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Hi everyone,
This is my first post here and I'd be so very grateful for any advice you all may have.
So...I have two 'tween' cats, lol. Not sure how to describe them exactly, since they're not kittens anymore but not fully grown cats either. Mozzie is almost 10 months and Skeech is almost 8 months old. They have some other behavioral issues which maybe I'll post about later, but the main one is that neither of them is using the litter box the right way.
Now, I almost feel un-PC in stating it that way, because if this was a person I was talking about (well obviously not with a litter box issue, certainly hope not anyway ) you'd be correct in saying that there's no 'right' way to do whatever specific thing I was talking about, and that the way this person chose to do it was the right way for them ~ even if I may have disagreed with it.
However, this is felines we're talking about here and correct me if I'm wrong, but I've always thought that it's considered proper behavior for a cat to kick litter over their business when in the litter box, and that their natural instinct was to cover it up.
Well, these two rapscallions take a different approach. Instead of burying their business, they prefer to scratch the top and sides of the litter box itself, not really kicking any litter over it at all (unless they agressively kick and end up sending litter etc. right out the box and onto the floor.
If I remember correctly, Skeech was initially kicking the litter over it but he picked up Mozzie's bad habits and now is full-on scratching the box but NOT the litter.
You might say, what's the big deal? So the toilet's exposed instead of covered up...not so bad, right? Well yeah I guess, but I think you'd agree that it definitely helps with odor control and general sanitariness (not sure if that's a word but you know what I mean) if the toilet is covered vs out in the open.
So that's the basic situation. Like I said, any replies, advice & info are most welcome
This is my first post here and I'd be so very grateful for any advice you all may have.
So...I have two 'tween' cats, lol. Not sure how to describe them exactly, since they're not kittens anymore but not fully grown cats either. Mozzie is almost 10 months and Skeech is almost 8 months old. They have some other behavioral issues which maybe I'll post about later, but the main one is that neither of them is using the litter box the right way.
Now, I almost feel un-PC in stating it that way, because if this was a person I was talking about (well obviously not with a litter box issue, certainly hope not anyway ) you'd be correct in saying that there's no 'right' way to do whatever specific thing I was talking about, and that the way this person chose to do it was the right way for them ~ even if I may have disagreed with it.
However, this is felines we're talking about here and correct me if I'm wrong, but I've always thought that it's considered proper behavior for a cat to kick litter over their business when in the litter box, and that their natural instinct was to cover it up.
Well, these two rapscallions take a different approach. Instead of burying their business, they prefer to scratch the top and sides of the litter box itself, not really kicking any litter over it at all (unless they agressively kick and end up sending litter etc. right out the box and onto the floor.
If I remember correctly, Skeech was initially kicking the litter over it but he picked up Mozzie's bad habits and now is full-on scratching the box but NOT the litter.
You might say, what's the big deal? So the toilet's exposed instead of covered up...not so bad, right? Well yeah I guess, but I think you'd agree that it definitely helps with odor control and general sanitariness (not sure if that's a word but you know what I mean) if the toilet is covered vs out in the open.
So that's the basic situation. Like I said, any replies, advice & info are most welcome