This essential part of your cat’s daily routine has to meet her needs first (hint: Forget the perfumed scents). Here’s why.

By Karen Commings

Cleaning your cat’s litter box is a household chore ranking right up there with cleaning the oven or scrubbing the toilet. But not cleaning the litter box can result in behavior problems that can be far worse to deal with. “Some cats will tolerate a certain degree of used litter,” says Pamela Perry, DVM, a behavior resident at Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. “But if the box gets to a point where the smell is really offensive to your cat, behavior problems can develop.” …

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