| It used to be a simple thing. You brought your kitten | | | | reduces smells and clean up time. |
| home with a bag of kitty litter and a rectangular | | | | The most recent model is by far the most advanced |
| plastic pan to put it in, set the kitty down and | | | | idea I have ever seen. A small toilet shaped litter box |
| showed it where to go. These days you might be | | | | actually washes and deodorizes reusable litter, |
| dismayed when you get to the kitty litter isle. "What | | | | eliminating even the need to replace litter. |
| is all this?," you may ask yourself. | | | | Speaking of litter, in most of the pans you will need |
| Let's start with the litter pan. This is not just your | | | | to decide what you want to use. There is the |
| rectangular box anymore, although it can be. You can | | | | traditional clay litter or "scoopable" clay litter that |
| also choose one with a guard presumably so that the | | | | cleans up easier but soils quicker. Then there are |
| litter stays in when kitty scratches it to cover up its | | | | more eco friendly options. You can choose to help |
| mess. There is also one that is completely covered | | | | the planet by using corn cob, crystals, recycled paper |
| with a kitty door. Privacy for kitty and less odor for | | | | based material and even wood shavings. |
| you, a win-win. It only gets more complicated from | | | | After wrapping your mind around all of that, picking |
| here. | | | | out which breed of warm and loving fluff you want |
| The next generation of litter pans clean themselves. | | | | should be a snap. At the very least you have the |
| Yes you heard me. A self cleaning litter box can be | | | | assurance of knowing that whatever your lifestyle, |
| obtained for less than $100 in most places. The first | | | | the chore of cleaning up after your cat will be |
| model of these uses a sifter at regular intervals. This | | | | manageable. |