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MIButterfly

(2,374 posts)
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 07:05 PM Wednesday

UPDATE - A few months ago I asked for advice about litterboxes.

Holly had started peeing up against the side and some of the urine was dripping on the outside of the box. I was wondering if I should get a covered box or one with high sides. After careful consideration of all the advice I got here, I decided to get two boxes with high sides from Petsmart online. When I went to pick them up, I was surprised at how big they were. All three of us could fit into one! But I took them home and wouldn't you know it? Holly never peed on the side of the litterbox again. Figures.

So the big high-sided litterboxes sat unused in my basement until today when I started thinking about how ridiculous it was that I had them and I wasn't using them. So I got one out and washed it off. I buy the 42-lb. package of Fresh Step that contains four 10.5 lbs. bags. The big litterbox has a line that is two inches high to indicate how much litter you should fill the box with. It took THREE bags to get to that line! That's 31.5 lbs. of litter!! In one box! Yikes! I would imagine that's a litterbox more suited for a tiger. I had some concerns about the opening being too high for them to jump in considering that they're seniors, so I washed out one of their regular litterboxes so they could use that if they couldn't get into the big one. After I washed it, I set it aside to dry off and about an hour later, I went downstairs to put litter in it and discovered that one or both of my cats had already used the big litterbox! So now they have their choices of sizes.



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UPDATE - A few months ago I asked for advice about litterboxes. (Original Post) MIButterfly Wednesday OP
Glad you got it resolved! SheltieLover Wednesday #1
Litterbox SuzyandPuffpuff Wednesday #2
Thank you, SuzyandPuffpuff! MIButterfly Wednesday #3
I bought two of the extra extra large litterboxes from PetSmart slightlv Wednesday #4
We sure do what we can to keep them satisfied and they're worth every second of it! And then some! MIButterfly Wednesday #5

SuzyandPuffpuff

(459 posts)
2. Litterbox
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 07:35 PM
Wednesday

I stopped using regular boxes years ago instead bought Rubbermaid 18 gallon and 25 gallon containers and cut my own entry holes. Lids if cats want...no lids if they like that. I own a cat only boarding facility and have turned many of my clients onto this idea. Cats must have room to scrapple around and not feel confined. Good job on you !

MIButterfly

(2,374 posts)
3. Thank you, SuzyandPuffpuff!
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 07:44 PM
Wednesday

Now I feel better about the big litterbox. As long as they can get in it, they will always have it! I plan to put out the other one one of these days.

slightlv

(7,601 posts)
4. I bought two of the extra extra large litterboxes from PetSmart
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 07:57 PM
Wednesday

some years ago. It's what my cats (all 8 of them) prefer. I still keep some of various sizes, in addition to the big ones. I have one room in the back of the house dedicated as a "cat bathroom"... all the litter boxes are laid out so each can choose the one they want, or at least one that is being used at the same time. It's cut down on a number of arguments back there, but oh... the joy of changing litter /snark. That is a LOT of litter to change, and a lot of boxes to wash down!

Still, we do what we can to keep our little masters satisfied, don't we?!

MIButterfly

(2,374 posts)
5. We sure do what we can to keep them satisfied and they're worth every second of it! And then some!
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 08:05 PM
Wednesday

As much happiness as we may give them, they give us back a hundredfold!

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