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we have cats, male, fixed, ayear old indoor cats, we always buy them
food for indoor cats got them at the SPCA, even though we have a small place I asked if we sahould have 2 litter boxes, they said yes since some cats don't like sharing....we've tried so many different kinds, have spray called OUT for urine and feces odor and a Arm & Hammer product that you sprinkle on top of the litter, they help some, and one of cats, not sure which one doesn't cover his poop.....I scoop them every day...please don't suggest one of those machines that self cleans they run $100 and we can't afforfd....as always apprecaite your suggestions. ensoul Put your ear down close to your soul and listen hard. ~Anne Sexton |
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"ensoul" wrote in message oups.com... we have cats, male, fixed, ayear old indoor cats, we always buy them food for indoor cats got them at the SPCA, even though we have a small place I asked if we sahould have 2 litter boxes, they said yes since some cats don't like sharing....we've tried so many different kinds, have spray called OUT for urine and feces odor and a Arm & Hammer product that you sprinkle on top of the litter, they help some, and one of cats, not sure which one doesn't cover his poop.....I scoop them every day...please don't suggest one of those machines that self cleans they run $100 and we can't afforfd....as always apprecaite your suggestions. What exactly is the problem? Odor? If so, scoop more often and ventilate. You can open your windows for a while each day, even when it is cold. Don't try to cover up the smell, just clean the box more often. Simple, eh? |
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ensoul wrote:
we have cats, male, fixed, ayear old indoor cats, we always buy them food for indoor cats got them at the SPCA, even though we have a small place I asked if we sahould have 2 litter boxes, they said yes since some cats don't like sharing....we've tried so many different kinds, have spray called OUT for urine and feces odor and a Arm & Hammer product that you sprinkle on top of the litter, they help some, and one of cats, not sure which one doesn't cover his poop.....I scoop them every day...please don't suggest one of those machines that self cleans they run $100 and we can't afforfd....as always apprecaite your suggestions. ensoul Put your ear down close to your soul and listen hard. ~Anne Sexton How many cats and exactly what is the issue? |
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"ensoul" wrote in message oups.com... we have cats, male, fixed, ayear old indoor cats, we always buy them food for indoor cats got them at the SPCA, even though we have a small place I asked if we sahould have 2 litter boxes, they said yes since some cats don't like sharing....we've tried so many different kinds, have spray called OUT for urine and feces odor and a Arm & Hammer product that you sprinkle on top of the litter, they help some, and one of cats, not sure which one doesn't cover his poop.....I scoop them every day...please don't suggest one of those machines that self cleans they run $100 and we can't afforfd....as always apprecaite your suggestions. ensoul I have one cat and two litter boxes. She likes to pee in one and poop in the other. When it comes to litter, I use one that is clumping and flushable. When I detect an odor, I scoop and flush. Usually twice a day. I use the Arm & Hammer on occasions when she's taken a notion not to bury. Don't just sprinkle it on top, mix it in. As a result of my regime, the odor is around for as long as it takes me to scoop, flush, sprinkle and mix. About 2 minutes? You didn't mention how many cats you have, but if you only have room for one box, perhaps consider a flushable clumping litter and scoop more often. |
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Suddenly, without warning, ensoul exclaimed (12-Feb-06 3:09 AM):
we have cats, male, fixed, ayear old indoor cats, we always buy them food for indoor cats got them at the SPCA, even though we have a small place I asked if we sahould have 2 litter boxes, they said yes since some cats don't like sharing....we've tried so many different kinds, have spray called OUT for urine and feces odor and a Arm & Hammer product that you sprinkle on top of the litter, they help some, and one of cats, not sure which one doesn't cover his poop.....I scoop them every day...please don't suggest one of those machines that self cleans they run $100 and we can't afforfd....as always apprecaite your suggestions. ensoul Put your ear down close to your soul and listen hard. ~Anne Sexton You don't mention exactly how many cats. Many people suggest you should have one more litterbox than you have cats. I do realize that it may be a space issue, but you should have at least as many boxes as cats. If the problem is odor, try a different cat food. I've just recently put Meep The Non-Burying Cat on Royal Canin (Mature Indoor, I think), and she's gone from Oh, My God What An Amazing Stink to Oh, I didn't Realize She Had... As for litter, World's Best Cat Litter is, well, the best. Flushable, covers smell well when she does bury, lasts a long time if I clean regular, clumps just enough. Are they both using the boxes, or do you have a problem with one or the other going outside the boxes? jmc |
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jmc wrote: If the problem is odor, try a different cat food. I've just recently put Meep The Non-Burying Cat on Royal Canin (Mature Indoor, I think), and she's gone from Oh, My God What An Amazing Stink to Oh, I didn't Realize She Had... I agree. Feeding a high quality food can really make a very big difference in the smell and amount of feces in the litterbox. We use Swheat Scoop and have been happy with it. |
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ensoul wrote:
we have cats, male, fixed, ayear old indoor cats, we always buy them food for indoor cats got them at the SPCA, even though we have a small place I asked if we sahould have 2 litter boxes, they said yes since some cats don't like sharing....we've tried so many different kinds, have spray called OUT for urine and feces odor and a Arm & Hammer product that you sprinkle on top of the litter, they help some, and one of cats, not sure which one doesn't cover his poop.....I scoop them every day...please don't suggest one of those machines that self cleans they run $100 and we can't afforfd....as always apprecaite your suggestions. ensoul Put your ear down close to your soul and listen hard. ~Anne Sexton I like SwheatScoop. It's wheat, plain wheat. The others use clay or other things which are somewhat associated with serious medical problems. I gather you're really asking about the smell? I don't smell anything with the wheat product for some reason. It's much more expensive unless you can find wheat on farms? Arm & Hammer, was that ordinary baking soda? Put some in the bottom of the box before filling. Might help and it's inexpensive? You would sprinkle this on the bottom of the litter, not the top, according to ShweatScoop. Maybe sprinkle both ways. But it's the bottom if not deep enough that accumulates nasty stuff. Are you filling to at least 3 inches deep too? That helps a lot. Measure with a ruler, 3 inches is very, very deep. You might try scooping more than once a day. Basically that's all the $100 machine does. Scoop, poop, scoop, poop, scoop, poop... Or is that poop, scoop, poop, scoop, poop, scoop, poop, scoop... About your sig, Anne Sexton sure did not take her own advice in regards to trusting her soul to her the_rapists. Especially that one in Boston. What an unethical *******, and directed the family clinic? And the previous one in Philly who released her tapes but did nothing about the bum in boston? Very sad. |
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the smell, both boxes get cleaned everyday...opening window is not an
option I ilive in State it's 20 degree's and with wind chill much worse....I have tried OUT a spary to get rid of urine & feces odor, also arm & hammer stuff that you sprinkle both of these products only work temporarily ensoul |
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sorry 2 cats and 2 litter boxes, they're brothers
ensoul |
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sorry 2 cats and 2 litter boxes, they're brothers ensoul Well, if the smell is the big issue you can start with what they are consuming... because usually if the food they are consuming doesn't agree with them or isn't the best what comes out the other end will smell horribilis! :-D So, what do you feed them? ...and have you considered switch, gradually, to something else? |
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