Getting a cat

[Soulman]

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How often is alot? My girlfriend has been pressuing me to get a kitten lately. I live in a 3rd floor apartment and have been using the smell of a litter box as an excuse not to.

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Not too often. With two cats, I usually clean it out every three days or so. Less often when I change the sand (I put in a new 20 pound bag every 3-4 weeks or so), more often when the sand gets low. It doesn't take more than 5 mins though.

With the filter, you really won't notice the smell at all.


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Also, what does everyone do about cat hair? I've been to people's homes where you can't sit on the furniture without being covered in hair. I find this terribly annoying. How often does one need to vacuum to keep the living room 'livable'?

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This depends a lot on if the cats are short-haired or not. Also, the quality of their food will definitely impact hair loss. We only vacuum our furniture every two weeks (or well, our maid does), seems plenty good enough if you do the floors once a week as well.