You (or someone you know) can pay & pick up online orders at a Kmart store - and even use an international credit card. U.S. shipping & delivery Get your order shipped or delivered to any address in the United States - including hotels. Via Sears, we ship to over 100 countries, so you can have your order shipped back home. Kmart International Online Shopping If you are planning to visit the United States, or have friends and family here, shop at Kmart to get everything you want - including gifts for yourself or others. Shopping online in the USA at Kmart couldn't be easier. You can pay for your order in a store or even use an international credit card. Once you place an order, you (or someone you know) can pick it up at a Kmart store, have it shipped or delivered to a U.S. address, and even have it shipped to over 100 countries - whatever is most convenient for you. Listen to the audio version of this article When it comes to choosing a litter box for your cat, you may think a covered one is a good choice because it offers privacy for the cat and hides all those things you don’t want to see or smell but there are some facts to consider before making that purchase.

Much of the success or failure of a particular litter box has to do with the size of the box, how clean it’s kept, where it’s located, the number of boxes per cat and one other very important factor: the type of box itself. So let’s examine whether a covered box is cat-friendly or not. From the cat parent’s perspective, a covered box seems ideal. If we look at it from the human’s point of view, a covered box appears, at least initially, to be a dream-come-true. It keeps everything neat and tidy inside the box and no one but the cat has to look at it. Unfortunately though, many behavior problems occur because we, as cat parents, look at a cat’s environment from our point of view and neglect to see things from the cat’s perspective. If you “think like a cat” you’ll start to look at the covered litter box in an entirely different light: This is, by far, my biggest issue with covered boxes. While we’re busy worrying about privacy, a cat is worried about safety.

Being in the litter box puts a cat in a vulnerable position. If you have a multicat household and there’s the least bit of tension between cats, imagine how stressful it could be for one cat to go into a covered box where there’s only one way in and out. I’ve often seen situations where one cat uses the opportunity to ambush another cat in the litter box. It’s not unusual to see one cat sitting on the top of the box, ready to pounce as soon as the other cat exits the litter box. In this situation, the cat who is being ambushed will often decide to choose a much safer location for elimination. That location choice is often out in the open with more visual warning time so the cat has the chance to get away when an opponent enters the room. There doesn’t even have to be tension in a multicat home for a cat to feel vulnerable in a covered box with no escape potential. It could just take one or two times of a cat being surprised by another cat having to use the box at the same time.

It could be the family dog who  sticks his nose in the box or even a toddler following the cat as he heads to the litter box. The bottom line is if a cat feels the litter box is not a safe location, his survival instinct will tell him to seek another option for elimination.hoodie footie pajamas with drop seat Another  thing to think about is how a covered litter box must appear to an animal equipped with such incredible senses. z1000 hoodieSince your cat’s nose is often so close to the litter substrate itself, imagine how unpleasant it is to be in a covered box that doesn’t have enough air circulation to adequately dry the litter. superdry hoodies cultThe smell in the box could be overpowering enough to drive kitty away.stop sweatshirts pilling

Many litter boxes, open or covered, are often too small. I recommend to my clients that they purchase large storage containers and then cut an entrance on one side for the cat to have easy access. rasta woven hoodieCombine the fact that many litter boxes are too small with putting a cover on as well, and you have a cramped, unappealing litter box set-up.  rasta woven hoodieFor many cats, the only way to use the box is to crouch down or stick their heads out the entrance.jax teller hoodies I scoop my cat’s litter box at least twice a day. When I walk by the box, if I see she has eliminated, I stop and scoop. It takes just a few seconds to do daily litter box maintenance. With a covered box, however, you may not notice the cat has eliminated so you may just walk past without scooping.

It also takes more time to scoop because you have to remove the top. While you may initially think a covered box will keep things neater, it  actually creates more work for you. In order to scoop the box you have to remove the cover. When it comes time to thoroughly scrub the box you now have two parts of the box to clean instead of just one. If you’re thinking about a covered box in order to control litter scatter, or if you have a cat who sprays in the box, choose a high-sided, open box instead. A large plastic storage container with high sides will work. All you have to do is cut out a low entrance on one side. There are also some manufacturers who make high-sided litter boxes and depending upon the size of your cat or whether he sprays in the box, one of these litter boxes may work for you. If not, a plastic storage container such as the ones made by Sterilite, is an excellent option. For more specifics on how to create the ideal litter box set-up and how to avoid litter box problems, refer to any of Pam’s books.