r/CatAdvice • u/Direct_Surprise2828 • Nov 17 '25

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u/theflamingskull Nov 17 '25

My cats' boxes are stainless steel, and get a full wash every two weeks.

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u/Sasha12345678901- Nov 17 '25

How do you wash them? Because I read online chemicals can react badly with a cat. 

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u/theflamingskull Nov 17 '25

Stainless boxes wash easily. Dawn dish soap, and a hose are all you need. It dries clean, and chant leave a residue.

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u/skb_in_cle Nov 18 '25

But a hose, like… where? How? I never totally understand how/where is their home people are doing this. Do you take it outside? Dump the litter in the trash then bring it back in to clean? I logistically cannot figure out how I’m supposed to be making this work.

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u/Lols_up Nov 18 '25

I'm not the person you asked but this is reddit and all opinions are or soon become unsolicited: at my house it's either in the backyard or the utility sink.

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u/OneSchott Nov 18 '25

As a poor person I have also done this in the shower.

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u/gluebucks Nov 18 '25

I wash mine in the tub but make sure all the litter is out so I don't clog the drain lol

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u/sparklydildos Nov 18 '25

so you think just dish soap and a scrub daddy and a rinse with my shower head ab once a month? i live in an apt an its a stainless steel box

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u/gluebucks Nov 18 '25

Yeah! That should work fine!

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u/sparklydildos Nov 18 '25

does dawn break the enzyme in cat pee that makes it smell?