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jpak

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12. 1 litter box per pair of Kittehes

Reply to MicaelS (Original post)

Thu Nov 28, 2019, 06:33 AM

Nov 2019

They will know where it is and use it - even my totally wild feral kittens knew to use a litter box without any encouragement from me.

on edit:

I put a plastic trash bag over the litter box, deflate it and pour in a layer of litter. I pour a fresh layer every day (or when needed) and clean up is a snap - just pull the bag out.

I also put the box on a doggie pee pad to catch any stray litter etc. that might be ejected form the box.

I also spray the clean box and floor with an odor eliminator - no cat box smell at all.

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So cat lovers, riddle me this... [View all] MicaelS Nov 2019 OP

Vets recommend one litter box per cat, plus one extra. fleur-de-lisa Nov 2019 #1

I am no expert, but here are our experiences rurallib Nov 2019 #2

I read one time that, in a multi-cat home you should have 1 more avebury Nov 2019 #3

I have 4 cats, just one box, but every time one uses the box, I dip it out and wipe the used part tblue37 Nov 2019 #4

BTW, my apartment is about 700 sq. feet, on BR, one bathroom, so I do NOT have room tblue37 Nov 2019 #5

I've read that you should have one per cat plus one extra, but The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #6

Officially, there should be one more than the amount of cats. haele Nov 2019 #7

Try Cat Attract. It's heavy, so I hate lugging it around, spooky3 Nov 2019 #8

I have 17cats who use 3litterboxes, so there's no hard and fast rule. Usually, a poop is a Karadeniz Nov 2019 #9

We are a 2 cat household with 3 litter boxes Niagara Nov 2019 #10

I also have one black kitty, one box. Rhiannon12866 Nov 2019 #11

1 litter box per pair of Kittehes jpak Nov 2019 #12

Six cats, 5 litter boxes mockmonkey Nov 2019 #13