I am fairly new to having cats, so I need help. I recently separated from my partner; at that point we had two one-year-old kittens, and my ex-P (a lifelong cat owner) had done everything around litter trays. They had a covered tray that lived in the far corner of our kitchen, and it was basically fine. She cleaned it out twice a day. Obviously, when we split up the kittens went with her. But, my DD and I both missed having cats, so we recently re-homed two sisters who are now about 10 months old.
I know they had a rough start - the rescue told us they were kept indoors all the time (we got them when they were 7 or so months old). They were very shy. Our other kittens we had since they were babies - weeks old - and they had been beautifully trained by their fosterer.
Not to put too fine a point on it, but it's almost impossible to keep the litter tray from smelling! I've tried various different types of litter, but they don't seem to want to bury it, and at the same time, they dig like mad, and occasionally come out with mucky paws. I clean three times a day - more if I am at home - but you can still smell it.
We have outbuildings that are quite comfortable. Would it be awful to put the litter tray there, do you think? Or am I missing something?