Thinking inside the box: Saturday litter thoughts
Saturday, November 22, 2008 22:53Saturdays are the day when I do the really big pet chores — the big clean for the litter area, hen house, parrot cage and more. When Ilario arrived last spring as a kitten, it became quickly clear that I would need to follow the “one box per cat, plus one box extra” rule, since Clara wasn’t happy with sharing.
No room in the spare bathroom for multiple boxes, so the kitty bathroom moved into the garage (better for my allergies anyway). A friend came over and installed a cat door into the attached garage. I then put down some channel mats to catch the bits invariably tracked out of the box and set out three large boxes, which I kept filled with my favorite litter, World’s Best.
There are automatic litter boxes on the market, of course, but I just couldn’t justify them at the price, which is so high for [...]


