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New cat mom here.
I adopted a new cat last week and so far it's going well, other than the general anxieties that come with being responsible for another living thing and all. I have the recommended two litter boxes for her (you know, if you have one cat have two litter boxes, if you have two, get three etc), but she only uses one, the upstairs one. Given the layout of my place, my bedroom is the only place for it. I don't mind that it's in there, don't get me wrong. Dr. Elsey's is a phenomenal litter. However, she spends all her time upstairs after previously spending all her time downstairs, and I'm wondering if this is normal? She knows where the downstairs litter box is, she'll rub her cheeks on it and such. She'll go into it, but won't actually use it. I'm just worried that if the upstairs one gets too full while I'm working, she'll go somewhere ELSE in my bedroom, which would not be good.
I clean er litter boxes twce a day, once in the morning and once at night. It's got a few inches of litter in there, but she hides it REALLY well (which is not bad if you ask me) and so I'm wondering if she'll use it like she should anyway, even if I don't clean it out immediately? I'm trying to get her on and stick to a schedule, as if I wasn't working from home (Covid-19 y'all ain't it grand); if there's something I need to change, I'd like to know ahead of time if possible.
I adopted a new cat last week and so far it's going well, other than the general anxieties that come with being responsible for another living thing and all. I have the recommended two litter boxes for her (you know, if you have one cat have two litter boxes, if you have two, get three etc), but she only uses one, the upstairs one. Given the layout of my place, my bedroom is the only place for it. I don't mind that it's in there, don't get me wrong. Dr. Elsey's is a phenomenal litter. However, she spends all her time upstairs after previously spending all her time downstairs, and I'm wondering if this is normal? She knows where the downstairs litter box is, she'll rub her cheeks on it and such. She'll go into it, but won't actually use it. I'm just worried that if the upstairs one gets too full while I'm working, she'll go somewhere ELSE in my bedroom, which would not be good.
I clean er litter boxes twce a day, once in the morning and once at night. It's got a few inches of litter in there, but she hides it REALLY well (which is not bad if you ask me) and so I'm wondering if she'll use it like she should anyway, even if I don't clean it out immediately? I'm trying to get her on and stick to a schedule, as if I wasn't working from home (Covid-19 y'all ain't it grand); if there's something I need to change, I'd like to know ahead of time if possible.