Re: Gravity is increasing

Jill McQuown wrote:

On 3/29/2025 7:15 PM, Carol wrote:

Jill McQuown wrote:
 

On 3/22/2025 10:14 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:

Cleaning the cat poop box everyday was a bit of a
challenge however taking advantage of a pre-Black
Friday sale I bought a self-cleaning litterbox.
Great decision!  And Amazon doesn't always have the
best price.

 
Is it noisy?  I think one of those self-cleaning litter boxes
would scare the crap (pun intended) out of my 8 month old kitten,
Cleo.  Is the one you got a covered litter box?  I doubt she'd be
comfortable using one of those.  She shies away from enclosed
spaces.
 
I do agree, Amazon doesn't always have the best price.  I see an
automatic uncovered litter box on chewy.com for $170 but it seems
to require buying disposable litter trays containing crystal-type
cat litter.  Seems like constantly buying new litter trays would
wind up being expensive.  Since I'll likely be out of work come
July, that's something I have to take into consideration.  That,
and the fact that the litter box is in the (spacious) water
closet area of the bathroom (tub & toilet) but there are no
electrical outlets in that space.
 
Jill

 
Good points.  One of my cats (Mona, terminal cancer when I adopted
her but wanted to be placed with her brother Luko), loved it
(Mona).  Luko ran from it.  Luko apparently had some urinary
infections and blamed cat litter.  He stopped using litter boxes
when his sister died.  We converted to washable cat pads ontop of
gorilla mats (a sticky non-slip web-like web you can cut to fit).
 

It sounds like Luko got depressed at the loss of his sister. :( I'm
sorry to hear it.  Cats also sometimes act out in that manner if they
have bladder infections.

He did but he was iffy on litter before then and had no bladder issues
since he came here.  I adopted them as a set because they'd never been
apart (litermate ragdolls).  Give her a comfy home for her remaining
months.  When she went downhill, it was fast.  Vet assisted her the
rest of the way.

Luko the timid, turned into a bit of a bully after Mona was gone and
Gentle Jack sometimes gets bossed around.  Gentle Jack is a very sweet
beagle who lives for pets and food (grin),  He likes cats and uko's not
too bad.  Sometimes they sleep together.

 

If your curry furry friend likes cat litter, that's cheapest
probably but next up is my setup.  These pads have over 500
washings now and other than the occasionally damp paper liner
between pad/gorilla mat, we just wash them for pennies.

 
Thanks for that, but Cleo has no problem using her litter box.  I
won't be purchasing a self-cleaning litter box.  Don't have a need
for cat pee pads, either.  I will add, I never buy scented kitty
litter.  That's for the benefit of humans.  Cats have a highly
developed sense of smell.   The last thing they need is to smell
perfume when trying to do their business.  It's akin to getting into
an elevator with someone who used scented soap/body wash then doused
themself in cologne.  Ugh!  Just keep the box clean and washed and
use fresh unscented litter.  Oh, and don't fill the litter box to the
top.  That's a mistake some people make. Cats don't need to dig
through the Sahara to bury their droppings.  A one inch layer of cat
litter is fine.
 
Jill

Grin, now tell LUKO that!  Anyways, it's something to keep in mind if
another has an issue.  Rather than giving up the cat, try alternatives.