How to Make Sure Your
Human Keeps Your Litter Box Clean

It goes without saying that one thing we cats simply cannot abide is a litter box that is not up to our rigorous standards of hygiene and cleanliness. There’s nothing more disgusting than walking into a litter box that – well, there’s just no nice way to say it—is a sickening, revolting mess. No cat wants to use a litter box that looks like a Superfund site or an annex to the city dump. And let’s face it… sometimes our humans are a little less than diligent when it comes to keeping our litter boxes tidy. So like most matters involving your human, you must take command of the situation and make sure your human keeps your litter box at least as clean as the men’s room at a Shell station (which, in some cases, is not asking a lot).

The first and most obvious way to let your human know that your litter box needs cleaning is to have an “accident” outside the box. This will undoubtedly cause your human to become very upset and question why you had such an egregious lapse in your toilette routine. When they start berating you about your indiscretion, give them a pathetic look and a heartrending little meow that says, “I’m SOOO sorry, but my litter box was too dirty and unsanitary for me to use and I just couldn’t hold it any longer.” At this point, most humans will immediately feel guilty about their lapse in keeping your litter box clean and they’ll rectify the situation posthaste. Of course, in instances like this, you want to make sure your box is really dirty, and that your “accident” was justified. Otherwise, you’ll merely get a good scolding and the condition in your litter box will not improve. Still, this is usually enough to get the point across and prompt most semi-diligent humans to get busy on the cleanup operation. Yes, fellow sanitary engineer, there are times where you have to THINK outside the litter box, and there are times where you have to ACT outside the litter box.