# Cat litter box problem

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-litter-box-problem/668440>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 9, 2013, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-litter-box-problem/668440 "2013-09-09T21:31:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-litter-box-problem/668440/1 "2013-09-09T21:31:06Z")

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Big cat, little litter box (actually, standard size litter box). But sometimes his butt sticks out over the edge of the box, and he pees on the rug. His little pea brain doesn’t seem to notice.

I think he’s too big (17 lbs) for a covered box.

Do I put something waterproof on a perimeter surrounding the box? That’s kind of disgusting…

Do I get a deeper box? Would it then be too high for him to get in? Do I add a little ramp for him to get in and out? Cut a door in the side like an old person’s bathtub? 🙂

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**Author:** ![want2befree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3e96dc/32.png) [@want2befree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2befree)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-litter-box-problem/668440/2 "2013-09-09T22:05:03Z")

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I’d say bigger box.

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**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-litter-box-problem/668440/3 "2013-09-09T22:13:03Z")

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[Do this](http://catinfo.org/?link=litterbox#Types_of_Litter_Boxes,_Size,_Number_and_Location) with the biggest bin you can possibly fit/tolerate.

ETA: Oh, and do pay attention to where they recommend choosing one with the smoothest sides. If the bin’s inner surface has a rough texture to the plastic, look for something smoother.

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-litter-box-problem/668440/4 "2013-09-09T22:46:48Z")

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Perhaps put his box inside another, so that he can only get into the inside box, and when he misses it shall be caught by the outside box.

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**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-litter-box-problem/668440/5 "2013-09-09T22:47:53Z")

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Thanks,Voltaire – so basically, it’s the old persons’ bathtub. Should work.

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**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-litter-box-problem/668440/6 "2013-09-09T22:59:21Z")

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I use a plastic storage box that’s about 30" by 20", maybe 6" tall. It’s worked out fine for my 22 pound male.