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The Litter Box – Choosing the place
Location. It applies to real estate and it most definitely applies to litter boxes. Unfortunately, many owners don’t realize the importance of placing it in a suitable location. The truth is, you can have the perfect box, filled with the highest quality litter in the world, but if it’s placed in an area that the cat finds unacceptable, it may be easily rejected.
There is actually one rule that cat owners should never break under any circumstances when it comes to its location: don’t put the litter box near the cat’s food and water.
By
placing the food and box together you’ll only send a very confusing message.
Thus, your cat will be forced to make a decision about whether to choose that
area as a feeding station or as an elimination spot. Since the food is only
available in only one area, he’ll search for another location for his other
biological needs.
The
most common place owners put the box is in the bathroom. This is a good spot
provided you have the room. It makes cleanup easy and it’s convenient in terms
of your being able to regularly scoop it.
Remember, however, that if lots of steamy hot showers are taken in the bathroom it will be humid in there and that may cause the litter to take longer to dry.
Another popular location is the laundry room. Like the bathroom, the laundry room is usually not carpeted, which makes it ideal for cleanup. The downside is that if the washer goes into the spin cycle while the cats is in the box, the sudden noise could make the room lose its appeal.
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Pick a
spot in your home away from heavy traffic to provide your cat with a feeling of
privacy and safety. However, don’t choose an area too remote or you’ll forget
to check it on a daily basis. This
one is perfect.
Wherever you locate the box, make sure you’ll remember to check it twice a day. If your indoor/outdoor cat doesn’t use a litter box and prefers the comforting effect of the great outdoors, keep a litter box indoors anyway in case he chooses not to go out in bad weather or for some other reason.
In a
multicat household, more than one box will be needed. This is not just because
one box gets dirty too quickly, but also because some cats object to sharing
and one cat may be too intimidated to pass another cat in order to get to his
litter box. The rule is to have the same number of boxes as you have cats.
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