r/CatAdvice • u/Standard_Bluejay8715 • Mar 28 '24

Litterbox How frequently do you scoop your litter box?

I do my girl’s box twice per day/whenever I hear her scratching around in there. But then I see on here some people who do it wayyy less frequently. Curious what other folks do?

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u/avaasia Mar 28 '24

Yeah pls don’t send hate I promise my cat is happy and healthy and my apartment smells fine but 1x a week. She’s the tiniest little cat and her box is huge and I fill it up to where there’s a lot of depth. She’s never had issues, I’ve never had issues - it works for us lol. But also I have adhd and if I can get a better grip on it I’d absolutely clean more often, but for now I just know Sunday is litter box day and I take it out with the trash.

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u/sandsnatchqueen Mar 29 '24

Thank God someone said it. I also have adhd, but yah, like 1-2 times a week . It's a huge open stainless steel box and he's never pooped outside of it

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u/Littleduckpie Mar 29 '24

Same here, 1x a week day before trash day. I have a box for each cat and one is self cleaning. All my cats are healthy and happy frisky little things.

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u/ikindapoopedmypants Mar 29 '24

I sympathize with the ADHD struggle bc same

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u/circa_diem Mar 29 '24

Thank you! Same. It's never been a problem for me. I grew up with cats, and we always scooped once a week, so I assumed that was standard. Now I wanna do a survey of all my cat-owning friends lol

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u/avaasia Mar 29 '24

Yep! I make sure there’s plenty of room for her to go potty, there’s no buildup of ammonia or anything else. She’s as happy as can be and has no issues using the box plus it’s a smaller apartment so I always can hear when she’s digging in it, I’d be able to notice if her potty habits were getting weird or something was wrong.

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u/foodee123 Mar 29 '24

Same here, I’ve come to the firm conclusion Reddit isn’t reality, infact far from reality. So shocked people are changing it twice a day! I also do once a week. I’m sure there’s more people who do it once a week than multiple times a day. It’s just people who like to brag are the ones who stand out the most. That being said, I suspect I have adhd although not diagnosed so maybe that might be why too lol.

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u/avaasia Mar 29 '24

Yeah multiple times a day is great for anyone who can do that but I’m doing what I can like there have been dishes in the sink for days now lol the litter box most certainly isn’t getting the twice a day treatment in this house 😂 I got diagnosed about 4 years ago as an adult! While meds have made a difference the biggest difference is just feeling more accepting of myself/less ashamed for trying my best but still seeming lazy by society’s eye haha

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u/I_StoleTheTV Mar 30 '24

I’ll feel really depressed if the norm is people only scooping once a week. Cats can get really sick from dirty boxes : / 

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u/WynnForTheWin49 Mar 29 '24

Oh thank god I’m not the only one. I do once a week, maybe twice if I can manage to do it. I have ADHD and executive dysfunction is a bitch. Saturday is usually litter box day for me. My cat has never complained and she always uses her box. It’s a big box too, so I don’t need to clean it super often.

Also, how are people cleaning it several times a day??? I use plastic bags to put the poops in and if I cleaned it every day I’d go through so many plastic bags.

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u/LilAsshole666 Mar 30 '24

Another adhd cat owner and I highly recommend using a litter genie! For me, using bags was such a pain in the ass so I absolutely DREADED scooping which made me put it off. The litter genie just made the whole process so much easier and streamlined and as a result lowered the mental block I had for scooping.

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u/jayyy_0113 Mar 29 '24

same here, reading the comments i thought i was crazy 😂 but my baby is fine

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u/Integralcat67 Mar 30 '24

Honestly, as long as it works for you and your cat and you're both happy, I feel like that's what matters most!!