We live in a small cozy apartment and we figured out how to have and also discretely hide a cat litter box in a living room.
Litter box in living room.
Keep the litter box within eyesight.
Your cat s toilet can also be placed near your toilet if it s just you and your pet living in the home and the room is large enough for a litter box de jong says.
If you have an extra guest room which i know is rare for small apartments then you can place the litter box in there.
Would you place a toilet in the dining room.
For example a tarp piece of linoleum or a plastic or rubber mat can help contain accidents and spills and prevent litter tracking.
Doesn t matter which room you end up choosing to house the cat s litter box.
Place the box itself on a protective surface that s easy to remove and clean.
Pretty in plain sight.
Make sure to keep the bedroom door open.
Not keeping a litter box clean is asking for trouble including having your furniture used as a toilet.
Quiet calm low traffic.
You could always do what i did and grab what you think is a pretty cat litter box and.
At ikea we bought faktum wall cabinet size 40x92cm ha rlig door 50x92cm and integral hinge 125 degrees.
Where to put the litter box.
Keep the litter box as far away from your bed as possible.
Ideal spots you can keep a litter boxes in small apartments 1.
You may have closets in there that you could dedicate to your cat s private business.
It may be too warm by the furnace or the noisy appliances in the laundry room may be frightening.
We keep cats because we love the sweet little fluffy furballs.
Putting the cat s food or.
We want to pet.
If an extra room is not a luxury then try to think of your entryway or hallway.
The budget friendly petsafe simply clean automatic litter box is ideal for smaller cats up to 15 pounds although it should be left unplugged for kittens less than 6 months old.
Hidden in plain sight.
Place the litter box away from food and water.
Experts may disagree on the best place to locate the litter box but one thing most agree on is that it must be in a spot that can be easily accessed by the cat to use and humans to clean.
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Nobody wants to have their cat s litter box in the middle of their living room but many of the tucked away spots in our homes come with scary sights sounds and smells.
If your kitty likes a particular bedroom and you don t object place a litter box in the room garber says.