Topic: Do you 'scoop' outdoors? (Read 4247 times)

Kittybabe (Ruth) · « **Reply #22 on:** July 28, 2008, 18:19:01 PM »

that's what Lexy does.. my brother in law often looks at her and say's she's a human disguised as a cat.. we don't paw the soil..

Tan · « **Reply #21 on:** July 28, 2008, 17:52:57 PM »

Its really handy to have a jumbo litter tray out there too then when it rains and they want to only go to the loo outside, they have a place to go without getting wet

Marl is funny, he only will go in the litter trays and you know he's going cause he trys to cover it up but only paws at the side of the tray! He hasn't figured out its the litter you have to paw to cover it up!

Dawn F · « **Reply #20 on:** July 28, 2008, 17:14:42 PM »

because the garden is cat proofed I have to scoop outside - I've got a long handled shovel and scooper that I got from a pet shop! Tilly always goes on the lawn (and spends ages trying to cover it up with grass funny thing) the worst job is the gravel around the conservatory!

Millys Mum · « **Reply #19 on:** July 28, 2008, 17:13:58 PM »

I dont enjoy scooping the garden and drive but id rather not repel them as at least i know what they are doing and also not going next door

TB, you may also find its jameson keeping them away as those products never last that long!!

MrsR · « **Reply #18 on:** July 27, 2008, 16:40:47 PM »

We have an area especially put asid efor our cats and yes we scoop, you have to or the smell is bad.

fluffybunny · « **Reply #17 on:** July 27, 2008, 13:29:25 PM »

Really? Thanks for that tip, I might look out for some and give it a try. We still have litter trays indoors which they use occasionally but Geoffrey mostly prefers the lawn

tigerbaby · « **Reply #16 on:** July 27, 2008, 11:06:05 AM »

We used to have a problem with neighbour cats and local foxes doin their biz on our lawn, so we bought (from Homebase) a spray called Cat-a-pult, which will prevent them from using your garden as a toilet! It really works, we sprayed the lawn last year June, and haven't had any poop since.

fluffybunny · « **Reply #15 on:** July 26, 2008, 23:31:26 PM »

I have to scoop...Geoffrey has decided that his new toilet will be on the lawn, just by the patio, in an area which gets full sun

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #14 on:** July 26, 2008, 22:50:01 PM »

Quote from: Tiggy's Mum - Helen on July 25, 2008, 23:40:43 PM

Thanks Gillian(sneakifeline) and Gill(Ambercat)

Tiggy's Mum · « **Reply #13 on:** July 26, 2008, 21:42:09 PM »

Quote from: Rosella moggy on July 26, 2008, 19:26:17 PM

If you don't scoop the poop you will in time notice an unpleasant odour esp as they are in a confined area

I won't notice a thing as I have no sense of smell, maybe when the flies start buzzing around I'll know to have a little scoop

Millys Mum · « **Reply #12 on:** July 26, 2008, 20:55:26 PM »

I mix sand in to help abit with drainage. If you dont scoop you will get a horrible whiff

blackcat · « **Reply #11 on:** July 26, 2008, 19:28:08 PM »

Quote from: Rosella moggy on July 26, 2008, 19:26:17 PM

Gosh BC. You got even more stars than the moddies

Gonna have to get me a life!!

Rosella moggy · « **Reply #10 on:** July 26, 2008, 19:26:17 PM »

Gosh BC. You got even more stars than the moddies

If you don't scoop the poop you will in time notice an unpleasant odour esp as they are in a confined area

Ours aren't confined so I don't scoop as often as has been mentioned except for around the base of the monkey puzzle which seems to be the loo for a lot more puddies than live with us

blackcat · « **Reply #9 on:** July 26, 2008, 12:48:49 PM »

I have to say that when I kept mine in a confined area, I found that not scooping was not a good idea. The local dung beetles seemed to have gone on strike so instead of breaking down the evidence turned into hard little black logs which accumulated quite a bit against the dark soil before I recognised the problem

Someone else has recommended a sand pit and I have to say that was theonly thing that worked for me as I was able to identify and remove droppings before they became a problem

Tan · « **Reply #8 on:** July 26, 2008, 12:30:23 PM »

oh and yes i scoop out there about every two days

Tan · « **Reply #7 on:** July 26, 2008, 12:29:24 PM »

Hey Helens going poopie treasure huntin

lots of fun it is

I have about 4 or 5 dirt places where Garfy goes and its quite difficult to see the "treasure" as he's a good lad and always covers it up very well. I think it's down to when garf was tiny lad he was used to seeing Gizzy go in the garden and copied him.

Marl on the other hand wont go in the garden at all and has two outside jumbo covered trays which he uses. Its great cause as they have 24 access to the garden we dont need a loo in the house

hannah (weeny) · « **Reply #6 on:** July 26, 2008, 00:40:13 AM »

- - - he's a big boy now
***sung in the style of the kandoo advert***

Gillian Harvey · « **Reply #5 on:** July 25, 2008, 23:43:33 PM »

Quote from: Tiggy's Mum - Helen on July 25, 2008, 23:40:43 PM

Thanks Gillian(sneakifeline) and Gill(Ambercat)

Very droll !!!

Tiggy's Mum · « **Reply #4 on:** July 25, 2008, 23:40:43 PM »

Thanks Gillian(sneakifeline) and Gill(Ambercat)

I will inspect the area to see if he has done any poos then and scoop if necessary, I guess there's less urgency to scoop compared to the litter trays in the house

I'd rather leave it as soil for him instead of sand as he really seems to enjoy digging around in it - it's compost and sand too from when it was dug over in preparation for the rockery so it's nice and soft for his beautiful paws

Gillian Harvey · « **Reply #3 on:** July 25, 2008, 23:27:08 PM »

Quote from: Tiggy's Mum - Helen on July 25, 2008, 22:57:42 PM

Lucas has started going to the toilet in the freshly dug area which is now a rockery, I purposely left a large-ish patch bare as I knew he liked digging around and he's continued to use it. I've definitely seen him do a wee but am not sure about poo's, as he is limited to my garden only and that is pretty much the only bare patch for him to use will I need to 'scoop the poop' outside too or will it biodegrade?

It will biodegrade - in time, but better to scoop really I would have thought. I built a special outdoor litter tray for the cats where I used to live. I just bought some of that log roll, formed it into a circle (well it ended up being more oval, but there you go!) and filled it with sharp sand. I found that was easier to see the poop to scoop it, rather than on the dark earth. I've also got several of those shallow terracotta planters filled with sharp sand, they seem to like those too - although a lot of the time I find them curled up asleep in them LOL!

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #2 on:** July 25, 2008, 23:15:59 PM »

You will need to scoop solids

Tiggy's Mum · « **Reply #1 on:** July 25, 2008, 22:57:42 PM »

Probably a silly question but even when I've had fully indoor/outdoor cats they've always come in to use the litter tray so never been in this situation before!

Lucas has started going to the toilet in the freshly dug area which is now a rockery, I purposely left a large-ish patch bare as I knew he liked digging around and he's continued to use it. I've definitely seen him do a wee but am not sure about poo's, as he is limited to my garden only and that is pretty much the only bare patch for him to use will I need to 'scoop the poop' outside too or will it biodegrade?

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