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Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 2:28 AM
Subject: Re: Litterboxes
I basically do the same thing. Clean one box and wash a day. 5 boxes. Dr.
Elsey's is expensive here. I use arm and hammer or something on sale at
walmart. Litter is expensive. :(
t
, November 06, 2007 1:58 AM
Subject: Re: Litterboxes
I'm going to try mixing some. I thought it should be all or nothing with the
crystals. And I can't afford to go all crystals.
thanks,
t
Marylyn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Sorry. silica pearls or crystals...I'm building
2007 8:28 am
Subject: Re: Litterboxes
Even some of the litter companies mix the crystals and scoopable.? I just
prefer to do it myself so I know what is what (and it is cheaper).? I have gone
all silica with a cat and it was great.? Aside from scooping out the poop
regularly the litter didn't
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 2:25 AM
Subject: Re: Litterboxes
silica gelMarylyn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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
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Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 10:30 AM
Subject: RE: Litterboxes
The pearls are horrible. They may have reformulated them now, so I think
they are a little bigger (?), but originally, they were really small, perfectly
round pearls and they get everywhere! Monkee would
.
St. Francis
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From: catatonya
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 2:25 AM
Subject: Re: Litterboxes
silica gel
Marylyn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote
. Francis
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From: Marylyn
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 7:40 AM
Subject: Re: Litterboxes
If you have the patience and extra boxes you can line the bottom of a box
with newspapers and top with litter. The litter needs
.
St. Francis
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From: laurieskatz
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 7:34 PM
Subject: Re: Litterboxes
Too dusty? Would it be sanitary?
I used to use Oil Dry (what mechanics
silica gel
Marylyn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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
man.
St. Francis
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From: catatonya
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 2:28 AM
Subject: Re: Litterboxes
I basically do the same thing. Clean one box and wash
:25 AM
Subject: Re: Litterboxes
silica gel
Marylyn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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
: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re:
Litterboxes/baking sodaTo: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
You guys are probably going to think I'm crazy, but I actually use baking soda
for deodorant. I've been trying to find a good deodorant that does not contain
aluminum, which is supposed to be bad for us, and never
I've used Baking Soda in my litter boxes on and off for several
years. It's great - have to remember to get some more, now that
you've reminded me. Gloria
On Oct 20, 2007, at 10:01 PM, wendy wrote:
You guys are probably going to think I'm crazy, but I actually use
baking soda for
Hi Michael,
I have vacillated on the litter issue quite a bit in the past year. We had a
conversation here a while back about how clumping litters can cause issues in
cats' stomachs because they lick the litter off their feet. So I got scared
and switched to SweatScoop, a wheat based litter.
it is the only thing that ever has! ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~
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From: Pat Kachur [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 2:20:59 PM
Subject: Re: Litterboxes
It doesn't seem to make a whole lot of difference what brand of litter (as long
Another thing that is a bonus for me is that Fresh Step has Paw Points, and I
use those to buy kitty houses, books, kitty play sacks, etc. I just a new
kitty house for Ensie and paid about $5 for shipping for it. It 'cost' about
600 Paw Points, which I get in about two months (50 Paw Points
I use the Paw POints to buy little too... Gloria
Wendy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote :
Another thing that is a bonus for me is that Fresh Step has Paw Points, and I
use those to buy kitty houses, books, kitty playnbsp;sacks, etc.nbsp; I
just a new kitty house fornbsp;Ensie and paid about $5 for
I use the Paw POints to buy little too... Gloria
Wendy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote :
Another thing that is a bonus for me is that Fresh Step has Paw Points, and I
use those to buy kitty houses, books, kitty playnbsp;sacks, etc.nbsp; I
just a new kitty house fornbsp;Ensie and paid about $5 for
I used to use only clumping clay litter, and was never that happy with it.
It's terribly dusty, and I found it smelled even when it was fairly fresh.
When my anemic kitty started eating it, I tried some alternatives.
Now, my favorite as far as price and ease of use is: a rubbermaid container,
Hi all,
I use Wood Pellets for my rescues and Fresh Step for my personal cats.
When it is time to dispose of the dirty litter that consist of the pellets I
take it outside and dump it all over in the back.
I live on 3 acres it is absorbed into the ground and it also fertilizes the
area for
Subject: Re: Litterboxes
This is very creative, haven't heard of that before. Resourceful! I may have
to try it. Though I wonder how many cats you have, and how long this method
lasts between changings?
By the way, hi everyone! This is my first post here. My name is Neffie, and
I'm
In a message dated 10/20/2007 4:18:16 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
None of this does anything for keeping down on garbage.. which I think
explains why my trash collectors put everyone else's garbage cans neatly back
in
their driveway, while mine are the only ones
In a message dated 10/20/2007 4:38:54 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Sam's Club has 12 lb bags of A H baking soda for about $4.00.
You guys just mix the baking soda in the litter? Do you think that works as
well as the litter box deodorizer you buy in cans? I
with their
fellow man.
St. Francis
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2007 4:24 PM
Subject: Re: Litterboxes
In a message dated 10/20/2007 4:38
You guys are probably going to think I'm crazy, but I actually use baking soda
for deodorant. I've been trying to find a good deodorant that does not contain
aluminum, which is supposed to be bad for us, and never could. Anything I did
find did not work very well. I was reading online about
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
I'm very interested Marylyn-where can I buy silica gel? Kerry
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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
.
St. Francis
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From: Caroline Kaufmann
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 2:54 PM
Subject: RE: Litterboxes
I only had one cat until Monkee died and then I started fostering. Litter
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From: Pat Kachur
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 2:20 PM
Subject: Re: Litterboxes
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
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Subject: Re: Litterboxes
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
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
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
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
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
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
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:(
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
ROTFLMAO! Little dears my foot! More like little
snots! :)
Yep, I have a two (2) fur-kids who absolutely LOVE to
piddle on plastic; especially plastic bags!
It completely baffles me as to WHY they choose to pee
on top of a plastic bag that is lying on the floor,
but they do.
So now, it is a
The image of you racing to retrieve errant bags is so funny! We do
adjust, don't we? :)
N
Lora wrote:
ROTFLMAO! Little dears my foot! More like little
snots! :)
Yep, I have a two (2) fur-kids who absolutely LOVE to
piddle on plastic; especially plastic bags!
It completely baffles me as to
Lora,
Ha! My, my you did take drastic measures!When we bought the living
room furniture, we also got a new futon mattress. We were smart enough
to leave it covered in the plastic it came in until Thanksgiving
morning. Thank goodness we did, when I went to cut the plastic off, I
found a
Lora,What does it cost to have the furniture professionally wrapped? Don't the cats just scratch the plastic and tear it so that it won't work.In the past I've covered my cushions with trash bags, taped them shut with packing tape, and then covered them with slip covers. It's a lot of
Yep, I truly feel your pain.
It is for this sole purpose that we have finally
learned, in our home, to have ALL of the fabric
furniture professionally
steamed upholstered and then have them wrapped in
plastic.
Once the plastic is professionally installed,
slipcovers are fitted for each
My husband calls cat poo appetizers chewy goodness. Disgusting. Ah
the joys of fur parenting. While we're on the subject of poo... I just
have to vent a little. After all the talk of psyching out litterbox
avoidance, my cat Gypsy decided to put me in my place. I was so proud
of myself
Uh oh. I'm sorry.
Gypsy is lucky she lives with *you*. She'll live to tell the tale.
Kx
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nina
Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 11:37 AM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: litterboxes
My
This group has me in stitches. lol.
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From: MacKenzie, Kerry N. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: litterboxes
Sent: Nov 22 '05 13:13
Uh oh. I'm sorry.
Gypsy is lucky she lives with *you*. She'll live to tell the tale.
Kx
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E-meeting.
LOL. I can't wait to get home to Brooklyn (the cat, not the place...lol)
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From: MacKenzie, Kerry N. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: litterboxes
Sent: Nov 22 '05 13:11
Hi Rebecca (and welcome!---don't think we've spoken?)
I'll try to find
yeah except kissing is out of the question for a good several hours.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: litterboxes
Sent: Nov 22 '05 13:26
In a message dated 11/22/05 12:20:40 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Does anyone have
I once saw one at my local feed store that was HUGE, it was about 20x25, and I
thought to myself that would fit a bobcat.
I have one VERY large cat, and he uses the average sized ones I have just fine
though. He goes in, turns around, and sticks his head out the door and does his
business with
LOL poor Nina! Lots of throw blankets are the key, cover everything!
Jenn
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Cats often avoid the covered litterboxes ... holds in the smell and they
don't like that either. Some like life roomier. Could you put up a pet
gate to the room where the litter boxes are so the pooch cannot have snacks?
Del
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From: veggiepugs [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Wow, I could live in that box myself. (Never seen one that size.)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 12:16 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: litterboxes
I once saw one at my
I had never seen one that size either, it was really HUGE. It's since sold, I'm
not
sure if they can order more or not. I wish now that I had gotten the brand name
off
of it. If I see another one there like that in the future, I'll take notes of
it's
brand for you.
Jenn
http://ucat.us
ROFLMAO!
Terri
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From: veggiepugs
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 1:48
PM
Subject: Re: litterboxes
yeah except kissing is out of the question for a good several
hours. ---Original Message
Absolutely for me - my dogs think it's just for them.
Gloria
At 11:20 AM 11/22/2005, you wrote:
I was reading about covered litterboxes. What size are the largest that
come with a cover? Does anyone have problems with their dog thinking cat
poop is an appetizer? I've heard that lots of dogs
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