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Cat strangeness
On 7/8/2014 5:22 PM, Joy wrote:
On 7/8/2014 12:20 PM, Sylvia M wrote: P3nya has a covered box, and digs to China. Since she dumps toward the back of the box, she then digs from the front to the back, so little get out, except some grains caught in her claws/paws. Pickles is claustrophobic, so I don't think she'd use a covered box. Joy I don't think Persia would use a covered box, either. I've never tried it, it's just a feeling I have. I used to cat-sit for my neighbor. She uses a covered litter box. Even with the cover, she still had a mat/rug by the entrance. And I still had to sweep up litter all around the box. They do manage to get litter all around, don't they? Jill |
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On Tuesday, July 8, 2014 5:57:43 PM UTC-4, jmcquown wrote:
On 7/8/2014 5:22 PM, Joy wrote: On 7/8/2014 12:20 PM, Sylvia M wrote: P3nya has a covered box, and digs to China. Since she dumps toward the back of the box, she then digs from the front to the back, so little get out, except some grains caught in her claws/paws. Pickles is claustrophobic, so I don't think she'd use a covered box. Joy I don't think Persia would use a covered box, either. I've never tried it, it's just a feeling I have. I used to cat-sit for my neighbor. She uses a covered litter box. Even with the cover, she still had a mat/rug by the entrance. And I still had to sweep up litter all around the box. They do manage to get litter all around, don't they? Jill Fin was a serious digger, to the point where his litterbox corner resembled a sand dune after awhile. He just LOVED to dig, so I got him a covered box, so the only litter that got out was in the front, easier to manage. Now Rita has always had a covered box, and she doesn't seem to mind. It's a really BIG covered box, though. Jane - owned and operated by the Princess Rita |
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Cat strangeness
The broom and long handled dustpan features heavily in my life too.
Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs |
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On Thu, 10 Jul 2014 02:53:46 -0700 (PDT), Lesley Madigan
wrote: The broom and long handled dustpan features heavily in my life too. Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs I bought a LitterRobot at least four years ago and I have to say that it's made my life easier. Unlike the LitterMaid, which actually shoots clumps of poop across the room, the LitterRobot really does it's job pretty well. I unload the poop drawer once a week (three cats). It works by rotating slowly after the cat leaves the robot, and it moves so slowly that the litter dust just stays there. The cats do scoop somewhat, but that also pretty much stays inside. But it's over $300 so not exactly cheap. Still, I give it 5 stars. I do also keep a regular litter box which I'm not too fussy about cleaning out because it doesn't get much use. That one does create more of a mess, but I like them to have an alternative if they decide that they have to go when another cat is in the robot. |
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"Jane" wrote in message ... On Tuesday, July 8, 2014 5:57:43 PM UTC-4, jmcquown wrote: On 7/8/2014 5:22 PM, Joy wrote: On 7/8/2014 12:20 PM, Sylvia M wrote: P3nya has a covered box, and digs to China. Since she dumps toward the back of the box, she then digs from the front to the back, so little get out, except some grains caught in her claws/paws. Pickles is claustrophobic, so I don't think she'd use a covered box. Joy I don't think Persia would use a covered box, either. I've never tried it, it's just a feeling I have. I used to cat-sit for my neighbor. She uses a covered litter box. Even with the cover, she still had a mat/rug by the entrance. And I still had to sweep up litter all around the box. They do manage to get litter all around, don't they? Jill Fin was a serious digger, to the point where his litterbox corner resembled a sand dune after awhile. He just LOVED to dig, so I got him a covered box, so the only litter that got out was in the front, easier to manage. Now Rita has always had a covered box, and she doesn't seem to mind. It's a really BIG covered box, though. Jane - owned and operated by the Princess Rita Same here, covered and big..is the only box we've had. I was noticing that it is also about twice as deep, about 9 inches. Maybe that;s why it works pretty well here. YMMV Sylvia |
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I bought a LitterRobot at least four years ago and I have to say that
it's made my life easier. Unlike the LitterMaid, which actually shoots clumps of poop across the room, the LitterRobot really does it's job pretty well. I unload the poop drawer once a week (three cats). I suggest you tell Billy Connolly about the Litter Maid, He had a sketch about a machine called the Jobbie Wheecher which did the same thing, only for people. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- e m a i l : j a c k @ c a m p i n . m e . u k Jack Campin, 11 Third Street, Newtongrange, Midlothian EH22 4PU, Scotland mobile 07800 739 557 http://www.campin.me.uk Twitter: JackCampin |
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On Fri, 11 Jul 2014 01:25:17 +0100, Jack Campin
wrote: I bought a LitterRobot at least four years ago and I have to say that it's made my life easier. Unlike the LitterMaid, which actually shoots clumps of poop across the room, the LitterRobot really does it's job pretty well. I unload the poop drawer once a week (three cats). I suggest you tell Billy Connolly about the Litter Maid, He had a sketch about a machine called the Jobbie Wheecher which did the same thing, only for people. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the Connolly mention; I didn't know who he was. I'll listen to some of his stuff. The funny thing about the LitterMaid is that it has springy metal tines mounted on a rake that pulls through the litter, supposedly letting the litter pass through and pushing the clumps along. It pretty much does that, but when it hits a particularly stubborn clump, the tine(s) in that location fall behind and the rake continues. So when the clump finally breaks loose, the tines catch up in a hurry and the clump literally goes flying across the room. Funny to watch, not so much fun to clean up. |
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"Joy" wrote in message ... I'll never figure out cats. When Waffles was alive, I could always tell who had used the litter box, because Pickles would never bury her poop. Now that she's an only cat, she does bury it. Go figure. Joy Which suggests that she was the top cat over Waffles. Top cats allow their poop to be seen by others and now she doesn't need to. Tweed |
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