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Declawing is the same as surgically removing the last bone from each of your fingertips. Learn to keep the cat's nails trimmed correctly. Too short and if a cat's not used to it, they can't walk, run, or jump without wobbling until they grow back.

Not all cats like scratching posts -- mine prefers cardboard, but not the 'on-edge' cardboard cat scratchers, so my dad helped me add a wooden 'tray' to the top of the post in which I place flat squares of cardboard cut from boxes. She scratches and sleeps there, and sometimes just perches there to watch out the window. Don't get a carpet-covered scratching post or pad unless you want to teach your cat that scratching carpet is a good idea. =P

I have a Booda Dome for a litter box -- she still tracks some litter. I don't think there's a system out there that will keep cats from tracking any. Some litters are better than others. Covered litter boxes are nice for the humans, but not all cats will adapt to the flaps. Some litters are lower 'dust' than others, and this is better for cats' lungs and humans' alike. =)

Not all cats will respond to catnip or all types of toys. My cat is indifferent to laser pointers, and only likes the actual fur-covered realistic mice. She doesn't care for bell toys, but those little plastic springs drive her nuts (when she's in the mood). Her favorite toy is a wooden wobble 'bead' in which you can place catnip. Also a Da Bird Feather Cat Toy which you can make flutter to sound like a real bird. I'd suggest the non-collapsible one, as I'd suspect my cat would pull that apart. =P

Talk to your vet about what food(s) are actually good for your cat. From my research, you want to avoid bone meal products or and 'meal' products as they include ground bone which is hard on your cat's kidneys. Also avoid grains. Turkey is better than chicken; not all fish are terrible, but you have to consider mercury levels. You should consider only feeding your cat wet food, but this is more expensive, and difficult to manage with hurried schedules. Mine loves kibble and hates having to give that up, so I leave that out all the time and supplement with a big scoop of wet food at night. (These are the best quality, least expensive per-serving foods I've found.) A 6-lb. bag of kibble seems to last my cat ~3 months. At four days (servings) per can, the 12-pack of 12.5 oz. cans last about 1.5 months. You'll need two snap-on plastic can lids. My cat adores salmon as you may see. =P

Not all cats will like all types of cat beds.

Mine LOVES water (she literally demands 'cat showers') and she likes to play with the dripping tub faucet, so next I'm going to get a cat drinking fountain. Cats in general prefer 'fresh' or moving water, so mine always wants clean water in her bowl every time.

Because no one cat will like every toy or bed or litter box, you may have to buy more than one. Talk to your vet about what types to try and how to encourage a cat to like what you buy. I put catnip on my cat's things -- that seems to have worked, but not all cats respond to catnip.

Breed: domestic short-hair, a.k.a. moggy.

She looks to be older the 6 weeks as her default blue eyes (almost all kittens, including those of the "big" cats are born with blue eyes) have already turned to green.

Looks like you are giving her Temptations treats; those are good for an occasional treat, but not for feeding real meals. Cats are obligate carnivores; they need meat--check labels on cat food and avoid anything that has fillers like corn.

Good wet food (esp for the price!): https://www.amazon.com/Purina-Fancy-Feast-Flaked-Shrimp/dp/B0012KB466/ref=pd_sim_199_3?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B0012KB466&pd_rd_r=B8MQ2M7BCPCJGWPBQD1N&pd_rd_w=SpSRe&pd_rd_wg=Cwzvx&psc=1&refRID=B8MQ2M7BCPCJGWPBQD1N

Set up a feeding station somewhere quiet, where you have little foot traffic and no noise (like washing machine etc).

Make sure she drinks enough water. The watering station needs to be away from the food station (cats do not like to drink next to food; it's an evolutionary left-over -- in nature water next to killed prey might be contaminated).

Cats like running water (signals "fresh" to them); try leaving a faucet on a slow drip or get a water fountain.

Be sure to get her a break-away collar with contact info in case she gets out. Microchip her as well.

Take her to a vet soonish to check her over and get her spayed (no more kittens!). Do NOT get talked into declawing her.

Get a couple of GOOD scratching posts, one where she can do a full body stretch vertically without tipping over the thing (this one is good: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000634MH8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)

Try cardboard scratchers, too. Cats love those!

Most cats love "da bird" to play with (https://www.amazon.com/GoCat-Cat-Feather-Assorted-Colors/dp/B000F9JJJE/ref=sr_1_4?s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1504644018&sr=1-4&keywords=da+bird)

Here's a great resource for any cat appreciator: http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/

That's all I can think of right now ... except this: have fun with her. Cats can enrich your life in immeasurable ways!

This is my opinion, and it might be controversial.

The other day I went on Amazon, and decided to check out best seller wet food products for cats. I compared what I'm feeding right now, to some of the fancier brands, and some that idk could be independent producers. I found no difference between the cheap, super market products, and the fancier stuff. They all had the same non-food additives, ie minerals, guar gum etc. The ones labelled grain free still had some sort of non-meat product in it, like blueberries, for antioxidants. How many cats do you see eating blueberries as it is. And you know what, meat by-products aren't evil. That just means stuff that isn't chicken breast. It includes organ meat, and bones, and it's not rendered meaning it's as it is, not cooked. And in wild, non-domesticated cat does eat all of it's prey, skin bones and all. And that's healthy. It just makes us queasy to think an animal is eating organ meat, but it's ok for the animal, even good. The supermarket stuff can't be sold until it's AAFCO approved anyways. So just read up the ingredients, and find out what you're ok with and most importantly, what your cat thinks is good enough for it :D

However, I did find this product https://www.amazon.com/NUTRO-Soft-Loaf-Kitten-Chicken/dp/B00TZMCE3U which I liked because it wasn't just meat. It had other stuff, and the ingredient list looked short. And the price point looked good too.

You could also try raw food, home made recipes. The internet is full of those recipes, and I can see why that might be attractive in terms of price because it does turn out to be cheaper to buy raw meat and grind it up. Of course get supplements which you will add to the meat and those are easily available online as well.

Certainly! Here's what I have so far:

Bleach:

Body wash:
Old Spice High Endurance Pure Sport Scent Men's Body Wash 18 Fl Oz
6 pack
$23.34 every 6 months
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000GR9OIQ/

@ Weis we’re spending $4.49 per bottle, so $26.94 every 6 months
We will save $3.60 every 6 months with Amazon S&S
a savings of $7.20 / year

Canned tuna:
Bumble Bee Solid White Albacore in water, 5 Ounce Tins
24 pack
$33.29 every 3 months
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002XPPAA0/

@ Weis we’re spending $1.99 per can, so $47.76 every 3 months
We will save 14.47 every 3 months with Amazon S&S
a savings of $57.88 / year

Cat food:
Hill's Science Diet Adult Tender Tuna Dinner Chunks and Gravy Cat Food Can, 5.5oz
24 pack, 3x @ $20.51
$61.53 every month
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006WOC8SU/

@ Petco we’re spending $1.17 per can, so $84.24 every month
We will save $22.71 every month with Amazon S&S
a savings of $272.52 / year

Coffee creamer:
International Delight Amaretto Liquid Creamer
288-Count Single-Serve Packages
$14.55 every 3 months
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00284TNL8

@ Weis we’re spending $2.29 per bottle, so $27.48 every 3 months
We will save $12.93 every 3 months with Amazon S&S
a savings of $51.72 / year

Deodorant:
Old Spice High Endurance Pure Sport Scent Men's Deodorant
2 pack
$4.65 every 4 months
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008CC3NHK

@ Weis we’re spending $4.49 per stick, so $8.98 every 4 months
We will save $4.33 every 4 months with Amazon S&S
a savings of $12.99 / year

Dish soap:

Dishwasher detergent:

Fabric softener:

Laundry detergent:
Tide Laundry Detergent, 50 Ounce
2 pack
$11.97 every 2 months
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005UX2KU0/

@ Weis we’re spending $16.49 per bottle, so $32.98 every 2 months
We will save $21.01 every 2 months with Amazon S&S
a savings of $126.06 / year

Paper towels:
Sparkle Paper Towels Giant Rolls Pick A Size, White
8 count
$7.57 every 2 months
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BLZ1ZV6/

@ Weis we’re spending $11.99 per package, so $11.99 every 2 months
We will save $4.42 every 2 months with Amazon S&S
a savings of $26.52 / year

Razor blade cartridges:
Gillette Fusion Manual Cartridges
12 count
$34.71 every 4 months
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004B8AZH0/

@ Weis we’re spending $3.44 per unit, so $41.28 every 4 months
We will save $6.57 every 4 months with Amazon S&S
a savings of $19.71 / year

Tissues:

Toilet paper:

I really appreciate all of your advice and suggestions! Our vet was wanting an ultra sound to take a better look at what is exactly going on in her liver, that way we can treat it better. However ultra sounds are so expensive and we've exhausted quite a bit of money just to get this far with this diagnosis. I will definitely call my vet and ask her about the Denamarin. I'm looking at reviews and this looks like it could be amazing for Freya!

We've also been having to get her a diuretic pill or drain her of fluid about once a month since this has started. There's been some suggestiosn that ultimately it will come to putting her down, but I cannot bring her to do it when she doesn't seem like her... quality of life is going down. She still likes to eat, play, and purrs like crazy when cuddle time comes around. The biggest issue we've noticed is ocassional episodes that last for around 24 hours, where she starts drooling, gets extremely disoriented, needs to be reminded where her box is, and refuses to eat. The vet says this is part of her liver functioning issues.

Honestly, I'd likely have to switch her over to the wet form of the food. She's reached a point where she flat out refuses dry food and even has issues eating it. It seems like it's too much effort for her. She's much happier and eats much more if I give her wet food. Her favorite food is the wet Meow Mix cups that have a higher protein.

The vet tried to put her on the Hill's Prescription Hepatic Care wet diet but she upright refused it, even if it was a tiny spoonful mixed in with her normal food, and wouldn't eat for two days until I gave her back her Meow Mix. Considering how much weight she's lost (she's about 5 pounds) I didn't want to risk her not eating. They're now having us try Hill's Prescription Critical Care.

I mixed in a good table spoon with her Meow Mix today and she chowed it down like an absolute champ.

Wall of text incoming, sorry. Just trying to give some advice that hopefully helps!:

At Sam's Club, you should be able to buy the Friskies. Usually works out to be a better deal because Fancy Feast are typically 3 oz cans vs the 5-6 oz Friskies cans, and they're pretty equivalent in quality. At my Sams Club, it's about $18 for 36 3-oz cans of Fancy Feast, but $20 for 48 5.5-oz cans of Friskies. Huge value difference. Their variety packs might have fish flavours in them though, which you mentioned as a concern. I am not sure since I don't buy them. I've never heard the fish thing before, personally. I know some shy away from fish based canned food because cats tend to get addicted to the flavour of it easily and will reject other flavours. I give the chicken soup for the cat lover's soul canned food sometimes when I don't have raw food ready for them, and it has salmon in it that they go wild for.

Friskies has more variety too. Have your cats ever eaten canned food? If not, be aware that a lot of cans don't like switching from the dry food, so you might have to do some work to make it work. There's a lot of info online about how to get cats to accept the change.

It's a really good change to make though because cats have evolved relatively little from the African Wild Cat, and they are desert animals. Desert animals get almost all their water from the water content of their prey's bodies. It's unnatural for them to get all their moisture from water dishes. You'll find when they switch 100% to canned food, they'll drink far less water out of the dish. My cats eat raw that is very moist, and I can't remember the last time I saw them drink water.

Anyway, if you want to try Friskies instead, I could suggest you add some of these links to your wishlist. They're variety packs so they would give you some choices, you might find your cats might not like different flavours or different textures (some like pate, some like shreds, whatever).

http://www.amazon.com/Friskies-Savory-Shreds-Turkey-5-5-Ounce/dp/B002CJG1TG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1376084676&sr=8-2&keywords=friskies (has different tabs of different flavour options)

http://www.amazon.com/Friskies-Selects-Indoor-Homestyle-5-5-Ounce/dp/B001G0NKXW/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1376084676&sr=8-4&keywords=friskies

http://www.amazon.com/Friskies-Classic-Country-Dinner-5-5-Ounce/dp/B002CJAOT4/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1376084676&sr=8-5&keywords=friskies

http://www.amazon.com/Friskies-Food-Meaty-Gravy-5-5-Ounce/dp/B002CJG29U/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1376084676&sr=8-6&keywords=friskies

Some of these get close to matching the Sams Club price for 48 cans as well, if you wanted to just buy them regularly on there, to avoid the fish kinds. The turkey is like $11 for 24 cans, cheaper on subscribe and save etc, if you ever wanted to regularly buy it on there. If you bought three cases at a time, you'd hit the amount for free shipping ($25), etc.

Calvin unfortunately only eats dry food. I've tried getting him on wet food because I firmly believe it's much healthier, but he's never really taken to it. Even worse, he really only likes kitten food, which has more fat than normal dry food, and he's a bit.. chunky.

Marcel like wet food, and will eat canned food, but he strongly prefers the Whiskas wet food packets, which works out well for me since they're much easier to open and serve than cans. He prefers the sauce over the solid bits, so the saucier the food the better. If I could find a 'cat soup' I'm sure he'd love it.

All meat based pet foods contain synthetic taurine as well. The more you know!

Taurine is naturally found in meat. It and a few other meat-specific nutrients are required for cats to be healthy. However, these nutrients are heat-sensitive and are destroyed when meat is processed into kibble. I suppose I haven't surveyed every single meat-based kibble on the market, but all of the following use synthetic Taurine.

• Purina One
  
• Petcurean - Endless Valley Adult Dog
  
• Member's Mark - Complete Dog
  
• Beneful - Dog Real Beef Originals
  
• Blue Buffalo - Dog Chicken & Brown Rice
  
• Blue Buffalo Wild Delights Chicken & Turkey Recipe For Adult Cats
  
• Purina Fancy Feast Grilled Seafood Collection Wet Cat Food (Amazon #1 Best Seller)
  
• And so on.
  
  Furthermore, feeding a raw meat diet does not guarantee proper Taurine intake.
  
  Role of Diet in the Health of the Feline Intestinal Tract and in Inflammatory Bowel Disease - "Moreover, 70% of the remaining raw rabbit diet fed cats, which appeared outwardly healthy, also had heart muscle changes compatible with taurine deficiency and could have developed heart failure if continued on our raw rabbit diet. For the remaining three months of the study, the raw rabbit diet was supplemented with taurine and taurine levels returned to normal."

My boyfriend recently got into NYU for graduate school so we went to visit new york city and spent some time there! The school is really beautiful and I am just really excited for him because he wanted to get in so badly! So its just been a lot of excitement and the trip was really fun because it was a beautiful day out and a big difference from my normal day of sitting in class for 9 hours straight!

If gift cards count then I would love that as I am saving up for this $60 textbook I need, but I would also love this cat food to donate to my local animal shelter!

Not all canned food is all that great. Just being wet food only solves the cat's water intake issue. Doesn't necessarily solve the rest. Some brands are healthier than others. I recommend wellness brand. Here's an example:

https://www.amazon.com/Wellness-Signature-Natural-Food-5-3-Ounce/dp/B00D3JZMZS/ref=sr_1_8?s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1468729507&sr=1-8&keywords=wellness+cat+food

That's their expensive version "signature selects" which is what I get for my cat, varying in flavor and what not...Little bastard doesn't like their normal stuff. But when you put it into perspective, I'm only spending something like $100/mo on his cat food. I love my cat, so to me that's nothing knowing that he's eating yummy and healthy food. Wellness has other cheaper options though as long as it's not the dry stuff.

Here is my cat Fluffy. Some people say he looks "mean" but he is the sweetest ball of floof. I call him The Gentle Giant :)

[Cat food] (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005OB3E30/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_r6y.wb2TQN6GQ) is always great! (On my fur babies list)

Thanks for the contest. Any pictures of your fur babies?

I had to deal with this a few years back (actually now that I think about it, over a decade ago. I miss you, Oatmeal). The liquid they usually give is Lactated Ringer's. The expense isn't bad. It's mostly sugar-water, and needles are dirt cheap. You'll have to stop by the vet every couple of weeks for a new bag and some new needles, and to properly dispose of the old needles.

Three times a week I would have to hold her down, scruff some of her back skin, put a rather large needle in and let the fluids go for about 10 minutes. Your cat will enjoy this just about as much as you will. Some cats will get better if you do this regularly, some won't. My Oatmeal didn't get better, but she stopped getting worse (due to her kidney trouble, she did eventually pass just from age). All told, I was doing this 3 times a week for about 3 years. I usually gave her some kind of treat after.

Some things I'd recommend that I've learned since then, and you should apply this advice only where it does not conflict with what your vet is telling you. At the time, I was feeding Oatmeal just about the worst stuff you can feed, and wasn't adding water. Start buying this stuff to feed to her, and add water to the mix (mix just as much water as food). The most important thing is to get water into her so her kidneys have a much easier time doing their job. And this is really good food, like the best you can do for your cat short of either grinding up rabbits and chicken yourself, or buying live bird/mice. One whole can is probably too much for her at a time, so invest in those little tops you can pop on to save the rest.

I live in Arizona. Winters here are amazing and my most favorite thing about living here. To be able to go outside without being all bundled up is pure joy.

Should I be chosen, I'd appreciate a little treat for my foster babies. Thank you for the contest!

My cats go wild over Inaba Churu liquid treats. Pick up the syringes and feed her water angled at the side of her mouth (don't just shoot it directly in, there should be quick videos you can watch). Getting her water is more important than slight trauma but you can make it as non traumatic as possible - baby talk her the whole time, sort of sing song it as you're giving her the water, and don't give too much at once. Then follow up with a liquid treat or tuna if possible to reward her. Good luck!!

Thanks for the response! I have read that before on various posts made by others as well which is why I was transitioned from this cat food: natural instinct raw boost only this only in the mornings and wet food in the evenings.

It's tough having to do all that while getting ready for work in the morning a pure lazy thing I guess..I am going to start by giving them pure wet food on weekends! Any recommendations by the way? At the moment I'm feeding them this wet food

But I'm not sure if it the best? What is raw diet? Any recommendations?


The tower tracks is now in my amazon cart :)

Unfortunately the little dude cries nonstop until the balcony door is open. I'm going to look up how to make a catio and well..make one lol. I understand the danger as he's been over the ledge a few times and I live on the 5th floor apartment..Now I'm constantly outside whenever he is outside..although that can get annoying..

I get this brand on Subscribe and Save. Each flavor counts as an item so it's not too hard to get the maximum discount. It's the least expensive 95% meat food I have found.

There's a lot of nutrition in this food, so its real price is lower than it may seem on the surface. I feed 2-3 cans/day for 3 cats depending on impending chonk status.

I used to make raw food, but I only had one cat at the time. If you have the motivation, try it (use a supplement mix!). I had great results.

Kitty food for Admiral Coolcat, $10 gift card to get me to $60 for headphones (to help me cope with SPD), and chemical exfoliating pads or this gel to clear up the cyst that's been in my cheek since about 8th grade...

You are so wonderful for hosting this, seriously. <3

I would love some kitten food for the foster kittens.

Thanks for the contest :)

Try a different brand or texture? My cats only like minced. They'll barely touch paté or shredded. You should also look into treats like Churu Lickable Purée. Wet food is super important to a cat's diet and it helps stave off kidney failure which affects A LOT of cats who only eat kibble and will shorten their lifespan dramatically.

I mentioned this in my other reply, but our normal vet highly suggested switching our cat to wet food.

This is what he eats now - http://www.amazon.com/Whiskas-Pouch-Variety-Pack-Food/dp/B005DL797S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1417546613&sr=8-1&keywords=whiskas

The emergency vet tried to convince us to use prescription wet food, but our normal vet said any wet food is fine. It helps keep them more hydrated, which prevents the blockage.

I like wellness and they sell them in the 12.5 oz cans https://www.amazon.com/Wellness-Complete-Natural-Food-12-5-Ounce/dp/B000WFORH0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1467522098&sr=8-1&keywords=wellness+grain+free+wet+food+cats

Hola hotpinkfishfood! Welcome back :D

Kitty snacks

Can your cats eat meow mix wet food ( http://www.amazon.com/Meow-Mix-Toppers-Seafood-12-Count/dp/B007TFO3KM/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1422336469&sr=8-5&keywords=Meow+mix+cat+food) ? If so, add this to your wish list and we will purchase this for you, and some bird food.

He came walking down the mountain side. http://www.amazon.com/Fancy-Feast-Poultry-Variety-3-Ounce/dp/B005OB3E30/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1454449879&sr=8-1&keywords=fancy+feast+gravy+lovers. what a ride and see how he is wondering what he wants, you definitely HEAR about it!

My cats drink TONS of water. A human sized cereal bowl every day or 2. Im gonna try this food:




https://www.amazon.com/Instinct-Chicken-Formula-Natures-Variety/dp/B005HUVYBW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1506722123&sr=8-1&keywords=natures+variety+cat+food
and




https://www.amazon.com/Instinct-Turkey-Natural-Natures-Variety/dp/B007OT56HM/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1506722123&sr=8-5&keywords=natures+variety+cat+food




Looks like its gonna cost me $150 a month to feed my 2 cats =(

I highly recommend this:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0012KB466

If you buy in bulk, it's much cheaper!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000WFORH0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/Churu-Lickable-Creamy-Flavor-Variety/dp/B01N3QZTMI

Sometimes cats don't like when their whiskers touch the edge of the bowl, try feeding him out of a saucer or larger flat plate. You could also try microwaving it for a few seconds to get it smelling even more fragrant. There is also Fussie Cat which is a junkier type of food but it gets them eating. You could try mixing some in with his regular food.

here's one to try if he doesn't like Special Kitty

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005FGPWYS?ref=emc_b_5_t

Okay, here we go:

Howard has said numerous times that he is about 180lbs. According to Men's Health a 180lb man has about 21lb of bone so that puts Howard at about 160lb of non-bone, take away another 20lbs for non edible nails, hair, teeth, tendons, feces, etc. and we are looking at 140lb of cat food, or 2240 ounces

According to vet sources you should feed a cat at least once a day and maybe twice a day. Lets assume a low range of once and a high of three times for a fat cat. A fancy feast serving clocks in at 3 ounces.

I have previously expressed amazement when Howard said on the air that they had 23 cats in the house based on that metric, 23 cats would eat 69 ounces minimum and 207 ounces max a day.

Therefore in conclusion it would take 32 days maximum and 10.8 days minimum for Howard's dead body to be consumed by his cats.