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Transition from litter box to doing business outdoors (slrpnk.net)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by Sunny@slrpnk.net to c/cat@lemmy.world

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We've got one cat 6months and the other 3months old, currently both using the litterbox. However we're going to move to a new house soon, and eventually try to transition them to getting used to doing their business outdoors instead of the litterbox. Does anyone have any tips or best practices for this transition?

Edit: I dont live in the US, I live in Scandinavia - huge garden and away from traffic. The cats are fine being outside - most cats here are in fact outside. We have norwegian forest cats and they're meant to be both indoors and outdoors - even during winter!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Forest_cat

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[–] chunkystyles@sopuli.xyz 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Just because it's cultural doesn't mean it's not problematic. Ignore the issues if you want, it doesn't make them go away.

[–] Sunny@slrpnk.net -4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I believe it to be different for us, Norway is extremely rich on wildlife. These cats are meant to be outdoors, and have for a long time, and is likely to stay that way for generations. It's fraud upon keeping cats indoors here.