So this isn t the most effective trick unless you combine it with other hacks as i ve just mentioned above but it still helps especially if you live in a small house.
Keep cat litter off floor.
Use your broom and vacuum a lot.
To keep your cat litter from tracking make sure you re only filling the box with 1 to 2 inches of litter which your cat will be less likely to spread over the floor.
How to keep cat litter off the floor.
A hooded box will stop your overly enthusiastic cat from flinging litter from the box during the big cover up.
If your cat has started to pee on the floor instead of in the litter box try scooping the litter more often using a different brand or type of litter or litter box or moving the litter box to a different location.
Additionally place a scatter mat under the box to catch any litter that does fall out.
Litter box problems with cats are not unusual and can be the result of several issues.
The textured surface helps to pull the litter off of your cat s feet and this minimizes the amount of litter they track around your home.
Especially if you have a cat like my olivia who seems to think it s a hoot to kick out every last piece of kitty litter onto the floor and then watch me step on it with my bare feet.
Ideally when pouring it into a litter box do that outside whenever possible.
If your cat keeps spreading litter outside the box you can try providing a box with taller walls.
A top entry box is an excellent solution to stop litter tracking because most of the litter that.
It is almost inevitable that if you are handling cat litter and especially pouring it out there is going to be some dust associated with that.
The higher walls can keep your cat from dragging or flinging the litter high enough to go over the edge.
Litter mats or litter rugs are textured rugs that you put your litter box on so your cat walks on it when they re done using the litter box.
Also keep the litter bag or box as close to the bottom of the litter box as you can.
It may go without saying but keeping on top of the litter scatter in the immediate vicinity of the box helps control.
Check out your local pet store for litter boxes with higher walls to help your cat contain its litter.
For a cooperative feline a litter box enclosure can keep litter off your floor to at least about 25 of what it used to be.