Silly question about cleaning litter trays

gettingready

Thanks.. and those are Asda ones

http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/asda-compare-prices/nappy_accessories/asda_smartprice_nappy_bags_300.html

peachyprice

They're the same size as dog poo bags.:)

gettingready

Fantastic, thanks... I go through 5-6 a day between the dog and cleaning clumps from litter trays after 4 cats so the cheaper the better

juliebunny

My lot often miss the tray. I now have an extra large tray, with the next size down inside it and can usually catch the 'misses' in the bigger one! Also, have the whole thing on an old towel and another small towel for 'wiping their feet' on the way out.

I would dearly love to find a way to deal with their 'output' that doesn't involve plastic bags - sooo bad for the environment - but have yet to do so. As others, I use old carriers and buy rolls of small bin liners too.

Mine have access to the outdoors but often prefer to use the tray, bit of a pain, but I know that cats have to feel safe and secure to use the toilet. I had it in the bathroom for a while, next to my own toilet. It was funn when I would be on the loo then one of them would come in and have a wee at the same time :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:. Some types of litter mean that you can actually flush the larger deposits down the toilet.

lostinrates

juliebunny wrote: »

My lot often miss the tray. I now have an extra large tray, with the next size down inside it and can usually catch the 'misses' in the bigger one! Also, have the whole thing on an old towel and another small towel for 'wiping their feet' on the way out.

I would dearly love to find a way to deal with their 'output' that doesn't involve plastic bags - sooo bad for the environment - but have yet to do so. As others, I use old carriers and buy rolls of small bin liners too.

Mine have access to the outdoors but often prefer to use the tray, bit of a pain, but I know that cats have to feel safe and secure to use the toilet. I had it in the bathroom for a while, next to my own toilet. It was funn when I would be on the loo then one of them would come in and have a wee at the same time :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:. Some types of litter mean that you can actually flush the larger deposits down the toilet.

We for a while had enough paper bags to handle it, I cannot remember why, and we tried a compostable cat litter....but cannot remember why we stopped. I think it was not composting effectively.

The poo bag environemtal issue is a real concern to me. . There are many ways in which pets aren't very environmentally friendly.

mummyroysof3

i use oko cat litter and would never change to anything different. if you have it deep enough nothing actually touches the tray so doesnt have to be cleaned as much. we have 3 cats but they mostly go outside so it doesnt even get used every day.

Mrs_Z

I use wood pellets for our cats. They are the quickest to clean and do not travel that much around the house in the paws. Firstly I line the litter tray with a plastic liner followed by 2-3 folded sheets of news paper (to absorb the pee). On daily basis I remove any solids and soiled litter and change the news paper. I collect the soiled litter in a carrier bag which then goes into the household rubbish. We have fortnightly collections and I have to say that I feel rather quilty about the very heavy black rubbish bags... surely the removal men must wonder what's in them... but 2-3 carrier bags of soiled woodpellets makes them quite heavy!!!

caz2003uk

Another vote for Oko Plus!

I think its fantastic! Last ages as it clumps REALLY well, the only small negative is a bit of tracking but then my kitty is long haired! I am happy to put up with a little tracking for the other advantages though!

Fridaycat

I use OKO too. I have 5 cats and 3 large trays indoors and one tray in the garage. The cats use the trays and go outside.

I scoop 3 - 5 times per day and also use nappy bags, but I get the degradable ones from Tesco which are 30p for 75. Slightly more than the value ones, but I feel better about all the plastic I'm chucking away if it's degradable and 30 pence hardly breaks the bank for around 3 weeks'-worth of bags.

Fridaycat

Here's a pic of the Tesco ones I use, it says they're 75p on the website, but they've always been 30p in my local store...