Littermaid OK for non-covering cat?

Much to my chagrin, I have a cat who does not cover his poop. He'll
make useless scratching motions, but he just never learned how to
cover properly. I've pretty much given up on the hope that he'll
learn to cover his creations.

I'm wondering whether the automatic Littermaid catboxes would be a bad
idea for a cat who doesn't cover his poop. Don't they rely upon a
"kitty clumps" of kitty litter to operate effectively? Would
uncovered poop just get stuck in the tines of the Littermaid's
scooping fork? Any input appreciated.

In article ,
(Fleemo) wrote:

- Much to my chagrin, I have a cat who does not cover his poop. He'll
- make useless scratching motions, but he just never learned how to
- cover properly. I've pretty much given up on the hope that he'll
- learn to cover his creations.
-
- I'm wondering whether the automatic Littermaid catboxes would be a bad
- idea for a cat who doesn't cover his poop. Don't they rely upon a
- "kitty clumps" of kitty litter to operate effectively? Would
- uncovered poop just get stuck in the tines of the Littermaid's
- scooping fork? Any input appreciated.


In my experience the only time the Littermaid got stuck
was when the cat dug down to the bottom of the box, peed,
and then covered it. The pee/litter would stick to the
bottom of the box.

I'm 99% sure you wouldn't have a problem except on the
rare occasion that your kitty got very messy diarrhea.

Have you ever tried to teach your cat to cover his poop?
You'd have to be there when he pooped with scoop in hand,
then cover the poop before he left the box. (This may or
may not work.)
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In article ,
(Fleemo) wrote:

- Much to my chagrin, I have a cat who does not cover his poop. He'll
- make useless scratching motions, but he just never learned how to
- cover properly. I've pretty much given up on the hope that he'll
- learn to cover his creations.
-
- I'm wondering whether the automatic Littermaid catboxes would be a bad
- idea for a cat who doesn't cover his poop. Don't they rely upon a
- "kitty clumps" of kitty litter to operate effectively? Would
- uncovered poop just get stuck in the tines of the Littermaid's
- scooping fork? Any input appreciated.


In my experience the only time the Littermaid got stuck
was when the cat dug down to the bottom of the box, peed,
and then covered it. The pee/litter would stick to the
bottom of the box.

I'm 99% sure you wouldn't have a problem except on the
rare occasion that your kitty got very messy diarrhea.

Have you ever tried to teach your cat to cover his poop?
You'd have to be there when he pooped with scoop in hand,
then cover the poop before he left the box. (This may or
may not work.)
--
8^)~~~ Sue (remove the x to e-mail)
~~~~~~
"I reserve the absolute right to be smarter
today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson

http://www.suzanne-eckhardt.com/
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On Tue, 02 Nov 2004 04:06:30 GMT, Suzie-Q
wrote:

In article ,
(Fleemo) wrote:

- Much to my chagrin, I have a cat who does not cover his poop. He'll
- make useless scratching motions, but he just never learned how to
- cover properly. I've pretty much given up on the hope that he'll
- learn to cover his creations.
-
- I'm wondering whether the automatic Littermaid catboxes would be a bad
- idea for a cat who doesn't cover his poop. Don't they rely upon a
- "kitty clumps" of kitty litter to operate effectively? Would
- uncovered poop just get stuck in the tines of the Littermaid's
- scooping fork? Any input appreciated.


In my experience the only time the Littermaid got stuck
was when the cat dug down to the bottom of the box, peed,
and then covered it. The pee/litter would stick to the
bottom of the box.

I'm 99% sure you wouldn't have a problem except on the
rare occasion that your kitty got very messy diarrhea.

Have you ever tried to teach your cat to cover his poop?
You'd have to be there when he pooped with scoop in hand,
then cover the poop before he left the box. (This may or
may not work.)

Hasn't worked for my Nipsy. The box is in the bathtub. He does
whatever in the box, then comes out and tries covering it with
porcelain. He never quite figures out that he has to try covering it
while he is still in the box.

On Tue, 02 Nov 2004 04:06:30 GMT, Suzie-Q
wrote:

In article ,
(Fleemo) wrote:

- Much to my chagrin, I have a cat who does not cover his poop. He'll
- make useless scratching motions, but he just never learned how to
- cover properly. I've pretty much given up on the hope that he'll
- learn to cover his creations.
-
- I'm wondering whether the automatic Littermaid catboxes would be a bad
- idea for a cat who doesn't cover his poop. Don't they rely upon a
- "kitty clumps" of kitty litter to operate effectively? Would
- uncovered poop just get stuck in the tines of the Littermaid's
- scooping fork? Any input appreciated.


In my experience the only time the Littermaid got stuck
was when the cat dug down to the bottom of the box, peed,
and then covered it. The pee/litter would stick to the
bottom of the box.

I'm 99% sure you wouldn't have a problem except on the
rare occasion that your kitty got very messy diarrhea.

Have you ever tried to teach your cat to cover his poop?
You'd have to be there when he pooped with scoop in hand,
then cover the poop before he left the box. (This may or
may not work.)

Hasn't worked for my Nipsy. The box is in the bathtub. He does
whatever in the box, then comes out and tries covering it with
porcelain. He never quite figures out that he has to try covering it
while he is still in the box.

"dgk" wrote

Have you ever tried to teach your cat to cover his poop?
You'd have to be there when he pooped with scoop in hand,
then cover the poop before he left the box. (This may or
may not work.)

Hasn't worked for my Nipsy. The box is in the bathtub. He does
whatever in the box, then comes out and tries covering it with
porcelain. He never quite figures out that he has to try covering it
while he is still in the box.

I took Gnarly to the box whenever I noticed an uncovered poo
and put her in the box and very gently took her paws and covered
it up. I did it maybe three times and she started covering, likely because
she hated me picking her up and putting her in the box--but whatever
works!

"dgk" wrote

Have you ever tried to teach your cat to cover his poop?
You'd have to be there when he pooped with scoop in hand,
then cover the poop before he left the box. (This may or
may not work.)

Hasn't worked for my Nipsy. The box is in the bathtub. He does
whatever in the box, then comes out and tries covering it with
porcelain. He never quite figures out that he has to try covering it
while he is still in the box.

I took Gnarly to the box whenever I noticed an uncovered poo
and put her in the box and very gently took her paws and covered
it up. I did it maybe three times and she started covering, likely because
she hated me picking her up and putting her in the box--but whatever
works!

Have you ever tried to teach your cat to cover his poop?
You'd have to be there when he pooped with scoop in hand,
then cover the poop before he left the box. (This may or
may not work.)

Well Sue, I have tried on occasion to actually take his little paw and
shovel sand with it. Needless to say, he wanted no part of it and
scurried away. (He's *extremely* skittish to begin with.) Are you
suggesting that covering with a scoop before he leaves the box might
teach him to cover? I'll try just about anything at this point.
Thank for the suggestion.

Have you ever tried to teach your cat to cover his poop?
You'd have to be there when he pooped with scoop in hand,
then cover the poop before he left the box. (This may or
may not work.)

Well Sue, I have tried on occasion to actually take his little paw and
shovel sand with it. Needless to say, he wanted no part of it and
scurried away. (He's *extremely* skittish to begin with.) Are you
suggesting that covering with a scoop before he leaves the box might
teach him to cover? I'll try just about anything at this point.
Thank for the suggestion.

In article ,
(Fleemo) wrote:

- Have you ever tried to teach your cat to cover his poop?
- You'd have to be there when he pooped with scoop in hand,
- then cover the poop before he left the box. (This may or
- may not work.)
-
- Well Sue, I have tried on occasion to actually take his little paw and
- shovel sand with it. Needless to say, he wanted no part of it and
- scurried away. (He's *extremely* skittish to begin with.) Are you
- suggesting that covering with a scoop before he leaves the box might
- teach him to cover? I'll try just about anything at this point.
- Thank for the suggestion.

Well, I'm not guaranteeing anything! Just making a suggestion.
Cats learn from their mommies, and you're mommy.
--
8^)~~~ Sue (remove the x to e-mail)
~~~~~~
"I reserve the absolute right to be smarter
today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson

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