What affects us affects cats
Even if you care and are concerned, you can do very little to make cat litter environmentally friendly. In the USA cat litter represents 43% of all retail sales for domestic cat supplies. It is an annual 2 billion dollar market. If it is clay based litter it is quarried (strip mined) from the …
This is a bit of fun with a serious ending. What is the maximum distance from the litter tray where you find litter deposited by your cat? This depends on the litter and the cat. Actually a cat’s toes play a major part too. If you use wood chip litter your cat can carry …
A cat should never be disturbed for any reason while toileting on a litter tray. Here is a really nice example of how things can go wrong. Serena Cuthbertson’s cat, Fantasia, was ill and her vet prescribed pills. Serena had to administer them. We know how tricky that can be. After a few successful …
Cats often get a raw deal compared to dogs. Declawing is an example. Another example is cats kept inside full-time or cats being shot at with bullets in the USA and air gun pellets in the UK5. There appears to be more feral cats than feral dogs in Europe and feral cats are often …
I’d like briefly to address two aspects of owning a cat that can burden the planet: litter and food. A discussion about drying clothes on outside clothes lines (washing lines) gave me the idea. Do you dry your clothes on a clothes line or in a tumble dryer? I believe that in the USA …
Just emerged from litter! Fortunately this is wood based litter. Photo by Bryon Chin on Flickr The answer to this question leads us to that eternal battle between money and health – the financial profits of the litter manufacturers versus the health of our cats. It is my contention that the cat litter manufacturers …
by Michael (London, UK) I would just like to pick up on the point that Dr. Hofve makes about this make of cat litter. She says that the company that manufactures it promotes cat declawing, which is certainly true. Well at least they support declawing by stating in a promotional video that one of …
by Elisa Black-Taylor (USA) Booda Dome Cleanstep Catbox I seldom do product reviews, but the Booda Dome Cleanstep Catbox by Booda is the newest convenience addition in my home. My Furby may look like a sweet, tidy litter box trained cat. No way! In reality he’s a class act litter slinger who alternates with …
