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Count litter boxes as cats plus one
A simple rule for multi-cat homes: provide one more litter box than the number of cats you have.
- Time
- ⏱ 5 min
- Difficulty
- ◆ easy
What you need
- Litter boxes
- Litter
How to do it
- Count your cats.
- Set the number of litter boxes to cats plus one.
- Spread the boxes out in different spots around your home.
Variations
- With several cats, you can also offer a covered litter box, since some cats prefer privacy.
Sources
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- southwesthumane.org (opens in a new tab)
you want one more litter box than the number of cats you have
- merckvetmanual.com (opens in a new tab)
there should be at least one more litter box than the number of cats in the household
