All of you that have cats know that litter boxes are a huge deal for cats. They have to be clean and have enough litter at all times, so that the cats are happy and don’t pee elsewhere. And scooping litter out daily is really done quickly. But every now and then you have to empty them completely. Now it says on my bag of cat litter that I should do it every 6 weeks. I did at first, but then I realized that’s too often, because the litter was still okay and I would throw it away too soon. So now I keep it longer and just add a few cups of litter every week and wipe the insides of the box with some toilet paper. And then when I see that is starting to smell and the litter feels a bit heavy when I scoop it, I change it completely. I use litter that looks a lot like sand, so you can tell when it is too old to use – it becomes a bit darker and damp.
But emptying those boxes is hard work! Like for real. I think both litterboxes have around 17 kg (37 pounds) of litter altogether, so to put that out is not as easy as it looks. I usually ask B. to help me and he does it right away. So then I wash them both in the bathroom, use a lot of detergent, dry them out and fill them up. A lot of the times you’ll see that the litter itself is not that bad, but the litterbox can smell. So if you see that the litter is still fine, you can just put it in a bag, clean the litterbox and than put the old litter in. Some cats are just clumsy or not careful enough so they pee on the walls instead of where they are supposed to!
And then Kim comes to see if I’ve done everything right. She a real inspector, I tell you. And she always checks the litterboxes after Fergie and Peggy use them, to make sure everything is in order.
What about you? Any litter box drama?
