strip: Litter Training
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Topic of the day: Cat Litter
One of my pet peeves is cleaning cat litter. I friggin hate it. We have 3 cats here and two litter boxes that need changed constantly. We should REALLY look into one of those automatic litter boxes. Someone mentioned one to me on the phone a while ago, I think it might have been Scott Kurtz, but I don’t remember. All I know is this… if there was a way to break or clog an automatic cat litter system, my cats and their thunderous turds would do it.
I also would hate to spend the money on one of those auto litter cleaner things, but the more the cats go, the more I feel compelled to treat ourselves to one.
That, or someone needs to make a car that runs completely on dirty cat litter. Doc? Are you listening?
November 29th, 2005 at 3:19 am
Someone once told me that cat poo is like CRACK to a dog… once they have a taste… they crave it. It’s DOG candy! lol… get yourself a little dog.. trust me, the problem will be solved.
Franky Fact #40585930
November 29th, 2005 at 4:13 am
Dude, you should totaly try that silicone cat litter. That’s what I use (for my cat). It absorbes all liquid waste and there is absolutly no smell. Plus you don’t have to change it for a month, litrally. You still need to scoop out the turds, but most of the smell is absorbed by the gell and the turds are simply flushed. It’s a bit more expensive per bag, but it’s a saving in the long run because you use less of it. Did I mention there is zero smell?
November 29th, 2005 at 5:22 am
I hate litter boxes too. I also have two to clean. Pain in the ass.
Silicone? Can you get that in regular old stores, or only pet stores?
November 29th, 2005 at 5:24 am
Trust me, don’t go with an automatic, especially if you’ve got multiple cats. One cat finishes, another one comes up several minutes later to find the Unholy Machine Deathtrap in its litter box. Once they draw the association between the litter box and the UMD, and cleaning the litter box will become the least of your worries. They sound like a good idea, but once you’ve seen one in action personally, you wouldn’t particularly blame your cats (even the retarded ones ;))
November 29th, 2005 at 10:12 am
Here in South Africa I can get the stuff at my local retail store, but it’s also available at vets and vet stores, but the last two options are more expensive. Here is a MSN shopping search I did that shows a bunh of products and prices in USD. Here a 4lb bag costs me about ZAR 30 which is about USD 4.50, it seems more expensive on your side though.
http://shopping.msn.com/results/shp/?text=cat%20litter%20crystal
November 29th, 2005 at 10:45 am
Cleaning the litter is not so bad with one cat.
Just dump the whole box into a big ass garbage bag once a week.
Two cats is one cat too many.
Does anyone have experience toilet training their cat?
I’d like to know if that really works.
I believe the Mr. Fusion can process all types of garbage including cat poo.
Although I’d hate to know what that exhaust would smell like.
“Gotta get back in time”
November 29th, 2005 at 11:11 am
I have two that I constantly have to clean the box after. The older one though uses the toilet to pee. He showed up knowing that already so I don’t know how someone trained him. He does have one quirk though. If you don’t flush for him he uses the litter box until you do flush.
November 29th, 2005 at 11:16 am
Yeah, don’t get an automatic catbox…
Besides the deathtrap thing already mentioned, they just create more work. You see, it sifts the crap out using this comb thing… so every so often you have to CLEAN THE COMB. This is hundreds of times more unpleasant than scooping out a catbox.
Personally, I have my cat trained to go outside.
November 29th, 2005 at 11:16 am
I’ve been using the automatic litter boxes for about 6 years now and I think they’re great! Our cats must not be as skittish as Eric’s since they have no problem using them. I realised a few years ago that using the smaller silicone litter with the automatic is the best way to do it (although they suggest clumping, I find it gums up the works). It may have been Tycho from PA that mentioned automatics to you, I suggested them to him too. Its expensive but worth it!
November 29th, 2005 at 11:20 am
Karmic
That’s one clean kitty!
I wish my cat would pee in the loo.
November 29th, 2005 at 11:48 am
yes, but they lack the opposable thumbs required to flush
November 29th, 2005 at 12:07 pm
You do not need opposable thumbs to flush!
November 29th, 2005 at 12:51 pm
Good fucking lord. This place — of all places — has turned into Cat Fancy’s online hangout.
November 29th, 2005 at 12:52 pm
Luckily, I just go home to my family to visit all of our pets. I never have to touch that damn litter box any more.
November 29th, 2005 at 1:45 pm
I hate changing the litter box too, but honestly, it seem like the only way. The automatic litterboxes are fine I guess, but there’s been too many horror stories/urban legends to make me trust them too far — but thats just the way I feel about a lot of household appliances with automated blades.
Rule #325
Just because the bagel slicer has never tried to kill you, doesn’t mean it won’t. Or something like that.
Then again, if Retardakitty ever needs a gory send-off in the comic… well, I’d reach for that Sharper Image catalogue.
-Randall
November 29th, 2005 at 1:50 pm
I had an automatic box for my cat once. The only real problem I had with it was he figured out the sensor that made it scoop so he would wave his paw in front of it over and over again making me have to listen all of its noise for a few hours in the middle of the night.
November 29th, 2005 at 2:31 pm
All we need is a few Furries and this could REALLY be a Cat Fancy’s hang out.
November 29th, 2005 at 2:35 pm
All this Cat Fancy talk is disturbing me…. RETARDAKITTY MUST DIEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
November 29th, 2005 at 3:26 pm
Nyyooooooo! Don’t kill my kitty!
~Murch~
~Murch~ I SAY!!!!!
November 29th, 2005 at 4:01 pm
I saw a litter box at a home show once that used a special litter that the box would wash with a special detergent and dry. Sort of a chemical toilet for cats. It was very expensive, so I doubt they’re still in business.
November 29th, 2005 at 4:06 pm
Don’t use one of the automatic kind! You hate cleaning cat litter? Well imagine having to take apart a system of motors and gears that cats have been pooping on for months. Try to fix that.
Eventually I just threw it away.
Now we use these sifting cat pan liners. They have holes in them, like a grate. When you need to change it just pick it up and the lumps of shit and piss stay in the bag while the litter that hasn’t been used sifts through the holes. They only cost a couple of bucks. The only place I’ve seen them is at Wal-Mart, though.
November 29th, 2005 at 4:08 pm
“LitterFree Self Washing Cat Box”. Looks like it’s still around, at $300:
http://www.epinions.com/content_101778099844
November 29th, 2005 at 5:07 pm
I still say get a dog… the dog WILL solve the problem… by eating the poop & or the cats..
November 29th, 2005 at 5:30 pm
That retarded cat’s really starting to crack me up. I love the timing in the last two panels.
November 30th, 2005 at 3:10 am
Eric, oposabale thumbs thing was from meet the parents.
November 30th, 2005 at 3:44 am
I like how there are over 20 people with something to say about kitty litter. Talk about time well spent. I say kill all cats. They fuckin’ suck anyway. Plus, they’re evil.
January 9th, 2006 at 12:08 pm
What silicone are you using Schpat because mine smells like an Ammonia factory by the end of the month!! Im using “petpal” costs about R100/5kgs. Is there a better one to get and where?