I haven't tried that one but a holistic vet recommends Cat Nap by Aromacat. I
have friends who have had lots of luck with it. I have a bottle but haven't
used it enough to make a call for me and my circumstances. Dixie is such a
totally cool cat....when she gets upset there is a reason that needs to be
dealt with.
I mix her Arm and Hammer litter with silica crystals myself. Most of the
mixtures don't have enough of the crystals to suit me and most have the blue
disinfectant crystals. Too many people in the alternative area have told me
they are poison and it makes sense. Most disinfectants/anti-bacterial things
are. I just don't want her around them. I am building (still, after three
years and.................................) am doing everything I can to use
non-toxic/non-outgassing materials. I just don't want the stuff around us.
I love the blackboard idea. I'll try it.
If the cats are indoor why are you doing flea treatments?
If you have men who will
exclude any of God's creatures
from the shelter of compassion
and pity, you will have men who
will deal likewise with their
fellow man.
St. Francis
----- Original Message -----
From: Susan Dubose
To: [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2007 1:55 AM
Subject: Re: Birds, also, feliway....
Also, my vet always recommends the "Cat Attaract', which I tried on Serenity.
Didn't really work.
Pretty pricey stuff, too.
Have you ever used this product?
Any feedback?
(Sorry, hope I am not picking your brain dry....... :)
I forgot to mention that the felv+ cats have 2 litterboxes, big Petsmart
brand, where they have clay / w/ some crystals.
Everyone in there is happy as a clam.
I also have a dry erase board in the cat room where I monitor litterbox
changing, med schedules (once again, some cats are on a "rotation" of meds),
food bowls, Drinkwells, flea treatments.....etc.......
I do this so I know when I need to change the boxes.
They get dumped and washed w/ Simple Green.
Felv+ boxes are ONLY used for felv+ cats, that's why they have a different
"type" of box, for visibility.
Same w/ their Drinkwell, even though it goes through the dishwasher.
Susan J. DuBose >^..^<
www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com
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"As Cleopatra lay in state,
Faithful Bast at her side did wait,
Purring welcomes of soft applause,
Ever guarding with sharpened claws."
Trajan Tennent
----- Original Message -----
From: Marylyn
To: [email protected]
Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 10:25 PM
Subject: Re: Birds, also, feliway....
Re litter box issues:
Make sure you are using unscented litter without the blue pellets. My
cats, Dixie and those who have left, will not tolerate the perfumed kind. This
is logical if you are a very few inches from the litter, kicking it etc. The
blue things contain germicides that, as one company says, causes no trouble
most of the time............I don't deal with most of the time.
Try using Rubbermaid or knock offs boxes without lids. They give more room
(important for ferals particularly--they are vulnerable when and don't like to
feel closed in/trapped) and have high enough backs that a cat who has trouble
(for any reason including "I just don't want to") can urinate without getting
it all over the place (I learned this when Ebony was getting older and had a
physical problem that made getting down difficult).
Yes, the Feliway may help. It was designed for "pee-problems."
If you have men who will
exclude any of God's creatures
from the shelter of
compassion and pity, you will have men who
will deal likewise with
their fellow man.
St.
Francis
