What is the one thing about cat ownership you do not like???

[Moli]

My pet hate is having to scrub out 2 huge litter trays every morning, as they are not getting out as much, all five of them use them at the moment, including Chancer!!

[Mags]

I think top of the list has to be the cleaning of the litter trays too.....

Another pet hate is finding cat hair everywhere no matter how much you vacuum

[Samz5]

Its got to be the cat hair for me, 5 cats = hair everywhere, no matter how much I hoover. I always have in mind when buying clothers ' how much will the cats furr stick to this' lol

[yola]

Fur balls.


But also . . .
Cat hair on clothes/furniture/carpet
Litter tray duty (although I don't scrub mine out daily . . . just scoop the 'gifts' out)
Vet bills



Remind me again why I have 3 very hairy cats

[Moli]

Remind me again why I have 3 very hairy cats

Because you love them them Yola!!

[Sweet]

Cat hair does get everywhere.

The litter tray, but I would rather them use it than, do me little pressies everywhere

We love the little darlings dearly x

[andrew021]

To me its also cat hair, everywhere. Always find one one my plate when eating something.

I was watching an animal show a few weeks ago.

Someone took a cat to the Vet to ask about litter training.

The Vet said a litter tray should only be cleaned once every fortnight. Obviously you clear the poo out daily, but if it gets really bad then clean it out sooner.

The Vet also said not to wash the tray with disinfectant as this will remove the cats scent and could confuse the cat as to whether it should use the tray afterwards which could result in the cat peeing somewhere else.

[sandy]

The cat hair is a really nasty one! I've stopped wearing black with my present cat: she goes on losing hair for months, despite being groomed daily.

The other thing I used to hate was having to put my cats in a cattery for holidays and long weekends. No need for that these days though with my wonderful neighbours to look after her.

[EmmaG]

I can stand the cat hair, fur balls, constant attention seeking , cleaning of litter trays but the one thing that I do not like is the fact that I worry about them so much, especially when they go out.

[yola]

Originally Posted by andrew021

The Vet also said not to wash the tray with disinfectant as this will remove the cats scent and could confuse the cat as to whether it should use the tray afterwards which could result in the cat peeing somewhere else.

A good way to get around this problem Andrew, is to put a little bit of the old litter into the cleaned pan. So even if you do use disinfectant (which I do - albeit not the very strong-smelling ones), then the cat shouldn't pee elsewhere. It's not failed me so far