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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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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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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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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