"icedog" wrote in message
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I am at home all day with Chloe so whenever she needs to go she indicates
and I let her into the garden, leaving her out until she indicates to come
in.
She has developed a habit of coming in then, when I am not around
going to her litter tray, doing nothing, but scrapping all the litter out
onto the carpet. Sometimes I have to clear up after her 3/4 times a day.
It is hurting me 'cos I have had a stroke, 2 heart attacks and a hiatus
hernia. Clearing up is a painful effort and getting beyond me. She is not
a
kitten, almost 10 years old so why? No feline psychotherapists please.
How deep should the litter be?
I don't want to discourage her from using the tray if
needful. There is no point in telling her off after the event; she is a
cat
after all and won't understand. Anyway she knows that she has done wrong
because she goes to her bed upstairs and feigns sleep.
Help, please!!!

Icedog.


**Hi Ice,

Try buying a (cheap) tablemat /cover. You can buy them anywhere. I got mine
at the Dollar store. Cut it with scissors to the size you need. I simply cut
mine in half. Then put under the cat box.

It doesn't exactly solve the problem, but it definitely* makes the 'clean
up' issue easier (plus if any poop get knocked out by his digging, at least
it won't land on my carpet any more!). My good friend had suggested this
great tip to me, after hearing me vent on and on about my frustration about
it.

My young, almost 6 month old kitten, Dove, usually makes a big mess with his
litter, kicking it waaay over the floor surrounding his box, so this plastic
cover underneath has really been a big help.


ML