I've heard that cats can be toilet trained. There are a lot of online resources for this. We don't do it because one of our cats is a klutz and I'm sure we'd wake up in the middle of the night to <SPLASH> ROWRRRR!

So far I have only ever had to use TWO plastic bags for taking care of the kitty litter. I have found that if you put the cats in the bag with the discarded litter clumps during clean-up, it really cuts down on litter use and clean-up effort. If the plastic bags you use are of durable ply, you may even be able to just use one- mind you, this method can cause the bags to be a wee bit on the heavy side! Good luck!

discovered this idea online: put the paper from your paper shredder in the kitty box. Have been trying it out and my kitty doesn't mind at all. He does track paper shreds, but then again he also tracked sand previously, so the vacuum stays in commission regardless. The people online were paranoid about ink from the paper rubbing off on kitty's paws but I don't see that happening, nor paw irritations, so I don't wash and dry my paper shreds first, like the online folks suggest. Tell you what, we are saving money on litter and also reducing our dependance on clay mining.

I use a biodegradable, and flushable litter that does not require any plastic liners...so better for the planet!!

It is called SWHeat Scoop, and is very soft and fine and kitties love it.

Check it out!

And, if interested in animal books like I am, check out my bookshelf items such as THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY, RANCH OF DREAMS, Marley and Me, etc.

;-)

Kelly G