Where do you have the Litter Box for your Cats/Kittens?

Question

Hi, I was wondering where to put the litter box?
Right now we have an empty bedroom for the kittens, but we have a Baby on the way, and he/she gets the room then.
I don't want the Litter box in the Baby's room or in our Bedroom.
The Living Room & Kitchen would sound gross, and we have such a tiny Bathroom their isn't any room.
Was just wondering where you have yours, any Maybe some advise where I should make room for it?
(In a closet with a little mouse door at the buttom?) :-) (-;
Thank you so much for now.

I don't change the cat litter ...didn't ask for that anyways!!!
I asked where you kept your cat litter BOX!

Sorry our Laundry room is a shared with the basement people ...and their is a door so we can't put it downstairs or in the laundry/furnace room, and the garage is too far away. But I think I got a few ideas so far ..thanks for all your opinions, and waiting for more yet.

Answer 1

laundry room..

Answer 2

I put it in the laundry but when I have foster cats, I put the tray in the bathroom or toilet for them.

One of our friends has them in the laundry cabinet, she removed the doors and put a shower curtain across it, lined it with vinyl flooring offcuts and silicon sealer and put the trays in there. I know you share the laundry and it's not possible, but is it possible to do this with a bathroom cabinet or perhaps buy a cheap cabinet (secondhand) of an appropriate size that you can put somewhere that's convenient for you?

You can buy wooden cat litter furniture that is designed to hide the litter trays and looks nice too. It is a little pricey though.

Since others are offering comments about you changing the litter box, ask your Dr. to do a blood test for toxoplasmosis, if you have already been exposed (which is the case with most people who have had cats for their lifetime or who have got it from eating undercooked meat or from gardening where other cats have pooped), then it's not an issue, it's only a problem if you contract it during pregnancy. As long as you observe proper hygiene precautions, gloves meat etc, then you will be fine. I and many friends who have had babies and cats have never had a problem. One of my friends was negative and her Dr performed blood tests throughout her pregnancy to ensure she was still negative for Toxoplasmosis, she made it through two pregnancies cleaning the litter boxes and never got it.

Answer 3

I have always had one litter box in the bathroom by the hall. And since my cats stay with me in my bedroom while I sleep, I have a smaller litter box in the corner of my room. Both boxes are kept fastidiuosly clean (scooped out and deodorized every day).

Your idea of having the box hidden discreetly inside a closet with an access door at the bottom sounds good, but only if your cats won't feel trapped in it (some cats will refuse to use a litter box where they feel they have no handy exit especially if there are several cats in the house).

Answer 4

Do you have a laundry room? Is this a house or an apartment? When I was in a 3 bedroom apartment there was a laundry room in our own apartment and we put it there. If it is a house hopefully your laundry room isn't in the garage like mine is now. But if you can't put one in the laundry room then the closet idea is great. Now if you do that and cut a hole in the door remember to allow for their growth. My kittens were from a tiny mom. Her kittens of which I have 2 are 16lbs. They are big.The size of a dog. In the pet stores and on line they sell those door flaps if you want it to look good. Below is a link for a example.Good luck.

Answer 5

Ours is in the laundry room. But if you have to have your in the a more populated room (such as a corner of the kitchen), cover it with a box with a hole/doorway the kittens can enter and exit. Keeps the litter from going all over, and holds in more oder and germs.

If you are pregnant, you should not be changing the cat litter. It contains germs that, while not harmful to adults, can cause defects in unborn children.

Answer 6

the most convenient spot i've ever had one was in the shower stall of a second bathroom (with the drain taped off)--it kept the litter contained & i could keep the door closed most of the way. now, i have them in the spare room, in the closet with both of the bypass doors on one side.
a laundry room would be a good spot, or your idea about the closet with some sort of access cut in the door would be a great spot!
good luck with kitty, & congrats on the baby!!

[edit: the danger in cleaning the box is from getting toxoplasmosis for the first time while pregnant (you've probably already heard this, but just in case) indoor cats are rarely exposed to it--it comes from raw or undercooked meat & you can get it from undercooked pork also--but even indoor cats can get a mouse sometimes! you can be screened with a simple blood test to see if you've already been exposed, and if so there's absolutely no danger]

Answer 7

i keep my cat's litter in the laundry room on a low shelf. if u want to put the litter box in an out of the way place, u can always just put it on the floor of a hall closet and keep the door open just 6 inches for the cat to be able to go in or out.

we have a dog also and putting it on the shelf keeps the dog getting into it. it also keeps any kids who happen to visit from getting into it also, which u might want to consider when ur child is born and starts crawling.

and since u're pregnant, definitely have someone else clean the litter box.

Answer 8

We keep one of our litter boxes in the bathroom under the sink. This works just fine since this is no inconvenience to us at all. Also, if you are pregnant, you should try to avoid contact with the kittens' feces since the baby could develop toxoplasma. After the baby is 1-2 years old, this should no longer be a problem, however.

Answer 9

well when i have guest over i put it in my master bathroom, but sounds like you only have 1 bathroom ?
right now, its in the laundry room , near a window so i t can air out , way in the back of our house-
you dont have like a garage ? maybe a patio ?
the closet sounds okay , but i mean you kinda want it to be ventilated so the smell dosent consume your whole closet?

Answer 10

Mine's in the back room were the furnace and gabage can, are. Before that when I lived in a house with a basement it was down there.

Answer 11

i'm unsure what your budget is, yet LitterMaid delivers a sort of self cleansing muddle packing bins alongside with tents to hide the muddle field from "debris" getting everywhere. you additionally can attempt amazon, ebay, petco, petsmart, etc. on line to make certain what they supply in housed/self cleansing muddle packing bins. in case you like your cat to commence going to the washing room exterior, p.c.. a gap on your backyard(off the area and out of view) or the woods by utilising your place and placed your cats muddle, poop, and pee in that area. time beyond regulation your cat gets the thought it is okay to circulate to the washing room here because of the fact the cat will scent itself. We did it with our cat and it worked splendidly. desire this enables!