November 17, 2008
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I learned something new today …
putting cat poo (with clumping litter on it) down the toilet simply doesn’t work—it will only expand and harden in your pipes.
Unfortunately, I cannot lay claim to this auspicious find; the discovery is credited to a guy I work with. He learned that if kitty litter DOES go down your toilet, the following will most certainly occur:
- get stuck
- expand
- cause an overflow of toilet water onto the bathroom floor
- incite a panic not like any other you’ve experienced
Instead of taking the time to properly empty the litter box, he scooped the clumps into the commode. As he tried to flush it away—thinking all poo is potty-friendly, hah!—he watched in horror as the water began crawling up, and up … and over!
His own fast thinking had him pouring drano (it breaks up hair, not pseudo-cement) and scooping it out (it had hardened by then) before good ol’ google handed him a solution:- take dish soap and squirt five, hard times into the toilet bowl
- plunge until the suds are practically overflowing
- let it sit for 5-10 minutes
- get a big pot of hot (not boiling) water
- hold it at chest height and dump into the toilet. This causes an intense pressure force that will push the broken up kitty poo down the drain.
Sounds like a hassle, eh? Well, most reactions to stupid actions are.
LOL, I love silly co-worker stories … tell me one of yours!
Oh, and Happy Monday!!
Comments (40)
I love this! Cat has trained me well. When she first agreed to come live with me, I bought a brand of cat litter she disliked. She taught me better by simply using the shower instead of the litter box (I’ll leave the graphic part of the story to your imagination).
Oh man! I’m so glad that I’ve never tried to do that! I can only imagine how I’d react (it wouldn’t be good).
Heeheeheehee.
lol, I wish I had a silly co-worker story but I just can’t think of one. Especially BETTER than that one!!! That’s so funny, what are people thinking?? LOL…
Oh my word!! This is just hilarious!! WOW. At least there is a solution… hahahaha hope it worked!!!
@mynewlife1126 - It did, apparently. LOL, after about an hour of other “solutions” … I was on the floor with this story!!
I feel so much smarter and better prepared for life now Jen. Thanks!
i had no idea. when i had cat litter i use to do the same. But not kitty goes outside. LOVE THAT!
That’s funny!
I guess my only silly co-worker story is I talked two women into giving me topless photos from work during my last Save the Boob campaign.
@TheTheologiansCafe - teehee.
Wow…never thought about that…glad you told me though. i don’t have any funny coworkers stories…but when i get one ill let you know.
Well duh…..
That is why I hope my town doesn’t follow the trend of banning plastic grocery bags.
I need those for tha kitties.
LOL!!
Ruh roh…I do this all the time. It hasn’t over flowed on me yet, perhaps I should quit while I’m ahead… It’s just so much easier! Ugh.
@StewieIsMyHero - well, at least if you keep on doing it, you know the solution!
@BarelyJen - I just can’t get over the part about holding the hot water at chest height and dumping it in the toilet… LOL oh my imagination is running!
wow, this is a lesson i will never, ever forget. thanks for the PSA.
hahahahahahahaha that is funny! (Although I dont think I would ever try. Wet newspaper down the toilet doesnt sound like a good idea – and that is what our kitty litter is, recycled newspaper!)
I am allergic to cats which is good because I would not want to clean up after them. Kitty litter with poop makes me gag!
we use a diaper pail for mom and her cat’s litter both
*snicker* That? Sucks. They do make a brand of flushable kitty litter, but that’s evidently not what he was using… Whee…
My favorite coworker story is this girl that flushed a tampon at her old office and the toliet overflowed, taking the ‘plug’ out and down a small river and in the middle of the floor. Unfortunately everyone knew it was her. I’d simply die!
@Curse_of_Greyface - OH NO. I never thought about that! If they ban plastic bags… how will I clean my animal pans/cages?!
@filtered_sunlight - Flushable kitty litter is bs.
ha… there is a flushable litter, but my cats liked the taste of it.. just ugh bleech!
@psycho_ash - I never tried it. It seemed like it would be a waste of water…
@sahel578 -
Yikes!
thats a new one. thankfully ive never lived in a house with a litter box. my cats are outside cats. litter boxes just gross me out.
HAHAHHA i was cracking up when i saw “big pot of hot water”…i can totally see it his frantic attempts in my head.
Haha. That’s too great. I wish someone I disliked had cats, now. I see a foul plot forming in my devious mind.
Who knew? Haha.
hahahahahaha…i’m missing out on all of these wonderful reads! i needed this yesterday when i was trying to flush my cat down the toilet!
this should be the first blog on Catpooish!!
I have a co-worker who earlier this year succeeded in breaking one arm and severely spraining the elbow of the other one.
He has since changed the story (several times) of how he managed to injure himself, but initially, he told us he tripped and fell while running at the swimming pool.
(Talk about cheating Darwin…)
You know what the funniest part is?? You have an ad for a cat litter robot!!!
LMApplesO, oh gosh this is funny.
hahahaha, ewwwwwwww.
You can buy flushable cat litter… but that’s the key, it has to say flushable on the container. El oh el.
And in my experience, dogs seem to have a fondness for snacking out of litter boxes, if you want to kill two birds with one stone
i was already laughing at your post, but the line “most reactions to stupid actions are” had me damn near crying.
this made my day. and it’s only 12:02 am. thank you!
@entendezmavoix - i’m so glad to hear that!
@Carolina17 - my dog used to LOVE kitty litter (and poo) …
@Redshirte - LOLOL! i love stories like that.
@MaskingMadness - if you do go through with it, share! *evil laugh*
@feedmi - that’s where my mind goes first, too … poor guy!
@makethemakersmile - i’m so lucky to have a husband who will change it for me—me and cat poo don’t mix!
@o_Dirty_Blonde_o - LOL!
@jediwa72 - click on it; see where it goes
ahahaha this is hilarious ^.^
LOL silly humans..