You’re Setting Up Your Litter Box All Wrong!

Jackson outlines a couple of main rules you should follow concerning the way your cat’s litter box is integrated into your home. Following these pointers could end up solving a lot of problems for you and your cat — including anger and anxiety issues.

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[helengibbs]

I'm laughing at the comment about cat privacy. My cat has his primary litter box next to the human toilet. In the morning he will quite often join me sitting in the bathroom with both of us doing business!

[elizabeththomas]

I put mine in front of the toilet, he likes to go when I go, lil bonding moment lol.

[MercyJadeIvertexAnderson]

Wow my cat is a saint. We have just one litter box and he uses it like a pro. Never once took his biz outside it ever!

[AdelardRen]

My late cat had two litter boxes. It was really funny, because he used one to defecate in, and the other for urine.
There would occasionally be crossover, but for the most part he stayed consistent.

[holothewisewolf]

"put litter box in the most social places"

Me: ok, the bathroom beside the toilet.

[hawel]

I got excited about the live google hangouts until I noticed this vid is 6 years old :(

[MandarinCat]

The moment I brought a litter box to my kitten, she immediately knew what to do with it. It was like instinct. She's never had potty problems ever since. And she was only 4 months old. Now she's 5 years old. c:

[kayleevideo]

I was told by a vet that removing the lid from your cat box is a good idea if your cat doesn't like using the box. It really helped a friend of mine. As the vet explained, it's not normal or nice for a cat to be isolated in a box. And my cats definitely prefer the openness and will go when I'm there or when I'm not. That, I think, is a good sign.

[r.mcbride]

Two of our cats do not like to be watched when they use the litter box. They will stop and stare at you until you leave the area, then they'll do their business. They want the light off, too. Our third kitty (the youngest) likes to wait until I am cleaning the boxes to do his biggest, messiest job of the day. I have to stop mid-scoop, wait until he is finished, then he will stand there until I scoop it all out. I have long since stopped trying to figure it all out. I just do what they've trained me to do and peace reigneth.

[WILDXD]

I keep my cats box close to my bathroom, sometimes I'll look out at he's box and we're both using the bathroom at the same time. Always makes me laugh when he turns around so he doesn't have to look at me while doing his business.

[frankhaugen]

Our bathroom is literally in the center of our apartment, so our little Kitana share our bathroom, since it's the natural place for it. Funny thing is, that one weekend we forgot about her litterbox, so it was full, (REALLY FULL), and she had done her business next to the box, but then she found the toilet paper and placed a large wad of it, over her mess... Having observed us, go to the bathroom, she has apparently connected poop and toiletpaper.

She never plays with the toilet paper, and it was pretty specifically placed, so it wasn't a fluke :-P

[nicolelockhart]

About 8 years ago my cat decided she wasn't using litter anymore. You name the litter, we tried it. It was driving us nuts trying to figure out why she decided to use the bathmat as her toilet. The solution was pee pads in the box. I'm so grateful the vet recommended using them.

[SPGEN]

so I've never had any experience owning a cat before, and prior to adopting my first cat, I did at least 4 months of research prior and your videos was a vital resource for me. I followed everything you have said, I did not get an enclosed litter box, I got the regular cheaper litter boxes that are not enclosed for my cat, and he has been doing very well, He loves me very much, he definitely has adjusted very well to my apartment. However, im pretty busy, im a full time student and on top of that im working 30 hours a week. I just filled out an application to adopt another cat, that way they will have each other while im gone and my cat wont so lonely while im gone and they entertain each other when I am unable to. Your videos have taught me a significant amount, it has helped me a lot.

[JeantheSecond]

When my dad was alive, we had one box in the laundry room off the living room. My cat would doo her business, then meow at my dad to let him know to clean up after her. 😆

[yoshinofamily]

Regarding stinky poop, I’ve found that very high quality food (we use hills science diet) makes their poop WAY less stinky. That is all

[TheHamadanners]

HOW DARE YOU TEL...oh its that cat man. Continue....

[piepding]

I have 2 cats and 4 boxes. One of them used to pee everywhere until i increased the amount of litterboxes to 4. They are in every room in the house. My cats are the most important thing in my life and my house if their house. We live here together and i do anything for them to make them comfortable. They will spend their lives indoors and i will make sure they are happy. I do not care about what others might think of a litterbox in my living room. I have a responsibility to my precious girls and they trust me with their lives and happiness. And i will not let them down.

My house is a Kitty Sanctuary, because a happy kitty makes me happy

[Cnupoc]

when i go to pick up my cat's poop from the litter box, he comes and starts covering it again as in telling me "Why do you uncover my poop hooman!?!? It's supposed to be under the ground!! STAHP!"
he never does his thing outside of the litter box, the box is in the bathroom, it's esiest to clean it while it's there. He often watches me drop his poops in the toilet and pops his head on top of the toilet to watch the poop get flushed. I bet he's wondering why did i uncover his poop and threw it in the thing with the water that goes while the poop vanishes. He's a saint. I <3 my cat

[autolord]

I put it in the bathroom and the cat always opens the door to take a shit then leave and closes the door again 👍 my cat is smart

[safiradd]

man. this man. the commitment to cats and to proper care of them. wow