Cats · Lagos

Litter trays, carriers and the things cats have opinions about.

Cats are specific in ways that look like fussiness and are usually sense. Most litter tray problems people describe as behavioural are the tray, the litter or where it is, and they are fixed by changing one of those three rather than by scolding a cat.

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What we would check first.

One tray per cat, plus one

Two cats need three trays, in different places. This single rule solves more indoor toileting problems than anything else, and almost nobody does it.

Bigger and more open than you think

A tray should be about one and a half times the cat's length. Many cats dislike hoods, and a covered tray concentrates smell in the one place the cat has to put its head.

A top-opening carrier, or one that unclips

Posting a frightened cat through a small front door is a fight. A carrier whose top half lifts off lets a vet examine a cat sitting in the bottom of it, which is calmer for everyone.

Asked most

The questions people ask in this aisle.

My cat has started going outside the tray. Why?

Rule out a medical cause first, always, because cystitis and kidney problems present exactly like this and a cat in pain associates the tray with the pain. If the cat is well, look at the three variables: tray size and cover, litter type, and location. Moving a tray away from a noisy appliance or a doorway fixes a surprising number of cases.

Do I need a scratching post if my cat goes outside?

Yes. Scratching is territorial marking and stretching, not just claw maintenance, and a cat will do it indoors regardless. A tall sisal post that does not wobble is what saves the sofa: cats reject anything that moves when they lean on it.

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