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 try this factor whenever you’re utilizing a public lavatory the place you simply block out the considered how many individuals have sat there earlier than you? After which there’s that bonus whenever 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 stunned that Alex, the youngest and most ginger of all my cats, additionally prefers to make use of a freshly cleaned bathroom. What’s annoying for me is how he instances issues.
A Clear Litter Field Is Important
Maintaining your cat’s litter field clear is a necessary a part of holding your feline relations completely satisfied, wholesome, and stress-free. One of many foremost causes cats develop stress-related cystitis or inappropriate toileting habits is a results of sharing a bathroom with different cats, which is why we all the time advocate having no less than one litter field per cat, plus an additional one. That means, every cat ought to all the time have an unused field obtainable.
My cats are very uncommon in that they are going to 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 as if they’ve quietly designated a field for 1’s and one other for two’s, typically leaving the third barely touched. In principle, 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 advocate. However when packing containers have been being persistently left unused, there was no level having them take up area! Nevertheless, if we’re going away in a single day, we all the time put out further trays.
Although all our cats are unrelated and joined us at totally different instances and life phases, we’re extraordinarily fortunate that all of them get alongside fairly effectively, not to mention share litter packing containers between cleanings. It’s a VERY uncommon state of affairs however seems to replicate 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 turned so conditioned to listening to a bell at mealtimes that the sound was sufficient to start out them salivating, the sound of contemporary litter being poured into the tray brings Alex operating 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. Regardless of the time of day, it appears he all the time 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 – whenever you share a rest room with 4 different individuals, it’s acquired 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 an incredible…deposit in it earlier than you even depart the room, is usually 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 herald a pile of plates which have been hiding in a bed room.
Small Victories and Trivial Pursuits
After all, it is a me drawback, not an Alex drawback, 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 watch for Alex’s inevitable look, and take away the proof of his go to when he’s completed.
It might sound fairly trivial, however no less than I get to stroll out of the room figuring out that the litter boxes are all clean and fresh…for a couple of minutes no less than! It’s a really small victory, however I’ll take what I can get!
This text is part of Dr. Karyn’s sequence along with her 5 hilarious cats.
