Re: Litterboxes

2007-10-19 Thread Pat Kachur
It doesn't seem to make a whole lot of difference what brand of litter (as long as it IS scoopable) we use so I buy whatever I have coupons for--or, if no coupons, I go to Wal-Mart as they have the best prices around here. I have seven cats and seven litterboxes--I've always read that one

RE: Litterboxes

2007-10-19 Thread MacKenzie, Kerry N.
I'm very interested Marylyn-where can I buy silica gel? Kerry _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marylyn Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 2:32 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Litterboxes Try the silica gel.I mix it with the A

Re: Litterboxes

2007-10-19 Thread Marylyn
There are crystals and pearls. Dixie hates the pearls since they get between her toes. I get the plain silica, not the stuff with the blue crystals. (Meijer's) I've been told that the blue stuff can be a poison to cats, especially those with problems.

Re: Litterboxes

2007-10-19 Thread Marylyn
Another thought: Do you have a farm/feed store close by? Sometimes they have cheap litter. The trick with the silica is that it absorbs a lot of the urine (I had one cat that would use it straight. Dixie isn't that found of it) so you are not scooping as much and the odor is a lot less.

RE: Litterboxes

2007-10-19 Thread Chris Behnke
Well, at least I know I am not alone in this. Sometimes it just seems ridiculous the amount of trash the cats can contribute:) Chris -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kelley Saveika Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 5:12 PM To:

Re: Litterboxes

2007-10-19 Thread Kelley Saveika
I empty my boxes daily (ugh) and produce about 4-8 bags of trash per *day*. I have no idea how to reduce this. On 10/19/07, Chris Behnke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On this subject, how does everyone get rid of their litter? We have 7 litterboxes for 12 cats. We use feline pine and just empty

RE: Litterboxes

2007-10-19 Thread Chris Behnke
On this subject, how does everyone get rid of their litter? We have 7 litterboxes for 12 cats. We use feline pine and just empty the litter boxes every 3 to 4 days. The problem is, this ends up being about 4-5 bags of trash everytime. I am trying to figure out how to reduce the amount of

RE: Litterboxes

2007-10-19 Thread Caroline Kaufmann
Yes, I have mixed scoopable/clumping (Tidy Cats) with silica crystals before (I forgot to mention that in my previous Litter Dissertation) and it works great. I like the clumping action, but also the crystals just dehydrate the urine so well, it really helps odor control. But I know some

RE: Litterboxes

2007-10-19 Thread Caroline Kaufmann
I only had one cat until Monkee died and then I started fostering. Litter in a one-cat household is totally different than litter in a multi cat house! When it was just Monkee, he used crystals, and then at the end Swheat Scoop because he started eating the crystals (or trying to) due to the

Re: Litterboxes

2007-10-19 Thread laurieskatz
Dr. Elseys' Ultra Precious Cats. I fill 2 boxes from one 40lb bag. I have 6 boxes for 5 cats. I scoop 3 or more times a day. Dump each box and wash with soap and water and refill with fresh litter once a week. I wash a box a day (take Sunday off) so kittys always have one fresh box. I have 3

Re: Litterboxes

2007-10-19 Thread Kelley Saveika
I have a rescue friend who uses something from the feed store...not litter, it is made of corn... I like the new Arm Hammer Odor Indicator litter as far as controlling odor is concerned. It is even more expensive than regular litter though. My litter bill is almost as high as my food bill:(

Re: Litterboxes

2007-10-19 Thread Marylyn
Try the silica gel.I mix it with the A H scoopable and it works wonders. I use Rubber Maid 18 gallon boxes or something similar too. If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures

Litterboxes

2007-10-19 Thread OfALegend
Ok, guys, as you know, my cat population has grown to four. With that comes an exponential number of litterboxes (three currently, thinking about upgrading to four), and well, honestly, litter is getting a bit expensive with all the other costs. I'm curious about what you guys use?

Re: Whitey's Test Results

2007-10-19 Thread Pat Kachur
Wonderful news One great thing about cats (or other animals) is that they don't worry. You get to do all the worrying about next week. :) - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 2:57 PM Subject: