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| Does Princess Puccini approve of the change? |
Elevator butt. It’s real. High-walled plastic tubs that are marketed as litter boxes exist, but they have a price tag that is just as steep. If you are confident in your knife-handling skills, then a DIY route may be for you!
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One of the cats (who may go by the name of Orange) has taken to aiming high when peeing, expertly hitting the bedroom litter box right where the lid meets the bottom half, roughly ten inches from the floor. This resulted in urine pooling along the rim and sometimes going over the sides. Yuck. Again, yuck.
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| Upper half meets lower half with a gap for errant pee to wander. |
Reluctant to spend over thirty-five dollars on a ready-to-use tall litter box, we opted for an eighteen-gallon Sterilite storage tote that cost seven dollars at Walmart. Seven! It measures 23 1/8" L x 18 1/8" W x 14 7/8" H, which makes it just the right size for our needs. Another key feature is that it has smooth sides—no ridges for clumps to settle into and make scooping more of a chore.
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| Painstaking care was taken to cut out an opening with a scarily sharp utility knife that only touched the tote. Yay! |
Using an ultra sharp Olfa utility knife, we cut an eight-by-seven-inch opening on one end. To be a little extra, we added rubber trim to cover the sharp plastic edges. Yes, the trim was an added expense, but everything still cost less than one of those off-the-shelf litter boxes. Plus, we have leftover trim in case we make more kitty toilets.
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| Ooh, we fancy! Automotive rubber trim was added to the edges of the cut-out hole. |
Since being implemented two Mondays ago, the cats have been using it without issue. We kept the lid off so that the bigger cats would not feel so cramped when taking care of business.
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| Lookin’ good! And the cats like it! |
Inexpensive litter box. No more pee drippings. Win-win.
Passing time caring for critters.
Creating while they nap.
