I've come up with two solutions.
In the basement we keep the litter box inside of a dog crate (minus door). The cat food and water are stored on top. The litter stays inside the box and it's fairly well covered and protected from the dog (who is not interested in going inside the crate - lol!).
We have another litter box in the kid's bathroom. Extra kitty litter was constantly an issue on the floor, especially when damp feet came out of the bath, even though I keep a small whisk broom under the sink and sweep every time we scoop the box. To keep the litter contained, I purchased a tall sided plastic storage tub (often on sale after the holidays) and keep the litter box inside that. It has helped immensely.
By Stephanie from Hillsboro, OR
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12/28/2011
I agree with CS7 about not having food and litter box so close. I know I wouldn't want to eat in my bathroom. ;-)
I put my kitty's litter box in a small linen closet that is right next to the bathroom. I removed the door and hung a curtain (with a tension rod) that comes to the bottom of the lowest shelf. The litter box is on the floor and most of the litter stays in the linen closet. I have a little semi-circle rug in front of the closet to catch the little that is tracked out.
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12/28/2011
I have had cats and dogs all of my life (close to 60 years). I learned early on not to put the cat box or cat food on the floor if I have dogs too. Both are like yummy treats for the dogs (I know, YUCK!!!!! But the dogs love it!) So I have always kept my litter boxes and cat dishes up out of the dogs' reach. Years ago I went to a yard sale and bought a sturdy end table that has a bottom shelf and a drawer on it. This is perfect for the litter box. I'm able to put the scoop and any other utensils (such as plastic bags) in the drawer. I keep a small 4 gallon trash can with plastic bag liner next to the table. I put a small rug with rubber underneath on the table under the box. This helps to catch pieces of litter from being tracked out. This works great to keep my small dogs out of it, but if you have a larger dog you need a taller table. I also keep a large bin (I use a large trash can with a lid) to keep the fresh litter in, with a large scoop inside.
As for the food dish, I put it on another table. I got one that is taller (again, yard sale). Then I set the tall table above the dogs' dishes. Everybody gets fed at the same place, but the dogs eat dog food and not cat food. I also keep a bin for each (cat and dog) next to this area so that I don't have to go across the room to refill their dishes.
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12/28/2011
Most of these ideas are great except I've always heard/read that cats don't like to eat near the litterbox.
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12/28/2011
These are really great ways for strategically placed litter boxes, I especially like the idea of placing one inside a dog crate to discourage the dog investigating:)
My husband and I are fostering a cat over the winter and after trying a couple of places, have placed the litter box in the bathroom. The cat acts as though we've finally come to our senses by putting the litter box where it belongs, lol! If one of us walks in while he's using the box he looks at us with a look that says "Do you mind?!"
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