Keeping Litter From Sticking to the Cat Box
I have noticed that when a litter box becomes old and scratched up, the urine clumps (multi-cat clumping litter), especially the ones in the corners, tend to stick to the side of the box. I had broken a few scoops, and resorted to a trowel to dig them out. My cat is a diabetic. Some of those clumps were the size of Texas!
I found a great solution, short of buying a new box. Empty and clean the box REALLY well. Soak it with 1/2 cup Clorox in a box full of hot water. Scrub off anything that remains, and rinse well. Let it dry completely. Make sure the pets can't get to it, the laundry sink works well for me.
Get an old sock or something and apply a thin coat of TURTLE WAX to the box. Let it dry, and buff lightly. Apply a second coat, let dry and buff pretty well. I checked with the manufacturer and my vet, and they say it is inert when dry. NOTHING sticks to the sides or bottom anymore. I went wild and waxed the scoops, they are a lot easier to keep sanitary.
It's been 2 months and its still working. It will probably wear off sometime but when things start to stick again I will repeat the procedure.
One other thing, if kitty is a litter thrower, those big black plastic tubs they sell in home improvement stores to mix concrete in make a great place to set the box inside. It's nice too, for the large kitty who "goes over the side" because he has no idea where his butt is. :)
From the Slave of a Bug-Butted Kitty.
By Mistressdevine50 from Youngstown, OH
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