SpursforSix
01-08-2020, 05:16 PM
Cats are fun to watch and they do crazy shit from time to time. But even though I'm never the one to bring home a cat, I'm somehow tasked with cleaning out the litterbox.
And let me tell you, just adding a second cat seems to more than double the frequency of having to empty their potty spot.
Well, I've found a simple yet extremely effective solution to help me AND YOU take back some me time.
(note: personally, cleaning up their pee pee clumps is way more bothersome than scooping the fecal material so that will be the focus of this hack)
I've learned that a cat's urine output is directly proportional to the amount of water they drink. Makes sense right? The more that goes in, the more that comes out.
In the past, I've always made sure their water bowl is full of fresh tasty water. Guess what? That means their litter box is going to be full of smelly urine clumps.
So I've been gradually reducing the amount of water that our cats have access to. Over the last week, their available daily water amount has gone from a cup to a cap full.
And I don't mean a baseball cap!!!! In order to save time of having to turn on the faucet and fill up the bowel, I simple just give them a cap full of water from my bottle of Topo Chico in the evening.
At first they avoid it because it's fizzy and sometimes lime flavored. But eventually, it goes flat. And they get thirsty enough not to worry about the taste.
I wasn't sure that I was going to see any difference when I performed my litterbox duties.
But guess what? When I went to clean out the box, instead of having several scoops of clumps to deal with, I could capture all the mess in just one! And not even a full one!
Some might argue that cats need more water and this isn't healthy for them.
To those critics, I'd respond that hey...they're cats...it's not like I had to pay for them or anything.
So next time you're hunched over that smelly feline loo, take a hint from me...
If your can't don't drink, the box won't stink.
And let me tell you, just adding a second cat seems to more than double the frequency of having to empty their potty spot.
Well, I've found a simple yet extremely effective solution to help me AND YOU take back some me time.
(note: personally, cleaning up their pee pee clumps is way more bothersome than scooping the fecal material so that will be the focus of this hack)
I've learned that a cat's urine output is directly proportional to the amount of water they drink. Makes sense right? The more that goes in, the more that comes out.
In the past, I've always made sure their water bowl is full of fresh tasty water. Guess what? That means their litter box is going to be full of smelly urine clumps.
So I've been gradually reducing the amount of water that our cats have access to. Over the last week, their available daily water amount has gone from a cup to a cap full.
And I don't mean a baseball cap!!!! In order to save time of having to turn on the faucet and fill up the bowel, I simple just give them a cap full of water from my bottle of Topo Chico in the evening.
At first they avoid it because it's fizzy and sometimes lime flavored. But eventually, it goes flat. And they get thirsty enough not to worry about the taste.
I wasn't sure that I was going to see any difference when I performed my litterbox duties.
But guess what? When I went to clean out the box, instead of having several scoops of clumps to deal with, I could capture all the mess in just one! And not even a full one!
Some might argue that cats need more water and this isn't healthy for them.
To those critics, I'd respond that hey...they're cats...it's not like I had to pay for them or anything.
So next time you're hunched over that smelly feline loo, take a hint from me...
If your can't don't drink, the box won't stink.