It’s been a few since my cat died, and now I’m considering adopting another one. Or two, or three. Anyway, I see kitty litter commercials on the tube in which the maker appears to brag about scoopable litter. It says “scoopable litter for multiple cats” as if it was a good thing. For me, lumping litter was a boon, being much easier to deal with and better at dealing with odor.
So, what’s with that?
Also, any special problems with caring for multiple cats? I live alone, and am away a lot. That didn’t seem to be a problem for “Harry”, my old buddy. (cat)
BTW; these will be indoor only cats. My 'hood is too dangerous for roaming kitties.
Peace,
mangeorge
For the past 38 years, we’ve had anywhere from two to four indoor cats at a time. I don’t know that “multiple cat” scoopable litter is any better than any other scoopable litter, but it’s way ahead of what we started out with in terms of dust and odor control. The price is the same within the brand, so I suspect the only difference is what’s printed on the label. The kitties have managed to take care of themselves for as long as a week without any human intervention. They don’t especially like it, but they cope.
The multiple cat scoopable litter I’m currently using (Cat’s Pride Complete), is much better at controling odor than the regular formula of the same brand. It also clumps faster and more solidly. The only bad thing other than the higher price, is it’s not as easy to scoop with those little plastic scoop things. It’s almost like concrete. But the cats aren’t as picky about using the box soon after the other one has.
With multiple cats, it’s best if they are not too far apart in age. My current pair are 7 years apart and every day there is some new cat related drama.
With clumping litter you definitely want a metal scoop.
Cats generally don’t care if you go to work, as long as you come home often enough to give them food, water, a clean kitty box and some love.
We use multiple cat scoopable, but I think it’s more about the odor control than the scoopability.
If you’ll have more than one cat, (or if you get a large cat) get a deeper litter box. You can use a storage container or other large plastic pan.
I see. Scoopable is clumping. For some reason I thought it wasn’t. That’ll work. I’m a frequent scooper, often more than once a day. If my old cat found his last deposit still there when he returned he’d sit in front of me and stare. Wierd cat.
How about two boxes? Will they use both, or all use the same one?
The general rule is at least one box per cat. A lot of people recommend one per cat + plus one. As a frequent scooper, you’re probably fine with one per cat. If that’s not OK with their royal highnesses, they’ll let you know.
Cool!
One more thing, I prefer females because they don’t feel the need to leave their calling card everywhere. Harry told me it was a great compliment if he sprayed the ankle of a house guest, because that meant he accepted them as belonging to him. 
Any disadvantage to having females only?
BTW; they would be neutered/spayed as soon as healthful.
We have three indoor darlings. We use two boxes with clumping, multi-cat litter I scoop once a day to avoid the STARE from one or more kitty faces.
Two cats, two boxes here. We use Fresh Step Crystals and can’t imagine going back to regular litter. It only runs about ten bucks a month – an 8 lb. bag, enough for a few inches in each pan runs 10.00 at Target. It get’s scooped daily and completely swapped out monthly. Minimal odor, minimal dust, minimal tracking, and the desiccation is complete (no nasty or problematic bits waiting for me). It’s a modern miracle.
Gotta put in a plug for this newish product:
We’ve been using these for our three darlings and I love it. It’s a little more expensive at first ($30 for a new system at Wal-Mart), but you make up for it later with cheaper refills.
The way it works is you fill the box with these little pellets which are dust-free and track-free (yay!). Under the main tray is a little drawer where you put absorbent pads (like those puppy-pads you use for house training.) The urine drains through to the pad, and the solid waste sits on top to be scooped out daily.
It’s super easy to change the pads and scoop the poop, and you don’t have to change the pellets very often. I just like how clean it is! And the pads seem to do a good job of containing the urine-odor, which I’ve always thought was a much worse problem than the poop.
Ha ha! you get that too, huh?
Indeed. The STARE is multi-use. It’s used for dirty boxes, empty food dishes, cold house/no 'lectric blanky, too long between cuddles and too many days between “treats” (can food).
I’ve gone beyond scoopable, to . . . FLUSHABLE. I have the litter box in the back hall, just a few feet from the nearest toilet. Once a day, I scoop the clumps and the poop and just flush it. The litter costs me about 2-3 dollars a week, for two cats. And the kitties love to stand with their paws on the rim of the toilet, and watch their clumps and poops swirling down the drain.
I tried using seperate boxes, but my older cat insisted on using both, (it was probably a dominance thing). Then the little cat started only using the older box.
They don’t seem to mind sharing as long as I keep it scooped.
The same thing happened with the food bowls. First they had seperate ones, then the older cat gained weight from eating from both bowls. Plus, he would attack her everytime we filled up her bowl. So now they share and he doesn’t seem to mind.
When I was a kid grandma’s cat actually used the toilet, but only if the seat was down.
Later on I saw a device advertised that was supposed to train a cat to do this. It was a clear plastic tray that fit under the toilet seat. You were supposed to put litter in it to coax the cat to use it, then leave the pan out after the cat got used to using the toilet. I have no idea if it worked.
I’ll be damned;
http://www.citikitty.com/how-it-works.htm