smallerontheoutside Asks:
HELP! We live in a small townhouse apartment, and our inside cat's litter box is in the upstairs bathroom. On the occasions the cat DOES use the box, his furry butt tracks litter all across the bathroom floor for my very sensitive human feet to walk on. My mum keeps a broom nearby to sweep it aside, but I can never get all of it. It's gotten so bad that I can't walk into the bathroom without shoes on (and showers are nearly impossible) and I have to use the downstairs toilet.
unfuckyourhabitat Said:
Can you put something like a doormat in front of the litter box so that the cat’s paws get cleaned off before he gets to the floor? Another type of litter might help, too, but I know cats can get pretty picky about what they pee in.
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mermmaid likes this
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meganbg said:
My mom found a great idea on Pinterest for this, because my parents’ cat loves playing in the litter box and he also tends to dig down pretty deep. If you have room for it, buy one of those plastic tubs with a lid. Cut a hole in the lid.
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lanife said:
Or a closed litterbox? Some have lids (with a little door for the cat to enter) and it really helps keeping the litter inside the box.
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sixty-watt said:
Small plush carpet remnants work really great. My litter boxes are in my laundry room across from the washer and dryer and I have wood floors.I’m in that room multiple times daily and was battling really sharp litter on the floor.Myfeetarehappyagain!
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doulaness said:
I bought the recycled newspaper pellet-type litter and it’s SO MUCH BETTER.
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fox-teeth said:
if the cat isn’t even using the box all the time, you might consider getting it a second box somewhere else and/or moving the first box altogether (maybe to near where it is having accidents?)
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cipater said:
ikeahackers.net/2011/05… This, seriously.
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nichhole said:
petsmart.com/product… This is the mat we use and it works amazing! Easy to clean outside too!
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amyunicorn001 said:
Maybe consider trimming the fur around his butt? Depending, of course, on the temperament of the cat :P
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mizzchelle said:
I use an old cut-up yoga mat to catch the excess litter. Free, works like a charm, AND easy to clean!
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tanglebones said:
We had the same problem and switched to one of these litter boxes: amazon.com/Tidy-Br… which use pellets instead. Very little tracking & no pee smell. Tradeoff is worse poop smell.
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missfinefabric said:
the bankers boxes have perfect lids to use as a cat mat…. just unfold one side of the lid and put a rag/old towel in it too and it works like a charm for keeping *most cat litter off the floor! :)
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