I have a foster kitten who has made a game of flinging as much litter as possible out of the litterbox. he never actually uses it when he does this...just flings it as hard as he can. he's even figured out how to do it with the covered box. how on earth can I stop him doing this? I am tired of having to sweep half to 2/3 of the litterbox off the floor almost every day(no exaggeration).
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Annoying Habit
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Petsmart has a dome litterbox that has the enterance on one side but they have to walk along on the inside to the opposite side to actually enter the area where the litterbox is. Hard to explain and I can't seem to find it on the petsmart website after a very quick search, but I say them and considered buying one. Problem is I would need about 8 of them for my crew.
He is playing. Is there any way to keep him away from the litterbox when he does not need it? Like once he uses it properly, move it where he can't reach it until it is time to use it again?
How tall is your covered box? I use one of the "extra giant" covered boxes, which I bought at Wal-Mart, and it solved Red Cat's similar problem. I only put about two inches of litter in the box, and the box is eight inches deep up to the bottom of the opening. That solved the problem. Also, I think part of Red Cat's problem was boredom while he was an only cat. After he had another companion to fight with for the first several months, then to play with, he calmed down enough that I no longer put the covers on the boxes. Oh, the boys still fling some litter out of the box while covering their messes (my girl is much more dainty about this duty), but the amount isn't so great now as to overcome the extra work of covering and uncovering the boxes every time I scoop.
Red Cat's habit when he was an only kitty was to entertain himself by throwing a lot of litter out of the box, then running into the room from my office at one end of the room, skidding across the vinyl floor covered in litter (Wheeeeeeeeeeee!), then out the door at the opposite side of the room into the sewing room. He really just needed more active things to keep him occupied. Maybe your foster kitty does, too.
Red Cat's habit when he was an only kitty was to entertain himself by throwing a lot of litter out of the box, then running into the room from my office at one end of the room, skidding across the vinyl floor covered in litter (Wheeeeeeeeeeee!), then out the door at the opposite side of the room into the sewing room. He really just needed more active things to keep him occupied. Maybe your foster kitty does, too.
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I do not understand what you're trying to suggest. If I move it where he can't use or find it, how would I know when he needs to use it? Wouldn't he simply find an inappropriate place to go? And what would my resident cat use?
Harley used to do the same thing - I got him a HUGE rubbermaid tote and now he digs as much as he wants to and I don't get any on the floor anymore!
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He gets played with a few hours a day.
Both my cats do this, and they aren't kittens! It seems as though half the litter ends up on the floor.
