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What a wonderful variety of ideas!  I am going to do some homework on Diotomaceous earth--this isn't the first time I've heard it mentioned; seems to be one of those miracle substances like activated charcoal or colloidal silver.  I'll also look into price differences/clinical trials of...

Oh, he probably gets them from me.  No joke.  We don't have any other mammalian pets.  I am a housekeeper by trade; every week I am in up to 10 different homes, most of which have pets.  I am quite sure that at least two of my clients' homes are positively lousy with fleas (pun intended).  I'm...

As I was combing/brushing my Rufus this afternoon, I came up with two live fleas.  I immediately gave him a bath, coat conditioner and blowout and washed all his bedding, then went to the vet for another dose of Revolution.  In the name of economy, I used to give him a dose every other month...

My family and I put our sweet Mischief to sleep today.  She's been with us since I was 10 years old (I'll be 30 next month) and my sister was 4--she doesn't remember the household before Mischief was in it.  Mischief was born with a heart murmur, which made medical treatment difficult in her...

It's a matter of personal preference. Personally, I have always bathed my cats or had them bathed by a groomer once or twice a year, whether indoor or indoor/outdoor kitties.  Cats don't get muddy-dirty like dogs do, but it seems to help control dander, and I've noticed that even neutered Toms...

A light misting of a product like Fooey or Bitter Apple across the tree and lights should suffice to get her to stop chewing.  Just make sure you wash your hands after application and after handling the tree.  I made the mistake of eating finger food after having sprayed Fooey--yuck!  The stuff...

There are pet care services that specialize in that type of care--yes, it's a stranger, but a pet care company relies upon the trustworthiness of its workers. They usually have the person come out and meet you first, meet your pets, etc.  If the company didn't do a good job, they wouldn't be...

Good ol' fashioned white vineger, available at your grocer for about two bucks a gallon.  Dilute it 50/50 with water and pour or spray on to eliminate urine odor.  Will smell like vinegar 'till dry.  For really bad odor (tom spray or repeated offenses), use vinegar full strength.  

My indoor cat Rufus wears a handsome black leather collar with flat diamond-shaped studs, an ID tag, and a collar charm shaped like a fish skeleton.  When we lived in a house, he also wore a city license, but the city we now live in doesn't require or even offer licenses for cats.  The cats we...

Thank you, everyone!  If you're patient and choosy in your search, you can find a piece of furniture that matches your room's decor--if I'd been in less of a hurry, I'd have probably held out for a cherrywood cabinet to match the bedstead.  Maybe someday I'll strip it down and stain it to match.

Wow, I'm so glad everybody likes this!  To find the right cabinet, I took the measurements of the litter box, wrote them on a slip of paper, and tucked it into my purse, where I also keep a mini-tape measure.  Every time I happened by a place that sold furniture (or a garage sale), I'd be able...

I have had success with plain old white vinegar.  Just pour it on, enough to soak in some, and maybe once it's soaked in, pour on some more.  Concrete will absorb a lot of liquid.  Warning: cheaper concrete may have a lot of lime in it--lime is a base, vinegar is an acid, though not a...

I wanted to post some pics of the commode I made for my Domestic Shorthair, Rufus.  He is a large, long cat and likes a large litter box, which was no problem when I lived in a house.  I moved to a small apartment this year and was worried about where to put and how to conceal the commode.  I...

Thanks, Busybee!  I'll start him off in our bedroom at first, which is probably where the litter box cabinet is going to go anyway, until we get the living space organized.  Once he seems comfortable in there (no longer hiding under the bed), we'll let him out into the living area. I'll keep...

Hi all.  It's been a while since I've been here, but I'm looking for some tips and opinions. In three weeks, I will be moving from a house to an apartment (foreclosure).  My five-year-old domestic shorthair, Rufus, has lived in this neighborhood as an indoor/outdoor cat his entire life (he used...