Tue 26 Jun 2007
Toosday Noos
Posted by KC under blogging cat noos
UPDATE: Sorry i’s had to leave fur a few hours, but we had an mergency. Our neighbors woofie got reely sick ‘n him’s Mommie don’t drive a car. we’s had to take him to tha vet an wait an wait till he gots some meddy-sin ‘n Auntie Biotic. Please keep Schatze and Mommie Lynn in ur’s purr-rayers… purrs, KC
Today is my furrst purrthday, ever! i’s a year old. ‘n i’s haf to thank Karen C and Deb T fur rescuing me. i wouldn’t be heres now, celly-brating, if it weren’t fur them. Stop by mine an Missy’s bloggie ‘an haf some birthday cakes ‘n cool drinks. Purrs, KC
Bonnie Underfoot wrote: We have an important question, and we are hoping someone in the cat blogosphere will have an answer for us. I even had my woman help with some of the human terms, so please ask your beans on our behalf. Simply put, does anyone know how to get flushable clumping clay kitty litter out of the floor drain in the basement? Is there something safe the beans can pour into that drain to dissolve kitty litter? If not, they might have to bring in a plumber[1] with a snake[2], and I don’t like that idea one bit. A litter box was overturned and the basement floor drain filled with kitty litter. When the air-conditioner[3] ran, a litter puddle was created. The beans have vacuumed[4] as much litter and water as they can, but the drain may be clogged. If the litter dries, the shop vac[5] might get it out, but the air-conditioner keeps running, wetting the litter again. And we can’t do with out the air-conditioner right now. We need suggestions! If I run from the litter box in the wrong direction, I might get my feet wet! Thanks!
[1] Plumber: A large bean with pants that don’t fit. Usually male, he invades the home, digging around in cupboards you aren’t allowed in. Requires close snoopervision, but may spray water.
[2] Snake: They claim it is a tool, not an animal. I’m not convinced. Apparently, the plumber has trained it to enter pipes and remove clogs.
[3] Air-Conditioner: The cold air blowing machine that is either not on enough or on too much. It can not be litter box trained, so sends water through a hose to a drain in the floor. Disgusting.
[4] Vacuumed (verb, past tense): To have passed a noisy toy-sucking monster along the floor, supposedly for cleaning. Observe from a safe distance.
[5] Shop Vac: A particularly loud and strong toy-sucking monster used for big and/or wet messes. Avoid contact if possible.
Gemini wrote: Cheysuli has had a breakdown! She is so upset that Kukka-Maria has stopped blogging. It’s even made the papers!
Pippy wrote: The rumors are true: King Pippy has returned!
This is officially my first post since my triumphant battle with the thread. If you would like to read some of my responses to the questions I have received since my brief detour on the road to world domination, please visit my blog. - The Pip
Buzzerbee will be going to tha Rainbow Bridge on Thursday, 6/28 at 9:30 a.m. Please keep he and him’s fambly in ur’s thots ‘n purr-rayers.
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June 26th, 2007 at 1:30 am
The plumber with the snake might be your mommy’s best bet. These snakes are safe for kitties an don’t bite, they push through the clogging stuff and make a hole, and if possible pull the clog out. Plus then there’s no nasty chemicals that kitties might accidentally get into.
Hopefully the litter WONT dry, that would make things even worse because then it’ll get hard and the snake might not be able to get through. It’d be almost like pouring concrete in the pipes.
June 26th, 2007 at 1:49 am
Bonnie,
If your litter is flushable, is it made of clay or something else like wheat or corn?
MamaCat & the FurryPurries
June 26th, 2007 at 12:07 pm
It’s flushable clumping clay. Mom an Dad are almost confinsed to call the plum guy wif the snake.
June 26th, 2007 at 1:11 pm
Victor,
I agree. If it was corn or wheat, you might be able to break it up and disolve it with hot water, but clay will just harden again when it dries.
MamaCat
June 26th, 2007 at 1:19 pm
If the layout in the basement allows, and this really is a flushable litter, you could try flushing more water through the drain, via a hose or something comparable. That, and stirring/poking holes in the litter, should flush it away, eventually.
Of course, if the drain is in the middle of a carpeted family room, that might not be practical.
If there is a Home Depot, Lowes, or something comparable close by, you could probably rent or buy a simple snake that should be good enough for this project.
Good luck. (and think about moving the litter boxes)