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FAQs on Litter Box Matters (8) Litterbox Problems

How to Prevent Litter Box Problems
Changes in your cat's litter box behavior can almost always be traced to a medical condition, stress, or something she dislikes about her litter box environment. Fortunately, a little know-how and preventive maintenance can greatly reduce the chance of litter box problems.

Outside the Box - Part 1: How to Prevent Problems
Inappropriate elimination tops the list of problems feline behaviorists deal with, and it's the number one reason cats are surrendered to shelters or pounds. That's the bad news. The good news is that housesoiling problems can be prevented.

Outside the Box - Part 2: How to Solve Problems
Is it possible to correct housesoiling problems with any degree of certainty that they will not recur? The answer is yes-if you are willing to follow some important recommendations that will work with the cat's basic nature and instincts to modify the behavior.

Product Tour of Litter Robot - Automated Litter Box
Product tour of Litter Robot, an automated litter box which takes away the work of daily scooping of litter.

TopPicks - Litter Box Accessories - Cats
Litter boxes and their accessories are among the most important purchases you can make for your cat's health and well-being. These are my top picks for litter box accessories that will help you maintain clean and sanitary litter box conditions to help prevent litter box accidents.

LitterMaid Mega Automated Litter Box - Full Product Review
Product Review of the LitterMaid Automated Litter Box with comments from users.

Petmate LitterLocker Plus - Review
Review of the Petmate Litter Locker, which hides the scoopings from litter boxes with no odor.

Litter Box Maintenance - A Step-By-Step Illustrated Tutorial
Poor litter box maintenance is often the cause of litter box mishaps. Since litter box avoidance is a major cause of surrenders of cats to shelters, it is important that cats be given a fighting chance, by making sure their litter boxes are kept immaculately clean. This step-by-step tutorial will demonstrate conscientious litter box maintenance.

Cat Litters - The Clumping Clay Controversy
Many readers are aware that clumping clay litters have come into disfavor in recent years. While, to my knowledge, there have never been any scientific studies proving the hazard to cats of clumping clay litters, there has been a flood of anecdotal testimony that clumping clay litters may be hazardous.

Catpaper - Litter Box Accessory - Review
Review of Catpaper, a new all-around product for catching litter box accidents, catching stray litter, for sick-bed use, and many other applications.

How can we train our kitten to cover his poop?
My sweet 10 week old boy kitten Scamp poops in his litterbox, scrapes around for a while, but fails to cover his poop. During this process he always manages to step in his poop and it doesn't seem to bother him. How can I help teach him better litterbox techniques?

How do we train our previously indoor cats to go outdoors?
We're stumped; how do we get them to use the great outdoor litter box? With the huge push to keep all cats indoors, I can't find any information on this topic.

Litter-ally Speaking
Get any two ailurophiles together and the discussion will inevitably turn to litter boxes and litter. Get a whole roomful together, and it's surprising how much you can learn.

How can I stop my indoor-outdoor cats using kids' sand box?
Now that spring is here, I'm having a problem with both of my Persians using my children's sandbox as a litterbox. I realize that the cats don't know any better, but is there anything I can do to prevent them from "going" in the sandbox?

Toilet Training vs Kitty Litter- Guest Article by Lin Komula
Guest writer Lin Komula believes indoor cats can exist quite well without litter boxes. Is toilet training an option for your cat? Read and decide.

Flushable Kitty Toilet
Self-cleaning litter boxes have been around for awhile, with mixed reviews, so it was with much interest that I read about the development of a flushable kitty toilet, which uses water for self-cleaning, much like your regular human toilet.

Guide Review: Cat Attract Training Litter
Sometimes for one reason or another, cats begin to avoid the use of their litter box, or a previously outdoor cat needs to be trained to the use of a litter box. Cat Attract was developed by a feline-only veterinarian as a "training litter." This litter contains a natural herb "attractant" that piques a cat's curiosity in the litter.

Top Picks Premium Litter
The type of cat litter for the litter box is critical to the success of litter box training, as well as to he health of your cat. Here are my choices among available premium litters.

Managing Common Chronic Lower Urinary Tract Disorders of Cats
From The Indoor Cat Initiative, an outstanding article on FUS, FLUTD, including uroliths (crystals and stones) and idiopathic cystitis. Written for veterinarians, but includes loads of information for the lay person.

The Litter Box: From Your Cat's Point of View
Excellent article from a veterinarian, on litter box issues. The section on cleaning the litter box is a must read.