To meet the needs of the most discriminating cat, feces should be scooped
out of the litter box daily.
Scooping urine and feces
out of the litter box daily, and giving the box a thorough cleaning once a week will help your cat to feel comfortable using it.
Not exact matches
One
of the key areas where you can start from would be emptying
out Puss»
litter box daily, scooping up Fido's poop regularly (even if it's done in the backyard garden), and cleaning
out the cages
of your smaller pets like guinea pigs and birds weekly.
Once you incorporate the monitoring
of litter box contents into your
daily routine, you will become quite proficient at recognizing what's normal for your cat and at noticing anything
out of the ordinary.
After ruling
out bladder & hormonal problems, we work to re-direct the cat to use the
litter box by having multiple
boxes that are cleaned
daily with use
of a
litter box additive.
If you use a shallow layer
of litter you may want to clean
out the
litter box daily or you may choose to use a bit more
litter and change it less frequently (perhaps scooping
out some waste
daily).
Gary Le Mon, in his article, «Natural Worm Treatment for Cats,» suggests that
daily removal
of cat feces, with regular cleaning
of litter boxes helps prevent and clear
out intestinal parasites.
When one
of my eight (indoor) cats someone got Giardia, in addition to medication, the Vet gave me instructions to throw
out the
litter, the entire
litter on a
daily basis for every
box and to bleach them.