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“There are really two litter box users: your cat and you.
Your cat uses the box for her business but you are responsible for cleaning it.
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But what usually causes the most strife is deciding on a location.
How many litter boxes should you have?
The first step regarding litter box placement is deciding how many boxes are required in your home.
The recommended minimum is the number of cats plus one.
This means two cats need at least three boxes, while three cats require at least four boxes.
Even in a household with just one cat, two litter boxes is the suggested minimum.
This becomes even more crucial with very young and very old cats.
Similarly, cats feel safer and more secure in a well-lit area.
Cats also prefer areas without a strong smell.
These rooms often have the pungent odors of cleaning products or solvents.
Additionally, appliances that are noisy or vibrate such as washers and dryers can startle a cat.
Scent soakers reassure cats that they’re safe in their own territory.
“Now the litter box is the king of all scent soakers.
The bedroom and living room are socially significant the attic and basement usually are not.
Still unsure about a litter box in the living room?
Cats don’t like to feel trapped or cornered.
The ideal place is somewhere quiet, far removed from constant movement and doors slamming.
The location also needs to be convenient for you, or else you won’t scoop it regularly.
Cats are fussy about the cleanliness of their boxes, and most will stop using a dirty box.
Scooping regularly is important not just for sanitary reasons but also for monitoring your cat’s health.
Self-cleaning litter boxes can be problematic for precisely this reason.
““Remember, cats are remarkably stoic about pain, programmed to hide weakness from predators.
They will not give you demonstrative signs of discomfort.
Rather, you have to find those signs.
And with these types of litter boxes, those signs are, literally and figuratively, flushed away.”
The cat is sending a clear signal about their preferences.
), cleanliness of litter (are you scooping less often?
), size of litter box (is something bigger needed?
), number of boxes (is an extra one required?
), box’s location (did you move the box?
