Cat liter boxes and ammonia
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SushiGirl
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Pregnant women are not supposed to change litterboxes due to toxoplasmosis, which is transferred from a cat's bowels into their poop. It has nothing to do with urine & ammonia, therefore has nothing to do with supporting your theory in this thread.
We have a litterbox in the laundry room less than 9 feet from our tank and 0 ammonia in that tank or the RO/DI water that gets made in the laundry room. At times the cat will move all the litter to one end of the box & pee in the empty side, which is the only time there's an ammonia smell in the house. One tilt of the pan fixes that. We still have no ammonia in the tank. Box gets scooped on trash day once a week & changed completely once a month. Still no ammonia in the tank or water.
We have a litterbox in the laundry room less than 9 feet from our tank and 0 ammonia in that tank or the RO/DI water that gets made in the laundry room. At times the cat will move all the litter to one end of the box & pee in the empty side, which is the only time there's an ammonia smell in the house. One tilt of the pan fixes that. We still have no ammonia in the tank. Box gets scooped on trash day once a week & changed completely once a month. Still no ammonia in the tank or water.
I keep my QT in my den, along with two litter boxes, one located about 2 feet away from the QT and the other about 6 feet away. It's been that way for over a year now. The QT is fully cycled, and since cycling, I've never had ammonia issues. The cat's boxes are scooped daily and fully cleaned once a week. I wouldn't want to see the state of a litterbox that had so much ammonia as to cause a concern for one's tank.
Thanks for the update SushiGirl. I am planning on putting my salt water mixing station in the basement, about 5 feet from the litterbox.
One question: What cat litter are you using?
Hopefully it's we're using...lol
Steve
SushiGirl
Premium Member
I use various clumping litters, whatever is on sale at Petco in large boxes & a brand I trust. I used to use Ever Clean, but now I prefer Arm & Hammer Super Scoop, which is actually very good...unscented & little dust, or Arm & Hammer Multi Cat. In a pinch I'll use Tidy Cat Multiple Cat, but it's dusty & too scented. If it's really dusty & if the scent is too strong for my nose, I'm not going to make my cat use it since cat noses are more sensitive than dogs'. Box gets scooped where it sits & changed in the garage.
bdr
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i feel sorry for the cats that were put through this test. I dont doubt that it is possible. the probability of it in normal conditions i do doubt. Then again if you are too lazy to clean the cats box you would probably be too lazy for a water change... you is used hypothetically not directed at anyone in particular
