Originally posted by tlunn+Feb 14 2005, 02:27 PM-->
@Feb 14 2005, 02:24 PM
Jack has never eaten his own, but I can't keep him out of the cat's litter box. Weird huh? I finally found a litter box that has the opening on the top and he can't reach it. It is so much cleaner too, no scatter. I wish I had this years ago. So if any of you have this problem with your malt, this is the solution. leslie
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We have this problem with Brinkley too!
He doesn't eat his own, only the cats'. Anyway, we put a gate in front of the door that has the litter boxes in it. This has stopped the behavior. Everyonce in a while the gate gets loosened and he can get in!
I saw the litterbox like you have at Petsmart this weekend...the hole is in the very top of the enclosure. It said it was "virtually dog-proof" or something like that...I was tempted to try it...but my little turkey would probably enjoy climbing into the hole!!!
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For a while I used scooping litter in my old box, so I saved some of the pails that it came in to try and block the opening from the dog. When I bought the new box, I put it in a corner with the hole toward the wall.and took three of those pails and put around the box, so he could not even reach the hole to look in. If your malt is stong enough to move the pails, you can put a brick in each one to weight it down. I did this cause Jack is a big boy and would probably bother the cats while they are trying to use the litterbox. The cats jump on the litter pails and then go in the litter box and Jack cannot reach them. My cats used to make such a mess outside of the litterbox that I used to put incontinence pads outside the opening. This box doesn't allow them to make a mess. If you want to try something cheaper, buy a storage container about the same size that has a sturdy lid (like sterlite) and have someone cut a hole at one end of the lid. It's alot cheaper than buying one like I have. Unfortunately, I didn't think of that til after I already bought the expensive one. If I had a brain, I'd be dangerous. (you have to make sure the lid will support the cats weight aftera hole is cut. I think sterlite has the thickest lids) Sorry to be so long winded.