I'm not a doctor, but there are many things that can be harmful from a litter box, including, but not limited to: feces has bacteria, dust from the litter box can spread the bacteria which can enter your lungs and can pass on to your unborn child. Cats are a bad idea to begin with when you are having a child, not only do to unknown allergens, but once the child is born, cats tend to pounce on children in their crib and smother them...I think you should get rid of the cat a.s.a.p, your child is more important than a pet....
Sue, having pets is not wrong because you are pregnant. There will be work though like with any baby before they grow up. <><><> Note of caution- someone OTHER than mother-to-be cleans out the litter box. There is an infection that can be transmitted THROUGH the litter-box that pregnant women are susceptible to-
into the litter-box?
A week. The litter can get all moldy and you should clean out the litter box once a week.
Teaching a cat to use a litter box is usually as easy as picking up the cat and placing it in the box of litter. However, cleaning the litter box often not a pleasant task. The Omega Paw litter box is self-cleaning and available from Amazon.
A Littermaid litter box is an automatic, self-cleaning litter box. Using a motion sensor, it automatically rakes and scoops the litter after the cat has left the box. It then deposits the waste into a receptacle that is sealed and disposable.
Outdoor cats usually relieve themselves in a substance they can use to bury their waste. Such as sand, bark, etc.
To litter train a kitten all you have to do is show them the litter box and they will naturally go in the litter box. thats what my cat did. she was never taught. this is not a stupid answer so dont say it is
A cat mat is used to keep the cat litter box area clean. A cat mat is placed under the litter box so that if any litter gets out of the litter box, it goes on the cat mat instead of the floor.
Litter Robot is a self cleaning litter box for cats. Once you bought this litter box, it comes with instructions to show you how this box works, just follow the step by step and you should have no problem using it.
The litter box may not be clean enough for the cat or the cat feels uncomfortable in the litter box; a litter box should be cleaned every day or every second day, depending on how many cats you have. Maybe the cat does not know where the litter box is, if you move the litter box and don't show the cat its new location the cat won't know where the box is. The cat also mightn't be trained to use a litter box properly and might need a little help using it. Also, if a cat is very old, they mightn't realise they have to use the litter box or they do not have time to get to the litter box before they urinate etc. . The cat could also be sick.if your cat is just a kitten then the box might be too clean the kitten must smell where the toilet is.
when you think your cat is too big for the litter box that it has.
Either you have not cleaned it out enough, or the cat has bad aim when covering its stuff it leaves in the litter box.