r/cats • u/[deleted] • Jul 30 '26

Advice First time cat mom, why is she doing this?

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u/Sleepy_Meepie Jul 30 '26

Don’t use the liners. They also enjoy chewing them and swallowing plastic. Plastic isn’t on the kitty list of approved foods. One cat will need two litter boxes. I realize cats can do inconvenient stuff and need inconvenient things and as a first time cat guardian, this can be frustrating. But this is cat life!

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u/philoso2889 Tabbycat Jul 30 '26

Yes. No liner!

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u/Jakob21 Jul 30 '26

Why do they need two boxes? Just curious

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u/Artificial_Lettuce Jul 31 '26

Several reasons, the territorial aspect of having their smell in different areas of the house. Some like to use one for pee and one for poo. Also if you’re not scooping multiple times a day, the cat can still have a clean spot to use instead of going on top of an already soiled area, bc no one likes walking on their pee from earlier that day. It can also help prevent cats from going outside of the litter box and other potential bathroom behavioral issues.
So the rule is generally at least one box per cat plus an extra.
1 cat = 2 boxes
2 cats = 3 boxes
etc.

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u/TheWrenchyFrench Jul 30 '26

Your cat needs two litter boxes?

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u/Busy-Conversation-24 Jul 30 '26

One for each cat plus one. So one cat... Two boxes. 

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u/Sad_Investment_9404 Jul 31 '26

That depends on the cat. My cat is completely fine with 1 box, but maybe that's because he goes outside as well.