Any tips on keeping the cat litter from tracking out of the box all over the floor? Or, anyone want a cat? :-)

Question

After receiving some of the answers, I thought I should clarify that I was just joking about getting rid of the cat. I love him - I just have a sense of humor.

Answer 1

Why not put a small throw rug at the entrance to the litter box? This would trap the tracked litter as your cat leaves and you can just shake it out either back into the box or outside.

You could also try placing a puppy training pad at the entrance to the box....same principle.

Answer 2

The main thing is to keep it clean and change the frequently. The smells comes from a cats urine (ammonia) no their bms, so you may want to try a scoop-away litter. This will clump up the "cat pee" as opposed to letting it sink to the bottom and smell. There are also a lot of litters on the market with fragrance and deodorizer to prevent this problem. Talk to your fiancee and shop around. Read the bags of litter, what they do and what their made of. You have plenty of options. Also if you have a friend with a cat, ask to "borrow" it on a trial basis to see how your fiancee does with actual experience. If you want to do a trial run, but don't know anyone with a cat, contact your local Humane Society. They have animal fostering programs for animals who need a little extra care or who just arent ready to be adopted yet. Good luck and I hope this helps.

Answer 3

I have two cats and I know it gets frustrating when they track the litter out of the box....I line the floor with newspaper then place the box on top and on top of the newspaper in front of the box I lay out a fake grass door mat. The litter seems to stick to that. Also keep a dust buster or mini hand vac close to the cat box.

PS....don't get rid of the cat.

Answer 4

Get one of those litter catching pads that go by the litterbox. It doesn't catch ALL the litter but it catches quite a bit.

They also need to be cleaned often. Just dump the litter back into the litterbox.

You would get rid of your cat just because it tracks litter. Maybe you shouldn't have a cat if you cannot even tolerate that.

Answer 5

I have the litter box with concave sides so the sides look like
this ( and my cat hops in and out. I never had a problem once i got this litter box.

Once you get rid of the litter problem, you know you will love your cat!!

Answer 6

UUUh, hon....your cat just e-mailed me and asked that I holler at you here, for even suggesting such a horrible thing! (g) And my furbaby agreed....


If you can't learn to accept it (like you do the shedding, the hairballs, and their stampeding across the bed at 3 am).... put the box on a hard surface floor and use a dustbuster or similar small vacumn regularly.

The covered litter boxes work for some people; you might give it a try, but I've also heard some cats refuse to use them.

Answer 7

Hi yeah ours will do the same so we put the tray in a box a little bigger than the tray & all the litter ends up in the box & not on te floor so it is much easier to keep clean...no mess n the floor at all now...Regards Jake

Answer 8

I put a mat in front of the box so when my cat jumps out it catches the litter. I also have a concave box that she can't sling the litter out of.

Answer 9

Go to the petstore and look for mats made to help reduce or stop the tracking litter all over the floor. They do help.

Answer 10

i use a litterbox that has a lid on it and infront of the door way they have plastic litter mats at wal mart to put infront on the door way to the litterbox it works really good the litter gets stuck in the mat and than all you have to do if shake it in the trash hope this helps :)