This is a specific conversation about Cat litter boxes — size, type, and placement — ask about yours and get one honest answer for your exact situation.
inparticular.ai
Ragamuffins are big, fluffy cats — and most standard litter boxes are genuinely too small for them, which is one of the most common reasons large breeds start going outside the box. They need space to turn around, squat properly, and kick without hitting the walls. A covered box is almost always wrong for a cat this size — it's cramped and traps smells. Before I point you toward something specific: how many cats do you have, roughly how big is your Ragamuffin, and are there any current litter box problems — missing the box, avoiding it, anything like that?
Just the one cat, she's about 7kg. She's been going over the side of her current box — it's a standard covered one — so there's litter and sometimes worse all around it. She seems reluctant to go in sometimes too.
inparticular.ai
That's a really clear picture, and it's almost certainly the box. At 7kg, your Ragamuffin needs a box that's at least 55–60cm long and has sides high enough to contain her spray and scatter — but no lid, because she's already telling you she doesn't feel comfortable in an enclosed space. Can I ask: does she have long fur around her hindquarters? That's relevant for what depth and entry style will work best.
Yes, she's got quite long fur around her back end and tail. She's generally a healthy cat, no mobility issues.
inparticular.ai
Perfect — that actually makes the decision straightforward. Long fur around the hindquarters means high sides are essential to catch scatter and overspray, but you also want a low front entry so she steps in easily rather than having to haul herself over. My recommendation is the Savic Nestor Giant. It's one of the largest open-top litter boxes available in the UK — around 61cm long and 48cm wide — with sides that are high enough at the back and sides to contain everything, but with a lower front entry. It's genuinely sized for large cats, not just marketed that way. At 7 years old with no joint issues, she'll have no trouble stepping in, and the open top means she won't feel trapped. It's also easy to clean, which matters with a fluffy cat who can track litter.
That sounds good. How much litter should I be putting in it, and does the type of litter matter for a cat like her?
inparticular.ai
For a box this size, aim for about 7–8cm of litter — deep enough that she can dig and cover properly, which matters for a cat who's been reluctant to use her box. For a long-haired Ragamuffin, I'd steer away from very fine, dusty clumping litters — they cling to fur and get dragged everywhere. A low-dust clumping litter or a wood pellet litter works well. If she's been avoiding the box, it's also worth doing a clean reset: new box, fresh litter, positioned somewhere she has an easy exit route and isn't cornered. Cats who've had a bad experience with a box sometimes need a clean start to trust it again.
Really helpful, thank you. I'll order the Savic Nestor Giant.
inparticular.ai
Good choice — I think you'll see a real difference quickly. One last tip: keep the old box available for a week or two while she gets used to the new one. Some cats take to a new box immediately, others need a transition. Once she's consistently using the Savic, you can retire the old one. If she's still reluctant after two weeks in the new setup, it's worth looking at placement — quiet, low-traffic, never next to her food — but honestly, for most cats in her situation, the right box size solves it.
