Dog and kitty litter don't mix...

I have a new problem. I can't wait to get over these hurdles and settle
down to the happy family!

Anyway, the dog(6 yoa) and kitten are getting along famously, after 2 1/2
weeks, even playing together. However, the dog is a bit too interested in
the litter box. I'm sure she has inhaled some and may even be eating it,
along with the kitty poop. I know this has to be bad for her since she is
sneezing and coughing. Clumping cat litter just isn't good for the nasal
passages, I'm sure ;-) She came out of the bathroom yesterday with kitty
litter all stuck around her mouth, the poor thing <I can't stop laughing,
but I know it's serious>.

I can't really put the litter box somewhere that the dog can't get to it but
the kitten can, without confining the kitty to her own part of the house. I
want them to be together to play and keep each other company anyway. The
litter boxes with a top have an opening large enough for the dog to get her
head in so that won't work, and I don't think the kitten is big enough for
one with a door.

Has anyone had this problem before and how did you deal with it? I'm hoping
there are drops, or something like that, to put on the litter that will
repel the dog but not the kitten????

Thanks for any suggestions :-)
M

"Glyph" <prickme2.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > I checked out the link and that looks pretty neat! I kinda want one
> for the cat (soon to be plural). Anyway, looking at it, it seems that
> you could renovate a $20-30 plywood shelf/bookcase/tv stand from
> Walmart, add a hole in the side, make a flap and keep the litterbox on
> the other side from the flap opening. Add a front bit of plywood with
> a handle so you can get in to remove the box and volia! Cheap
> knock-off of Perr-fect Privy.

I thought of that, but I don't have the tools or the skills. You wouldn't
happen to live near Fort Worth would you?

M ;-)