November 9th, 2011
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When you adopt a kitten, you get kitten-sized things for them — little bowls to eat from, small litter boxes in which to eliminate. However, lots of people don’t remember to increase the size of the litter box as your kitten grows into a cat. You should also remember that very large breeds like the Maine Coon require bigger boxes to give them appropriate space in which to do their business.
If you have a large or overweight cat, make sure you provide a litterbox that allows for plenty of movement, including being able to turn 360 degrees without feeling cramped for space. If your cat feels comfortable in his litter box, you have reduced his risk for developing inappropriate elimination! Miranda K. Workman owns Purrfect Paws Animal Behavior Center in New York. |
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and doesn’t stop. She starts meowing and then cuts it off xD
Also it is a good idea to have more then one box,I have 5 cats and have four boxes all large ones so that if I get busy they have a clean one.
We buy a tote one of the long ones that clear and about 6-7 inches deep
I have two Maine Coons named the Jones Boyz (Shithead and MeMe). They’re 6 years old and huge (19 lbs and 17 lbs). I find that the big heavy duty plastic storage containers on wheels make terrific litter boxes for my big boys. They’re 2 ft x 3 ft and 6″ deep and I buy them for a very good price at Target or online.
Pretty sure a big cat will let you know he’s cramped for space. dittos to Sandi,,,,I have two of those plastic underbed storage units, less the lid of course, side by side in the living room. I use a tin roast pan insert, line the bottom with old paper so the sticky stuff doesn’t stick. Scoop clean it a few times and then a simple matter of tipping the pan into my “special” garbage can, replace the paper and put in fresh litter.
A big cat who likes to sit on the edge of the tray won’t tip it.
We have one older, very small cat who always used a standard litter box with no problem. Then we adopted an 18 month old cat who just kept growing longer and longer. Eventually she reached the point where she’d squat in the box, but everything went over the back edge. Apparently she didn’t know where her ‘end’ ended! We bought an under-bed storage box, cut the center of the lid out, leaving just the rim, and use it for her litter box. This way we can line it with the larger litter pan liners and snap the rim back on. That keeps the liner in place. Works just fine and now everything ends up where it should.
The under the bed type plastic storage box has long been the litter box of choice in our house. Since it is bigger and thus, longer between total empty/sanitizing, I use the Smart Scoop Litter Box Spray…sort of like “Pam” for the litter pan…that and using the metal paint scraper to make sure I get all the things that need to be cleaned from the pan!
On occassion our Siamese cat would miss and tinkle over the edge of the box, even though the litter pan was clean. Once I changed from Tidy Cats to Arm & Hammer cat litter, no more accidents. Not sure if it’s related or not.