Avoid Changing the Cat Litter Box

Fill the covered litter box with 6 to 8 pounds of litter (1/4 of a 25-pound box of cat litter). Two cats use the same amount of litter and owner of more than two cats have a troublesome time getting cats to use multiple boxes. Herding cats is a formidable task. Mix in 1/4 cup of 20 Mule Team Borax into the dry cat litter to control odors. Pet owners who use litter with fragrance pellets may skip this step or expect to receive twice the odor defense.

Set the covered litter box (also known as hooded litter pan) on the floor of an unlocked closet where the cat can easily open the door. Remove the door closure so there is no chance that the door could accident swing shut. It is a great idea to install a shelf an inch higher than the top of the box lid where the owner stores food, litter and the scoop. The cat can open the closet door to use the box.

Once a day, scoop the box to sift litter and remove dung with the scoop. Drop the feces into the morning newspaper wrapper and tie a knot and drop in the trash. This dry, foul matter should not give off a smell in the trash can. If you think it smells, double wrap or roll in a newspaper.

Run the scoop along the bottom of the box. Scrape the bottom of the litterbox, mixing the liquid (urine) into the clay to absorb the liquid. By doing this everyday, the litter will last 4 to 5 days. You know it is time to change the box when the cats leave their feces sitting on top (not buried) of the litter.

Change the litter. Every five days or once a week at the latest, simply remove the lid and slip two plastic shopping bags over one end of litter pan. Dump the litter into the sacks. Scrape any clump of litter with the scoop into the sack. If the litter mixed into the dry litter each day, there should be little or no clump on the bottom of the little pan. Tie the grocery sacks (tie the inside and the outside bags) and place in trash or remove trash container.