Re: What can I do to reduce litter box smell and tracking???? HELP

Scott wrote:

> Background:  We have two cats, both female.  We have two, covered
> litter boxes.  The boxes are side by side and both use by both cats. 
> We clean the litter daily and replace it every couple weeks.  We use
> premium, clumping litter (fresh step).
>
> We have two problems:  
>
> 1.  The litter gets tracked across the floor.    How can I reduce
> this?

This is problematic no matter what you do. The best is to hope to 
contain it in a certain area by perhaps placing a carpet or tray of some 
sort in front of the litter boxes.

I've seen some mats in the pet stores that claim to reduce tracking, 
also some litters that claim to reduce the problem. I don't know how any 
of these products work.

Generally with my situation I find it gets tracked no further than about 
2 feet away. Often I will vacuum the area around the box just after 
cleaning it out.

> 2.  The smell, what can I do to reduce this?  We have a air cleaner
> running next the boxes with a HEPA and Charcoal filter.  This seems to
> help some.  The younger cat (7 months) has a habit of not covering her
> waste.  This definitely adds to the problem.  It's not too bad but you
> can definitely smell the boxes in the room.
>
> Thanks for the advice.

Since you clean the boxes daily I'm thinking the smell may be caused by 
the food you are feeding. Stinky poop sometimes means the food isn't 
being digested completely.

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