Cats for beginners
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Fusss said:
Apologies for the lack of picture
She doesn't really seem that bothered by her scratch posts, more so the carpet, any home remedies to put her off the carpet and attract her to the posts?
That is a handsome looking mog!She doesn't really seem that bothered by her scratch posts, more so the carpet, any home remedies to put her off the carpet and attract her to the posts?
I’ve always had field moggies, but have inherited through marriage 2 Canadian Sphynx (1 8 years old, antisocial but cute in his own way, the other 18 months old, bats
t insane and extremely loving, including to our 2 Frenchmen/pug crosses - he hunts them and takes them down like a lion does to a wildebeest).I was in the same boat as you last year. We ended up getting two (male and a female) off a woman in a neighbouring town who was struggling. The points made as to personalities is completely valid. One is nosey and the other isnt arsed. One likes to go out into the garden and hunt and the other isnt bothered and simply goes out to do her business.
One thing i have noticed is he loves:
Champions league and sitting in my spot
Cuddles first thing in the morning, coming in and jumping on the bed.
She stays well back unless she wants food. We usually give them dry food but sometimes give them wet or tuna. That gets her out of her shell.
One thing i have noticed is he loves:
Champions league and sitting in my spot
Cuddles first thing in the morning, coming in and jumping on the bed.
She stays well back unless she wants food. We usually give them dry food but sometimes give them wet or tuna. That gets her out of her shell.
Lord Marylebone said:
...Don't get a litter tray. Disgusting things to have in your house, and you won't ever need one if you have a catflap...
On the other hand, if for some reason it's not ok for the cat to go out then a litter tray is the only practical solution. The 'disgust' referred to above can be ameliorated by choosing the closed in type, by using the wood based cat litter, and removing and flushing solids as soon as is practical.singlecoil said:
Lord Marylebone said:
...Don't get a litter tray. Disgusting things to have in your house, and you won't ever need one if you have a catflap...
On the other hand, if for some reason it's not ok for the cat to go out then a litter tray is the only practical solution. The 'disgust' referred to above can be ameliorated by choosing the closed in type, by using the wood based cat litter, and removing and flushing solids as soon as is practical.Our cat doesn't go out at all. She's a Ragdoll, retired at the age of 3 by a breeder, so had always been in the house or a large pen.
Got her a fairly large open litter tray, and after trying a few different types of litter, settled on "Catsan" granular stuff. Does a remarkably good job of absorbing smells and liquid. We just scoop out the lumps once a day, and change the litter once a week. A fairly deep layer means she has plenty to dig and scratch at, and the surface stays pretty dry.
My sister uses the cheap woody pellet stuff, and it always smells and gets soggy really fast.
Got her a fairly large open litter tray, and after trying a few different types of litter, settled on "Catsan" granular stuff. Does a remarkably good job of absorbing smells and liquid. We just scoop out the lumps once a day, and change the litter once a week. A fairly deep layer means she has plenty to dig and scratch at, and the surface stays pretty dry.
My sister uses the cheap woody pellet stuff, and it always smells and gets soggy really fast.
Cats are independent at the end of the day. They are souls who roam if given half the chance
A story
My mother used to work at a mill in Lancashire, yes that was a few years back, and they let cats roam to kill the rodents. My mum looked after them when giving birth etc.
We lived in a terraced house with mill lodges behind.
So after leaving work she still would look after cats. We had all sorts of ways and strays ... then one day this impressive ginger tom rocked on up. Very friendly. Kept visiting us more and more and so my mum took him to the vets to get him snipped so not so many other cats to look after.
3 or 4 years later we found out he was not a stray, was called Dillan and the owners were suprised that he turned up after a few days with no balls. Still makes me laugh 30 years later.
Such was the life of cats and children in the 1980s
A story
My mother used to work at a mill in Lancashire, yes that was a few years back, and they let cats roam to kill the rodents. My mum looked after them when giving birth etc.
We lived in a terraced house with mill lodges behind.
So after leaving work she still would look after cats. We had all sorts of ways and strays ... then one day this impressive ginger tom rocked on up. Very friendly. Kept visiting us more and more and so my mum took him to the vets to get him snipped so not so many other cats to look after.
3 or 4 years later we found out he was not a stray, was called Dillan and the owners were suprised that he turned up after a few days with no balls. Still makes me laugh 30 years later.
Such was the life of cats and children in the 1980s
Edited by Fiestapop11 on Friday 10th March 17:01
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