How to Keep Fresh Step in the Litter Box
Cats and kittens alike can strew Fresh Step litter throughout the house effortlessly when the litter sticks to their paw-pads and the fur on their feet. If your litter box serves a young cat or kittens, straying litter is not necessarily an issue that they will outgrow. There are a couple of things you can do to keep from constantly sweeping litter that has strayed from the litter box and help to eliminate this annoying and less-than-sanitary problem.
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Things You'll Need
- Litter box
- Fresh Step litter
- Sand
- Disinfectant cleaner
- Water
- Toilet brush
- Five-gallon bucket
- Stepping ramp
- Covered litter box (optional)
Instructions
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How to Keep Fresh Step in the Litter Box
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Purchase a small bag of sand (used for sandboxes) from any home and garden center.
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Mix one part sand to three parts Fresh Step in a five-gallon bucket. Although sand doesn't eliminate Fresh Step from being tracked out of the litter box, it does help prevent it from sticking to paw-pads and fur.
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Discard contents of litter box and clean thoroughly using a disinfectant, toilet brush and water.
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Allow litter box to dry before adding new litter.
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Pour sand/Fresh Step mixture into litter box.
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Add a stepping ramp to access the litter box. Ramps are covered with felt or felt-like material to help attract stray litter from cats' paws and paw-pads.
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Tips & Warnings
Consider switching to a covered litter box which greatly reduces the amount of litter tracked out of the litter box.
