Embarrasing Admission and cat advice.

[fitz19d]

So it happened, lady had us end up getting cats. I know theres some secret cat owners here. Been ages since I had one, now have 2 very affectionate young ones. Aside from introducing them to dogs and avoiding them getting eaten I have 2 issues to figure out.

Good dry cat food? Does costco make cat equivalent of the filler free dog stuff.

Cat litter... came with some ultra minty foul smelling fresh step. I seem to recall in recent years reading about non cat litter options that were good. Like wood shavings or something else other than the expensive processed smelly heavy usual stuff. Cats wont be allowed out so that's not an option.

[DFBrews]

Unabashed cat owner.. I use the arm and hammer clump and seal it has been really good for oder control and easy to scoop. Food I feed hippy natural stuff. Purina naturals was a hit before I went to blue buffalo.

I love dogs more than most people. but cats offer a differnet kind of companionship.

[gnihcraes]

Tidy cat or Armand hammer work well for litter.
Food, always have fed ours dry food only. Purina indoor formula or now we feed better stuff like iaams.

[boomerhc9]

Armand hammer

That sounds French. Is there a readily available American version?

[Great-Kazoo]

That sounds French. Is there a readily available American version?

kitty litter with some baking soda mixed in does just as good as the ARM & HAMMER litter.

[wyome]

I got some good soy sauce based recipes for them cats....just holler if ya need em

[Irving]

With two cats you, and they, will be happier if you clean the litter once a day, or every other day; especially if you only have one box. We use whatever litter is clumping, and cheapest. Have always fed them dry food, but never paid attention to which brand.

[brutal]

Male cats are susceptible to urine crystal formation and a blocked pee-hole if consistently fed dry food. I would think they better brands - meat and no fillers, might not be so bad.

http://www.peteducation.com/article....+2142&aid=2729

We had to have one put down due to this. Wife was pissed I wasn't gonna pay $1,500 to fix a damn cat - particularly no guarantee it would stay fixed.

[Irving]

Get them spayed/neutered when you can.

[Fentonite]

We use the costco clumping litter. We started our kitten on Iams kitten, and haven't changed yet. She free-feeds on that, and gets some wet food twice a day when the dogs eat. She comes running in with the dogs when it's feeding time.

Irving is right - get them spayed/neutered as soon as the vet will. It prevents lots of diseases and behavior issues.

We had to have an animal trainer come out to keep the new dog from eating the new kitten. We tried everything we knew, but the pitbull we adopted really wanted to eat the new kitten (found on the highway). A couple hours with the trainer, and they're best friends. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it.

If you run into dietary problems, ask Bert (BPTactical). His wife knows just about everything there is to know about pet food and dietary issues.

Congrats on the new creatures!