Hello, I’m Dr. Karyn! Learn my introduction to study extra about me and meet my 5 hilarious cats: Clutch, Cyril, Alex, Zelda, and Zazzles.
Do you do this factor once 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 once 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 needs a recent 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
Maintaining your cat’s litter field clear is a vital a part of protecting your feline members of the family joyful, wholesome, and stress-free. One of many important causes cats develop stress-related cystitis or inappropriate toileting habits is a results of sharing a bathroom with different cats, which is why we at all times advocate having at the least one litter field per cat, plus an additional one. That approach, every cat ought to at all times have an unused field out there.
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 happy – 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 idea, I ought to have at the least 6 litter packing containers for my 5 cats, however over time, this has whittled down to three – not an association I might sometimes advocate. However when packing containers had 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 at all times put out further trays.
Even if all our cats are unrelated and joined us at totally different instances and life levels, we’re extraordinarily fortunate that all of them get alongside fairly nicely, not to mention share litter packing containers between cleanings. It’s a VERY uncommon state of affairs however seems to mirror that they take into account 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 strategy to litter, he has proven a definite choice for a freshly cleaned litter field. A lot in order that, very similar to Pavlov’s canines, who turned so conditioned to listening to a bell at mealtimes that the sound was sufficient to start out them salivating, the sound of recent litter being poured into the tray brings Alex operating from wherever in the home.
He has been outdoors within 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 – once you share a toilet with 4 different individuals, it’s bought 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 recent cat litter, solely to have somebody drop an important…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 usher in a pile of plates which were 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 rapidly tailored to. As an alternative 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 may appear fairly trivial, however at the least I get to stroll out of the room figuring out that the litter packing containers are all clear and recent…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 collection along with her 5 hilarious cats.
