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<item><title>5 Litter Box Mistakes Every New Cat Owner Makes (I Made All of Them)</title><link>https://catcarestore.com/blog/litter-box-mistakes-every-new-cat-owner-makes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://catcarestore.com/blog/litter-box-mistakes-every-new-cat-owner-makes/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Care Tips</category><description>From choosing the wrong litter to placing boxes in terrible locations, here are the expensive mistakes I made so you don't have to.</description><enclosure url="https://catcarestore.com/covers/litter-box-mistakes-every-new-cat-owner-makes.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"/></item>
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