World's Largest Litter Box?

Our cat's new wonderland of sand probably is not the largest litter box in the world, but it is definitely the largest I have ever seen. We got the idea for it after visiting friends who are in the midst of a huge construction project. Behind their house are large piles of sand and gravel to be used for a soon to be constructed concrete roof. We noticed how their two cats frolicked in the sand.

That was two days ago. We did not waste any time in ordering our own. So, today we had five cubic meters of fine sand delivered to the chacra. I was wondering what the man delivering it thought of us having a truckload of sand delivered just for our cat. Something along the line of “crazy gringos” was what I was expecting. But no, he does the same thing for his cats. His advice – just show it to kitty and she'll know what to do. And indeed she did.

I am always glad to hear people tell me they have cats. Uruguay is for the dogs, literally. There are dogs everywhere and it seems that everyone has their own pack, especially out in the country. Cats here just don’t get any respect. However, bit by bit I am noticing that people do have cats. You can buy kitty litter, but it is quite expensive, about $35 for a 40 lb bag of the clumping kind. If our cat takes to her giant outdoor litter box, it could save us quite a bit in kitty litter.