Okay so in the past I know I've told people on here how Neka has some pica problems like eating carpet, chewing on metal and wires...
Well within the past couple of days I've seen her treating litter like prey. Not the litter in the litter box, she doesn't just go in and eat tons of it. No it's the stuff she drags around between her toes or whatever. I've unfortunately found quite a few litter pieces on my bed because she jumps up there after she's done using the litter box or whatever. She's a clean cat and grooms herself often but I guess the little pieces will stick to her paws every now and then. Problem is when the litter is on the bed and she moves - the comforter moves, and then the litter moves. When she sees the litter moves, she notices the movement and thinks it's 'alive' and then she cat help but bat at it which makes it move more and then she eats it...
Anyway so called my vet to make sure she didn't have anything wrong with her from eating the litter (both because it's clay based and because I read that cats only eat litter if somethings wrong with them...) Since she's still acting normally and eating, and pooing, they think she's fine.
Recommended for me to switch to Worlds Best Cat litter as it's corn based and more easily digestible if she decides she wants to eat that as well...
From reading up on that product I'm okay with that and will be getting that...
Question's I have:
A) Should I use the same litter box? Or should i change litter boxes when I get the new cat litter?
B) From all the dragging around she's done of the old cat litter - it's really not that noticeable but i'm sure there's little tiny pieces of litter all over the room on the floor that the vacuum cleaner hasn't picked up. Any idea's on how to pick up the left overs so she doesn't decide to eat them? And also to make sure my room's cleaner? I can't easily see it but my feet can sometimes feel it - so they must be really tiny grains of it...
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Well within the past couple of days I've seen her treating litter like prey. Not the litter in the litter box, she doesn't just go in and eat tons of it. No it's the stuff she drags around between her toes or whatever. I've unfortunately found quite a few litter pieces on my bed because she jumps up there after she's done using the litter box or whatever. She's a clean cat and grooms herself often but I guess the little pieces will stick to her paws every now and then. Problem is when the litter is on the bed and she moves - the comforter moves, and then the litter moves. When she sees the litter moves, she notices the movement and thinks it's 'alive' and then she cat help but bat at it which makes it move more and then she eats it...
Anyway so called my vet to make sure she didn't have anything wrong with her from eating the litter (both because it's clay based and because I read that cats only eat litter if somethings wrong with them...) Since she's still acting normally and eating, and pooing, they think she's fine.
Recommended for me to switch to Worlds Best Cat litter as it's corn based and more easily digestible if she decides she wants to eat that as well...
From reading up on that product I'm okay with that and will be getting that...
Question's I have:
A) Should I use the same litter box? Or should i change litter boxes when I get the new cat litter?
B) From all the dragging around she's done of the old cat litter - it's really not that noticeable but i'm sure there's little tiny pieces of litter all over the room on the floor that the vacuum cleaner hasn't picked up. Any idea's on how to pick up the left overs so she doesn't decide to eat them? And also to make sure my room's cleaner? I can't easily see it but my feet can sometimes feel it - so they must be really tiny grains of it...
Any suggestions would be appreciated.