Sandbox Shenanigans

[lbaker]

My mom had cat that did use the toilet.. she would jump up (mom quickly learned to put a sign up saying "DON'T close the lid" She also would poop in the tub which was actually easy to clean The only problem was the toilet paper..after going in the toilet she would scratch at the roll and if it was put on "backwards" there was paper all over the bathroom Mom never even owned a litter box
laurie
Guess I should clarify that her CAT never owned a box...my mom was trained WAY earlier

[ November 27, 2001: Message edited by: lbaker ]


[ November 27, 2001: Message edited by: lbaker ]

[purrley]

ibaker - your Mom's toilet usin cat was female - good thing - a male's aim wouldn't be too great

[thelmalu99]

Yeah, my boys are guilty of the same thing. Danny will sometimes check to make sure that I have tied the bag o'poop nice and tight before he jumps in and makes more.

Chuck, "janitor", lol!

[BigCharles]

When we first got Lamoni in 1990 we had just got or second microwave two weeks earlier. (Yes this IS a litter box story.)

THe microwave was one of the first generation of 1000 watt units with the glass turntable. This thing was huge. I had not disposed of the outside packing carton.

Lamoni started using the box his first night with us. He was three months old when he came. After a few days it bacame apparent that he was a "kicker". Litter was everywhere around the box.

In furstration, I brought in the giant cardboard box from the microwave and put the litter box down in that. I put a dining room chair beside the box. He hopped up on the charir and looked over the edge of the box. He jumped from the chair down into the box. Good kitty!

After doing the "right thing" he went into the kicking routine. Now the displaced litter hit the side of the cardboard box and came raining down on his head. We used this "shield" for over a year.

He also learned to bury everything. If he didn't, the next time that he jumped into the box he would step in his own.

[TheAntiPam]

When I added another cat, I added another litterbox to the house, in different rooms. My big cat, Murf, used one box for each function, and always seemed to remember which was which.

When I moved to a much smaller place, I didn't have separate rooms for the litter. So, I went to Home Depot (as if I needed a reason) and bought a plastic bin that is used to mix concrete. It has low sides, and is big enough to hold both litterboxes.

The extra inch or so around both boxes helps collect the scattered litter that Murf loves to fling. He's SO enthusiastic about his covering duties. The only drawback is that the bin is black plastic - not a very lovely addition to the decor. Oh well, the cats are happy!

[Pam]

Big Charles, what an excellent idea. Andy is a real digger in his box so having it inside another box is a great idea. He digs so vigorously that I sometimes think he will make a hole right in the bottom of the box!

AntiPam,I have two cats and two litter boxes. More often than not when I scoop, one box has been used for one function (as you put it ) and the other box for the other function. This doesn't happen every day but often enough that I find myself saying...."Hmmmmmm, how about that!"