Posted by Snowie on September 9, 2000, at 16:24:08
In reply to Please help me, fellow cat owners..., posted by CarolAnn on September 9, 2000, at 9:25:53
CarolAnn,
I solved that problem with a pet door. The kitties come and go as they please (along with the occasional snake, lizard, bird, mouse, etc. that they bring in). I have a fence around my yard, so the cats are safe from dogs as long as they stay inside the fence.
I do keep a covered Rubbermaid box (which makes an excellent litter pan) with fresh litter in the kitchen for rainy days when the cats can't or won't go outside. When it rains, I just take the lid off, and voila! The clumping kind that Cam mentioned doesn't have an odor, and the urine/feces is easily scooped up with a pooper scooper and thrown away. I clean the pan as needed with dish detergent and a little bleach and replace it with fresh litter.
Snowie
> We love our new kitty, she's so sweet and very funny. Slight problem: the *only* place we can keep her litter box is the laundry room, which unfortunately, is just outside the dining room. I just changed the litter last night and it already smells bad! Please, please, any advice on food and/or litter tips for less unpleasant smells? She's such a tiny thing, if the smell is this bad now, what's going to happen when she gets bigger? Thank you! CarolAnn
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