Hello, I’m Dr. Karyn! Learn my introduction to study extra about me and meet my 5 hilarious cats: Clutch, Cyril, Alex, Zelda, and Zazzles.

Do you try this factor whenever you’re utilizing a public toilet the place you simply block out the considered how many individuals have sat there earlier than you? After which there’s that bonus whenever you’re first in line after the cleaner has simply been in. There’s nothing worse than being greeted by the proof of earlier guests; everybody desires a recent bowl.

So I shouldn’t be that stunned that Alex, the youngest and most ginger of all my cats, additionally prefers to make use of a freshly cleaned bathroom. What’s annoying for me is how he occasions issues.

A Clear Litter Field Is Important

Maintaining your cat’s litter field clear is an important a part of conserving your feline relations blissful, wholesome, and stress-free. One of many most important causes cats develop stress-related cystitis or inappropriate toileting habits is a results of sharing a rest room with different cats, which is why we all the time advocate having at the very least one litter field per cat, plus an additional one. That manner, every cat ought to all the time have an unused field out there.

My cats are very uncommon in that they may fortunately – I say fortunately, however I suppose they may simply be content material or happy – use a tray that has already been occupied. A lot in order that it usually looks as if they’ve quietly designated a field for 1’s and one other for two’s, usually leaving the third barely touched. In idea, I ought to have at the very least 6 litter bins for my 5 cats, however over time, this has whittled down to three – not an association I might usually advocate. However when bins have been being constantly left unused, there was no level having them take up area! Nevertheless, if we’re going away in a single day, we all the time put out further trays.

Although all our cats are unrelated and joined us at completely different occasions and life levels, we’re extraordinarily fortunate that all of them get alongside fairly effectively, not to mention share litter bins between cleanings. It’s a VERY uncommon scenario however seems to mirror that they take into account themselves to be a household unit.

To Go The place No Cat Has Gone Earlier than

Though Alex doesn’t seem averse to the sharing/caring method to litter, he has proven a definite desire for a freshly cleaned litter field. A lot in order that, very like Pavlov’s canines, who turned so conditioned to listening to a bell at mealtimes that the sound was sufficient to begin them salivating, the sound of recent litter being poured into the tray brings Alex working from wherever in the home.

He has been outdoors within the catio and are available galloping up the steps, barely ready for me to complete topping up the litter earlier than christening it. Regardless of the time of day, it appears he all the time has a poop saved up for the event.

He’s not as motivated when I’m simply scooping out the trays; it’s the freshly poured, untouched litter that pulls him.

It’s not that I blame him – whenever you share a rest room with 4 different folks, it’s obtained to be an actual deal with to be the primary to dig round within the litter. To go the place no cat has gone earlier than. It’s simply that cleansing out the trays and filling them with recent cat litter, solely to have somebody drop an awesome…deposit in it earlier than you even go away the room, generally is a bit disheartening! It’s a bit like lastly placing away your freshly cleaned garments and seeing that the soiled laundry basket is already half full, or drying the final of the washing up and having somebody usher in a pile of plates which have been hiding in a bed room.

Small Victories and Trivial Pursuits

After all, this can be a me drawback, not an Alex drawback, and it’s one I’ve shortly tailored to. As an alternative of tying up the soiled litter bag on the finish of a cleansing session, I simply lay in look ahead to Alex’s inevitable look, and take away the proof of his go to when he’s completed.

It might sound fairly trivial, however at the very least I get to stroll out of the room figuring out that the litter bins are all clear and recent…for a couple of minutes at the very least! It’s a really small victory, however I’ll take what I can get!