Hello, I’m Dr. Karyn! Read my introduction to be taught extra about me and meet my 5 hilarious cats: Clutch, Cyril, Alex, Zelda, and Zazzles.
Do you do this factor while you’re utilizing a public toilet the place you simply block out the considered how many individuals have sat there earlier than you? After which there’s that bonus while you’re first in line after the cleaner has simply been in. There’s nothing worse than being greeted by the proof of earlier guests; everybody desires a contemporary bowl.
So I shouldn’t be that shocked that Alex, the youngest and most ginger of all my cats, additionally prefers to make use of a freshly cleaned rest room. What’s annoying for me is how he instances issues.
A Clear Litter Field Is Important
Preserving your cat’s litter field clear is an important a part of protecting your feline members of the family comfortable, wholesome, and stress-free. One of many most important causes cats develop stress-related cystitis or inappropriate toileting habits is a results of sharing a rest room with different cats, which is why we at all times suggest having at the least one litter field per cat, plus an additional one. That method, every cat ought to at all times have an unused field accessible.
My cats are very uncommon in that they’ll fortunately – I say fortunately, however I suppose they might simply be content material or glad – use a tray that has already been occupied. A lot in order that it typically looks like they’ve quietly designated a field for 1’s and one other for two’s, typically leaving the third barely touched. In idea, I ought to have at least 6 litter boxes for my 5 cats, however over time, this has whittled down to three – not an association I’d usually suggest. However when bins have been being constantly left unused, there was no level having them take up house! Nonetheless, if we’re going away in a single day, we at all times put out additional trays.
Even though all our cats are unrelated and joined us at completely different instances and life phases, we’re extraordinarily fortunate that all of them get alongside fairly effectively, not to mention share litter bins between cleanings. It’s a VERY uncommon state of affairs however seems to mirror that they contemplate themselves to be a household unit.
To Go The place No Cat Has Gone Earlier than
Though Alex doesn’t seem averse to the sharing/caring method to litter, he has proven a definite choice for a freshly cleaned litter field. A lot in order that, very similar to Pavlov’s canine, who grew to become so conditioned to listening to a bell at mealtimes that the sound was sufficient to begin them salivating, the sound of contemporary litter being poured into the tray brings Alex working from wherever in the home.
He has been outside in the catio and are available galloping up the steps, barely ready for me to complete topping up the litter earlier than christening it. Irrespective of the time of day, it appears he at all times has a poop saved up for the event.
He’s not as motivated when I’m simply scooping out the trays; it’s the freshly poured, untouched litter that draws him.
It’s not that I blame him – while you share a toilet with 4 different folks, it’s obtained to be an actual deal with to be the primary to dig round within the litter. To go the place no cat has gone earlier than. It’s simply that cleansing out the trays and filling them with contemporary cat litter, solely to have somebody drop a terrific…deposit in it earlier than you even go away the room, generally is a bit disheartening! It’s a bit like lastly placing away your freshly cleaned garments and seeing that the soiled laundry basket is already half full, or drying the final of the washing up and having somebody usher in a pile of plates which were hiding in a bed room.
Small Victories and Trivial Pursuits
After all, this can be a me downside, not an Alex downside, and it’s one I’ve shortly tailored to. As a substitute of tying up the soiled litter bag on the finish of a cleansing session, I simply lay in await Alex’s inevitable look, and take away the proof of his go to when he’s completed.
It may appear fairly trivial, however at the least I get to stroll out of the room understanding that the litter boxes are all clean and fresh…for a couple of minutes at the least! It’s a really small victory, however I’ll take what I can get!
This text is part of Dr. Karyn’s sequence together with her 5 hilarious cats.
