Cat Box Carbon Filter -- My cat is eating it! HELP!

[Victoria Vernell]

As the subject line says, the carbon filter for Turbo's litter box has
become his latest "chew it 'til it perishes" form of prey.

Apparently, my socks (clean, thanks...), computer paper (while still
attached to the dot matrix printer, and usually when the printer is
active), and the catnip fish we bought him the other day are no longer
worthy of his attention.

Now we have to keep an eye on him whenever he goes into the 1/2-a bathroom
downstairs to use his litter box, because he's chewed a sizeable corner off
of the filter already, and I know that eating carbon-based anything cannot
possibly be good for a cat.

Any ideas as to how we can stop him from doing this? He has plenty of
toys, and gets lots of human snuggles and attention. His diet is also
sound, and he's growing at the right rate.

--
Vicki Vernell /"Ye shall not possess any beast, my dear \
Ottawa, Canada \ sisters, except only a cat." /
since 1972 / \
\ --English Nuns' Rule (circa. A.D. 1205) /

[Christie]

Mine, too! Einstein started doing this last week, so I took the filters
off both boxes. I'd rather have to deal with the smell than a sick kitty
(and I was getting tired of coming home from work and having to pick up
itty-bitty pieces of filter scattered everywhere). I clean the boxes 1-2
times daily, so the smell never gets out of hand.

Christie Shackelford, Fermi, Dixie, Zima and Einstein

[Cheryl Shipman]

In article <CuGBp...@freenet.carleton.ca> ad...@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Victoria Vernell) writes:
>
>As the subject line says, the carbon filter for Turbo's litter box has
>become his latest "chew it 'til it perishes" form of prey.
>

Well Vicki,

It may not be any consolation, but my 6 month gravity monster, Patrick
O'Brian, also eats his carbon filter. He pulled it out enough and gnawed
off enough of the edges that now when I have it stuffed all the way in to
the cover, he can not reach it and has lost interest. It's much more fun
for him to pester the big cat (7 years old and not grateful.)

Patrick also enjoys sticking his head up the paper out tray of the deskjet
while it's printing, testing the gravity of every object not already on
the floor, supervising showers and coffee making, and playing night
watchman ( its 2 o'clock and time to play with the kitten. It's 3 o'clock
and time to play with the kitten....)

Cheryl
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Jess(Go away, I hate you!): DS St (ticked) Y 7 X L W+ C+ I++ T A H++ S V+ F+
Q++ P+ B-- PL--
Patrick O'Brian(Can we play?): DS Rt (mackerel) Y .6 Y++ L- W-- C+ I+++ T+++
A++++ H+ S++ V-- F+++ Q++ P++ B+ PL++