How can only two cats make all the floors in my apartment such a disgusting mess? Kitty litter granules have to be cleaned up constantly, the litter box mats don't work at all, and the past couple of days at least one of them seems to be experiencing some sort of stomach ailment that I find evidence of when I get up. Today I finally decided to just mop all the floors with some disinfectant cleaner, even though I was feeling tired, depressed and headachy. Maybe the cleaning would help me feel better, but I had to mop the living room, the computer room, the kitchen, the bathroom, and the hallway. I don't live in a small apartment, it's actually the biggest in the building. But having to keep it clean and maintained on your own is like...ugh.
If I simply let my cats outside I probably wouldn't have to deal with all this grossness. But I worry about all the traffic and people at the school across the street. If they come back to the door I won't be able to hear them because it's downstairs. Maybe I should install a cat door. But one of my cats got out and was gone for maybe two weeks before I found her underneath the porch, unharmed but very hungry.