taking care of cats when you are wheechair bound?

Also, you might want to think about the tools. I use a metal mesh item
from the kitchen supplies section of the store (I think it's meant for
use when deep frying to skim out the cooked food) as a litter box scoop.
It has a nice easy to grip handle, is metal and thus won't break
mid-scoop, and can be sanitized if I ever need to. If he has any
problem with the plastic scoops, you might think about wandering the
housewares section and brainstorming. Or maybe even hardware. Anything
scoop or spoon shaped will work. And I line a bucket with a plastic
shopping bag to collect the, um, waste. The bucket holds the bag open
wide, and happens to have a lid if there isn't an immediate need for a
trip to the garbage can.

- Denise

Tish S wrote:
There might also be issues with weight. We use a recycled paper-based
litter that is very light; it's kind-of pelletized. We also make sure
that we only fill it about 1/3 full so that it is less likely to slop
out when being moved on a wheelchair lap. Having said that, the
wheelchair-bound person in our household (my Mum) has never yet
changed the kitty litter!

Tish

"jhill" wrote in message ...

This may have been addressed here before, but how do people who are
wheelchair-bound feed and clean out the litter tray. My brother is recently
in that state, and can't reach down to the floor anymore to do it. I have
to go over there and do it for him.
Has anyone been successful in putting them on like a bench or small, not
very high table, and have the cats climb up to get to them? Especially
since they have have been on the floor since he got the cats.

Also, you might want to think about the tools. I use a metal mesh item
from the kitchen supplies section of the store (I think it's meant for
use when deep frying to skim out the cooked food) as a litter box scoop.
It has a nice easy to grip handle, is metal and thus won't break
mid-scoop, and can be sanitized if I ever need to. If he has any
problem with the plastic scoops, you might think about wandering the
housewares section and brainstorming. Or maybe even hardware. Anything
scoop or spoon shaped will work. And I line a bucket with a plastic
shopping bag to collect the, um, waste. The bucket holds the bag open
wide, and happens to have a lid if there isn't an immediate need for a
trip to the garbage can.

- Denise

Tish S wrote:
There might also be issues with weight. We use a recycled paper-based
litter that is very light; it's kind-of pelletized. We also make sure
that we only fill it about 1/3 full so that it is less likely to slop
out when being moved on a wheelchair lap. Having said that, the
wheelchair-bound person in our household (my Mum) has never yet
changed the kitty litter!

Tish

"jhill" wrote in message ...

This may have been addressed here before, but how do people who are
wheelchair-bound feed and clean out the litter tray. My brother is recently
in that state, and can't reach down to the floor anymore to do it. I have
to go over there and do it for him.
Has anyone been successful in putting them on like a bench or small, not
very high table, and have the cats climb up to get to them? Especially
since they have have been on the floor since he got the cats.

I've never heard of a cat going to a higher level to use the litter, but have
seen them go to great lengths, or heights, to get chow. Brother could set food
on the stairs for the kitties and use one of those grabber or pincher things to
get the dishes.

For the litter, I'd try a LitterMaid. He can use another grabber to remove and
replace the little boxes where the toxic waste gets dumped.

Hope this helps!

Blessed be,
Baha

jhill wrote:

This may have been addressed here before, but how do people who are
wheelchair-bound feed and clean out the litter tray. My brother is recently
in that state, and can't reach down to the floor anymore to do it. I have
to go over there and do it for him.
Has anyone been successful in putting them on like a bench or small, not
very high table, and have the cats climb up to get to them? Especially
since they have have been on the floor since he got the cats.

I've never heard of a cat going to a higher level to use the litter, but have
seen them go to great lengths, or heights, to get chow. Brother could set food
on the stairs for the kitties and use one of those grabber or pincher things to
get the dishes.

For the litter, I'd try a LitterMaid. He can use another grabber to remove and
replace the little boxes where the toxic waste gets dumped.

Hope this helps!

Blessed be,
Baha

jhill wrote:

This may have been addressed here before, but how do people who are
wheelchair-bound feed and clean out the litter tray. My brother is recently
in that state, and can't reach down to the floor anymore to do it. I have
to go over there and do it for him.
Has anyone been successful in putting them on like a bench or small, not
very high table, and have the cats climb up to get to them? Especially
since they have have been on the floor since he got the cats.

I've never heard of a cat going to a higher level to use the litter, but have
seen them go to great lengths, or heights, to get chow. Brother could set food
on the stairs for the kitties and use one of those grabber or pincher things to
get the dishes.

For the litter, I'd try a LitterMaid. He can use another grabber to remove and
replace the little boxes where the toxic waste gets dumped.

Hope this helps!

Blessed be,
Baha

jhill wrote:

This may have been addressed here before, but how do people who are
wheelchair-bound feed and clean out the litter tray. My brother is recently
in that state, and can't reach down to the floor anymore to do it. I have
to go over there and do it for him.
Has anyone been successful in putting them on like a bench or small, not
very high table, and have the cats climb up to get to them? Especially
since they have have been on the floor since he got the cats.

Singh wrote:

I've never heard of a cat going to a higher level to use the litter,
but have seen them go to great lengths, or heights, to get chow.

For the litter, I'd try a LitterMaid. He can use another grabber to
remove and replace the little boxes where the toxic waste gets dumped.

Oh, I think that if you put a regular litterbox on a bench or shelf, and
then showed the cat where it had been moved to, the kitty would catch on.
Unless the cat can't jump up to that height, I'm sure it would manage to
get up there if it needed to use the litterbox. The box would just have
to be on a surface that's large enough, area-wise, for the cats to feel
comfortable entering and exiting the box without feeling like they would
fall out!

Joyce

Singh wrote:

I've never heard of a cat going to a higher level to use the litter,
but have seen them go to great lengths, or heights, to get chow.

For the litter, I'd try a LitterMaid. He can use another grabber to
remove and replace the little boxes where the toxic waste gets dumped.

Oh, I think that if you put a regular litterbox on a bench or shelf, and
then showed the cat where it had been moved to, the kitty would catch on.
Unless the cat can't jump up to that height, I'm sure it would manage to
get up there if it needed to use the litterbox. The box would just have
to be on a surface that's large enough, area-wise, for the cats to feel
comfortable entering and exiting the box without feeling like they would
fall out!

Joyce

Singh wrote:

I've never heard of a cat going to a higher level to use the litter,
but have seen them go to great lengths, or heights, to get chow.

For the litter, I'd try a LitterMaid. He can use another grabber to
remove and replace the little boxes where the toxic waste gets dumped.

Oh, I think that if you put a regular litterbox on a bench or shelf, and
then showed the cat where it had been moved to, the kitty would catch on.
Unless the cat can't jump up to that height, I'm sure it would manage to
get up there if it needed to use the litterbox. The box would just have
to be on a surface that's large enough, area-wise, for the cats to feel
comfortable entering and exiting the box without feeling like they would
fall out!

Joyce

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(Tish S) wrote:


There might also be issues with weight. We use a recycled paper-based
litter that is very light; it's kind-of pelletized. We also make sure
that we only fill it about 1/3 full so that it is less likely to slop
out when being moved on a wheelchair lap. Having said that, the
wheelchair-bound person in our household (my Mum) has never yet
changed the kitty litter!

Tish

My aides/helpers, usually Joanne, do Spicey's litter and food (my disability
involves my arms too.).
Suz
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In article ,
(Tish S) wrote:


There might also be issues with weight. We use a recycled paper-based
litter that is very light; it's kind-of pelletized. We also make sure
that we only fill it about 1/3 full so that it is less likely to slop
out when being moved on a wheelchair lap. Having said that, the
wheelchair-bound person in our household (my Mum) has never yet
changed the kitty litter!

Tish

My aides/helpers, usually Joanne, do Spicey's litter and food (my disability
involves my arms too.).
Suz
Macmoosette
Thank Heavens There's Only One
=^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^=



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