Keep Cat Litter Off Floor

Litter box problems with cats are not unusual and can be the result of several issues.

Keep cat litter off floor.

Honestly as a busy pet mom i would rather spend my free time cuddling my kitties instead of scooping vacuuming and mopping up after them. Additionally place a scatter mat under the box to catch any litter that does fall out. A top entry box is an excellent solution to stop litter tracking because most of the litter that. The textured surface helps to pull the litter off of your cat s feet and this minimizes the amount of litter they track around your home.

A hooded box will stop your overly enthusiastic cat from flinging litter from the box during the big cover up. Use your broom and vacuum a lot. Especially if you have a cat like my olivia who seems to think it s a hoot to kick out every last piece of kitty litter onto the floor and then watch me step on it with my bare feet. Check out your local pet store for litter boxes with higher walls to help your cat contain its litter.

It may go without saying but keeping on top of the litter scatter in the immediate vicinity of the box helps control. The higher walls can keep your cat from dragging or flinging the litter high enough to go over the edge. So this isn t the most effective trick unless you combine it with other hacks as i ve just mentioned above but it still helps especially if you live in a small house. Ideally when pouring it into a litter box do that outside whenever possible.

Most cats prefer to cover up their litter by kicking towards the corner making this an excellent choice to keep litter off the floor. Litter mats or litter rugs are textured rugs that you put your litter box on so your cat walks on it when they re done using the litter box. If your cat has started to pee on the floor instead of in the litter box try scooping the litter more often using a different brand or type of litter or litter box or moving the litter box to a different location. For a cooperative feline a litter box enclosure can keep litter off your floor to at least about 25 of what it used to be.

If your cat keeps spreading litter outside the box you can try providing a box with taller walls. Also keep the litter bag or box as close to the bottom of the litter box as you can. To keep your cat litter from tracking make sure you re only filling the box with 1 to 2 inches of litter which your cat will be less likely to spread over the floor.