To wonder why so many people keep litter trays in the kitchen?

[MrsTawdry]

Another thread got me thinking...I see it all the time. Cat's litter trays in the kitchen!

Where you keep and cook food. And sometimes where you eat.

My cat's is in the bathroom where toiletting happens.

AIBU to think this is the only place for a litter tray?

Mine is in the utility room next to the kitchen and doesn't smell as it is emptied regularly and also it depends on the litter used as they all have different absorbency.
Also people fart in their kitchens and don't seem bothered about the human poo juice floating in the atmosphere and landing on their food.

Litter is in our en suite (away from small children). Cat does eat in the kitchen as the floor is tiled so I steam clean it. She's never jumped on the work surface (very lazy cat that struggles to even get on our bed).
I think people have very different ideas when it comes to pets and hygiene. One of the cleanest people I know (immaculate house) let's her dog lick her face and lips calling it kisses. To me that's beyond disgusting.

fresh cat shit is one of the top ten worst smells in the world

My friend has a cage of guinea pigs in her small kitchen. The smell is unbelievable. Her and her family do not seem to notice.

windchime uh oh I hope I'm not your friend ! Our guinea pigs are mostly outside if the weather is ok but they come in overnight or when very cold or wet. They are supposed to be go into the utility room buy tend to only make it as far as the kitchen kitchen isn't small though and I'm pretty sure they don't smell!

We have a indoor cat mine is in my kitchen

My cat is not allowed on the work tops and cat poo is removed as soon as it arrives we don't let it mount up witch is Yuck my cat poos about twice a days

My cat is 8 years old and I have never once seen him on the worktops. I've never even see him attempt to jump up there. He's never stolen 'human' food, climbed a curtain, gone near the Christmas tree or scratched the furniture/carpets either.

Shame he's a vicious git because otherwise he's quite well-trained!

I used to keep the litter box in the bathroom, but I now rent a house from my parents and they will only let me keep it in the kitchen. I hate it, I think it's disgusting.

Remind me to read this thread if I ever get an idea to get a cat.

Why can dogs poo outside but not cats?

Marjorie my cat only poos outside. Unless she is poorly or we are away for a night.

I'm just wondering why people say they have to have litter trays then? With a dog you let it out it does his business and you bag it up. Is it possible to do that for a cat?

Guinea pigs don't smell, but the smell of cat poo is absolutely eye-watering.

We have relented recently and got a litter tray. It lives under the dining table and is cleaned twice a day (or immediately following any poo).

The cats ask to go out if we are at home and are out all day whilst we are at work but as they are now 15 years old, they stay in at nights now, hence the need for a litter tray.

Don't have anywhere else for it because they aren't allowed upstairs at night (they would try to sells on my head).

Why do people KEEP mentioning hard floors in the kitchen? Do you all have carpets in the bathroom?? (boak!)

Well in that case there is no need for a litter tray and its quite disgusting to have one in the kitchen if they aren't even necessary.

Cats are usually out for longer periods than dogs and unaccompanied, so it's hard to pick up after them, having a litter tray means you can. They might still go outdoors but hopefully don't if they've got a nice cosy litter tray.

I know I will get flamed for this so I am donning my hard hat

Electricalpussy's litter tray is in DD2s bedroom!!!!

Electricalpussy is 19 now and sleeps on DD2s bed. She gets up properly once or twice a day - to eat, to pee. She will have a look outside but not for long. She started peeing in the night in DDs bed ( yuk) so we invested in some waterproof duvet covers etc and a tray. She gets up to her 'potty' in the night and is now continent.

EP and DD are totally in love. DD has SEN global delay autism dyspraxia but she does the tray herself. It's in her interest to keep it clean!

And DD has wooden floor in her bedroom - tray is on a trap mat so the litter is contained.

Ours is in the downstairs loo. Nobody uses it except the cats. I could never keep it in the kitchen, i dont even leave the cat food in the kitchen, they get fed in the hall! They are only allowed in the kitchen when we are there so they dont climb on the worktops.

Back the truck up a moment... who said guinea pigs don't smell? Ours absolutely pong and they get cleaned every other day. Filthy little rodents! Good job they're so damn cute.

Sorry to sidetrack, as you were.

And yes, I agree with MrsT what's with the "kitchen is the only place with hard, wipe-clean floors" line of argument? You can't all have bathroom carpets surely!? We're fortunate enough to have a downstairs loo filled with litter trays for the beloved cats, although I'm off to measure up the cupboard under the stairs for a cat flap now thanks to that genius suggestion.

Our cat died last year, but until then we kept her tray in the spare bedroom (wooden floor). I always thought this was revolting but at least it was out of the way and it was the only room nobody was using.

I am wondering how all the 'cat goes out at night' people cope with elderly and sick kitties? Our cat literally never left the house for six months during her last winter and she found moving around jolly hard. Personally I could never have chucked her outside.

I can't see why anyone would flame you for that EB and if they do, they aren't worth worrying about!

We had one of these

www.petsbestproducts.com/

in the hall, turned towards the wall. We keep it in the hole under the stairs now, minus the foliage. We have no room in the kitchen or bathroom.

cats. That made me laugh too. I Love Guinea Pigs, but they awe the smelliest little buggers. Perhaps it's just boys and the poster has only had girls...or no sense of smell!