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Stainless steel litter tray

5 tips in choosing a litter tray/box and the substrate that goes in it

Here are five quick tips about cat litter trays and cat litter material. I won’t dwell on this subject too long. These are just my ideas. Each cat owner has their own. Litter box material Normally people buy litter trays and boxes made out of plastic. That’s perfectly normal and virtually all litter trays and …

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Sel-cleaning cat litter tray

Best self-cleaning cat litter trays (infographic)

First up: I am not getting commission on these recommendations :). I am just doing this to try and help. The infographic is based on Amazon sales. It is a good guide provided one treats reviews with a little caution. There are an extraordinary number of self-cleaning cat and dog litter boxes from different manufacturers …

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Cat digging around in cat litter

Cat litter substrate compared (infographic)

‘Substrate’ refers to the litter material e.g. clay or wood. Each type has its pluses and minuses. Personally, when my cat was using a litter tray, I used wood substrate. I found it good at odour suppression and it is relatively good for the environment. But, of course, I leave it to each cat owner …

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Classy cat window box

12 facts on keeping an indoor cat happy

I have written on this topic many times before! Repetition comes to mind but each article is different as is this one. I am listing 12 facts in bullet fashion for ease of reading; speed reading which I think a lot of internet users employ these days. Web surfers flit from one site to another …

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Catio with outdoor toilet

An idea on reducing litter tray odour in multi-cat households and saving money

One of the big problems in multi-cat homes is keeping down litter tray odours. Ideally you need one litter tray per cat plus one (Jackson Galaxy). Depending on the number of cats it can be quite a lot of work keeping the odours down. It might even be impossible, which is why my neighbours home …

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Flushing cat litter down the loo can spread Toxocara eggs to others and block sewers.

Flushing cat litter down the loo can transmit Toxocara eggs to others and block sewers

Water company comment on this In the UK, Collette Parker, Anglian Water customer engagement manager, said: This kind of animal waste should never be flushed down the loo. Although rare, dog and cat poo can carry Toxocara, which is one of the very few bacteria [they mean parasite] that we are unable to eliminate in …

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2 alternatives to plastic litter trays

2 alternatives to plastic litter trays (thinking of health and environment)

This is a quick note about the possibility of bacteria and other pathogens being harboured in plastic litter trays. Quite a lot is spoken about bacteria being harboured in plastic feeding bowls. The recommendation for feeding bowls is to buy ceramic or metal to deal with this potential problem. And it occurred to me, as …

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Litter-Robot 3 Automatic Self-Cleaning Litter Box

The robotic cat litter box that looks like a cement mixer and is adored by users

The Litter Robot 3 looks like a high-tech cement mixer and damn, it works like a cement mixer. I think the inventors got their ideas for the device from watching cement mixers! Enough of cement mixers. They come with stairs to enable smaller cats to stroll into the cement mixer – sorry litter box, in …

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Ceramic litter boxes don't need replacing regularly as they do not harbour bacteria

How often should you replace your cat’s litter box itself rather than the litter inside it?

I have been very specific in the question in the title because Google might be unsure about the article’s content. To be absolutely clear it’s about the possible need to change the litter box itself after a certain period of time because, through wear and tear, it will become scratched. Bacteria can hide in the …

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Making you own cat litter box from clear plastic tote storage box

Is this clear plastic DIY cat litter box better than commercially manufactured ones?

This is a video by a really competent American woman on how to make your own cat litter box out of a clear plastic tote storage container. I’m very impressed with her DIY skills. She claims that her box is better than commercially manufactured ones. Please note that sometimes videos stop working overtime for reasons …

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cat uses litter tray

Are cats inhaling micro-plastics from plastic litter trays?

Background It is emerging that micro-plastics are a major international hazard to the health of people and wildlife. Tiny particles of plastic are shed by clothing during washing which find their way to the oceans and anywhere else. I’m sure that all humans have micro-plastics inside them. There are many reasons one of which is …

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