seeking professional help

I've been documenting our battle with the tub shitters for a few months now. For a while it seemed that the plastic mats solved the problem. Then they didn't.

So while we were at the vet this weekend, we asked her what to do.

Here's what she suggested:

We're stubborn and sometimes cheap, so haven't implemented all these suggestions yet. But what we did do was remove the lids from the litter boxes (she said that having an enclosed box was like using a portapotty on Saturday afternoon during Lolapalooza. We get it. Nasty. Ick.). I did a thorough cleaning, and we sprinkled cat attract on the clean litter.

I'm being optimistic and removed the plastic and foil from the floor, so despite exposed cat pans, the bathroom looks somewhat better.

we even had a special nook built for the box and supplies!

so far, so good.