litterbox care

What's The Largest Cat Litter Box (and Why Your Cat Needs It)Wondering about the right size for your cat's litter box? This topic worries many cat owners who intuitively realize that the box they're using may be too small for Kitty. Here's the bottom line - Where it comes to your cat's litter...

How to train kittens to use the litter boxDo you have kittens that need to learn to use the litter box? Did you adopt a kitten who occasionally has litterbox accidents? Did you find a stray kitten and now need to introduce him to the concept of using a litter box? If the answer to any of the...

How To Get Cat Pee Smell Out of Clothes and LinensWhenever a cat pees outside the litter box - the owner is facing a problem. Added to the frustration of having to deal with a potentially complex medical or behavioral problem, there is the issue of smell. Removing the smell can alleviate your...

Have an issue with your furry best friend(s) and need to know how to get cat pee smell out of carpet in your home? While you are most definitely not alone, removing cat urine smell from your carpet can be one of the toughest issues you may encounter, whether living with a single cat or several...

How To Choose The Best Automatic Litterbox For You And Your Cat Sick and tired of scooping? A self-cleaning automatic litterbox sounds tempting? After all, why not focus on petting and playing with your cat and forget about the smelly daily chores of the litterbox, right? If only life were that...

Do you consider your pets to be part of the family? For many of us, our pets can be considered not only as lovable little furry babies but also as our children. Well, just like children, pets can have house soiling accidents, especially when you welcome to the family a new little addition who...

Cats are famous for being clean animals. Not only do they regularly groom their coat, they also bury their feces and urine so that predators and prey won't be able to smell their presence. This instinct is part of what makes cats such appealing pets in an urban environment. We can keep our...

Litterbox problems and litterbox avoidance are common complaints in our cat behavior forum, so we went to see what the experts think about this topic. We asked 16 leading cat experts what they thought were the common mistakes owners make when it comes to the litter box and what solutions they...

Cats have a great advantage as indoor-only pets: They can have their own bathroom in our homes! We don't have to take them out for daily walks, or clean up after them all over the house. They have their own private toilets that they can use whenever they want to. The litterbox is one of the...

There are rules for setting up a litterbox correctly and for maintaining it properly. Not following these rules means a less-than-ideal litterbox experience for Kitty. This is stressful for your cat and could eventually lead to litterbox avoidance. No one wants their cat to go outside the...

Do you consider yourself a cat care expert? Let's see how well you know all there is to know about the litterbox and its contents. The answers can all be found on this very site in various litter-related articles Don't forget to post your score in the comments section below and share with your...

The name makes it sound so simple. A box, right? Just a box which you fill up with your choice of cat litter, right? Ha! If only it were that simple. First-time cat owners are often amazed at the sheer variety of litterboxes available. Take a quick look at our Litterbox Reviews section and...

All indoor cats need unrestricted access to a clean litter box. If they can't have that, they'll be left with no choice but to do their business elsewhere, and you'll have an inappropriate elimination problem on your hands. That's why you should educate yourself about all aspects of the litter...

One of the reasons cats make such great indoor pets is their natural way of using litter to cover their urine and feces. When they go outside the box, it's a very frustrating experience for owners who literally have to deal with the mess. So, why do cats go outside the box? And what can you do...

"Good God, my cat just used his litter box while I was happily destroying things on my video game. All of a sudden, our room smelled like a manure field!" Sounds familiar? It's a quote from a forum thread by TCS member Dagger311. We get many questions about litterbox odor and how to minimize...

Kitty wants the litterbox to be clean and so do you. The question is how often should you clean the litter box to achieve a satisfactory level of cleaningness? How often should you scoop and at what intervals should you throw away the remaining litter and wash the box? Why Keep the Litter Box...

Cat litter preference can be as unique as your cat's predilection for specific food flavors or type of scratching surface. Switching to a new type or brand of kitty litter can hugely affect your cat's life, so make sure you only do it if you have to, and then do it right. Take Your Time Making...

How To Choose The Right Cat LitterChoosing the right litter for your cat can seem like a formidable task. With so many types of litter out there, which one is the best for you and your Kitty? Clumping or non-clumping? Scented? Silica or clay? Flushable? Wheat, walnuts, corn or maybe recycled...

We regularly see recommendations for home-made formulas to clean cat urine stains here on the forums of TheCatSite.com. These formulas are widely circulated on the Internet, and typically include either vinegar or hydrogen peroxide and baking soda. Of course, many people unfamiliar with the...

Cats can and do add pleasure to our lives. But oftentimes when they share our lives on a daily basis, they can grow ill. When a cat is sick, or stressed, the target organ for that stress is generally the bladder. That is when litter pan accidents result as cats find alternative places to urinate...