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Outside Cat Litter
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My cat always used to do his business outside, hardly ever used his tray but the garden in my new house is half decking and half gravel so there's nowhere for him to go really and so I'm getting through a ridiculous amount of cat litter.
I was thinking of getting some shallow planters to put around the edge of the garden and hide them in between pot plants but can anyone suggest someone I could use to fill them with that he would want to use to poo in? I don't think oridinary litter would last too well in rain.
On a similar note - if I sprinkled some of his used (just wee) litter around the edge of the garden, would that deter other cats from coming in?
I was thinking of getting some shallow planters to put around the edge of the garden and hide them in between pot plants but can anyone suggest someone I could use to fill them with that he would want to use to poo in? I don't think oridinary litter would last too well in rain.
On a similar note - if I sprinkled some of his used (just wee) litter around the edge of the garden, would that deter other cats from coming in?
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He's getting on pretty well thanks Ummmm. Spent the past two nights just lounging around in the garden so he seems pretty happy.
The gravel is quite large so that's probably why he doesn't want to use it.
I'm getting trough a couple of bags of littler a week. He has a habit of not being able to poo in one neat little pile that I can just get rid of so it goes all over the place and stinks, which means I have to replace the whole tray.
The gravel is quite large so that's probably why he doesn't want to use it.
I'm getting trough a couple of bags of littler a week. He has a habit of not being able to poo in one neat little pile that I can just get rid of so it goes all over the place and stinks, which means I have to replace the whole tray.
But what size bags are you using? I make a special trip to buy my cat litter from Asda, a 20litre bag costs about £5.60 for Bob Martins Stay Fresh Clumping cat litter. With one almost always indoors cat it lasts 6-8 weeks or more. When Maggie does a poo I just get toilet paper and lift it out immediately and flush it down the loo. I know this doesn't answer your question but it might be a solution while you find a permanent answer.
I'm glad moggie's settling in so well, Evian. Re the litter, I don't think any of them will last long in rain to be honest. I'm wondering if you could construct some sort of covering to go over the tray. (You can get enclosed litter trays but they are very expensive.) Alternatively, perhaps you could mix your usual litter with some of the gravel, so it doesn't feel too weird for him
I've heard other people use cat litter to mark the edge of the garden successfully. I tried it with Basil when we moved house, but the local cats seemed to see it as a challenge and there were a few punch-ups before they sorted out their territory. I guess it all depends on the cats personalities.
I've heard other people use cat litter to mark the edge of the garden successfully. I tried it with Basil when we moved house, but the local cats seemed to see it as a challenge and there were a few punch-ups before they sorted out their territory. I guess it all depends on the cats personalities.
Yeah, I looked at the enclosed ones in Pets at Home this morning and I just can't afford to spend that much money on that sort of thing at the moment, especially when I'm not sure he'd actually use it. Maybe I'll give your suggestion of mixing a bit of gravel and litter together a try.
Thanks for answering about spreading the used littler too. After I discovered the other cat in my kitchen eating my cats food yesterday morning. I don't want to be feeding the rest of the neighbours cats too.
Thanks for answering about spreading the used littler too. After I discovered the other cat in my kitchen eating my cats food yesterday morning. I don't want to be feeding the rest of the neighbours cats too.
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