Comments on: Kitty Love, by Soots & Arya

By: Hookahs

Hookahs — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 13:30:07 +0000

I wonder how much time you spend behind all this amazing things….

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By: Beth Terry

Beth Terry — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 23:23:40 +0000

Condo Blues — If he is anything like our cats, he might scratch the carpet right next to the scratcher box. :-)

By: Condo Blues

Condo Blues — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:18:40 +0000

My dog has started scratching the carpet. I wonder if a cardboard catscratcher box would would for him?

By: leslie

leslie — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:58:00 +0000

My favorite description is "kitty pretzels". I have seen that :)

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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 04:56:00 +0000

Here are a couple of suggestions:
Vets and Pet stores sell cardboard carriers that really do last a good time.
Go to carpet stores and ask for their old carpet samples and spread them in their favorite scratching places. Put them on 4x4 or4x6 boards for great scratchers.
If you see a nice hunk of natural wood/log with or without bark drag it in and it makes a great scratching post.

By: - jesse

- jesse — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 00:35:00 +0000

Just a few comments on both this post and other comments –

If you’re trying to train them not to scratch on carpet, a carpeted scratcher might just confuse them so you are right to stick with cardboard! Also, there has been some postulation recently with kitties, carpeted scratch toys and hyperthyroidism:
http://pubs.acs.org/subscribe/journals/esthag-w/2007/aug/science/kb_cats.html

Also, I definitely disagree with the idea that cats and dogs can exist without ill effects on dry alone. Usually it’s linked to UTIs (even my female got one when I had them on kibble only) and – worse – diabetes and its only “benefit” is possibly less tartar long-term, however, a lot of vets say that since dry food breaks, any risk of broken food getting lodged in gums and creating dental problems negates the supposed benefit of tartar control. Not to mention that you can give them sisal rope or straws to chew on with a similar effect. I personally follow a more natural model both to avoid factory farms and because it’s closer to what they would eat if they were not domesticated (ex. Hare Today ground rabbit with occasional Petguard wet, some dry only to help with binding that occasionally happens when transitioning to raw-only). I try to focus on animals that are killed either by the HT farmer or local to her so it cuts down on the often cruel transport methods, downers, etc. There is info on that here:
http://cats.about.com/cs/catfood/a/bybrawdiets.htm

Obligate carnivore mentions of both dry/cooked foods:
http://www.vin.com/VINDBPub/SearchPB/Proceedings/PR05000/PR00001.htm

You can see some other examples of that in the footnotes of this wiki, either by DVMs or VIN:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_food

Good luck with your toxo testing!

Oh, and I would strongly caution against cardboard carriers long-term, as someone else suggested. (And especially not plain ol’ boxes.) While that might be okay for some low-key cats, when I’ve had to use them b/c our nonprofit was out of regular carriers I’ve had a few very serious potential and total jailbreaks in livery cabs. NOT FUN. NOT SAFE! Never underestimate a cat under stress!

By: The Green Cat

The Green Cat — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 19:51:00 +0000

Adorable kitties! I love them. Don’t worry, that mouse will turn up in a couple of months–probably right around the time the other one disappears. The fun thing will be that the kitties will have forgotten about it by then so it will seem like a new toy!

By: SustainableStyle

SustainableStyle — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 23:23:00 +0000

Cutest. Post. EVER. After three days of the stomach flu, I totally needed this!

By: AnnMarie

AnnMarie — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 21:00:00 +0000

You can lose some more plastic by skipping the wet food. Cats (and dogs for that matter) have no need for wet food (which is also far more expensive than dry). My pets have only had wet food when they were sick and needed it for medical reasons. (One had a prescription diet and the other had gum surgery and couldn't eat hard food for a few days.)

Good luck! You have been inspiring me....