An Idiot Moment

Like many human males and the toilet, my male cats have a hard time hitting the litter box. I'm not sure if they think the liners that I use are an extension of the litter box or if they just don't care, but they miss on occasion.

To add to the problem, I'm not always as diligent as I should be about cleaning out the litter box. I really need an automatic one.

Well, today I was going to clean up their mess and did something that was not only just idiotic, but also harmful to all of our health.

You see, I like to clean with bleach. I actually like the smell of bleach. So after clearing away the litter box and all of the loose litter, I decided that sanitizing the area with bleach was a good idea.

It didn't dawn on me at first when the bleach mixed with the cats urine started to fizz what a huge mistake I had made. It was when I started to mop up the horrible smelling concoction that it dawned on me that there is ammonia in cat pee.

I did have the foresight to clean out the mop, empty the sink of now foul smelling water, and start over.