so now we have a flap can I do away with the litter trays?

[mckenzie]

we have two RSPCA re homing cats. The flap was fitted on monday. The big fella is using it fine (although needs persuading to use it to exit, would rather have the door opened for him) and the little lady will follow suit I'm sure.

So, once they are truly happy with the flap, can I ditch the litter trays or am i asking for trouble? I obviously don't want to have accidents and I also don't want them to be uncomfortable but I also don't really want to continue with the litter trays if I can help it.

Is it a case of suck it and see??

TIA

Our litter tray stops the neighbours being cross and makes sure that in the cold, damp winter my cat doesn't crap on the carpet rather than the damp outdoors.

Ours still use the litter tray most of the time and like Goblinchild, I would rather they did that than use the neighbours bark chippings as they are want to do.

like the others, we keep our tray to keep the neighbours happy.

thanks for the replies.

We've kept the tray, although it barely gets used (I don't know where they go, pretty sure the neighbours know which are our cats, and none of them are shy and retiring types, so I think we'd know if they were being TOO anti-social). But we keep it for times when we shut them in, like overnight if we can catch them both at the same time, and when they're due a trip to the vet.

We got rid of our tray (well it's in the shed in case we have to keep them in if they're ill or something) once we got the flap.
We haven't had any accidents inside.

I know they go in our garden, and there are plenty of neighbourhood cats defending their own territory so i don't worry about upsetting the neighbours.

You need to make sure it's there just in case in my experience. Sometimes the cats won't want to go outside if it's wet or noisy or windy etc. Also do you have a garden with plenty of loose soil and cover for them to go under. Cats (well my cat) will refuse to do anything unless she is absolutely sure there's no one or nothing watching . And you don't want them using a 5 year old's sandpit.