RE: POOP from Petplace.com

I tried clumping litter once, and it was horrible! Like you said, it just turned into a giant lump of hard clay! Yuck!

Wow, I guess clumping litter can really make a mess…. Both in the pan AND on the paws!

So far, my cats never really had a problem with it. I think I’ve narrowed my cat’s problem down to 2 things. Since I clean all 3-litter boxes every day, I think that it’s very likely my cat’s pooping problem is territorial or separation anxiety. There’s a small cat that comes around our back sliding glass door at night, and one of my cats goes into a frenzy yowling loudly enough to wake the dead, spitting, hissing and jumping onto the glass door at this new stranger. We live in a townhouse, and the rules state that no cats are to be let out at all. This has been going on for months now, and I have not been able to find out whom this nice clean kitty belongs to. Needless to day, when this cat appears at the door, there’s poop on the floor someplace the next morning! I’ve covered up the bottom of the glass last night and got some peace and quiet — And there was no poop this morning! I’ve decided that we need to buy a new glass door this weekend—the kind with the window blinds between the glass so we can close them up at night and the cats can’t move aside the blinds like they do now.

The separation problem can be a secondary problem in that one of the cats doesn’t like my husband feeding and caring for him. It may be an unlikely scenario, but there’s poop on the floor when sometimes when I am not able to feed and clean up after them and my husband fills in for me. Not sure which problem is the real one, but I’m working on it. My next step is to separate them and find out who has the problem.

Hi Dee, where did you get the Cat’s Pride? I had found an Arm & Hammer flushable litter that I (and Bob) really liked, but I can’t find it anywhere now.

Is the Cat’s Pride “sandy” or “gravely” – Bob likes the sand. Maybe that’s why he makes such a mess – he thinks the litter box is also a sandbox!

This morning after I changed his litter, he hopped right in and started digging till he had a nice big pile in the middle of the box and then went and stood in it with his legs half-buried. Didn’t do any “business”, just stood there enjoying his fresh litter for a few minutes!

By the way, I’ve noticed the last few times when emptying the litter that it seems to smell more than usual – like ammonia – yuck! Should I be worried about that? I started mixing dry adult cat food in with his dry kitten food because he’s getting kind of fat – could it be because I changed his diet?

Hi Great Dane-

Just saw your post about the ammonia smell in the litterbox. I accidentally bought another type of Science Diet several months ago (got the one for indoor cats, rather than adult original). It really did change their little systems. I got much more smell, and even more debris than usual. I had the big 20 lb. bag, so when I realized what was happening, I got their usual type and just mixed them together until the outdoor cat stuff ran out. Slowly, they got back to normal. Thank goodness!!

Bob is SO funny. He needs his own TV show. Adventures with Bob.

Yeah!

I just checked the US prices for Ever Clean. http://www.shopping.com/xPC-Ever_Clean_Extra_Strength_Premium_Clumping_Cat_Litter . I weep.

PS. Oh Boy, Oh Boy, We Want Bobby Video!!!

(It doesn’t rhyme but I hope it works.)

Dee – My sister’s late and beloved Jade used to do that. It’s like he was on the lookout when he was in the litter box.

I LOVE the fact that one of the busiest places on TDK today, is the “poop page”!