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Cat in the Box. about to pop out... In the tunnel again, except this time she's ready to attack.

Hello everyone,

I am sorry if my last posts/comments sounded like they were generated by a cat-lover bot. 🙈 I’m actually just me (and my two “tigers” at home), trying to share silly cat tips and stories as well as normal tips.

Lesson learned. I’m dialling back the formatting and keeping it real from now on.

Thanks for sticking with me.

We moved just last week, and while it was stressful (for us both) she got back to normal pretty quickly

Has your furball ever turned "your home" into a mini demolition zone? Did Tabby stage a midnight keyboard takeover or send your favorite mug plummeting? Drop your most epic “holy whiskers” catastrophe below

I'm thinking of getting a cat or two. Ideally two sisters that will play and get along with each other. I've been talking with someone a few hours away about rehoming a pair of Siamese sisters, but that isn't set in stone yet. Here are some questions and thoughts I have, but I would welcome any advice you might have for someone who hasn't had pets in years.

I really want to use horse bedding as cat litter. I'm looking at getting this litter box.. I've watched some YouTube videos on the topic, but any thoughts or gotchas?

If I end up getting kittens from three hours away, what gear will I need to bring to make the trip successful? One big cat carrier? Two separate ones? If they seem calm, would it be okay for a passenger to let them out in the car on the way home? Or would it be best to keep them in the carriers?

I've gone through this page and I've got a few of their suggestions in a list and ready to order. Anything else that I should look at getting? Supplies, tools, furniture, toys?

Best way to choose a vet? Cheapest? There's one very close to my house but there are a number of options and I could start making calls.

Once the cats can have kibble, what's a good way to choose the kind to buy? What should I avoid and look out for?

Also, what would be some great names for a pair of sisters?

Thanks!!

Edit: Can I feed cats/kittens tuna from a can once in a while? Sardines? Anything to keep in mind with this?

I'm thinking of getting a collar for each and putting a Bluetooth tracker on them. Any experience with this? Maybe this would be the tipping point of finally setting up ESPresense. 🤔

Another edit: Anyone have a Red rocket cat litter pail? That seems to me to be better than the litter genie. But also I'm not sure if it will be needed if I use pine bedding and baking soda for cat litter. Maybe just decide later if I need it?

So let me apologize for skipping a few days here and there, started a new gig and got some family in town visiting.

First, she had a wet spot on the end of her tail from pretty much when I got her from the Aunt's dog until today. Turns out it was an injury, although she never complained when I examined it. Today the tip of her tail fell off(maybe a mm or two) and now it's just a little pink nub.

Second, her step grandma is in town and got her one of those crinkly toys that she absolutely adores!

Third, the eldest cat finally stopped hissing at her and actually played with her a little(the thing I have been most excited for!

Fourth, she weened herself of the kitten food and seems to actually prefer the adult food. Although she has one more can of the Royal canid kitten food left in the box I plan on giving to her tomorrow.

And last, her flea bathes scared the crap out of me cause she's white and her hair is incredibly fine, I could see soooo many fleas. Well she is officially 2 pounds as of yesterday, and got her first small cat dosage of advantage II. And that seems to work like magic in just a day cause I flea combed her just now and couldn't find a single on!

You can just lure them inside with wet food!

We saw this absolutely SCRUNGLY little thing with a paw on our back door, but she bolted when she saw us. I lured her out of hiding with some wet food and a bowl, giving her small amounts at a time and gradually moving it closer to our back porch. She was entirely too young and hungry to be outside (she ate 2 whole cans of wet food at once. Even our fattest of cats are satisfied with one), so we made a plan to trap her. The trap turned out to not be necessary as she got bold after a week and let me sit with her and even pet her a bit! She did get startled and slash me up a little bit (rabies shots are ASS) but she is a sweetheart. Since she kept coming to the door we decided to quarantine our other cats and open it and lure her in with food. It eventually worked and we have her quarantined in the bathroom for now. Sadly we already have 5 cats and their politics are already complicated enough, but we found her a forever home with someone who will spoil her rotten.