleared. Handles financial matters.
He could do what I do. I could move wood but doubt my ability to fell a tree. I write checks but find the rest of money matters boring.
So yes, we share chores but each of us does different ones.
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Did you tell him? he needs more practice and he'll see it, it's one of those things that if you don't see a problem with the way you do it you'll keep doing it that way. Until he realizes it himself, you'll have to put up with it or do it yourself.
That's how it is in our house, too.
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If he is mostly used to dogs maybe you can rub his face in the mess and put newspaper down where messes are allowed? He maybe would understand that language?
Otther than that I suppose it is rare for a human being to do anything well that they hate doing if love is not motivating it. The more he loves the cat the better he will clean that box.
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