Don’t Use Scented Cleaning Products! 👎🚫
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- More common mistakes cat parents make are using scented (and possibly toxic) cleaning products to wash their cat's dishes, bowls and litter boxes. Stay away from bleach and vinegar on the litter boxes and just use warm water.
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If I cannot wash my own dishes with it, Dexter definitely is not going to have to experience it. He's a member of the family, not something we "own".
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Indeed. Great comment.
Same. On that subject though, I think many people use extremely harsh cleaning agents for their own dishes, clothes, and body etc. For me, the simpler the ingredients the better.
@@hopefulpellinore5490 If you use ceramic, or glass food dishes, all you ever need is something like Dawn dish soap. Dawn is used to clean birds and other wildlife after those nasty oil tanker spills. It is a great degreaser and leaves no residue with a good rinse. As for clothing, you never need more than two tablespoons of detergent, especially the HE stuff. NEVER use liquid fabric softener in the wash. It leave nasty goo inside the washer, between the tub and case, where the water drains out. I went off topic there a bit.
I put the bowls into my dishwasher and wash them with the rest of my dishes
It's not only chemicals with harsh scents. Someone I knew soaked one of
her cat's bowls with a cleaning detergent which had a nice herbal scent and let it sit in the sink.
Her cat drank the water, got severely poisoned and didn't make it.
This is terrible, thank you for posting
So sorry! Thank you for sharing!🌻
That's horrible. Thanks for posting this.
oh my God, that is so sad. Don't want to judge that person I'm sure she thought she was doing the right thing for her cat but I do wish people would do their research before and after adopting a pet.
I can’t stand it when people buy these products off of Amazon for cats, instead of taking them to the vet. The reviews are littered with ear drops they got or eyedrops, destroying their cats ears and eyes. Like someone else said, always do your research first!
Excellent recommendations, but one thing I would like is for pet owners no to smoke in front of their pet. Smokers don't understand how harmful second hand smoke could be for their pets specially if they live in appartments.
I asked my smoker to do it outside for my and our cats health. No problem.
I smoke outside and wash my hand immediately when I come in before I touch my furbaby...she shouldn't have to smell my nasty smoke fingers 🤢
@@ksea6565try quitting
I think first of all stop using plastic for your cats bowls . I switched to metal and glass wash with soap and lots of hot water almost daily
Every few months I do wash my litter box with soap and vinegar and let it sanitize in the sun. If you want to keep their scent just use the some old litter that they urinated in .
Yes, I use soap and vinegar to clean the boxes once a month , I think he prefers it personally. He more keen to use the bathroom when the litter is fresh, meows less and no pee on the wall
@@AlyssaADUB1D omg your cat meows in litter box ? I just got a kitten and after having cats for 25 years this is the first one that meows when she 💩. . It first I thought something was wrong but the rescue said it was fine .
In general I clean the litter box daily and I think the cats appreciate it
@@Lashlove16 yeah you mean you scoop out the litter every day. you don't wassh it every day?
@@caty9995 yes scoop daily and wash monthly
I use pine pellets so it’s really easy to maintain and it naturally smells good
I thought I was suppose to use.plastic not metal bowls.
thank you! i switched to unscented litter, game changer, i have happier cat babies now lol yes no vinegar, can I use dawn soap? a little goes such a long way, any tips?
I personally have always used dawn with hot water once a week on litter box and a few times weekly on bowls and have zero problems. Cats eat immediately and patiently wait their turn for the new litter in the clean box.
I try to use unscented everything. Two things for the litter box that work really well with no scent. I spray the box with hydrogen peroxide (just the regular kind) and then wipe it dry with paper towels. Easy, fast and zero smell. Peroxide is a great disinfectant. Every 6-8 weeks, I take a bar of plain beeswax (Amazon) and rub all over the cat pan inside bottom and up a couple of inches on the sides. This helps the litter not stick to it.
Then put in litter as usual.
No smells. Cats love it.
I used Dawn to clean her litter box but I had put the used litter aside and put it back in after cleaning so it still smelled like her.
this is a great tip...I don't even use most of those chemicals because of my COPD. Vinegar and baking soda have become my new favorites. But even dish soaps can still be overbearing for a cat
thank you for doing this video!
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I just use vinegar and better life soap ( which is amaz ball btw the only dish soap i can tolerate with my reactions and allegeries) and i think my cat appreciates it. Strong chemical scents give me headaches so im sure it affects my cat too
You're basically using water this way. The alkaline and acid equals each other out and the solution become pH neutral and has no cleaning powers. I'm not telling you to stop just letting you know that the solution has no cleaning power. The vinegar can remove limescale on it's own. You can dilute it with water and use a drop or two of scentless dish soap and you have a cleaning solution for everyday cleaning. If smell is a trigger for your COPD look into scentless cleaning supplies.
@@shannoncat1984 be careful with vinegar because it can still be too strong for cat's nose.
@@caty9995 thank you caty i dilute it very well she seems very happy i am very very careful to not use chemicals in our house. I even have my bf on my shampoo conditioner and soap because his was so” scenty”
@@shannoncat1984 yes that's what I do also. Dilute the vinegar. I won't use any powerful cleaners.
Nice to know I've been cleaning our old girl Meg's (18yo) litter box or litter tub as it is, right.
It's a converted storage tub with a door cut in it cause she stands to pee and flings litter around.
When it gets extra smelly/grimy I just empty it, take it outside and turn the hose on it to flush it out, dry with paper towels and refill with litter.
Food and water bowls just get washed with warm water and a dish sponge.
Thank you, Jackson! I am horrified as I use water, then bleach, then sugar soap and water again. I will immediately change to warm water! This will also make life easier for me, as well as improve life for the cats! ❤
Biggest mistake I’ve made was washing her litter box with Clorox wipes (bleach). I did it twice and both times she refused to use it and took much patience and cleaning messes to get her back into it again. Finally I figured it out and have used nature’s miracle litter box wipes ever since and they are just perfect! Do a great job cleaning and the cat doesn’t have any problem at all!
Oh, I didn't know they had them I will look into them. Thanks!
Been using vinegars to clean litter box...opps! 7 cats, plus rescue kittens-- boiling water new cleaning program..THANK YOU
Have used unscented litter . Never thought about how I cleaned litterbox. I disinfected it periodically and made sure it was rinsed thoroughly do as to keep chemicals off their paws.
From now on I will only rinse box and allow their scents to stay.
My boy was abused for the first 6 weeks of life in his litter box among other places! So it took me 5 and a half years to get him to use his box! I was sensitive to what Jackson is talking about! Believing that leaving his scent in the box would ease his fears and it worked! I'm so proud of my boy! Don't care what my landlord wanted!
I'm so sorry too hear of the abuse your little guy went through and yes absolutely do not worry about what other people think. He's certainly in good hands now and loved very dearly.
Who does such things to a kitty?! So happy he's with you and loved.
you are a great cat daddy!! poor little kitten - so glad he found you :) 🐈🌷🌱
Hey Jackson i have a weird question. Well i have a cat from 1.5 years old. I adopted him from the shelter 2 months ago. Tomorrow i'm adopting a second cat(kitten of 10 months). This time a girl. So my cat who is a male and a cat who is a female. I know that my cat had problems with dominant male cats but will there be problems with different genders? But i also want to know how my cat will feel, i don't want him to feel left out. Both of them will stay inside because i don't want them to have accidents. This may sound like torture to some of you. But i just want them to have a long, healty an happy life.
Btw this comes from a girl in the netherlands who is 12 years old. Sorry for writing mistakes.
Edit: i've also seen your series hell cats or something like that... it was on TLC right?
I only use scent destroyers because, even though my cats are fixed, I still have neighborhood cats that will spray the front door.
I keep the neighborhood cat's scent away! Even though my babies don't go outside, that's still their door!
yes but, you only use it at the door where outdoor cats spray Right?
Great tip!! 🎯🎯🎯 Plus, even as humans, we need to rid our homes of those TOXIC chemicals!! ☠☣⚠️☠
With kittens I mop with just water. It does the job okay. It takes longer because I'm moving around a bunch of *_STRINGS!!_* and kittens gotta play with a mass of *_STRINGS!!_* that are wet with no harmful chemicals.
Always washed everything with baking soda and only warm water in the box with a light coating of baking soda on the bottom before fresh litter. Never had an issue.
No truer words were ever spoke. I used vinegar to clean and scrub only one of the 3 litter boxes because it had the scent of a previous cat in it. Nope he wasn't having it. Shame on me for not thinking. Thank goodness I had 2 more boxes for my 2 furbabes to use until I got the new one.
No scented litter for us! Some of these new laundry scents are bad for us, too.
I go with unscented litter, laundry detergent, and body lotions. Too many unnecessary chemicals.
I want to add for anyone who, like me, ended up bleaching out your cats litterbox because it smelled so bad: if your cats litterbox itself smells like urine even with clean litter, theyre probably peeing on the sides of the box! The solution is not to bleach the box - find out WHY they are doing that. For me, though the litterbox was an XL, it was too small for my cat (he is huge). I ended up getting an open top multi-cat litterbox and I have never had a problem with urine smell since (plus it has little bins for the scooper! score!)
Even I can’t handle how strong the scented cat litter is from my bedroom coming from my roommates bedroom, I can’t imagine how strong it is for the cats.
Nothing in my house is scented or fragranced. I can't imagine using harsh chemicals around my cats!
Periodically you do need to make sure you clean the litter completely out and sanitize it. Sooner or later it will be a bacterial breeding ground. You don't want your pets trekking that all over your house.
I had no idea! And I am a cat lady, 😊
I hate that everyone I go for cat litter they only have scented ones and I have to search. My cat box never smells because I clean it every day so I don’t need to hide a smell and it’s so bad for not only the cats but for you as well. Unscented everything in my home
Wait does warm water clean and kill germs though?
thanks i will remember this great advice
I use Dawn dish soap to wash my baby’s bowls and her litter box. No issues.
Once a year for the cat box and only if I can’t just wipe it out. Then only water
Is Dawn dish soap safe? It cleans wildlife so that always been my assumption, but would love your opinion!
I use Dawn dish soap in really hit water. Then I rinse very thoroughly. Seems to be okay for my 5 fur babies.
That's one of the ironic things about Dawn. They use the whole "Cleans Wildlife" to push their product but 1. They test on animals and 2. It's highly fragranced and leaves a residue. You'll notice when you put it in the sink, it makes more bubbles and scent than most dish soaps. There is a reason behind that. I'd try something with less perfumes and that is biodegradable.
Along with this tip, please don't use plastic food bowls. Instead use metal or, even better, ceramic. Plastic bowls are WAY more porous and hold onto bacteria even after properly washing them. This can make the cats sick, but will more often give them uncomfortable acne around their face. (Mainly their chinny-chin-chins!)
Cat pee stinks so I’m going to continue to wash the tray with hot water and soap. The cats use the tray afterwards so they don’t have a problem and everyone is happy. I boil my cat dishes but don’t use any detergent because they eat from the bowls
I use a small quantity of bleach with water while cleaning the tray. Then I rinse it well and let it dry. My cat goes to the tray as usual. I don't see any problem with it.
While hot soapy water should be fine, I'd question why your cat's urine is so strong smelling. Make sure they're getting enough water, and of course, make sure there's enough litter in the box to start with. You shouldn't be smelling anything once it's buried, so there's possibly something extra at play here.
omg - i thought you really had to “clean” the litter box. thanks so much, Jackson. Luckily, i haven’t been doing that recently. so warm water from now on :) 🐈🐾🐈⬛🌷🌱
there are many things you say to do which i can’t because of that stuff called bread, lettuce, dough, bucks. . . (there quite a number of not money words, jeeminy). i already get them good food, Chloë’s insulin, etc. but i am doing what i can for them, and even me! LOL thanks for all your great suggestions and “do this” or else info. 😋 i really appreciate it!! 🌷🌱
Baking soda and hot water with a good stiff brush.
My kitten is positive for Giardia and my vet said to bleach his litter box and replace litter frequently. Any tips or advice on what I should do? I think I should listen to my vet for this specific issue but I don’t want him to feel like I’m erasing his scent
From another vet about cleaning litter pans: I don't object to using dilute bleach, but rinse thoroughly with lots of warm water. If the plastic is scratched replace the litter box. Pay attention to Jackson and do not put a cover or lid over the litter box. And remember that cats never do anything without a reason. If there is what seems to be spiteful behaviour about the use of the box you must dig to uncover the reason. Trust me I'm a (cat) doctor. Fifty years in practice has taught me a lot, and cats are never spiteful. It could be pain, accessibility, dirty litter, not enough litter pans, ambush by a dog or another cat, litter not absorbent enough as older cats start to produce larger volumes of urine, (if your cat still poops in the box but pees somewhere with a more absorbent substrate) Would you want to get your feet wet every time you had to pee? There's more. Didn't intend to write a book. Just listen to Jackson. He gets it. (Bleach is for infectious disease situations. Otherwise skip the strong deodorising chemicals)
and whatever you use rinse well. And if your cat's pee smells excessively either there could be a bladder infection or you aren't scooping often enough.
I have a tidy cat litter box, and it's amazing! It uses pellets with a drawer under it with replaceable urine pads... you should definately check one out!!!
@@catdoctrigeek1464 thank you so much! This was really helpful and I am currently soaking it with warm water and doing lots of warm water rinses after using a Clorox cleaning bleach spray! I would have rinsed without your advice but after reading your advice I am rinsing incredibly thoroughly and will be doing it many times
@@sandywalter9728 thank you but I would still have the same problem which is needing to clean the box and replace the litter or would be pellets frequently. The parasite is hard to get rid of, he had it when I adopted him, and he can get reinfected from mouth to fecal matter (licking his paws or privates after using litter box)
@@catdoctrigeek1464 makes a lot of sense and people need too scoop out the litter box or boxes every day not wash them every day unless there's a really good reason and Vet said so.
Don't forget pet shampoos and deodorant/parfume. A true pet peeve of mine when watching vids from groomers.
I did not know that about cleaning a litter box. Only use warm water to clean it. Thank you!
One more thing I would add to this is that plastic can absorb smells, and the pickiest of kitties may start to think a plastic dish smells bad and stop eating from it.
Quite true. In any case, we shouldn't use plastic bowls for cats, as a rule of thumb.
Mine also got a form of acne, so I always use china saucers now.
Just the other day I was "was" going to clean the litter box, but I was feeling lazy. I emptied it & put in fresh litter. Thanks for the info, also I do use dish soap to clean the pet dishes but I rinse thoroughly. Should I not use dish soap? I don't use bleach anymore cause it really hurts/wreaks my hands.
A lot of dish soaps are biodegradable so I think it's safe to use
Literally been using Dawn, no problem, she still goes in the same litter box after cleaning
It needs to be dish soap intended for hand washing rather than machine washing, because they’re made with the understanding that there will likely be residue. Mainly you want to rinse very well. I use a separate clean rag to scrub in plain hot water after it’s been rinsed out the first time.
As a person who can't stand strong smells or chemicals myself I used lot of homemade cleaners and solid bar soaps (usually olive oil soap from Pakistan) good ol hot water soap and elbow grease are VERY effective cleaners
yes absolutely hot water and a little mild dish soap is the best.
Our little girl kitten doesn't cover her "business" in the litter box. I check the box probably 10 times a day, yesterday I was scooping the box and gosh darn, her business was so smelly it made my eyes water. I bought an air freshener that sits on the counter.
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I've had one cat that you could tell immediately when he pooped, even on the other side of the house!!!
Question.. ceramic or plastic food bowl??
Ceramic
@@DovahHouse thank you 😻
Ceramic or stainless steel.
Makes sense to me. My cat pounces on me, right on my tummy. Just woke me up a little while ago. Wonder why she's doing this. Yesterday she was zooming around my head at 5:00 am. 🐈
If your cat gets out leave the litter box outside the sent will help them find their way home 🏡 🐈
Naomi Sana, very true.
I’ve fallen in love with my stainless steel litter box. Will it hold their scent. I’m not into harsh chemical cleaners. I just rinse it out.
Where you buy it from ??
@@guppy0536 online Amazon
Stainless steel litter box is the future! Off to Amazon to see if I can find it.
Thank you for this!! I love ur videos of u spittin kitty cat facts ! I learn something new daily from you. You have helped me understand my cat better in so many ways .They are my furbabies and i love them very much and keep routine like u said.
What about steam?
I will get a Kittie soon so I better ask ... .. how can I remove possible bad odors then? I am a cleaning freak, I have to admit. :-)
Scooping the litter daily (or multiple times per day) is a huge help. Many of the stinky homes are homes where people let the litter be dirty for days.
sprinkle with baking soda. some litter has it in already
I use an enzyme pet cleaner for the boxes and very diluted natural dishsoap with a little vinegar for all their bowls.
Thanxs
I really wanted this info!
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I use the liquid for Bokashi composting, a combination of different lactic acid bacteria in water and some molasses (sugar as 'bacteria feed').
It may sound disgusting, but I haven't used any water in four years, but the lactic acid bacteria eats the bacteria that makes urine (any kind) stink. But it doesn't kill the normal SMELL of the urine, only bacteria.
I empty the litterbox, pour some Bokashi liquid, and use paper towels to clean the whole inside, then I repeat it.
I also use a little of the Bokashi bran (bran, fermented with Bokashi bacteria) in the sand as well.
My cat used to do her business just outside of the box if she already had been in the box two or three times. I tried different sorts of litter, different qualities; sands, fine or coarse, 'dustfree', and paper pellets, wood pellets, you name it. She had no problems to go in there the first or second time, even when I had used Jodopax (Iodine concentrate you dilute with A LOT of water, for cleaning wounds to disinfect barns and stalls), it clearly was the smell of the old urine she didn't like.
The only smell that I can sense is from the Bokashi liquid, but that doesn't seem to worry her at all. Most of it wear out after a few hours.
The bacteria in bran within the sand start to act immediately, and not even my friend, who is HYPER sensitive to smells, can sense any smell of litterbox (sour cat urine).
I don't empty the box and clean all of it more often than once every to every second month, I take some of the liquid on a piece of paper towel and clean the spots where it has been urine, sprinkle a pinch of the bran over it, and when necessary I fill up with more sand.
The cat obviously appreciates it, she always uses her box now. Perhaps she recognizes the Bokashi products as natural, no chemicals? I don't know, but if she is happy with it, I'm happy.
(Of course I don't use chemically scented litter. Never done.)
Maybe worth a try, if you have a cat acting like mine? I mean, if it doesn't work, it doesn't, and you can use the products in the garden or plants, or give or sell it to someone else (remember it is an expiration date!). If it works, that's great!🤷
Cats have their own ideas and preferences, as we now 😂
This! 100%! Dog food/water bowls as well. If their items are so dirty you feel you need cleaning sprays/soap, clean more often.
I bought a bag of litter that wasn't my usual brand (sold out) and when I tried it out, I was really miffed to find out it was scented. NOWHERE on the bag did it mention the fact that it was scented litter, so I was not happy.
As for my cat's food and water bowls, I don't even clean them with soap. Really hot water and hard scrubbing with a new sponge works every time.
I have to disagree with the litter box thing! My cat HATES the smell of his own stuff and is OCD about getting it extremely BURIED!
I'm always saying this about cat boxes. I see people talking about how fresh they get their cat boxes and I'm like "you know they are gonna pee and poop on it right? It can't get any dirtier or cleaner than that and that's where it should be." Now I do wipe up around it, the outside of it, and the edges of the pan above the litter just to keep buildup at bay for what could get on their fur or paws and around the house but I never ever clean the bottom of the pan where the litter is. The litter already does a great job. There's no buildup or anything stuck to the bottom cause I scoop and put new litter regularly. The controversial thing I do is I don't ever dump out the litter and fully replace it. I add a bit of new litter every time I scoop it and it just always stays nice 🤷♀️
I get that there's a lot of things we clean to perfection that are meant to get dirty right after but theres benefits to that. I don't think it makes sense to wash the inside of a cat poo pan.
I use Pretty Litter and a biodegradable cardboard litter box inside a plastic box. The cardboard is replaced as need (every 3-4 weeks) and the plastic box wiped down with Nature’s Miracle litter box wipe. The plastic box is replaced every couple months (I use cheap ones). Easy and convenient.
The most scent protection you should have for the litter box are the types of litter that absorb the salts in urine and allow the liquid to pass through to a pad below. Letting the salts sit with urea forms ammonia over time, which is bad for the cat's respiratory system. Nothing more scent-affecting than that. Washing dishes and water bowls should be only dish soap, maybe vinegar if extra disinfection is needed during cold and flu season. If anyone in the home is sick, then go ahead and after scrubbing the dishes, with or without soap, let them soak in a tub of water with a little bleach for 10 minutes. Then use gloves to pull the plug and wash them in soap and rinse as usual. You can do that for everyone's dishes, no need to wash the cat's dishes separately. Their dishes should be washed every day at minimum, if not after each meal. And use scent free dish soap!
KA Fleury, you're way overdoing it even for yourself.
What shall we use instead? I'm currently seeking a cat-friendly safe mopping solution and non-toxic cat cleaning wipes for surfaces. Also, I am seeking a soap brand to wash my cat's bowls safely for them. Unfortunately, I'm unsure of what is safe for my cats. May someone please help me?
my cat used to jump out of the litter box all the time after she was done when i was using clay litter but ever since i switched to paper pellets she stopped! i’m really happy and relieved because on the like the 2nd week of getting her she fell asleep with me and i noticed that she had a piece of clay litter stuck in her paw pad.
anyways very happy 😊
Soap is a very big no no in my house for washing my pets food dishes and the cats litter box! Never have! I only use warm water and that’s it! Obviously on my dishes for humans I use dawn 😅❤
I use stainless steel bowls ONLY, stainless steel itself has antimicrobial properties. I scrub her bowls with green scouring pads with 1 dedicated just for my girl.
I have a friend who is a naturopathic vet. Her basic thing is don’t poison your pets. Most modern cleaners can be toxic to small animals. Most pet foods are not what our animals are designed to eat. Cats fed kibble for three or four generations can loose the ability to reproduce…
We almost lost our 15 yr old cat many years ago due to Lysol spray. If it wasn’t for the quick action of our vet back then early 1990s. Our cat had neurological issues suddenly unable to walk right and falling over. We took her to the vet. He did blood work and it was fine. He then mentioned if we used fabreese or Lysol spray and it hit me like a ton of bricks. Thank goodness he caught it in time and very expensive vet bill and treatment. But we were so grateful. She lived to be almost 22 ! Never used that stuff again.
Excellent...that's how I have always been with my cats' litter boxes. Good to know I was doing it right, thank you.
Oh dear, I feel awful. I've always been super careful to only use hot water to clean my cats dishes & feeding spoons, surfaces. I'm careful to use clean dishes & pick up their previous meal dishes & old food after a couple hours. I use hot water only so there's no left on soaps or other cleaning junk. So I go through several bowls a day, well I have 12 cats & feed them 3 times a day. It's a labor of love to wash their dishes as food sitting out too long is filled with bacteria. Cats have a lot of potential problems we can't control so I like to do all I can prevent illness. But... surprise, I realize I'm not perfect😅 I do use dilute vinegar on the floors because their, sometimes, paw prints, leave a poopy mess. But, you know, it never entered my mind that the litter boxes are scent shakers. 😂I feel so bad. I did use dilute bleach for awhile bcuz I thought they needed to be disinfected but was worried about the chemicals so changed to dilute vinegar. I didn't think the vinegar was so bad. I don't even wash their blankets unless they're soiled as I was want to keep the kitty smells on their blankets, so I put them in the dryer to keep the kitty hair collection to a minimum. Thanks Jackson for your fun, informative videos to keep us on our toes.😊
How do I get their scent out of the carpet or my blankets, it's a terrible piney smell... I have 1 male & two females & all 3 are fixed... Please someone help!!!
Not to mention the problems of bleach interacting with ammonia from urine…..if you don’t know what the result is, you shouldn’t have bleach in your house. I remember my chemistry professor from way back telling us bleach should never have been put in the hands of the general populace. There are other, safer cleaners for every application you would use bleach for that won’t run the risk of killing everyone in your home.
My neighbors cats have decided to live at my house.. I am a dog person.. so I am learning SOOOOO much from you! Yes i follow you too
People are so lost 😢so sad. Child’s play fails. We shouldn’t have to be educating on this yet here. we. are. My apologies😢
Thank u for validating my laziness on the cat box lol.. I scoop it regularly, and dump it once a week entirely but only rinse it with boiling water.. my bf thinks it’s unsanitary not to use Clorox on them🤬
He doesn’t even see me cleaning the fountain with my bare hands in extremely hot water because I’ve never used any cleaners on that thing..
I use a product called Miltons here in the UK. They use it for sterilising babies bottles so I figure it's ok to use for my fur baby. She never has any issues eating from her ceramic bowls and using her litter tray. None of my previous fur babies have had issues either. I have a very sensitive nose, plus asthma and am allergic to perfumes/parfums so I sympathise with their being disgusted at some of the foul stenches humans cover themselves and their belongings with 😂. Poor old pooches get it equally as bad imho.
Yeah-gonna keep Windexing the litter box. The cat’s scent can be anywhere else… 🐈⬛
regular dish-soap when the whole litter needed to be dumped and refilled. It only needs that once every three to six months; otherwise, daily scooping and separate litter boxes for each cat. If you're going to adopt a cat, either get a really independent one, or adopt a bonded pair. Cats need social interaction with their humans and each other.
I don’t wash the litter box super often, but when I do, I just use unscented Castile soap. Is that okay? Again, it’s not super often.
Look my cat can get over me cleaning his extremely strong scent off his box every now and again. I used a breeze litter box won’t continue because he wouldn’t poop in it and his piss wouldn’t get soaked into a litter that would prevent it smelling instead it was a unscented pad that didn’t even remotely trap the smell.. I have asthma that strong of ammonia isn’t good for either of us (before anyone says there’s a problem with him there’s not he just drinks a lot of water because he watches our dog drink a lot.. and he’d only piss in that box so there was no changing the pad enough).
I’m switching to using his secondary regular box full time with pine pellets (that I’m going to crush up before using because he’s going to eat the pellets instead of using it.. which is also something I learned using breeze)
Thank you Jackson, I would love to hear more about this subject, including extending it to the cleaning of the house.
I am under the impression my cat gets stressed out on cleaning days, I would like to understand if it is more about the scent, the noise or the moving of the furniture around, and specially what can I do to minimize that.
Thank you
Is it OK to just use a generic dish soap and warm water? I would never use something crazy like bleach or anything, but I also want to make sure to kill bacteria in my cats food and water bowls.
That sponge that she's using on the dish looks dirtier than the dish.
Sponges have millions of germs.
I only use dawn dish soap cause 1 I can get small bottles perfect for my situation at the dollar store and 2 if I can trust it on my skin or to clean up a mess my cat into I can trust it on their dishes and my own as for the litter box I've never really noticed an odor after it's cleaned out of waste so it just seems wasteful of time and litter to really wash it, if it's super old and the smells in the plastic like the one I had before I moved (that thing was like a decade old) then id rather just get a new one- anytime I've moved the litter box in the 2 times I've moved with my girls once it's set up I'll plop both in 1 at a time so they know where it is. Only issues I've ever had was the box I had before my current was garbage- (it was double walled and the only option. My cats got litter EVERYWHERE I have a high walls one like I used to and it's much better now) and for a short while I struggled to keep a good cleaning schedule and my one cat made her protest on my damn shoes 🗿 that was not fun to clean and I have a scent thing there to deter her from going in that area again
I had to wash my cat boxes recently. They stunk so bad the house was smelling even with clean litter in boxes. I let them soak outside in some dawn/water...rinsed out & dried. I use small paper plates for food, metal bowl for water that I wash because it gets dirty.
Oh good not washing it with chemicals or dawn soap on my litter box often I took it as me being lazy lol Also learned a new lesson my cat loves to drink from tap water in bathroom sink he never would use water dish! So I gave in kept the sink trickling with water on. May not be cool to keep it on but it’s the only way he’ll drink water. But recently he’s been just staring at the water not drinking it, odd thing. I found he wanted me to wash the bottom of sink! Even though it’s clean there must be a scent that he doesn’t like so I used a baby wipe and rinsed it in really hot water and wiped it down with paper towels and then rinsed it twice. That was his problem! It must’ve been not clean enough and stinky to his sensitive nose. I have constant migraines and even I couldn’t smell it, so it must’ve been bad smell! I’ll have to keep washing it more often. Being his behavior has been odd.
Cat fountain water bowls work for my cat. He loves to drink from running water.
@@pjfrombh8421 my cat is afraid of it lol I got one from my mother in law, he wasn’t a fan of it. Yet he doesn’t mind thunder or rain go figure. He’s unique I’ll tell ya lol
I feed my cat on the know tchen table because I had Pharaoh ants in my apartment they wouldn't stay out of the food dish. Next thing I knew they were on the table for the food dish. I had to keep taking the food away . My cat is a picker ansvso I would leave her food there for a couple hours and then take it away. I did this like 3 times a day. I put a piece of garlic on the table too keep ants away but it also kept my cat away from her food. Even strong food smells can bother your cat. Don't stop eating them but make sure too take the smell away with mild soap and water and then wash again with vinegar and water. I'm talking about your counters and sinks. Don't forget too wash your hands too.
bro people are cleaning their pet's stuff with more than water and dish soap??????
When I have to clean cat stuff with toxic or acidic stuff, I make sure to clean that off as well. When we got our dishwasher, our cat stopped eating. So we rinse the bowls after washing them in the dishwasher with warm water. If you can feel a sort of slimy cover under the water, something is there, that shouldn't be. Same goes for the litterbox. I clean it with vinegar now and then but make sure to rinse it off shortly after. I used to use a scent-free cleaner (which was the only one she accepted so far besides vinegar essence) but it seems not to be available for a longer period. When I use vinegar, I use a vinegar essence with lots and lots of water. Also I only use the vinegar essence solution on heavily dirty parts of the litterbox (which are usually only at the bottom of the box), so there should always be some scent left. So far she didn't do her business anywhere else, except the few times she didn't make it in time.
My cat loves, and I mean loves the smell of bleach! I can’t keep her away from it. If I clean anything with bleach she comes running and rolls around where I cleaned for about a half an hour. I have to make sure it’s completely dry before I let her near it. I have no idea what this is about but she has always had it since she was a kitten. If I clean counter tops, I have to wipe something on the floor so she won’t jump on the counters because of the bleach. I try to minimize my use of it because of her. But it’s crazy. I have had many cats in my live and have never had a cat that went nuts over bleach of all things. Has anyone else ever heard of this or had an experience like this? She’s always been healthy so no issues there.
I only use boiling water and a clean sponge when cleaning out the litterbox very hot water is good enough to sanitize their box, when I first did a thorough clean up on the litter box using generix dish soap, she avoided it and peed on the pear couch for atleast a month, sensitivity of cats vary but they WILL detect what you washed the box with, she was so reluctant to use the litter after this that I had to wash it again with using just boiling water and a new fresh batch of litter, shes been using it properly ever since, and the same goes for their dishes, use something like a dinner plate and support it with a box under it so they can properly smell their food, NEVER use anything plastic and only use food grade metal or ceramic plates and bowls you would be comfortable eating out of when mixing their food, whether that be for medicine, special diet, specific type of mix if they're a special needs cat
I have a way of cleaning the litter boxes that helps save money, and keeps me from having to completely change it often. I don't use clumping litter, I hate it. So what I noticed was that their pee sinks to the bottom of their litter box. So I'll scoop, and sift out all the poop with the slotted litter box scoop, and then move the top layer of litter over so I can see the bottom, then I take a solid scoop and scoop out all the pee soaked litter. You can see where the pee is because the litter is a darker color from being wet. After that I sprinkle a baking soda based deodorizer in and mix it up, and whatever amount of litter I scooped out, I'll pour the same amount of new litter in. My cats seem to be ok with it, they still use their litter box.
All this time I thought I was just lazy when I completely changed the litter every two or three weeks and just rinsed out the box.
Now you can rinse with no guilt!
I clean out the poop & pee clumps at least once a day, but I never empty out or clean out the entire thing. No problems with any lingering stinky odor at all.
I wash her food & water dishes with water & scrub it with a paper towel.
The only time I cleaned their litter box with a chemical was when my cats had fleas. I kept getting these tiny gnats in their litter and then the cats didn't want t9 use the box. I had to spray a clorix disinfecting spray in the corners and on their poop to kill the gnats. Luckily it worked and I don't habe to spray their litter boxes anymore.
I use Norwex for cleaning my house and pets stuff
Thanx. Great advice Jackson.❤
I have a blind cat and when he was a kitten he refused to use the litter box. Turns out he was allergic to the walnut littler. He's fine with what I use now and uses it just fine. Sometimes he'll use the dogs potty pads though, lol.
Could this cause issues with male cats peeing everywhere? My mum is very sensitive to smells so she religiously deep cleans the litter boxes once a week or so and our older male used to constantly pee everywhere - my mum was convinced he did this because he didn’t like the dirty smell of his litter box but come think about it, this may have been why….
Very sound advice. Thanks Jackson.
Okay so where do you stand on the new longer lasting metal litter boxes I’m seeing pop up all over the place??
I use Johnsons clean and safe for litter trays and my cat is more than cool with that. He loves clean litter tray days.
I wash his bowls in hot water but once in a while I'll put them in the washing up bowl with dish soap for a good scrub cos I don't think it's hygienic not to.
I have a modcat litterbox. I use Purcell surface scent free on the liners it's food safe I soak them then rinse them. However, I don't wash the box down much it has her scent and it seems to work.
Plastic food and water bowls are also a no. Cats can get 'cat acne' from the plastic material. It also greatly retains odors and mold
I use exclusively diluted white vinegar, sometimes dawn if the mess is really bad. Just rinse really well after.
for me, the main issue with litter boxes is i feel like they haven’t been thoroughly cleaned if i use warm water exclusively. most of the time, i will also use a little bit of dish soap and soak them for maybe half an hour, if things are messy. there have been some bathroom accidents with the youngest one, but he tries his best and sometimes just poops over the edge of the box by mistake 😂