Washing litter trays

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Where do you all wash out your litter trays? I don’t like the idea of using the bath seems gross to me (sorry for anyone that does)

Sorry to jump on this thread, but can I ask how you remove solids from the litter tray? We use dog poo bags / nappy bags and pick up in the same way you would after a dog. We used to have a scoop but ended up scooping into a bag anyway as we can’t get stray litter down the toilet, so cleaning the scoop constantly seemed like an unnecessary step.

SIL (who apparently plans on getting a dog in the near future) is looking after the cat while we’re away and called DH apparently DISGUSTED that she has to use a bag. I’m baffled. Are we horrendous and gross??

She also questions that we don’t have the ‘right’ spray for cleaning the tray. We’ve got about 8 different sprays in the cupboard from bleach to anti-bacterial to white vinegar. What is the ‘right’ spray?

I use a bit of ecover spray and a few drops of Dettol and give a good wipe over with kitchen paper. Probably unnecessarily I'm wary of using harsh chemicals somewhere the cats go. However they are outdoor cats so the tray is only used when they weather's rotten. On the rare occasion that there is solid waste I use the bag over hand method - IMO there's no turd management system that isn't a little bit gross.

I use a kettle of hot water and a bit of washing up liquid and ( his own ) toilet brush in the back yard then let them air dry .
He has two tray so I alternate them but they are both getting manky , I have thought about getting a steel one but he needs a lid because he tries to dig to Auz each time .
Do yours have lids ?

@Kepler22B & @Puppylucky

Two trays, a scoop and dog poo bags. Scoop poo into dog poo bag then tip clean litter from one tray into the other. Scrape solid wet litter into poo bag and repeat for the other tray. Top up both trays with fresh litter. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. 🙄There is often a queue to use the nice clean tray even before we've properly finished. If there are only poos then we use your method. Never used a spray. See earlier post on dunking trays in a mop bucket. Scoop gets a regular dunk as well.

Please don't use anything with Dettol in around cats as it can be toxic.
https://www.pets4homes.co.uk/pet-advice/dettol-is-toxic-to-cats-five-important-safety-rules-for-cleaning.html

🤮 that is rotten

I soak it with hot water and Zoflora. Then pour it down the outside drain (or the toilet if it’s raining!).

Anti bac wipe once it’s empty

poo bags for poo - have two little kittens so have been using baby wipes to clean their poo feet and find a wipe over the poo & poo bag means it all gets picked up.

I use litter liners and then clean the tray with detox wipes.. easy.

No, just the chicken drinker in the dishwasjer

Mine rarely uses her tray but I provide a very deep layer of litter so nothing ever touches the actual tray. When I need to do a full litter change it gets sprayed with Simple Solution and wiped out with kitchen roll.

I empty the trays and then wipe out using disinfectant and hot water. I do this in the utility which has a deep butler sink. Replace with clean litter and put back in place with a puppy pad underneath. My old lady cat is 18 and has a tendency to sometimes wee just outside the tray.

I use corn based litter which disintegrates when it's wet, so you can scoop poo out and flush it without it causing any problems even if there is litter stuck to the poo. It's marketed as flushable.

I wash the tray in the bath and then clean the bath afterwards (with bleach)

Youre not supposed to flush cat poo down the toilet.

Kitchen sink? Bath? My god 🤮 this has never entered my head in 40+ years of cats. At my house we rinse outside with bleach. At my mums use the power hose on it.

I use nappy bags too. Just put the bag over your hand and pick up the poop and tie it up before sticking in the outside bin. Simple!
Not disgusting, but I always wash hands after just in case.

Poo goes down the toilet after shaking all the dry litter out of the scoop and the litter itself goes in the compost and I wash the trays in the utility room sink.

Cat poo should not be flushed down the toilet as the pathogens cannot be safely eradicated in the water treatment process.

@Fgfgfg thank you! I had no idea. Will sort this out.

Tip into a strong bin bag, then wash in the yard with the power attachment on the hose.

We've never found a way to avoid the grey layer that builds up in the bottom over time though.

We have a small tray in a bedroom for the kitten. That one has the posh catsan bags with an integral liner, which just need picking up with the drawstring. Expensive but less smelly.

Garden wash up liq hose bleach hose. Dry

We use a bin bag as a liner, full bag of litter on top (we have found the recycled paper litter to be the best for us) and just give it a spray of antibac and a wipe if anything gets underneath the bag. If it needs a deep clean I do it outside with bleach and a watering can/hose. Poo is picked up with a dog poo bag over the hand like previous posters.

Just wipe with anti bac spray and kitchen towel. Rarely needs washing. But do it once a month. With outside garden tap but that’s cold water.

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Ah yes I have liners too. Game changer for me. Cat doesn’t care luckily.