How often...

• 11-03-2009 9:23 PM

  tiffy Joined on 09-10-2007 Tacoma, Wa. Posts 2,497 Points 235	How often... Reply Contact  do you completely change the litter? I change it completely every month or if its just "yuck" every two weeks.
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• 11-04-2009 6:46 AM

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  Myra Joined on 03-24-2007 North Carolina Posts 511 Points 0

  Re: How often... Reply Contact I haven't completely changed litter in about 18 months. Now, before anyone goes ewww yucky yucky nasty, let me explain. I follow this method of litterbox maintenance.  It involves scooping at least twice a day, including cleaning/disinfecting any stuck-on residue with a bleach solution.  It works great for us.  The litter actually stays cleaner than it did before, when I changed it at least once a month.  It's not for everybody, as it requires more time each day to maintain, and the self-discipline to keep up with it.  But I much prefer doing thorough daily maintenance/cleaning than having to change out all that litter once a month or more. Myra

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• 11-04-2009 2:37 PM

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  Liesje Joined on 03-02-2007 Posts 9,918 Points 655	Re: How often... Reply Contact Every few weeks, but I probably don't scoop as often as I could and I'm just lazy, sometimes I'd rather just dump it all than scoop all of the boxes. http://vankelderdogs.dutchbingo.net http://www.schhmi.com
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• 11-04-2009 7:26 PM

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  loretta Joined on 09-10-2007 Posts 87 Points 90	Re: How often... Reply Contact  I change the litter once a week.  I scoop whenever necessary throughout the day.
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• 11-04-2009 8:30 PM

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  tiffy Joined on 09-10-2007 Tacoma, Wa. Posts 2,497 Points 235	Re: How often... Reply Contact  I just wanted to clarify, that I scoop once a day. :)
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• 11-14-2009 11:16 AM

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  Moonlight Joined on 01-08-2008 Posts 431 Points 210	Re: How often... Reply Contact Liesje: Every few weeks, but I probably don't scoop as often as I could and I'm just lazy, sometimes I'd rather just dump it all than scoop all of the boxes. I do the same. Amber, Chloe (crestie) and Kya (chihuahua)
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• 11-14-2009 3:41 PM

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  stardog85 Joined on 09-10-2007 South Carolina, USA Posts 2,356 Points 235

  Re: How often... Reply Contact I change out completely every week or two with at least one daily scooping (or more often if the darn cat decides not to cover up his solid deposits :P) - litter boxes gross me out and I am very sensitive to odor. Erin, the Amazing Maggie Mae, Ziva the Wonder Dog, and Kestrel the Up and Coming "Always keep one still, secret spot where dreams may go." - Louise Priscoll

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• 11-19-2009 8:38 AM

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  marynh Joined on 09-10-2007 Gateway to NH White Mtns. Posts 1,493 Points 50

  Re: How often... Reply Contact  i have 5 cats and 4 litterboxes (no room for others) so I do a complete change and scrub with water/bleach solution every other week but I rotate the EOW. I have 2 I do one week and the other 2 the following week that way I'm not having to put all new litter in them in the same week. This is a habit I developed with fostering....the bleach solution is to get rid of any potential parasites a foster might bring in. We do deworm them as SOP but one can never be too careful especially with a couple of my cats getting up there in years. I do integrate the fosters with my own cats after a week or so (depending on the personality of the foster) so everyone is sharing litterboxes.  I scoop daily or whenever there is an especially vicious pooh in the box. When I was using Worlds Best litter (one of my cats refused to pee in it so I couldn't continue using it) I was able to scoop and reuse the litter that in the box mixing it with new litter. That litter is great but my Dixie would pee beside the box rather than in it and I did a slow change over. So I had to go back to the old stuff. I did like Worlds Best though - lasted longer

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