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irisblue

(37,612 posts)
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 11:45 AM 17 hrs ago

Cat people, how often do you replace plastic kitty litter pans?

I wash the pans that my 2 uses, with Murphy oil soap on a rotating schedule. I have 2 stainless steel & 1 eighteen month old plastic pan that is showing wear & tear

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Cat people, how often do you replace plastic kitty litter pans? (Original Post) irisblue 17 hrs ago OP
Never bif 17 hrs ago #1
I have six for my four furry friends joshdawg 15 hrs ago #7
I got a stainless one KT2000 17 hrs ago #2
I have 2 plastic ones and never had to replace one. SheltieLover 17 hrs ago #3
Every few years, when they show signs of cracks or other wear and tear. mwmisses4289 16 hrs ago #4
IrisBlue, I use Murpys Oil soap dlilafae 16 hrs ago #5
I've never had one fail buzzycrumbhunger 15 hrs ago #6
Well geez, I'm embarrassed to say I've never washed a cat box! crosinski 12 hrs ago #8
When they split. One exception: backed over one with the car. nt eppur_se_muova 5 hrs ago #9
never Skittles 2 hrs ago #10
. irisblue 1 hr ago #11

bif

(27,054 posts)
1. Never
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 11:50 AM
17 hrs ago

I have a heavy-duty rubberized pan that I've had for years. I only need to clean it every couple of years. Thankfully!

joshdawg

(2,970 posts)
7. I have six for my four furry friends
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 01:49 PM
15 hrs ago

and I scrub them out about once a year. Been doing that for a number of years......about 25 or so.
I have always had cats, some times more, some times less. Only have the four presently.

SheltieLover

(81,109 posts)
3. I have 2 plastic ones and never had to replace one.
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 12:15 PM
17 hrs ago

Had one for 16+ years. Maybe old enough to be made well?

dlilafae

(457 posts)
5. IrisBlue, I use Murpys Oil soap
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 01:18 PM
16 hrs ago

to clean the cat's box (Ben), too! I have not found the need to replace it, yet. It's cracked a little at the handle (but, it doesn't affect the pans sturdiness, and the fracture is not of hazard to the cat).

buzzycrumbhunger

(1,986 posts)
6. I've never had one fail
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 01:29 PM
15 hrs ago

... but I'm sure it would just need a rinse to drop it into the recycle bin (we get big 88 gallon ones on wheels, so I know it'd fit).

crosinski

(712 posts)
8. Well geez, I'm embarrassed to say I've never washed a cat box!
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 04:22 PM
12 hrs ago

I just replace them if they get gross. And I’ve hardly ever needed to replace one.

Skittles

(172,088 posts)
10. never
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 02:53 AM
2 hrs ago

every 3 or 4 months I do empty and do a good scrubbing....one time I forgot to put litter back and was getting angry because I didn't know why my cats were screaming at me - in retrospect, it would be like toilets with no water

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