Cat litter - merged

Gaia

Thanks for all your suggestions.

I'm so scared. We took him for his 1 week follow-up appointment with the vet this morning and they've admitted him and are doing an emergency procedure! He seemed to be getting better until yesterday, when he seemed to be going a bit downhill again and then he didn't eat his breakfast this morning - and he's normally such a greedy guts that we have to control his food intake.

Sorry, am waffling, but trying to stop myself from crying. Thankfully we've got pet insurance, even though we went for the maximum excess to reduce the premiums, and it's whole of life so he'll carry on being covered. Will this mean our premiums go up?

Murtle

Sorry to hear he's poorly and fingers crossed they'll find out what's wrong quickly and he'll back to his normal self soon.

It depends on what is wrong with him as if the premium goes up but it will mean you'll need to stay with the same insurance company if you want the condition to continue to be treated.

My previous insurance never really went up even though I had to claim on it a few times each year.

((hugs))

x

Penny_Farthing_4

I seem to remember reading somewhere that baking soda is good for keeping pongy odour levels down in cat litter trays. Has anyone had success with this and if so where can I get baking soda at a reasonable price. Tesco charges a fortune for a tiny drum of it.

PS I do change the litter regularly :-)

CarolnMalky

I know it may not be old-style but we use Bob Martin Cat litter freshner, its about 80p for a tub of it and its great...lasts for ages.

Wickedkitten

I use bicarb of soda all the time. You can get a big box of it from Wilko for about 50p or so.

Spendi

i use bicarb as well

Penny_Farthing_4

It works! Bought some baking soda from Wilkinsons (89p) . Mixed it in with the litter and no smells! Am a happy bunny :j

Kylie1007

Hi
My cat has always gone outside to the toilet but will not go out now as we have moved house and he's nervous of the other cats in the area. We have a litter tray which he is using however he is also weeing by the front door and no matter what I do to clean it up, he still does it. It's not even as if he wants go outside that way. I've bought a Feliway diffuser, put pepper down, tin foil, sprayed it with deterrent and cleaned it up with white spirit. I have no idea what to do now. Does anyone have any ideas?:mad:
Thanks
Kylie

Ishtar

Hi
Sounds like he's a bit stressed about the new area...even though he's using his tray, he might take a little while to settle down. Have you tried putting another tray where he's peeing? It's probably not hugely practical, but it will make it easier to clean up - also, you could try moving it further away from the door on a day to day basis, which might retrain him.

It might be worth a trip to the vet - they'll have some useful advice, and it might be worth the cat having a check up just to make sure he's not ill, as they sometimes change their habits if they're unwell.

In terms of cleaning it up, have you tried biological washing powder? Just dissolve it in water and use this to clean up...the enzymes help to break down the smell so that the cat is less likely to return.

Hope this helps
D.

Raksha

Bio washing powder (as descibed above) and follow it up with a spray of white or sugical spirit once the surface has dried.

You might also want to look at the security of your cat - does the other cat have access to his indoor space (cat flap) or make your garden more secure against other cats by perhaps using a lattice ontop of your current fence (to keep resdent cat in and outside cats out.