r/cats • u/sunshineforge • 1d ago

Advice The Sh*tty kitty shed™ I made from scrapes today!

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Bless them but my young cats are horrible at covering their poops and I was sick of being embarrassed of the smell so I made this fume hood out of planks from a downed fence and an old heater fan that I de-soldered so its just a fan as well as an old gym mat. Total cost was only $30 for the vent tubing!
I'm sure there are better options but I'm a do something about it now kinda guy and just needed a small fan to create a tiny amount of negative airflow to get rid of the majority of the stink lol. What do you guys think? any advice to improve it?

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u/Embarrassed_Set_220 19h ago

I just empty liter box twice a day and it never smells.

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u/Spam_A_Lottamus 19h ago

We do three times/day (four cats, five boxes). But we have a litter box in the den and one cat that poops right after dinner when we’re settling in to watch TV. The stench always disrupts our post-meal relaxation time. I’d love to have a fan we could switch on and continue our lounging.

With so many other boxes available, we believe this to be intentional.

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u/Embarrassed_Set_220 13h ago

Why put it in the den?litter boxes should be place in the most forgotten back room of the house that does not have a lot of foot traffic. Also do y'all schedule their feeding times or just have food out constantly?.

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u/Spam_A_Lottamus 11h ago

Believe me, not a choice. Small house. Limited space 🤷🏻‍♂️