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Thanks so much for all the great ideas, I will decide which ones will work best for which litterbox's once we work ou placement of them.

We've thought of something like that, but once again Sturgis is a little "$&*! head" (he answers to turd face) and would lay in wait for either Spirit or most likely Cali and trap them once they were in there. The containers we are using are see through, so the other cats can see him coming...

I don't have the lids on the containers (because Sturgis would trap Cali in there and then she would stop using it all together). As far as putting the astroturf/carpet (which I do have now), my crazy cats launch them selves out of the litterbox (I guess they feel 10 pounds lighter) and track...

We are finally buying a brand new house, and I am trying to think of ideas to keep the tracking of the cat litter down. I use large rubbermaid containers as litterbox's (Cali get's a little excited about digging in the cat litter and sends it flying), but when the cat's jump out of them they...

I am a vet tech, and all of my cats are declawed. I would put the kitten in a separate room with the yesterday's news, and or newspaper litterbox. A little licking is OK (the kitten will help keep the incision clean), but excessive licking is bad (none of mine ever wore an e-collar). Also do...

Milo and Sturgis (both males) had a fascination with the litter box when they were younger (I have also had it with several male foster kittens). I think it is just being little boys and "playing in the bathroom" is a fun game (my nephew went through the same stage).

He may just be a skittish cat to begin with or was poorly socialized as a kitten. My girl Trouble is a very skittish cat and I have had her since she was a kitten, there are only certain rooms and places we are allowed to pet her (my bed at night being her favorite, she will hardly let me get...

Not all cats that test positive will ever show symptoms (last I read was a little more than 50%, but I will check today), and most do live long healthy lives. The biggest problem with FIV cats is keeping them from transmitting it to other cats via bite wounds, and are more prone to having...

If it was determined through a stool sample, then your kitty has it. Animals don't read the books, so where one animal can have only one symptom another could have all the symptoms, and some never show any symptoms at all.

Give your kitty some time, she is still healing, some animals will take a little longer to get back to where they were before the surgery.

We actually have a catnip plant growing in our clinic cats cat run, and truthfully they pretty much ignore it. (they do adore dried catnip though)

I keep mine up to date because I work in a vet clinic and don't want to bring things home, I also do alot of fostering of kittens, so that's another reason to keep mine updated. Even if you don't keep current on the vaccines don't leave out the yearly exams, it is much better to catch a problem...

Rabies is required for cats as well, because they can get it. Rabies is a zoonotic disease because it can be transmitted to people as well, and they don't want cats and dogs to become a resevior for the disease.

I feed Nutro Indoor formula, and have never had any problems with it. My cats like it and I have been using it for a couple of years now.

Your kittens should recieve the core vaccines to give them some immunity, then whether you vaccinate yearly is up to you (be aware that in the US Rabies vaccine is required by law). They need at least 2 rounds (most vets do 3 rounds) of FECVR 3 weeks apart to give them their basic immunity...