What could be more mundane than the issue of male cats “overshooting” the litterbox. Even those BoodaBox things have problems: the seam where the “hood” clips onto the “base” is a perfect spot for urine to pool and it leaks all over the floor in my experience.
This is a nice idea but who wants to spend that on a litterbox FFS? Easy to make one tho, using one of these. Just measure your cat and pick a size appropriate to accommodate him and his tail comfortably.
I tuck a heavy duty black plastic garbage bag in it, fold it over the edge of the container and wrap a couple bungie cords around it to keep the garbage bag in the box securely. Litter goes in the bottom, of course.
I put it in my powder room under the wall mounted sink. Someone fixxy could put a skirt around the sink and disguise the litterbox completely but its inconspicuous enough for now.
I spent the money on the Clevercat litterbox. One cat used it and the other didn’t. I ended up replacing it with an extra-tall litterbox without a lid. I would have used a storage bin, but they’re too big.
Some storage bins are humongous, yes. I found a 10 gallon one that is 20 inches long and 13 inches tall. Perfect size for the 15 pound cat and the small powder room! And the black trash bag fits in it just right. Goldilocks Effect.
Also, he doesnt have room to do the “Cover Dance” so he just gets in and gets out and doesnt fling the litter about. I like that I dont have to take the “hood” off any more to scoop; just reach down and scoop it out.
And here I was thinking you were proposing having neutered males as pets.
Really don’t think it would work though…human-rights groups might get a wee bit stroppy and anyway, they’d still leave the toilet seat up, neutered or no.
I have had a lot of cats – a lot of cats. We have 12 at the moment. By far the worst overshooting problem was with a spayed female. She’d crouch to start urinating and then slowly stand up while going, eventually standing full height and sending her vigorous stream slightly upward. I even tried a couple of times to hold her down, which turned into a weird and messy wrestling match. She was always so excited to christen a freshly changed litter box, too. She’d pace and vocalize frantically while I was cleaning and refilling the litter box, and jump into it while I was still setting it on the floor.
Sounds like a real mess! I spose the hole-in-the-lid thing on the CleverCat box upthread is a good idea in that case. Or just cut a hole in the lid of the storage-bin-turned-litterbox.
We have four cats, 2 male and 2 female. We don’t have any problem with overshooting from any of them. All four cats were spayed/neutered as soon as they were old enough, which might make a difference.
The upstairs cat box is the type with a cover. The downstairs one is an open type. Both were fairly cheap but they are also reasonably large.
I’ve had many cats over the years, all neutered, and have never had this problem. The only one that made any kind of mess was a 19-year-old who would back up toward the edge of the box and poop over the side. He only did this for a few months prior to his death.
Our problem: Very large (and neutered) cat who, when frustrated or suffering an attack of catitude, would head for his litter box, stand in it with his rear facing the wall, and SPRAY like mad. Tried Feliway, extra TLC, and all other methods without getting it to stop.
Solution: BIG-@$$ heavy-duty lidded plastic storage bin from Walmart. Cut a doorway in one side (the side away from the wall). Bought an extra-big litter box. Put the litter box inside the bin. Put a rigid plastic sheet against the back wall as a deflector, so all the spray ran back into the litter.
Mr. Haze and I called the entire assembly, when finished, the Taj Mahal.
This solved the problem for cat and people. Now the only remaining issue is that the Taj Mahal takes up the entire downstairs half bathroom.
