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First cat Chloe is impossible.
I am at home all day with Chloe so whenever she needs to go she indicates
and I let her into the garden, leaving her out until she indicates to come in. She has developed a habit of coming in then, when I am not around going to her litter tray, doing nothing, but scrapping all the litter out onto the carpet. Sometimes I have to clear up after her 3/4 times a day. It is hurting me 'cos I have had a stroke, 2 heart attacks and a hiatus hernia. Clearing up is a painful effort and getting beyond me. She is not a kitten, almost 10 years old so why? No feline psychotherapists please. How deep should the litter be? I don't want to discourage her from using the tray if needful. There is no point in telling her off after the event; she is a cat after all and won't understand. Anyway she knows that she has done wrong because she goes to her bed upstairs and feigns sleep. Help, please!!! Icedog. |
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"icedog" wrote in message ... I am at home all day with Chloe so whenever she needs to go she indicates and I let her into the garden, leaving her out until she indicates to come in. She has developed a habit of coming in then, when I am not around going to her litter tray, doing nothing, but scrapping all the litter out onto the carpet. Sometimes I have to clear up after her 3/4 times a day. It is hurting me 'cos I have had a stroke, 2 heart attacks and a hiatus hernia. Clearing up is a painful effort and getting beyond me. She is not a kitten, almost 10 years old so why? No feline psychotherapists please. How deep should the litter be? I don't want to discourage her from using the tray if needful. There is no point in telling her off after the event; she is a cat after all and won't understand. Anyway she knows that she has done wrong because she goes to her bed upstairs and feigns sleep. Help, please!!! Icedog. I'm having a similar issue with my kitten, Muscat. He has a very vigourus stroke when he does his biz. He also shovels litter out of the box when he gets the 'zoomies'... I'm gonna go buy covered litterboxes for the furballs... As I end up vacuming every time I scoop their boxes. Mabey a covered box will help you as well? -- Mathew Butler to 2 kittens: Chablis & Muscat En Vino Veritas |
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Get a taller box.
"icedog" wrote in message ... I am at home all day with Chloe so whenever she needs to go she indicates and I let her into the garden, leaving her out until she indicates to come in. She has developed a habit of coming in then, when I am not around going to her litter tray, doing nothing, but scrapping all the litter out onto the carpet. Sometimes I have to clear up after her 3/4 times a day. It is hurting me 'cos I have had a stroke, 2 heart attacks and a hiatus hernia. Clearing up is a painful effort and getting beyond me. She is not a kitten, almost 10 years old so why? No feline psychotherapists please. How deep should the litter be? I don't want to discourage her from using the tray if needful. There is no point in telling her off after the event; she is a cat after all and won't understand. Anyway she knows that she has done wrong because she goes to her bed upstairs and feigns sleep. Help, please!!! Icedog. |
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"icedog" wrote in message
... I am at home all day with Chloe so whenever she needs to go she indicates and I let her into the garden, leaving her out until she indicates to come in. She has developed a habit of coming in then, when I am not around going to her litter tray, doing nothing, but scrapping all the litter out onto the carpet. Sometimes I have to clear up after her 3/4 times a day. It is hurting me 'cos I have had a stroke, 2 heart attacks and a hiatus hernia. Clearing up is a painful effort and getting beyond me. She is not a kitten, almost 10 years old so why? No feline psychotherapists please. How deep should the litter be? I don't want to discourage her from using the tray if needful. There is no point in telling her off after the event; she is a cat after all and won't understand. Anyway she knows that she has done wrong because she goes to her bed upstairs and feigns sleep. Help, please!!! Icedog. **Hi Ice, Try buying a (cheap) tablemat /cover. You can buy them anywhere. I got mine at the Dollar store. Cut it with scissors to the size you need. I simply cut mine in half. Then put under the cat box. It doesn't exactly solve the problem, but it definitely* makes the 'clean up' issue easier (plus if any poop get knocked out by his digging, at least it won't land on my carpet any more!). My good friend had suggested this great tip to me, after hearing me vent on and on about my frustration about it. My young, almost 6 month old kitten, Dove, usually makes a big mess with his litter, kicking it waaay over the floor surrounding his box, so this plastic cover underneath has really been a big help. ML |
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"icedog" wrote in message ... I am at home all day with Chloe so whenever she needs to go she indicates and I let her into the garden, leaving her out until she indicates to come in. She has developed a habit of coming in then, when I am not around going to her litter tray, doing nothing, but scrapping all the litter out onto the carpet. Sometimes I have to clear up after her 3/4 times a day. It is hurting me 'cos I have had a stroke, 2 heart attacks and a hiatus hernia. Clearing up is a painful effort and getting beyond me. She is not a kitten, almost 10 years old so why? No feline psychotherapists please. How deep should the litter be? I don't want to discourage her from using the tray if needful. There is no point in telling her off after the event; she is a cat after all and won't understand. Anyway she knows that she has done wrong because she goes to her bed upstairs and feigns sleep. Help, please!!! Icedog. I seriously doubt if Chloe knows what she is doing is "wrong" (at least, not in the way that we hoomins use that concept). Nevertheless, a possible solution is to use a much deeper litter box. I first used the "large-size" standard-type litter box for Duffy, but he would sometimes back up and let his back end hang over the side. So, I bought an extra-large covered box (with hood) because the sides are much higher on those, then I discarded the hood. That worked like a charm, and I have not had any problems since. You might want to try that. Incidentally, you mentioned some physical disabilities, so I think this would be easier for you than the oversized plastic "bins." When I want to completely change litter, I simply pull a large trash bag around one end of the box, tip it up on end, and dump the contents into the trash bag. Then I clean the litter box and refill it. MaryL |
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On Thu, 07 Apr 2005 21:08:18 GMT, "icedog"
wrote: I am at home all day with Chloe so whenever she needs to go she indicates and I let her into the garden, leaving her out until she indicates to come in. She has developed a habit of coming in then, when I am not around going to her litter tray, doing nothing, but scrapping all the litter out onto the carpet. Sometimes I have to clear up after her 3/4 times a day. It is hurting me 'cos I have had a stroke, 2 heart attacks and a hiatus hernia. Clearing up is a painful effort and getting beyond me. She is not a kitten, almost 10 years old so why? No feline psychotherapists please. How deep should the litter be? You can get a tray that has a shield around it. She might just be over enthusiastic when it comes to digging. Chase likes his litter very deep, but without the shield, he shoots the litter right out of the box. I would have at least a couple inches of litter. If you use scoppable, then deeper helps prevent the litter clumps from sticking to the bottom of teh box. Some cats prefer shallow and some prefer deep, so part of it is trial and error. -- Meghan & the Zoo Crew Equine and Pet Photography http://www.zoocrewphoto.com |
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"icedog" wrote in message ... I am at home all day with Chloe so whenever she needs to go she indicates and I let her into the garden, leaving her out until she indicates to come in. She has developed a habit of coming in then, when I am not around going to her litter tray, doing nothing, but scrapping all the litter out onto the carpet. Sometimes I have to clear up after her 3/4 times a day. It is hurting me 'cos I have had a stroke, 2 heart attacks and a hiatus hernia. Clearing up is a painful effort and getting beyond me. She is not a kitten, almost 10 years old so why? No feline psychotherapists please. How deep should the litter be? I don't want to discourage her from using the tray if needful. There is no point in telling her off after the event; she is a cat after all and won't understand. Anyway she knows that she has done wrong because she goes to her bed upstairs and feigns sleep. Help, please!!! Icedog. You can buy litter trays with higher sides. The one I have has a clip- on extra bit. I would also take her to the vet ; a change in behaviour warrants a check-up. Alison |
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