Keeping a Dog out the Litter Box

RE: Keeping a Dog out the Litter Box Post by Maryeileen (124) | (06/22/2007) Profile | Contact Just an aside to the person who puts baby powder in the litterbox. Make sure that it is NOT made with talc. Talc will wreak havoc on the respiratory system (feline, canine, or human). A safer (and cheap) alternative is to use baking soda. RE: Keeping a Dog out the Litter Box Post by BABBIE (9) | (06/22/2007) Profile | Contact My neighbor had a similar problem, what we did was to put the litter box in a large cardboard box on top of a couple plastic storage containers the cats can get in and out with no problem whatsoever and the dog doesn't even try, for years I have put baby powder in the litter box every time I scooped, about a teaspoon is all you really need. No odor whatsoever. RE: Keeping a Dog out the Litter Box Post By Karen. (Guest Post) (06/22/2007) My Mom has a Yorkie and he would crawl into the hooded box, so it didn't do her any good to buy one of those. But she solved this problem easily - she put her cat's litter box on top of a small table in the laundry room. (She adapted this from her neighbor who keeps her cat's litter box on top of her dryer - but Mom thought that was gross and opted for a table instead) There is enough room for the cat to walk in front of the box for getting in and out without tipping the box over. And her stubborn Yorkie can't jump that high!! Good luck to you! RE: Keeping a Dog out the Litter Box Post By Margie Minard (Guest Post) (06/22/2007) I use a hooded cat box and face it toward the wall. If you put an old terrycloth towel under the part with the hole, litter will not scatter!! Just throw the towel in the washer after you shake it out. We have two dogs and three cats. So far, this is the best solution we have ever come up with. RE: Keeping a Dog out the Litter Box Post By (Guest Post) (06/22/2007) This is interesting to me, we had a dog that would find it outside and eat it...never knew how to cure this, but just watching her and stopping her . A Yorkie however, can pretty much fit anywhere, so that is a problem. This is funny, my friends had a dog that would eat his own poop, the vet told them to sprinkle Adolph's meat tenterizer on his food before he ate it and that then he would not eat his poop. My question was this...Who discovered that!?!??! Good Luck!! RE: Keeping a Dog out the Litter Box Post by lkoenig (14) | (06/21/2007) Profile | Contact Depending on how big the cat is. We have a Yorkie also and a cat box, and nowhere to hide it. I took a box that the litter box fit in and just cut the top off. The side are about 14 inches high, so the cat can still get in, but the dog doesn't even try. Has worked great for us for 6 months. RE: Keeping a Dog out the Litter Box Post By Cheryl (Guest Post) (06/21/2007) Hi- This tip will only work if you have a basement or perhaps a closet where you can put the litter box. My husband cut a 'cat hole' out of the bottom of the door to our basement. He routered the edges & we get compliments on it all the time...weird! The dogs can't get to the box & if we're a day or two late cleaning the box, no one smells it! Good luck- Cheryl RE: Keeping a Dog out the Litter Box Post By Kathy (Guest Post) (06/21/2007) I agree with Laura. Our dog got deathly ill from eating kitty poop, so we bought the hooded cat box that we put in our downstairs bathroom wedged in between the wall and the toilet, facing the wall by only a few inches so doggy can't get in! RE: Keeping a Dog out the Litter Box Post By pam2cats (Guest Post) (06/21/2007) You can put up a baby gate (or something similar) in a doorway. A cat can get over or through things that dogs can't. Pam in RI RE: Keeping a Dog out the Litter Box Post by caraing (54) | (06/21/2007) Profile | Contact Hi Joanie, We have the hooded litter boxes (2) we have three kitties. Our lovely doggie thinks they are snack boxes. A very disgusting snack as far as I am concerned. Anyway we have the boxes in our spare room behind two kitchen chairs and they are facing the wall and have maybe about 10 inches or so of space in front of them. This is enough room for them to jump up on them and to jump down in front of them and it keeps big yapper out of them. You could keep them in garage and install a cat door. So the dog cannot fit only the kitty. Or put it in a room or closet and put a entry door chain up so it can only open the 6 or 7 inches of the chain. Good luck, Laura RE: Keeping a Dog out the Litter Box Post By Cheryl (Guest Post) (06/21/2007) Hi- This tip will only work if you have a basement or perhaps a closet where you can put the litter box. My husband cut a 'cat hole' out of the bottom of the door to our basement. He routered the edges & we get compliments on it all the time...weird! The dogs can't get to the box & if we're a day or two late cleaning the box, no one smells it! Good luck- Cheryl