my cats kind of stand offish… he never comes up on your lap to be petted or anything. He will only meow at you when hes hungry. he doesnt even like catnip.
What can I do?
It seems a bit silly that this thread has 20 posts, but maybe that’s because I’m a new doper. I do have a cat, though, and he’s very special to me.
The best thing I’ve ever gotten him was an automatically-cleaning litter box. It’s wonderful, so easy to clean, and it was about $90, but well worth it.
I don’t see anything silly about a cat thread that has over 20 posts.
And I’d check with the vet about what other effects valerian root may have on kitty before using it. My cats go nuts for Ben Gay but I won’t let them lick it.
I grew catnip in the garden this year, harvested an armload, it’s out drying in a paper bag in the hot garage, I’ll have enough to stuff a hundred catnip mousies! They also like to nibble a fresh leaf now and then. My Himalayan doesn’t understand ceiling fans or air conditioners, he follows me into the room but won’t stay. He and I are both waiting for cooler weather and back-to-school.
I think Tidy Cat Crystals are the same material as Litter Pearls: silica. It’s the same stuff that’s put in certain mail order stuff to keep the humidity down.
It absorbs moisture and urea. Then it slowly lets the water out, but keeps the urea. After a couple of weeks, the pearls (crystals, whatever shape) start to break down.
And yes, they are flushable.
A 3.6 lb package should be enough to serve one cat’s litter box needs for a month. I use two litter boxes for three cats, and a 7.2 lb package lasts 2-3 weeks. My basic guide is to look at what’s left in the litter box. If it’s starting to turn into yellow sludge, I replace the pearls.
This thread brings back memories of my kitty. He was a stray and lived dangerously. ::sigh:: I miss the little guy. 
The mouse with the red ears still has them. He is missing his tail, however. And has also lost A LOT of weight. Eerily enough, when I came home this evening there were little specks of what appeared to be dried grass all over my living room carpet.
The darkest mouse is, unfortunately, completely deaf. He also looks like he got flattened by a steamroller. Oddly, his tail, complete with little bell, is still attached.
Then there’s the third mouse.
Um, if anyone finds him, please let me know, ok?
The Litter Pearls experiment is going very well. I, too, used to use the scoop and flush stuff, and I liked that. Dragging the litter box out of the bottom of the linen closet across the bathroom to the toilet was a bit of a pain, though. With Litter Pearls I can don disposable gloves and pick out the feces. And no dust!!
Oh…and to those of you who are missing their dear departed because of this thread - I’m sorry
The carnage! The carnage! Oh, horror!! :eek:
Mine probably got his little butt kicked trying to seduce some other tom’s dame. The horny little bugger. 