Kitten kicking litter out of the box and making a mess
Young cats vigorously kick litter out of the box and scatter it across the floor, leaving owners constantly picking up and cleaning after them. This relentless mess makes it exhausting to keep the area tidy.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Using a litter box with tall sides
- 2Switching to wood or paper pellets with a corresponding sifting box
- 3Hiring someone to help clean it up
- 4Putting on thick gloves and tackling it little by little
- 5Using tools like a shovel, rake, or broom to help collect items
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I have no idea where to start with the trash back there.”source ↗
Electrical-Cup9780 · r/CleaningTips · 5 upvotes
“I’m so tired of picking up and cleaning after my 4 month old! He loves vigorously kicking the litter and then proceeds to swim in the sand.”source ↗
FearlessSpirit6467 · r/cats · 2 upvotes
Where this came up
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