Hobby Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 On 18/07/2021 at 17:15, NHY 581 said: Snap! Oreo, my daughter's cat (and her photos), 10 weeks old... 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Cuttle Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 6 hours ago, BR60103 said: We bought a new litter box today. Previous one seemed to be getting puddles outside it -- lid fits on outside the base. New one does same but the base is a lot higher. We'll see. Long contemplation over litter selection. SWMBO likes the lite stuff but we've noticed that it doesn't always fall off the cat. To make it worse, we moved the box from the main floor laundry to the basement. More reports in the fullness of time. This one was recommended and its really good. Its wood chips and can be flushed down the loo. The wee goes into clumps like snowballs and can be scooped up. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Cuttle Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Text hasnt come out. This was recommended to us, its woodchips and can be flushed down the loo. There is no nasty smells, been using it for over a year now. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
didcot Posted July 20, 2021 Author Share Posted July 20, 2021 6 hours ago, BR60103 said: We bought a new litter box today. Previous one seemed to be getting puddles outside it -- lid fits on outside the base. New one does same but the base is a lot higher. We'll see. Long contemplation over litter selection. SWMBO likes the lite stuff but we've noticed that it doesn't always fall off the cat Our cats would do some sort of weird stance with 3 of their legs on the edge of the tray, which would then be catapulted over when they jumped off. So we put the tray inside another. I thinks it's a 25 litre storage container. Problem solved. Infact we now just use that. The sides are probably 9 inches deep and the cats just sit there now, rather than performing acrobatics. We always use the wood pellets preferring that to gravel type stuff that sets like concrete. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted July 20, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 20, 2021 Depending on whether I'm in Morrisons or Tescos, I get ecograin from Tesco or smart litter from M's. Both are like little twiglets, and the pee goes into clumps/sawdust. The worst ever for me was Catsan where the tiny little white grain got everywhere my 2 cats went in the house. With the litter I use now, a little gets taken outside the trays but generally not more very far. https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/300842506 https://groceries.morrisons.com/products/smart-litter-wood-pellet-litter-503111011 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
didcot Posted July 20, 2021 Author Share Posted July 20, 2021 Daft cat! 11 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 4 minutes ago, Captain Cuttle said: its woodchips and can be flushed down the loo. Hmm, probably not a good idea to do that. Being wood it will swell up, and as the label says it is clumping, so could easily cause blockages. Best to only flush toilet waste (pee and poo) and toilet paper. Never put tissues (they have wet strength and do not break up), wet wipes, disposable nappies, sanitary pads, or anything else down the loo. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classsix T Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 54 minutes ago, didcot said: Daft cat! Has he been a naughty boy?! C6T. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohmisterporter Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 A while back I wrote about our stay in a rented flat on a farm that had eighteen cats, including eight kittens. Well, the kittens all went to new homes leaving ten farm cats to patrol all the outbuildings for mice. Two cats adopted us and became very friendly, Fluffy and Ginger, who liked nothing better than curling up on a lap for a sleep. Came the day when we found a new home to buy and started making plans to move out. Ginger knew. We were not aware that our behavior changed and as most of our belongings were in storage there was little packing being done, but Ginger knew. He and Fluffy kept coming to us for food, Fluffy being her old self for naps by the radiator and so forth. Ginger would eat his food then walk out. When we came across him sunning himself outside and called to him he would pointedly turn his back and have nothing to do with us. Came the moving out day we packed our things in the cars and were ready for off; Ginger trotted across the yard and stretched up my leg for a final stroke and tickle under his chin, which he was very fond off. How strange was that? We have no idea in what way we changed; but Ginger knew. 3 2 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold John B Posted July 20, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 20, 2021 When the nice comfy cat bed gets too comfy, Bourbon just hangs out of the window.. 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony Teague Posted July 20, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 20, 2021 1 hour ago, grahame said: Hmm, probably not a good idea to do that. Being wood it will swell up, and as the label says it is clumping, so could easily cause blockages. Especially if you have a septic tank! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Cuttle Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 1 hour ago, grahame said: Hmm, probably not a good idea to do that. Being wood it will swell up, and as the label says it is clumping, so could easily cause blockages. Best to only flush toilet waste (pee and poo) and toilet paper. Never put tissues (they have wet strength and do not break up), wet wipes, disposable nappies, sanitary pads, or anything else down the loo. Never had any issues it separates in the pan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Cuttle Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 57 minutes ago, Tony Teague said: Especially if you have a septic tank! We dont and it doesnt! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 8 minutes ago, Captain Cuttle said: Never had any issues That's the problem, it rarely effects the perpetrator. It's other people along the sewer who end up with blockages that need cleaning out. I've recently had to call out the water board because of things other residents in the street have flushed down the loo that have caused a sewer collection chamber, that my downstairs toilet flows in to, to back up and overflow. 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibelroad Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 2 hours ago, Captain Cuttle said: I used this stuff for years. It’s compressed wood flour and I flushed it without any problems, unlike some other products I had tried. Current cat prefers a trip to the woods at the back of our house so no need for a tray now. Just don’t go for a walk in the woods ! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Cuttle Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 36 minutes ago, grahame said: That's the problem, it rarely effects the perpetrator. It's other people along the sewer who end up with blockages that need cleaning out. I've recently had to call out the water board because of things other residents in the street have flushed down the loo that have caused a sewer collection chamber, that my downstairs toilet flows in to, to back up and overflow. I checked under the manhole cover and all is fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 3 minutes ago, Captain Cuttle said: I checked under the manhole cover and all is fine. It probably won't be your manhole cover, it'll be someone else's further down the street/sewer. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Cuttle Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 No, we feed straight into the main sewer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted July 20, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 20, 2021 Returning to litter trays. The larger of my 2 cats seems to be a cross between a dog and a JCB when it comes to covering her business, therefore I have a couple of trays like car drip mats that I place the litter trays on. Most overspill is caught on the tray which is easy to lift up and tip back into the litter tray. https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0042HP45I/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted July 20, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 20, 2021 1 1 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 There is a better approach if you can train them 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, Captain Cuttle said: No, we feed straight into the main sewer. Main sewers can get blocked. Have some consideration for those that may suffer as a result of your actions. Quite simply it is not advisable to flush cat litter and/or cat poo down the toilet: https://bargainbathroom.com/can-you-flush-cat-litter-down-the-toilet/ https://www.superterry.com/can-cat-litter-flushed-toilet/#:~:text=Flushing cat litter down the toilet%2C even if,kitty litter down the toilet in ANY circumstance. https://www.petmoneysaver.co.uk/blog/flush-cat-poo-litter-down-toilet/ https://litter-boxes.com/flush-cat-litter/ https://incrediblekitty.com/can-you-flush-cat-litter/ Edited July 20, 2021 by grahame 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibelroad Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Well cat poo is smaller than human poo and the wood based litter does break down to dust so I don’t see the problem. Also no tissues and definitely no wet wipes to worry about. I did once flush newspaper based litter, that was a problem and caused an expensive blockage, hence the change to the wood flour stuff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Cuttle Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 23 minutes ago, grahame said: Main sewers can get blocked. Have some consideration for those that may suffer as a result of your actions. Quite simply it is not advisable to flush cat litter and/or cat poo down the toilet: https://bargainbathroom.com/can-you-flush-cat-litter-down-the-toilet/ https://www.superterry.com/can-cat-litter-flushed-toilet/#:~:text=Flushing cat litter down the toilet%2C even if,kitty litter down the toilet in ANY circumstance. https://www.petmoneysaver.co.uk/blog/flush-cat-poo-litter-down-toilet/ https://litter-boxes.com/flush-cat-litter/ https://incrediblekitty.com/can-you-flush-cat-litter/ No problems here my friend and we will continue to do it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Henderson Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 10 hours ago, Ohmisterporter said: Came the day when we found a new home to buy and started making plans to move out. Ginger knew. We were not aware that our behavior changed and as most of our belongings were in storage there was little packing being done, but Ginger knew. Could have been something you said, Ginger had heard the same sound from other humans just before they vanished. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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