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Would you add the cat litter to your compost?

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  • bédébédé Posts: 3,095
    anon said:
    I think you may have exposed the true reason we never had a cat

     location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand.
    "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
  • WonkyWombleWonkyWomble Posts: 4,541
    Nah.... Your too kind @Dovefromabove but I can understand you wanting to keep your computer tech guy sweet 👍😉
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    To be fair @WonkyWomble, they were my cats  ;)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Simone_in_WiltshireSimone_in_Wiltshire Posts: 1,073
    edited November 2022
    Fairygirl said:
    Much as I'm slightly horrified at the 'bathroom' scenario 
    Yes, I wish she also would use the toilet or her toilet for that. But to be fair, she has got her own towel and tells me at 4 in the morning that she wants to go into the garden but I don’t allow it. I take the towel and tell her to use her towel. 

    We all have our weaknesses. 

    I ♥ my garden.

  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I know @Simone_in_Wiltshire  :)
    Could you try putting the towel in a tray, and gradually getting her accustomed that way?
    Bit of a headache though!
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Simone_in_WiltshireSimone_in_Wiltshire Posts: 1,073
    I’m afraid our bath is too small for second loo and it’s the scratching that makes it similar to her soil cat toilet in the garden. 

    I ♥ my garden.

  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Ah - do you not have an indoor litter tray at all?
    Ours did, and always used it. They never went outside in the garden - they came back in to use it.
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • bédébédé Posts: 3,095
    edited November 2022
    Back to a (in my opinion) helpful attempt at an answer:

    Why not dig a hole and bury it.
     location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand.
    "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
  • Simone_in_WiltshireSimone_in_Wiltshire Posts: 1,073
    edited November 2022
    Fairygirl said:
    Ah - do you not have an indoor litter tray at all?

    We do have an indoor litter tray in the bathroom but the bathroom is not big enough to fit a second one. She only uses the indoor loo if hit rains cats and dogs and over night. 

     Also, our cat is 14 years old and on her last legs. We almost thought that we have to put her to sleep last Wednesday and we were relieved when the vet said after the big check in the evening that she is more optimistic. Our little girl had lost 500g which is enormous as she has only now 2.9kg (September kitten, always half size, but she is fighter 😊). 
    Nevertheless I do not intend to change grannies and granny cats habits but will be glad that they stay with us and accept that they are only 99.9% perfect. 

    Thanks for your suggestions. I will put it into the litter bin over winter, and will add some of it to the compost next year after the planting season is over and I will start to get new compost. 

    I ♥ my garden.

  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,328
    We used wood-based cat litter for our indoor cat and added the wet stuff to the compost heap, but never the poo.  I think you'd be fine doing the same with your paper-based litter, @Simone_in_Wiltshire, as your cat doesn't poo in it.  I reckon visiting cats who poo in my veg beds are much more of a danger to my health... hence I always wear gloves when gardening.
    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
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