Cat litter - 4 indoor only cats

rita-rabbit

Abcynthia wrote: »

And I would just like to refer everyone to the section in which Hobbs has written about animonda carny (She is refering to the tins! not pouches)

http://www.petforums.co.uk/1703026-post3.html

& Bozita from tetra packs

rita-rabbit

chivers1977 wrote: »

aah, thanks lostinrates. I am only flushing the clumps from worlds best cats litter and the poos and we have mains drainage here so hopefully will be OK.

our sewage system is not set up to clean pet waste!:mad:

emlou2009

I do feed my cats Butchers Classic but not every day, their main diet is Fish4Cats dry food. Honestly, try it. I buy a £35 sack which lasts my three cats 6 weeks. So its fairly cheap. I cant sing the praises of the stuff enough. It means I dont have to shave his bum and legs any more!!

chivers1977

Thanks Emlou. Have bought a small bag to try! And I will keep flushing thanks Rita

emlou2009

Good luck, I hope it agrees with yours as well as it did mine!

chivers1977

Just a question. When you are feeding one of these premium cat foods, do you measure out the daily amount for each cat and put it down or just free feed? I have very greedy 8 month old kittens and I don't want them to get fat! Thanks

rita-rabbit

chivers1977 wrote: »

Thanks Emlou. Have bought a small bag to try! And I will keep flushing thanks Rita

cheers :mad:

~Chameleon~

chivers1977 wrote: »

Just a question. When you are feeding one of these premium cat foods, do you measure out the daily amount for each cat and put it down or just free feed? I have very greedy 8 month old kittens and I don't want them to get fat! Thanks

Cats are not greedy by nature, they are grazers who will visit the food bowl up to 24 times a day. I have always free fed all my cats and never had a problem, nor have those I know who also free feed.

The "greed" comes from people only feeding once or twice a day so the poor cats feel they have to wolf it down whilst it's available. It's learned behaviour. Unfortunately, many people are terribly uneducated when it comes to feeding their pets.

chivers1977

Excellent. At the moment I am free feeding and suspect that their habits are due to being in RSPCA for 6 months and being fed morning and evening. Will continue free feeding then! Thanks

Dizzyduck

chivers1977 wrote: »

And I will keep flushing thanks Rita

Cat pooh should be "bagged & binned". Flushing it is only adding to the potential of wild mammals such as otters, seals, dolphins etc becoming infected with toxoplasmosis, as it is not killed by sewage treatment works.

By the way, our water treatment plants are excellent therefore we are never in danger of drinking "pets doings". It's the environmental aspect that's the issue.

re the original query I think PAH wood pellets are the best, pooh is covered in saw dust therefore easy to fish out and lasts a week before there is a smell issue - but I only have the one cat.