A good cat litter mat is one that your cat will walk over when leaving the litter box. If he does not then you might have wasted your money.. it only works if he uses it.
Your cat loves to dig and dig until the every last bit of his litter is almost on the outside of the box. Just where is he heading anyway?
What ends up happening is mounds of litter scattered all over your floor or carpet and tracked throughout the house especially if you use clay and similar sand-like grainy litters.
So you whip out your trusty cleaning tools to pick up the mess, only to find that when you come back home the pile of scattered litter is there.. .yet again. This is a bit annoying to say the least.
Cats just have the natural need to dig and some way more than others.
The easiest way to solve this headache is to buy a cat litter mat. No.. not just any cheap, ugly thing you can find.. but one that he will put to use.
Their are plenty of fancy mats out there. What you need to concern yourself with is texture. Their are mainly 2 types. Textured (projections or bumps) and non-textured (soft).
The other is just like a regular mat that you would step on yourself with your bare feet comfortably. The types of mats that you need to be a little cautious of are the ones with the small raised bumps and ridges on them.
There are some felines, that will not like stepping on those mats with texture.
If it feels funny to you then guess what? Your picky cat will have none of that!
Your cat's paw pads (like your feet) are sensitive too. If he does not like it, he may even try to set an Olympic long distance jumping record just to bypass the darn thing. This will get even more litter around the house.
This is pretty aggravating.
This is not what you envisioned when you purchased the mat.. now is it? Lucky for you, not all cats are this finicky. Let us hope for your sake your cat will not care about the texture.
So, if your home is still looking like beach front property... your little kitty may be jumping over the mat to avoid walking on it.
Try and switch to a softer litter mat to see if this does the trick, you might be surprised to find out that kitty likes the softer mat better!
Your cat loves to dig and dig until the every last bit of his litter is almost on the outside of the box. Just where is he heading anyway?
What ends up happening is mounds of litter scattered all over your floor or carpet and tracked throughout the house especially if you use clay and similar sand-like grainy litters.
So you whip out your trusty cleaning tools to pick up the mess, only to find that when you come back home the pile of scattered litter is there.. .yet again. This is a bit annoying to say the least.
Cats just have the natural need to dig and some way more than others.
The easiest way to solve this headache is to buy a cat litter mat. No.. not just any cheap, ugly thing you can find.. but one that he will put to use.
Their are plenty of fancy mats out there. What you need to concern yourself with is texture. Their are mainly 2 types. Textured (projections or bumps) and non-textured (soft).
The other is just like a regular mat that you would step on yourself with your bare feet comfortably. The types of mats that you need to be a little cautious of are the ones with the small raised bumps and ridges on them.
There are some felines, that will not like stepping on those mats with texture.
If it feels funny to you then guess what? Your picky cat will have none of that!
Your cat's paw pads (like your feet) are sensitive too. If he does not like it, he may even try to set an Olympic long distance jumping record just to bypass the darn thing. This will get even more litter around the house.
This is pretty aggravating.
This is not what you envisioned when you purchased the mat.. now is it? Lucky for you, not all cats are this finicky. Let us hope for your sake your cat will not care about the texture.
So, if your home is still looking like beach front property... your little kitty may be jumping over the mat to avoid walking on it.
Try and switch to a softer litter mat to see if this does the trick, you might be surprised to find out that kitty likes the softer mat better!
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