Ewwww!
1. I have a cat.
2. He's (actually an 'it') a 100% indoor feline.
3. He's on a special vet prescription diet that makes him pee. A lot, often.
4. Since he's indoor all the time he uses a litter box.
5. Luckily he isn't as particular as some cats who refuse to use a litter box that isn't cleaned immediately after every use.
6. This morning I was doing the "first thing in the morning" scoop and dump.
7. I lifted the lid of the enclosed litter box and noticed a small spider crawling around on top of the litter!
8. EWWWWWWW!
2. He's (actually an 'it') a 100% indoor feline.
3. He's on a special vet prescription diet that makes him pee. A lot, often.
4. Since he's indoor all the time he uses a litter box.
5. Luckily he isn't as particular as some cats who refuse to use a litter box that isn't cleaned immediately after every use.
6. This morning I was doing the "first thing in the morning" scoop and dump.
7. I lifted the lid of the enclosed litter box and noticed a small spider crawling around on top of the litter!
8. EWWWWWWW!
I donna hate spiders, just not in the house. Especially crawling around in the cat's litter box.
Hmmmmm, someone I replied to got the boot.
I could say I'm sad, but I won't.
I could say I'm sad, but I won't.
On the topic of litter box cleaning, after plenty of experimentation I found my favorite method: disposable gloves. Much less clumsy than a scoop, easy to filter out clean litter before disposal, and easy to check stools for health.
I've tried gloves before, but because of the vet diet he's on his urine clods are huge because he doesn't concentrate his urine as normal cats do, and very prone to disintegrating if not scooped.
If it's a binary choice, I'd get rid of the cat and keep the spider. At least spider shit doesn't attract flies.
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