Cat Poop Treats??

[jsully8]

Ok; I can't keep this question to myself anymore....our little Fenway has discovered the cat litter box!! And I'm just wondering how bad is it for her to have eaten those little treats? I've noticed her poop has become soft and I'm assuming it's from the litter treats because we haven't had a problem with her poop before. She also is having some pretty smelly gas; and that's putting it lightly. If we bottled up her gas it could be used as an assault weapon! :uglyhammer:
We have the litter box in our laundry room and we have to keep the door open a bit for Ortiz to get into; but Fenway's only allowed in that area when she's going outside; but I keep a hold of her during those times. I found out yesterday that when I keep her on the mat (b/c she's wet) she can pull her lead through the door over to the litter box! I was shocked at how clever she is...
Any input would be appreciated. I was just wondering how bad it is for her; because she's gotten into it a couple of times. She goes to the vets next week for a check up and shots; I was planning on asking then but I couldn't wait any longer.

 

[BoundlessNewfs]

Put a baby gate across the doorway. This will still allow the kitty to hop over it to get in, but will at least slow down Fenway.

 

[i12sbaby]

Our boys call those little treats "tootsie rolls with sprinkles". :!rolling:
We put in a cat door and just keep the laundry room door closed at all times. The cats love that they can get somewhere Brandi can't and its their own little refuge.

 

[Prdmary]

We put a baby gate across our door where the litter box is located.......Turner LOVES cat poop treats!! Don't know for sure which he loves more, paper or cat poop treats! YUCK!

 

[Emma & Nigel's Mom]

We have dealt with this too, fun stuff!!! We have a covered litter box, and we also push the litter box in the corner of the room with the door facing a wall and not the open room, we leave enough room for Christopher the Cat to get in, but not for Nigel the Dog. Our litter box is in our bathroom behind our door. In the beginning when we first had the problem I was frustrated, but now as I look back it was one of those "phases" that occasionally sneaks back up, thankfully it's a rare occurrence now. Just the act of us turning the litter box around and making it a little more difficult for Nigel to find the "treats" seems to have helped in our situation.

 

[eckybay]

Yeah.....try as I might with cleaning the boxes all the time, baby gates, putting the litter box inside a wooden storage bench/box with a hole cut in the end of it and closing doors between the dogs and the boxes, mine still manage to get into the litter box now and again. I do get a natural type litters rather than the clay clumping type as I think it has to be easier on the digestive system when they do get it... kitty crunchies are what they're called here.

 

[Sherry1999]

We had the same problem, before we got Winston with our other doggies. I had my husband install a kitty door in the door to the laundry room. Works much better for us than a baby gate! I do not know how bad it is for them...but it can not be good!

 

[NewfLove]

Yep, our dogs love it. Our litter box is in the garage and I turned it around, facing the corner where the cats can get in it, but the dogs can't. What those appetizers do to a dog's stomach will clear the room in a heartbeat!

 

[mulenag]

Ross loves kitty crunchies! If you use a clumping litter you should really try to stop it ASAP! Clumping litter is a bad thing for tummies.
We haven't put up any barrier here, but I can usually keep an eye on Ross and give him an "uh-uh" when he gets close to the boxes.
He is worse outside since we have barn cats. He searches the yard for the kitty crunchies. BLEH!

 

[jsully8]

Thanks all! Kris mentioned a lid for the litter, it's just whether Ortiz will use it still. haha But at least it would keep the litter in, he loves to fling it all around!

 

[suse]

Yup, Seamus loves the kitty treats, too! Like Sherry, we installed a kitty door in the door. Cats fit, large dogs don't!

 

[jsully8]

Like Sherry, we installed a kitty door in the door.quote]

I wish we could but I think we'd have to replace the door when we moved. lol My mother-in-law has a cat door installed and her golden retriever (who's 5) can fit through it. It's so funny!!

 

[MsKate]

Occasional cat poop isn't harmful, but it can be (because of the litter) if it's an all the time thing. Fenway will probably have an upset tummy and that's normal. Becky has a great idea to use all natural litter. Our first rescued Golden, Baylee, was the cat poop queen (we even had a song for her). Her stools would be loose and had gas that woke us up out of a dead sleep many times. It never made her ill (we were another story) but she did have a cast iron stomach. She ate paper products, shingles, nails, wood, steel wool, etc. I guess after all those things, cat poop wasn't so bad. :shrug: Just like everything else, you'll have to train her to stay out of the litter box. But if she sneaks a "treat", yech, every so often, she should be ok.

 

[migrandl]

Occasional cat poop isn't harmful, but it can be (because of the litter) if it's an all the time thing. Fenway will probably have an upset tummy and that's normal. Becky has a great idea to use all natural litter. Our first rescued Golden, Baylee, was the cat poop queen (we even had a song for her). Her stools would be loose and had gas that woke us up out of a dead sleep many times. It never made her ill (we were another story) but she did have a cast iron stomach. She ate paper products, shingles, nails, wood, steel wool, etc. I guess after all those things, cat poop wasn't so bad. :shrug: Just like everything else, you'll have to train her to stay out of the litter box. But if she sneaks a "treat", yech, every so often, she should be ok.

Must be a Golden thing - we took in my late father-in-law's golden, Cassie and she also had an affinity for kitty treats... fortunately, my cats absolutely refused to use any kind of scented litter (this was back in the days BEFORE clumping litter) so we only used natural clay. Aside from the deadly gas the only side effect was that poor Cassie turned into a blimp. When we first got her, we were able to get her down to a beautiful weight (the late MIL was giving her crap food and lots of treats, no exercise, etc.) but once Cassie discovered the kitty crunchies it was all downhill from there. We ended up moving the litter pan into a hall closet that didn't have a door and putting a baby gate across so the cats could get in but the dog couldn't.

 

[Ursa]

We installed a baby gate but put it several inches off the ground. The cats can scoot under it but a Newf head won't fit. So far the dogs haven't been able to jump over it either.

 

[Pipelineozzy]

Clumping litter can cause an obstruction if they get enough of it. Cat poop is also a great source of tapeworm if the cats are indoor outdoor cats that hunt. I cut a hole in the cupboard door under the sink in my laundry room, just big enough for the cat to go in, and that's where her litterbox is. She actually likes the privacy of having her own "bathroom", and I don't have to worry about the laundry room door all the time. Her food is always on top of a high cupboard in the laundry room also...as it's another thing the dogs go after every chance they get. The climb is nothing for her...and she can use the exercise anyway!!

 

[Tug]

I have kitty doors into my bedroom (Cat heaven/haven) and my office (food & litter) so Tug can't enjoy the 'Tootsie Rolls', but... Doesn't mean he didn't try :lol

 

[Wayne A]

And we worry about what type of dog food we buy for them and they drink out of the toilet and eat tootsie treats.Like they really care.:grrr: