first off, i live in a small apartment. bed, bath, kitchen, living. there’s no great place to put it in the first place [it’s in the bathroom rn]
every time i see it it feels like a chore. it gives me anxiety, it is a constant chore, endless, does not stop. it will never stop. i cannot finish the chore, ever.
^ and to that point – if i were to scoop every day or even less frequently, it is disgusting 100% of the time, no matter what. touching it at all is disgusting, putting my face or body near it is disgusting, i don’t want to see or interact with it in any way. every time i interact with it, it’s a mental barrier to break down. no amount of cutesy names or molded plastic will make it not fucking disgusting.
none of the self cleaning ones really work properly, do they?
it’s bad for the cats if you don’t maintain it properly
i mean ok whatever. if this is the worst part of their lives, fine, they don’t have to work or pay rent or worry.
Not really sure what the point of this post is honestly. Are you just venting? If you really feel this way about having to clean up after your cat, maybe having a cat just isn’t for you?
Pets are a responsibility, and there are aspects of that that suck, but we put up with it for the parts that are good. If you feel like it’s too much hassle that’s fine, but it means you shouldn’t own a cat since you’re not meeting its needs. Someone that felt it was too much of a hassle to walk their dog and clean up after it likewise shouldn’t own one.
Edit: Also if you do decide that owning a cat is too much for you PLEASE do not just dump it somewhere. Ideally you’d find a loving home to adopt it, but at least turn it over to an animal shelter.