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.
Found another way around this?
Share your steps and trade-offs so fellow engineers don't have to reinvent the wheel. No account required.
- 1Using a litter box with tall sidesDid this help you?
- 2Switching to wood or paper pellets with a corresponding sifting boxDid this help you?
- 3Hiring someone to help clean it upDid this help you?
- 4Putting on thick gloves and tackling it little by littleDid this help you?
- 5Using tools like a shovel, rake, or broom to help collect itemsDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I have no idea where to start with the trash back there.”source ↗
“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 ↗
Where this came up
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