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Tue, Nov. 20th, 2007, 10:08 pm
Litter Box Surprises

I was taking out the trash this evening like a good citizen when I thought of something that made me cringe in embarrassment. Before I take out the trash every Tuesday night and put it curbside, I collect the trash from inside the house; though it's not like trash just lays around on the floor. Anyway, I always have to scoop out the kitty litter, too; which brings me to the embarrassment.

I have always been a dog-lover and have had the good fortune of living with these lovable companions. However, about four years ago, we rescued a cat from the local shelter. Well....it wasn't like we stormed the complex, dressed in para-military uniforms and night-vision goggles but you get the point. This cat is really cool and we love her very much. 

When I first started to clean the litter box (it's cleaned every night), I noticed that there were huge amounts of cat-doo nestled among the little granules. I mean HUGE amounts and I wondered how the heck a "Petite Long-hair" could let out such a big amount of poop without screaming and wailing. This bewilderment stayed with me for weeks until my wife explained it to me after I asked her if this is a bizarre phenomenon. 

She said "no, it's not a phenomenon nor is it cat-doody-doo". And then she explained what had baffled me for so long....

Apparently the way kitty-litter works is when a cat urinates, it collects with the kitty-litter and forms very large balls of "kitty litter pee". And all this time, I thought our cat was some kind of mutant alien pet from beyond the stars who crapped boulders. 

I have filed this entry under "worthless, disgusting knowledge that still may educate the ignorant masses...like me". 
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