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"dgk" wrote in message ... On Wed, 2 Dec 2009 15:20:48 -0500, "cybercat" wrote: "dgk" wrote The main problem I've had is that I refuse to use more than one litter box and I have three cats. That is just totally crazy. You are very lucky they are not pooping on your bed and peeing in your shoes. What exactly are you trying to accomplish, other than tormenting your cats? They didn't seem tormented. It was a very large litterbox and I cleaned it morning and night. There never seemed anywhere else appropriate to put a litterbox (bedroom? living room? dining room? kitchen?). Appropriate?? Forget appropriate. You need one box per cat, or you're a Mean Guy. We keep one in my office under a work table (uncovered, always clean because I scoop it often enough) and one in the utility room on the first level. This is no mansion at 2200 sq feet, but I surely could find another place--or two--if I had to. I cannot abide a box in the kitchen or bath, which is where most apartment people put them. |
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Appropriate?? Forget appropriate. You need one box per cat, or you're a Mean Guy. We keep one in my office under a work table (uncovered, always clean because I scoop it often enough) and one in the utility room on the first level. This is no mansion at 2200 sq feet, but I surely could find another place--or two--if I had to. I cannot abide a box in the kitchen or bath, which is where most apartment people put them. Talk about different ways of looking at size... You say 2200 sq ft is no mansion. That's 204 and change sq metres, which, to me, is almost a mansion... My apartment is 77 sq m = about 829 sq ft, but then, it's an apartment, not a house. I only have one cat, though I used to have two. They were quite happy to do their business in the same litter box, even tho they didn't get along all that well otherwise. When I separated from my ex, we also separated the cats. Now both cats are happy being only cats of the household. -- Christine in Finland christal63 (at) gmail (dot) com |
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"Christine BA" wrote Talk about different ways of looking at size... You say 2200 sq ft is no mansion. That's 204 and change sq metres, which, to me, is almost a mansion... My apartment is 77 sq m = about 829 sq ft, but then, it's an apartment, not a house. Yes, I watch the real estate shows on HGTV when they cover European places, and note the difference. 2200 sq feet is good for us, it does not seem small--but this is the land of 6000 sq foot "McMansions," ugh. I only have one cat, though I used to have two. They were quite happy to do their business in the same litter box, even tho they didn't get along all that well otherwise. When I separated from my ex, we also separated the cats. Now both cats are happy being only cats of the household. Christine, I hope you don't miss your other cat too much. |
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On Thu, 3 Dec 2009 10:14:57 -0500, "cybercat"
wrote: "dgk" wrote in message .. . On Wed, 2 Dec 2009 15:20:48 -0500, "cybercat" wrote: "dgk" wrote The main problem I've had is that I refuse to use more than one litter box and I have three cats. That is just totally crazy. You are very lucky they are not pooping on your bed and peeing in your shoes. What exactly are you trying to accomplish, other than tormenting your cats? They didn't seem tormented. It was a very large litterbox and I cleaned it morning and night. There never seemed anywhere else appropriate to put a litterbox (bedroom? living room? dining room? kitchen?). Appropriate?? Forget appropriate. You need one box per cat, or you're a Mean Guy. We keep one in my office under a work table (uncovered, always clean because I scoop it often enough) and one in the utility room on the first level. This is no mansion at 2200 sq feet, but I surely could find another place--or two--if I had to. I cannot abide a box in the kitchen or bath, which is where most apartment people put them. I know the theory is one per cat and one spare, but I never understood the reasoning. Mine (currrent and gone) have shared the one box for --- well, since ever with my cats. My somewhat limited understanding of a cat's brain is that if they are not happy with the sanitary facilities, they have a way of letting you know - usually unpleasantly. That has never happened with any of my cats. A Poll then! Separate thread. |
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"dgk" wrote I know the theory is one per cat and one spare, but I never understood the reasoning. Mine (currrent and gone) have shared the one box for --- well, since ever with my cats. If you were a territorial creature with little frontal lobe capacity, but a sense of smell ten times what yours is now, would you LIKE walking into the stink of another creature to do your business? I'm betting "no." As long as you don't mind making your cats really uncomfortable and risking aversion to the box, which leads to poop in your bed, shoes, and on the living room rug, not to mention pee, which is much worse, then carry on. |
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On Fri, 4 Dec 2009 11:30:32 -0500, "cybercat"
wrote: "dgk" wrote I know the theory is one per cat and one spare, but I never understood the reasoning. Mine (currrent and gone) have shared the one box for --- well, since ever with my cats. If you were a territorial creature with little frontal lobe capacity, but a sense of smell ten times what yours is now, would you LIKE walking into the stink of another creature to do your business? I'm betting "no." As long as you don't mind making your cats really uncomfortable and risking aversion to the box, which leads to poop in your bed, shoes, and on the living room rug, not to mention pee, which is much worse, then carry on. Their sense of smell is more likely 1000* mine. I can sit in a subway car with homeless people and wonder why everyone else is leaving. Sometimes having no sense of smell is useful as far as getting a seat is concerned. Not so good for a wine tasting. But housecats aren't individuals like in the wild. Just having them confined indoors and neutered changes the dynamics. Instead of three individuals, I have a pack. Espy is clearly the dominant pseudo-male. They all lick each other - though usually as a prelude to fighting. They clearly even like each other. That was one of my questions in the poll. If people have multiple cats and multiple litterboxes, but all the cats use all the litterboxes, then having a personal litterbox isn't very important. The only response so far, from Mike, indicates that even with multiple boxes, the cats share them. I've had cats for 23 years, beginning with Nico and Bushky. I've read about all kinds of problems with cats going in inappropriate places, but I've never had a problem with a single box. Outside of sticking one in the basement, I don't even know where I could put another one. |
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On Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:00:14 -0500, dgk wrote:
They didn't seem tormented. It was a very large litterbox and I cleaned it morning and night. There never seemed anywhere else appropriate to put a litterbox (bedroom? living room? dining room? kitchen?). Only the basement, and I can go a week without going down there. In fact, I've installed Leak Frogs http://www.ideativeinc.com/leakfrog.cfm just in case I get a leak down there since I likely wouldn't know until too late. What you are doing sounds to me like it's working You would be the first to know if it wasn't A neighbors old old cat could not get outside so they put in a litter box for it (only) Then their two other cats would use it as well without hesitation in preference to going outside (for the last 20 odd years mine fertilizes the orchids which thrive?) In fact they would come from outside to use it? My neighborhood all have big yards, fair size houses (200 sq m) cats go outside for business cats generally come inside to eat and maybe sleep (Australia, Suburban Sydney) -- Petzl http://tinyurl.com/atheist-mp3 |
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Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:51:34 -0500 from dgk :
I know the theory is one per cat and one spare, but I never understood the reasoning. Perhaps it was bruited about by litter-box manufacturers. :-) It's self-evidently absurd in a one-cat household, and during all the years I had two cats they used the same box quite happily. -- Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://OakRoadSystems.com Shikata ga nai... |
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