Hi There,

You aren't doing anything wrong. You just have a cat that likes to scratch excessively when he is in the litterbox. This is sometimes affectionally referred to as "digging to China". You can't change the behavior but there are things you can try to minimize the mess.

I would get rid of the littermaid. You have found out the hard way why I don't like them. Besides being difficult to clean, they just don't work well with some cats. I would much rather use an old fashioned litterbox and hand-scoop. It's not much work if you keep up with it, and I have a 10 feline household.

A covered litterbox may be your answer, IF your cat will use it. It would be the best way to try to keep litter in the box and off the floor. A deeper litterbox may also work well. But there will still be some litter that ends up on the floor. It
s just a fact of life with cats.

Very few cats enjoy being bathed as it is unnatural to them. Most cats clean themselves well and never, or rarely, need a bath. Unless your cat really needs one, I wouldn't bother. It's too stressful for both of you.

Please let us know if you have any additional questions.

Regards,
PHKitkat

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