Oh Lawdy-----testing cat-box litter--------
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toggleswitch2
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I knew of a dog that would #1 in the bathtub, but hold in #2 for a proper walk.
~In another apartment, Steve, a cat who is generally fussy about his litter and known to avoid it entirely by urinating in the sink, “stuck to the litter box and hung out in there, raking it around,” his owner said. “Must be comfortable under paw.” Most owners liked the way it clumped, but I found the clumps crumbly.
All I can say is that is a stroke of genius training (or luck) that the cat will do #1 in the sink!
~In another apartment, Steve, a cat who is generally fussy about his litter and known to avoid it entirely by urinating in the sink, “stuck to the litter box and hung out in there, raking it around,” his owner said. “Must be comfortable under paw.” Most owners liked the way it clumped, but I found the clumps crumbly.
All I can say is that is a stroke of genius training (or luck) that the cat will do #1 in the sink!
panthera
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One of my cats
used the human toilet from the day she was big enough to reach it. Her brother hated water and refused to enter any room in which water might flow.
I've tried Purina's stuff, it stinks and is useless.
The pine based litters work OK, at least in Germany. I think, however, people are fooling themselves if they think you can keep a litter in the box for one week at a time. Unless your box is automatic, you're going to be changing out the litter every three days at the latest, scooping every day...
Or am I just overly tidy?
used the human toilet from the day she was big enough to reach it. Her brother hated water and refused to enter any room in which water might flow.
I've tried Purina's stuff, it stinks and is useless.
The pine based litters work OK, at least in Germany. I think, however, people are fooling themselves if they think you can keep a litter in the box for one week at a time. Unless your box is automatic, you're going to be changing out the litter every three days at the latest, scooping every day...
Or am I just overly tidy?
Better to be overly tidy than the opposite!
Some of the very worst places I've cleaned were pet owner's vacancies and while I can say that cat owners were not the very worst (that honor goes to ferret owners) they ran a close second. Not generalizing all pet owners, of course, but I remember some pretty rank apartments due to owners not taking care of their cats properly. Too many in one small space was usually the owner's sin, and the crazies committing outright neglect, etc. caused many a floor to be torn out to the joists and rebuilt to get rid of the smell.
I haven't done any work like that in years, but to this day I can smell a cat box almost from opening a front door. When we were looking for houses, I wouldn't even continue a tour if I got even a whiff of cat-smell. I'm allergic to them and the smell turns my stomach after what I've seen-and smelled! It's too bad too because they are wonderful pets and my son loves them. We'll have to stick with the Pug - and Newton wouldn't have it any other way!
Some of the very worst places I've cleaned were pet owner's vacancies and while I can say that cat owners were not the very worst (that honor goes to ferret owners) they ran a close second. Not generalizing all pet owners, of course, but I remember some pretty rank apartments due to owners not taking care of their cats properly. Too many in one small space was usually the owner's sin, and the crazies committing outright neglect, etc. caused many a floor to be torn out to the joists and rebuilt to get rid of the smell.
I haven't done any work like that in years, but to this day I can smell a cat box almost from opening a front door. When we were looking for houses, I wouldn't even continue a tour if I got even a whiff of cat-smell. I'm allergic to them and the smell turns my stomach after what I've seen-and smelled! It's too bad too because they are wonderful pets and my son loves them. We'll have to stick with the Pug - and Newton wouldn't have it any other way!
sudsmaster
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I have a friend who actually taught his cats how to use the toilet. His only complaint is that the cats couldn't be trained to flush. LOL.
As a joke, another friend got him a book titled, "How to Teach Your Cat to Read"...
As a joke, another friend got him a book titled, "How to Teach Your Cat to Read"...
perc-o-prince
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gansky-
"...I can say that cat owners were not the very worst (that honor goes to ferret owners)"
Huh?
Chuck (down to only one ferret)
"...I can say that cat owners were not the very worst (that honor goes to ferret owners)"
Huh?
Chuck (down to only one ferret)
runematic
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smell a cat box almost from opening a front door
I've been in planty of places like this. Sometimes, you can't get the smell off of your hands or out of your nose. I really like the places that hace a cat box right against the washer or dryer, and the people do not even move it out of the room when you get there. Sometimes, the appliances (refrig & stove included) have cat urine odors to them.
We were in on kitchen last year that took the cake. It really wasn't a rough looking house from the outside. They were actually using a dried cat turn that was stuck to the floor AS A LEG FOR THE STOVE! That's no lie. The front leg was missing and IT WAS PROPPED ON A CAT TURD. I grabbed the bottom of the stove when we were moving it out of the house. Unfortunately there were more turds. Ah what a fun job sometimes!
I've been in planty of places like this. Sometimes, you can't get the smell off of your hands or out of your nose. I really like the places that hace a cat box right against the washer or dryer, and the people do not even move it out of the room when you get there. Sometimes, the appliances (refrig & stove included) have cat urine odors to them.
We were in on kitchen last year that took the cake. It really wasn't a rough looking house from the outside. They were actually using a dried cat turn that was stuck to the floor AS A LEG FOR THE STOVE! That's no lie. The front leg was missing and IT WAS PROPPED ON A CAT TURD. I grabbed the bottom of the stove when we were moving it out of the house. Unfortunately there were more turds. Ah what a fun job sometimes!
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Let's spread the odor ALL around!
My all-time favorite is when homeowners put the catbox right by the (one-and-only huge) "return" [air-intake]of a warm-air heating system.
My all-time favorite is when homeowners put the catbox right by the (one-and-only huge) "return" [air-intake]of a warm-air heating system.
maytagbear
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Sometimes---
Sometimes you are very limited in where to put the cat box. First apartment with a cat, the box could only go into the master bath. No way was a cat box going into the kitchen.
Sometimes, the cat is handicapped, and can't do stairs.
Give it a moment's thought, please, before condemning the cat or his/her humans!
Lawrence/Maytagbear
Sometimes you are very limited in where to put the cat box. First apartment with a cat, the box could only go into the master bath. No way was a cat box going into the kitchen.
Sometimes, the cat is handicapped, and can't do stairs.
Give it a moment's thought, please, before condemning the cat or his/her humans!
Lawrence/Maytagbear
runematic
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Lawrence, please don't take my comments as condemning the cat. I'd never do that. People on the other hand.......LOL.
I'm sure you're a responsible Ferret owner, Chuck, but I've seen the aftermath of too many who have them in apartments and likely don't know what they are doing when they bring them home and let them destroy the place. They sort of peaked in popularity in the late 90's when I saw so many places that were just utterly trashed by the owners and their animals. It was amazing how frequent that was! They are sweet animals, I had a client for many years that had one that was adorable, but he took very good care of it and kept the cage, etc. spotless all the time.
"propped on a cat turd" - LOL! When I was bringing home machines from behind Lowes, etc. I could always tell the cat-dryers and a few that had the tell-tale signs of having the litter box next to them for many years.
"propped on a cat turd" - LOL! When I was bringing home machines from behind Lowes, etc. I could always tell the cat-dryers and a few that had the tell-tale signs of having the litter box next to them for many years.
sudsmaster
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I tried a wheat based clumping litter a few years ago.
It was a mess.
It didn't clump correctly for the Omega Paw sifting litter box.
Flush it down the toilet? Not unless you want the glue-like wheat/urine mix to clog the sewer line.
I went back to good old clumping clay litter.
It was a mess.
It didn't clump correctly for the Omega Paw sifting litter box.
Flush it down the toilet? Not unless you want the glue-like wheat/urine mix to clog the sewer line.
I went back to good old clumping clay litter.
filterflo58
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cats are cute..but the thought of having one in my house with that s..t box..dear God NO!
I mean the cat doesnt levitate above the litter,it walks and digs through it,and then where do those paws go?? YUK! not to mention the fur...eewww...
I mean the cat doesnt levitate above the litter,it walks and digs through it,and then where do those paws go?? YUK! not to mention the fur...eewww...
We have 2 cats and they are spoiled rotten. I once had a friend tell me, "if i come back in another life, id hope to be a gay man's pet". But i can tell you, the litter boxes can be tossed out in the rain, we have a bunch of them. And who does not like to vacuum. alr2903
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Why wait? Be a pet now.
panthera
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filterflo58
Because cats are seldom the top predator in their hunting revere, keeping themselves clean is not just next to godliness for them, it is essential to their survival.
You needn't worry about a cat dragging shit through the house - she'll inspect her paws and clean them thoroughly if they should need it.
I've lived with cats, dogs and hybrid wolves. The cleanliness hierarchy was cat, wolf and then, far down the list, dog. Wouldn't trade one moment with any of them for even ten seconds with idiot acquaintances who insist in wearing their street shows into my clean home. Or who don't wash their hands after being outside. Or, as we are on the topic, don't wash their hands after going to the bathroom.
A really high quality cat litter, a good location for it, a mat for your cat to walk over in front of it and you won't have any problems. Go ahead and enjoy yourself - and save a fellow soul's life from the animal pound.
Because cats are seldom the top predator in their hunting revere, keeping themselves clean is not just next to godliness for them, it is essential to their survival.
You needn't worry about a cat dragging shit through the house - she'll inspect her paws and clean them thoroughly if they should need it.
I've lived with cats, dogs and hybrid wolves. The cleanliness hierarchy was cat, wolf and then, far down the list, dog. Wouldn't trade one moment with any of them for even ten seconds with idiot acquaintances who insist in wearing their street shows into my clean home. Or who don't wash their hands after being outside. Or, as we are on the topic, don't wash their hands after going to the bathroom.
A really high quality cat litter, a good location for it, a mat for your cat to walk over in front of it and you won't have any problems. Go ahead and enjoy yourself - and save a fellow soul's life from the animal pound.
jasonl
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I wish our cats could use the human toilet. FLUSH! all gone. But, you CAN'T train a cat. They train you. Think of it as the cat goes (I poop in their toilet, then they worship me)
We've talked about getting a Cat Genie or a couple of Littermaids, but Jasper's so damn big he probably wouldn't fit.
Cats may not drag shit all over the house but they PUKE enough to make up for that.
We've talked about getting a Cat Genie or a couple of Littermaids, but Jasper's so damn big he probably wouldn't fit.
Cats may not drag shit all over the house but they PUKE enough to make up for that.
jasonl
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For the record, we use Tidy Cats (I pronounce it "Titty cats" just to aggravate Helen lol). It's the jugs with the blue caps on them. It doesn't smell horrible but it doesn't create any dust.
toggleswitch2
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He said jugs. *LOL*
jasonl
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Jugs and titties. Pick one. ;-D
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