Litter Box 101

  If you’re transitioning an outdoor cat to indoor life, you may be initially concerned with how to train the cat to now start using an indoor litter box. For some cats, the transition to a litter box will be very easy but for others, it may take a little more finesse on your part. ...

  When it comes to a litter box problem in a multicat household, the first, and often most difficult step is to identify which cat is exhibiting the unwanted behavior. You may think you know which cat peed on the carpet but if you’re wrong, you could create major setbacks in the behavior plan. So ...

  When it comes to choosing a litter box, it’s important to match the size of the box to the size of your cat. It’s easy to get influenced by a desire to choose a box based on whether it will fit in a certain location. In some cases that may still work out fine ...

  Cats take comfort in predictability and routine and if you want to avoid creating unnecessary stress, it’s important to keep that in mind when you’re planning on introducing anything unfamiliar. You may think I’m only referring to major changes, but for many cats, even a minor change can be upsetting. The type of litter ...

  Your cat has faithfully used the litter box for years and then suddenly starts eliminating on the carpet in your bedroom. Sometimes you’ve even found cat pee in the bathroom sink and the tub. What’s up with that? There are several reasons why a cat may suddenly stop using the litter box such as: ...

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  Scooping the litter box a couple times a day is not only important for keeping the box clean and your cat happy, it’s a valuable diagnostic tool. Too many cat parents are missing this  opportunity to catch potential medical problems in the early stages because they’re not keeping up with a regular scooping schedule. ...

  To a cat parent, one litter may be just as good as another. In fact, what humans may find attractive about a particular brand or type of litter may actually be highly disliked by the cat. There are also other factors that come into play when trying to evaluate whether your cat has a ...

  If you have an indoor/outdoor cat and you’ve trained that kitty to eliminate exclusively outdoors, you may be setting yourself up for a behavior problem down the road. Some cat parents who allow their cats outdoors have tried to totally do without having an indoor litter box. They may have trained their cats to ...

Listen to the audio version of this article When it comes to litter substrate there are many choices. Many of those choices are designed to appeal to the human family member and not necessarily the cat who will be the one using the box. Cats Can Have Preferences In general, the most appealing type of ...