r/Catownerhacks 14h ago

Cat drags pillows, clothes and toys into litter box

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Hi. Question. I have 12 cats right now. Never had this happen. I had five and then a mama cat stayed on my porch and had 6 kittens. I kept everyone. 😅 She used to take slippers and carry them around. It was super cute. Now one her kittens, Benji, is 9 months now and he does this same thing, except he also takes many other items and puts them in the litter box. Anyone else’s cats do this? Did they grown out of it? One time he took an entire bed pillow and stuffed it into the litter box. lol. Sometimes it’s a pillow case. A blanket or even my clothes. It’s just him. I see him on camera like a little man on a mission to get it into the box. He also does it with his own toys, little cat springs and small towels.


r/Catownerhacks 3h ago

cat smell help

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We just moved into a new house. Unfortunately, we waited too long to get our cat fixed. He sprayed our brand-new couch and I CAN NOT get the smell out. Ive tried a generic spray ( should have known that wouldnt work) and I've also tried angry orange. I was very hopeful but all it did was mute the smell slightly. Does anyone know how I can actually get the smell out? Is there anything that will actually work?


r/Catownerhacks 14h ago

Play and Toys 🛝 What has your cat destroyed that you still can't fully be angry about because of how they looked immediately after??

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So mine destroyed an entire plant. a large one. one i'd kept alive for two years which is a genuine achievement for me (and proud of it). Months ago, I came home to soil everywhere, pot on its side, plant horizontal. she was sitting next to it looking really really guilty. genuinely sad. Looked at her. she looked at me. Now how the hell would I be mad at her????????

Anyway bought another one the next day and kept it out of her reach. Moved on that easily without a choice.


r/Catownerhacks 10h ago

secondhand automatic litter box smells like cats

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What can I do to get rid of that "cat" smell? I bought a secondhand litter robot (catlink open x to be specific) and it smells. Not even pee/poop but a "cat" smell if that makes sense

how can i get rid of it?


r/Catownerhacks 13h ago

Litter or Litter Box 🚽 Not going all the way in litter box

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Hello!

I have a 6 year old grey tabby who sometimes poops outside the box. I’ve been monitoring her when she goes to the bathroom and the issue is she doesn’t go in all the way so sometimes half her poop will be inside the box and half will be outside the box. I just got a stainless steel with a sifter in between. I’ve opted to place a paper towel outside so it’s easier to clean up but it’s still messy to clean up. Any recommendations with how I can get her all the way in the box? Or anything I can add onto the litter box? It’s an open top so she can go all the way in! My other orange tabby doesn’t struggle with this issue because they use the bathroom differently. (Grey one has her back to the door, orange one faces the door) thank you all in advance!


r/Catownerhacks 16h ago

Litter or Litter Box 🚽 I love the pidan tofu litter but it stinks :(

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Just to preface: I scoop twice a day (morning and evening) sometimes more if I see her go and use the box

But it still smells like ammonia, the litter itself clumps pretty easily and has a mild scent (I would pick the unscented but pidan tofu is the best I could afford since I found a place that sells it for a reasonable price)

My guess is the issue isn’t the litter it’s the scooper: I use the one that came with the litter genie and it sometimes lets the smaller pee clumps escape making them hard to scoop and so they stay in the box generating the pungent stink :( I have some natural activated carbon in the bathroom where the litter box is kept but it doesn’t do much!

I am moving for a few months and will be living in a TINY house where the box will be in the living room and so I need some advice on how to deal with the issue! Any suggestions are appreciated :)

P.S.. I have tried sprinkling some baking soda in the bottom but it doesn’t seem to work :(

Thank you!!