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Year kitty litter was invented

When was the litter box invented? I just heard someone claim it was in the 1970s which really surprized me. Jake 18:15, 28 Apr 1970

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You apparently hadn't yet followed the link to Cat litter
^w^
—Preceding unsigned comment added by Carolinajessamine (talkcontribs) 12:55, 22 April 2006

Photo

Question..is the shadow on the right that of a cat just outside the frame, waiting to use the facilities? Or just some leaves?

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Carolinajessamine (talkcontribs) 12:58, 22 April 2006

Training

I feel really stupid asking this question, but do you have to train a cat to use a litter box? The article suggests that dogs must be housebroken but cats are just provided a litter box. --Mdwyer 21:37, 1 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

  • I'm not an animal trainer, but I believe most cats have such a strong instinct to bury their waste that litter box training doesn't involve much more than saying "Hey cat. Here it is. Use it, ok?" Joyous | Talk 22:21, 1 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    • An easy way I've learned to use is when you first bring a kitten home, simply wait a few minutes until he or she begins to feel comfortable (with our first we had to wait four hours until he came out of hiding behind our bookcase). Then pick him or her up, carry them over to the box, set them inside, gently grasp their paw and make a little 'dig' in the litter with it. Usually the cat will get the idea and often immediately climb in and eliminate. Wild_T

Article like pet care book

This article needs to be re-written. It reads like a pet care book. Nenyedi 01:36, 17 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Not just for cats

THIS IS NOT A PAGE JUST ABOUT CATS BECAUSE OTHER ANIMALS SUCH AS RABBITS CAN BE TRAINED TO USE LITTER BOXES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! see [1]

—Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.215.27.161 (talkcontribs) 13:41, 27 January 2007

Cat Litter

Hi I did not know that kitty litter was mined in the west country —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.243.200.178 (talk) 13:35, 9 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Because it's not, Fuller's Earth might be mined there though. But it is a lot of other places as well. However it is sometimes used to make catlitter

Southsailor 05:55, 22 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Merger with "Cat Litter"?

Being that "Cat litter" and "Litter box" both fall under the same topic of "litter training" or "feline defecation", i suggest that the two pages be merged to increase the quality of both pages. There is no reason why wikipedia need two separate pages. Kpstewart (talk) 05:59, 3 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

cats against clay

I have tried to add Cats Against Clay to this article and none of my edits have posted. Can anyone explain the reason for this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.45.181.169 (talkcontribs)

- because nobody gives a shit except the viral marketers behind it. hope this helps.

"An alternative to using a litter box is to toilet train the cat" ?

The last photo in the article is captioned "An alternative to using a litter box is to toilet train the cat". It is unsourced, and no where in the rest of the article is toilet training mentioned. Is this really a common practice? I believe this is out of place here. 70.30.236.33 (talk) 14:12, 11 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Earth

The claim is made that: "The optimal source of cat litter is simply to dig earth from one's own back garden". Says who? I will delete this paragraph until somebody comes up with a reference.Desoto10 (talk) 04:51, 25 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Expanding "Types of Litter Boxes"

I am removing the line "Originally made from wood,..." until a citation is provided. It is possible they were originally made of clay or maybe humans dug into the ground and filled the hole with some filler for their pets. A cursory search of google patents shows 2 Automatic Pet Litter Box patents were issued in 1965. I'm not sure if there were any before that. I changed "cat box" to "litter box" for continuity with the article and because other pets may also use litter boxes. I added subheading for common types of litter boxes and added description for each type. Kactapuss (talk) 21:20, 2 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]