Best Cat Litter and Litter Boxes Experts

Regarding the letter about  cat litter  ... for the last 10 years we have been using pellet stove wood pellets as kitty  litter . It has a nice fresh smell, the cats use it, and best of all, it's 100% biodegradable. We just dump it around the blueberries. All it is is compressed sawdust and glue. Make sure you don't buy pellets with anything flammable added. In Western Washington a 40-pound bag costs $3.79, a heck of a deal. Countryside readers always seem to be looking for soap recipes, especially without lye. This is an old-time recipe, very similar to what my grandmother made in the 1920s-1940s. It's easy to make, turns out right every time. Just scoop it into your washer. I've made it many times. Make sure you keep it in something covered--away from children and pets. Fels-Naptha Laundry Soap Half bar Fels-Naptha soap 3/4 cup borax 3/4 cup washing soda (Washing soda is found in the detergent aisle of your supermarket)  For a 2-gallon plastic p...

Cats can be finicky about many things besides foods, including  litter  boxes. A  cat  who preferred to urinate on her owners' bed was checked out by a veterinarian, but had no obvious medical problem. She was gradually trained to use a box by giving her a choice of boxes and litters. DEBORAH AND DAVID ARE A BOSTON couple with impeccable taste. When I first visited their apartment last year, I admired their lovely furniture and antiques. Two handsome cats completed the scene: Jasmine, a gray, medium-haired female, and Genghis, a deep-black male. Only one interior-decorating detail stood out as odd. Their bed was covered with a thick plastic sheet that looked like an old shower curtain. Why? Jasmine had decided the bed was her  litter  box. The plastic was the only way to protect the bed. It stayed on top all the time, even when Deborah and David were sleeping in the bed. The couple had adopted the cats as kittens about a year earlie...

Cats can be very particular about where they 'go'. If conditions are not just right, they may develop a house-soiling problem. Advice for determining a cat's  litter  and  litter -box needs and preferences is provided. Ever enjoy a lovely meal at a charming new restaurant, but adjust your "review" down a peg or two upon visiting the ladies' room? I'd bet most of us harbor the hope that a business's restroom reflects the attention to detail we enjoy on our plates. Cats resemble us in their pickiness about where they "go". Like us, if they don't get what they want, they take their business elsewhere: Okay, not to another bistro, in their case, but maybe to the living-room rug. House-soiling is the number-one behavioral complaint among cat owners, and can become a serious problem, even life threatening. Too many owners force their cats to risky life outdoors. I or even surrender them to shelters, because of a problem that coul...