Litter Box Issues: Why Litter Matters

Litter Box Issues: Why Litter Matters

Does your cat pee and poop outside of the litter box? On your bed? There are many reasons why your cat could avoid using their litter box. One of those reasons could be the litter itself. From texture, to scent to how much you put in - all of these things matter! Ya dig!?

Thanks to Sustainably Yours Litter for sponsoring this vid and making a litter I can stand behind!

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00:00 Introduction
00:54 Litter box avoidance
01:41 Cat pees & poops outside litter box
01:49 Surface preference
02:24 Texture matters
05:03 Litter box smell
06:21 Avoid perfumed or dusty litter
06:21 Level matters
08:38 Recap

[lizaneumann]

My cat tells me once he is finished pooping with this funny little meow, letting me know that I can clean it out for him. Like I didn't hear the scraping in the next room. It's too cute, I'm always ok buddy good job.

[HexIsme]

I equate litterboxes with toilets: If you find using an unflushed toilet to be nasty, you should probably be cleaning your cats' litterbox several times a day. Just because they can't verbally complain doesn't mean it's not gross for them. They literally can't flush their own toilet, so, it's on you to be as on top of that as possible.

[kimchi]

I can’t believe this never occurred to me before. Going to switch my lavender scented cat litter to unscented!! Thanks, Jackson!

[Joeynator]

Only "problem" I had with litter was when she was really young she would end up playing in the litter instead, especially when I clean it. lol
She's a goof.

[smokeykitty]

I lost my 17 yo, Smokey, last year. Towards the end I created a "geriatric " box for her... low step in. We have to think people. We make "geriatric" accommodations for people, same thing for cats... I bought a large plastic tray from Fleet Farm to put under it to contain any spillage. She was sooo worth it.

[RebeccasPetCare]

Yeah wish good litter wasn’t so expensive. I prefer unscented litter too.

[PatPat]

My 14 yo cat started to pee out of the litter one day, first time ever. She was agitated and whiny. I called the vet immediately. UTI. It's a huge red flag if it happens to your cat. Bring it to the vet asap. As soon as the antibiotics started to take effect, the pee accidents stopped.

[laurameisenhelter]

I started using grass seed litter. No dust. It smells like outside. Clumps well. Cleans up easily. The cat approves. Downside: it is pricey.

[mithrilwitch]

we had two cats for a short amount of time, unfortunately one of them randomly started going potty in the living room instead of their litterbox. my mother didnt even try to investigate as to why they did this and she took both cats back to a shelter. she wouldnt tell us which one and forbade us from bringing them back home if we did find them. it broke my heart into a million pieces. she just couldnt be bothered and didnt give me and my brother a chance to find out why they did this and fix it😞💔 it was so stupid and so heartless.

[buttergirl]

All good tips. One more thing to consider is the type of litter box. For years, I had a covered litter box. No problem. Then when my kitty was a senior, that box was too hard for her to get into and she started eliminating outside the box. It never occurred to me the issue. So, I purchased from Amazon a larger and much lower, uncovered litter box. That was the solution. She never went outside the box again. She lived to 20 years old, and still used the box until the day she died. “Kitty go here” was the box I got for her. Great for senior kitties and kittens I’ve learned.

[colleenglittersx]

My cat seemed fine with scented litter, but I switched to unscented just to be sure due to Jackson's recommendations. I really have no difference in how smelly the litter is. If anything it's better because I no longer have a strong febreeze smell in my bathroom... now there's just no scent in there at all! And my cat seems happy. She was fine with using the scented litter but who knows, maybe she was silently grumpy about it!

[pollyhelms]

We had to change litter because she is a senior and developed asthma. Dust and perfume was bothering her. She was going behind my husband's chair. Now she goes in the box again.

[TJ-kzul]

Scented litters make me cringe. My heart breaks for cats that have to use that stuff. I've had cats for many, many years and from my experience, if you feed your cat good quality canned/raw/homemade food the litter doesn't smell much at all.

[nancyposey]

Unscented is the Best!!!

My Vet told me that using Scented & Dusty Litter is Hard on a Cat's Respiratory System.

[Holly-yhxf]

I've been using pine pellets and love them. My cats had no problems switching over. No dust and less tracking!

[jackcat]

Not to go off subject but could you do a segment on “unsinkable Sam” ?
He was a cat that served during WWII and survived no less than three sinking ships.
It’s a really awesome heart warming story. You can google it. I think your audience will enjoy
Thank you.

[STDynamite]

I feel like something should actually be done about these big companies making litter thats not good for your cat anyway. Like every cat owner should actually research what thier cat actually needs but shouldnt companies just be putting stuff out there thats actually good for and enjoyable to cats..? I got clay litter for my wee bro Nelly like twice when i first got him and immediately started looking up better options y'know because of how bad it was putting that first load of litter in the tray like this stuff seems obvious but nobody i talk to with cats knows this stuff

[bookmouse]

Who is watching and felt guilty and just had to pause and clean the litter boxes before continuing to was it just me).

[realbeauty]

Your advice has been invaluable for making my 🐈 start in life the best it can be!

He is now seven months old, he is a happy little fellow, I understand how to communicate with him thanks to you and even the vets were surprised how content and easy going he is. All this thanks to your advice, every advice you have given works 100%.

I bought new cat litter the other day litter and unknowingly to me it was very dust producing, my cat 🐈 looked at me when I poured it in and we literally spoke with our eyes and agreed no, no good. He went in the tray once, just looked me and was like please, no. I literally went back to the pet store that moment, got his usual one and when I changed the litter tray again, I’m not kidding, he stood there, nodded and started to purr. 🤣🤣

[xrarelightx]

Kitties also prefer it when the area outside of the box is clean. I always sweep up extra litter that escapes from the box since mine doesn't have a cover.