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I am one of those people that really hates to wash out a litter box, So I use litter box liners to keep the litter box clean. Well that would be a great concept if my cat didn't rip huge hole in it. It kind of defeats the purpose you know?
Anyways, I have thought of using a deeper litter box, but I'm not sure that would work. I have looked at different litter liners and I'm not sure that any of them can withstand her claws. Any good idea on what else might work? Any advice would be good at this point. Thanks 
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| I use litter box liners too, what brand are you currently using? I liked the Fresh n'Clean liners but they changed something now they rip like mad. The Cat's Rule litter liners aren't bad, and depending on how often you do complete litter changes, don't rip. The tidy cats liners suck, they're just garbage bags, and rip almost instantly (but my cats try to dig to China). I see Arm & Hammer has sarted their own line of litter liners, I'll have to try them when i get paid again.
My cats own my house they just permit me to live there. Only cat lovers know the luxury of fur-coated, musical hot water bottles that never go cold."
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| I gave up on litter box liners years ago -- waste of money. I have 2 litterboxes going at all times, one is very deep and oddly enough all 4 cats only go #2 in the deep deep box so it is very easy to scoop out. I have a shallow box that they only pee in. I also have a spare shallow box. I bought a $1 pancake spatula at the dollar store. I use scoopable litter. Every morning I use the pancake spatula to scrape and lift the kitty litter "pancakes" out of the shallow box and I use the scooper/sifter in the deep box. Because the deep box does not have urine in it, it stays cleaner longer. the shallow box I switch out with my spare shallow box 1x month and put it in the laundry tub with dawn dish detergent and a cap-full of bleach and let it soak overnight - rinse. This then becomes the spare to switch out next mo. with. I think I have a good system going. I have tried all the gimmicks - liners, self-sifting boxes, etc. and simple is better seems to work the best for us. **I did not train my cats to use different boxes for urine and #2 -- they just started doing it when I put a deep box and a shallow box out. I've have a lot of cats and this is what they seem to do. works for me!
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| I actually have been using tidy cats. So now that I know that they aren't good I might try another. I don't plan on spending a lot of money on gimmicks, if it comes down to it I can just hose out the litter box outside this summer. In the winter however, it's a little more difficult, so I really want to find something that isn't going to shred to pieces. I also have seen the kinda cardboard type liners but I'm not sure if I really want to spend that much money because it seems like the urine would just soak through. Any thoughts on that?
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| The fresh N' clean liners are essentially doggie housebreaking pads with double sided tape on them. I was going to try and "make" my own by trying the dog pee pads, and putting my own double sided tape on them and see how they held up. I'll let you know how they do. Cat' rule liners are also fairly cheap and "reusable" they're like the cellophane shopping bags. Either cats don't like the feel and don't claw, or they really are that strong to stand up to 2-3 months of my three trying to dig to China. It says on the package you can rinse them and resue them up to 10 times. Maybe ten times if you wash you litterboxes once a week. I get about 2 months out of them before the "kids" start to claw through.
My cats own my house they just permit me to live there. Only cat lovers know the luxury of fur-coated, musical hot water bottles that never go cold."
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| Thanks for that great idea! My grandmother and I actually currently use the puppy pee pads for under the litter boxes because her himalayan, Sassy doesn't alway hit her target. Maybe I'll try that too. I might try those other liners too. I didn't know all this stuff was out there for litter boxes lol. This is actually my first inside only cat, therefor my first litter box, and frankly, I'll try anything to make it easier to clean the litter box out.
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Let me know how it works!
My cats own my house they just permit me to live there. Only cat lovers know the luxury of fur-coated, musical hot water bottles that never go cold."
- Susanne Millen
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| I have a brilliant idea that may help with those who like the idea of liners. Ok, so it's not really my original idea, but it works and it's simple. Wash your litter box really well (I use plain white vinegar, a dedicated scrub sponge and rinse well). Then dry the box really well. Before adding the litter, spray some PAM or other nonstick, unflavored cooking spray on the inside of the box and wipe it all over the inside of the box so that there's just a very thin film. Add your litter. Oila! the clumps don't stick to the sides, so the box doesn't get stinky and dirty so fast, as there's no expensive liners to deal with. I've been doing this for se | | | |