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OK, shortened (
) version of my foster kitties history.
(I know where she came from, who the previous owners were)
Bea was picked up Dec. 30th, 2007 as a stray & brought to the local Humane Society. January, we put her up for adoption. Noticed something weird on paws. It was her claws growing back in from a declaw. She was re-declawed & placed in a home with another kitty. Came back 2 weeks post op, not getting along with other kitty.
Came home with me that night, early Feb 2008. Kept in a Large wire dog crate....poor litterbox habits. Left to have my entire bedroom....if LB was in crate she went elsewhere. Gave her a medium sided LB that was the XL size, her bum hung out & "stuff" hit the floor. Tried an 18 gal rubbermaid tote, she can't jump up to get in it. Tried a high sided (about knee high on me) blue/clear sterilite tub. No go, she went elsewhere. Tried clumping Tidy Cats, chicken feed, Swheat, clupming Arm & Hammer clay, Feline Pine, Yesterday's News....now we are on regular non-scoopable clay, 1/2" in the box. She doesn't dig. Her box is an underbed storage tub. (see pic below)
At one point, tried putting the tub in the kiddie pool with no success. With the non-scoopable clay litter & this box, she has had no accidents in weeks.
I keep piddle pads under it, just in case.
Now....my issue is that these boxes I have are an old style underbed storage tub. She doesn't like the new style underbed storage tubs. My older ones are getting gross, & need to be thrown out soon.
How can I change boxes on her without causing issues?
What do I change to? (I am considering cement mixing tubs found in places like Lowe's/Home Depot/Menards/Fleet & Farm)
And yes, that was the shortened version of her history!
(I know where she came from, who the previous owners were)
Bea was picked up Dec. 30th, 2007 as a stray & brought to the local Humane Society. January, we put her up for adoption. Noticed something weird on paws. It was her claws growing back in from a declaw. She was re-declawed & placed in a home with another kitty. Came back 2 weeks post op, not getting along with other kitty.
Came home with me that night, early Feb 2008. Kept in a Large wire dog crate....poor litterbox habits. Left to have my entire bedroom....if LB was in crate she went elsewhere. Gave her a medium sided LB that was the XL size, her bum hung out & "stuff" hit the floor. Tried an 18 gal rubbermaid tote, she can't jump up to get in it. Tried a high sided (about knee high on me) blue/clear sterilite tub. No go, she went elsewhere. Tried clumping Tidy Cats, chicken feed, Swheat, clupming Arm & Hammer clay, Feline Pine, Yesterday's News....now we are on regular non-scoopable clay, 1/2" in the box. She doesn't dig. Her box is an underbed storage tub. (see pic below)
At one point, tried putting the tub in the kiddie pool with no success. With the non-scoopable clay litter & this box, she has had no accidents in weeks.
Now....my issue is that these boxes I have are an old style underbed storage tub. She doesn't like the new style underbed storage tubs. My older ones are getting gross, & need to be thrown out soon.
How can I change boxes on her without causing issues?
What do I change to? (I am considering cement mixing tubs found in places like Lowe's/Home Depot/Menards/Fleet & Farm)
And yes, that was the shortened version of her history!