{"id":1793,"date":"2019-03-29T11:01:38","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T11:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ffc.devcoyote.co.uk\/?p=1793"},"modified":"2019-03-29T11:03:14","modified_gmt":"2019-03-29T11:03:14","slug":"homemade-cat-litter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/felinefriendlycare.com\/homemade-cat-litter\/","title":{"rendered":"Homemade Cat Litter for Urine Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Homemade cat litter works well for everyday use. \u00a0It’s cheap, keeps most cats happy and is effective. It also works well if you need to collect urine for diabetic monitoring or other reasons.<\/em><\/p>\n

Your pet cat only needs to scratch something after peeing to feel the job has been done properly. This means that if you don’t want to use commercial litters then plastic homemade litter is a viable option.<\/p>\n

Further, if you have suddenly found yourself in the business of collecting feline number ones, you have many options as to the material you can use when creating a tidy cat litter..<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, I have also included\u00a0domestic soil as a litter base<\/a>\u00a0which is terrific, especially if Fluffy is an outside cat.<\/p>\n

Collecting cat urine – the plastic way<\/h2>\n

Of course, we know that plastic is a very real and present danger to our environment. For that reason, we don;t advocate this method as anything other than a single urine collection method. It is not a full-time litter substitute.<\/p>\n

As this article is particularly designed for collecting urine these are some of the great alternatives you can use. \u00a0And they are Free! \u00a0No CATch -:)<\/p>\n

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Remember:<\/b>\u00a0You will only need 1ml for testing, and since most cats will pee 10 – 30 mls at a time, no matter which system you use, you may want some absorbent material for her to step onto as well so the extra urine does not get splashed about!<\/p>\n

Styrofoam beads<\/h3>\n

Beads are a bit trickier to use than traditional methods because the urine sometimes gets on the cat\u2019s feet and then they \u2018track\u2019 it around the house.<\/p>\n

As a solution, put paper or a towel next to the tray so they can dry their feet before traveling around the house.<\/p>\n

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Plastic pieces<\/h3>\n
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Plastic is easy to find and use. \u00a0Many vets actually save plastic caps from needles exactly for this purpose!<\/p>\n

Other Homemade Litter Options<\/h2>\n