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Cat litter for kittens
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... I seem to have a small kitten on my hands (9 weeks or so). I remember there being some issues with using a scoopable litter with kittens. What is the current thought on this, and is there a recommended litter. The kitten has been tested and has spent time with all the cats in the house, and soon will have to leave it's area and go somewhere where she will have to share a litter box. liv take out the garbage to reply... If you can't beat your computer at chess try kickboxing. Swheat Scoop works fine with the kittens we're fostering. The Scoop Away unscented worked well also. Bill |
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liv wrote: I seem to have a small kitten on my hands (9 weeks or so). I remember there being some issues with using a scoopable litter with kittens. What is the current thought on this, and is there a recommended litter. The kitten has been tested and has spent time with all the cats in the house, and soon will have to leave it's area and go somewhere where she will have to share a litter box. When I worked in a vet clinic we had to treat a tiny kitten who'd gotten blocked by ingesting scoopable litter. Poor thing needed enema after enema. I found out how this can happen when my 6 week old foster kitten first used her little baby-sized box. (I had filled it with the scoopable litter I had on hand for my boys.) She peed, then walked right through it and picked up all kinds of litter on her paws! Once I switched to non-scooping she didn't have this problem any more. However, when she got the run of the house she decided she was a Big Girl and used the Big Litterbox...I had just switched away from non-scooping litter and wasn't about to go back so I just tried to keep her little paws clean. -Alison in OH |
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liv wrote: I seem to have a small kitten on my hands (9 weeks or so). I remember there being some issues with using a scoopable litter with kittens. What is the current thought on this, and is there a recommended litter. The kitten has been tested and has spent time with all the cats in the house, and soon will have to leave it's area and go somewhere where she will have to share a litter box. When I worked in a vet clinic we had to treat a tiny kitten who'd gotten blocked by ingesting scoopable litter. Poor thing needed enema after enema. I found out how this can happen when my 6 week old foster kitten first used her little baby-sized box. (I had filled it with the scoopable litter I had on hand for my boys.) She peed, then walked right through it and picked up all kinds of litter on her paws! Once I switched to non-scooping she didn't have this problem any more. However, when she got the run of the house she decided she was a Big Girl and used the Big Litterbox...I had just switched away from non-scooping litter and wasn't about to go back so I just tried to keep her little paws clean. -Alison in OH |
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liv wrote: I seem to have a small kitten on my hands (9 weeks or so). I remember there being some issues with using a scoopable litter with kittens. What is the current thought on this, and is there a recommended litter. The kitten has been tested and has spent time with all the cats in the house, and soon will have to leave it's area and go somewhere where she will have to share a litter box. When I worked in a vet clinic we had to treat a tiny kitten who'd gotten blocked by ingesting scoopable litter. Poor thing needed enema after enema. I found out how this can happen when my 6 week old foster kitten first used her little baby-sized box. (I had filled it with the scoopable litter I had on hand for my boys.) She peed, then walked right through it and picked up all kinds of litter on her paws! Once I switched to non-scooping she didn't have this problem any more. However, when she got the run of the house she decided she was a Big Girl and used the Big Litterbox...I had just switched away from non-scooping litter and wasn't about to go back so I just tried to keep her little paws clean. -Alison in OH |
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From: liv
-0400, Alison Smiley Perera wrote: In article , liv wrote: I seem to have a small kitten on my hands (9 weeks or so). I remember there being some issues with using a scoopable litter with kittens. What is the current thought on this, and is there a recommended litter. The kitten has been tested and has spent time with all the cats in the house, and soon will have to leave it's area and go somewhere where she will have to share a litter box. When I worked in a vet clinic we had to treat a tiny kitten who'd gotten blocked by ingesting scoopable litter. Poor thing needed enema after enema. I found out how this can happen when my 6 week old foster kitten first used her little baby-sized box. (I had filled it with the scoopable litter I had on hand for my boys.) She peed, then walked right through it and picked up all kinds of litter on her paws! Once I switched to non-scooping she didn't have this problem any more. However, when she got the run of the house she decided she was a Big Girl and used the Big Litterbox...I had just switched away from non-scooping litter and wasn't about to go back so I just tried to keep her little paws clean. -Alison in OH --------------------- That's what I'm concerned with, I may just switch to non-scoopable litter for a while. Thanks. I use Swheat Scoop and it is clumping, but safe for kittens. Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm |
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From: liv
-0400, Alison Smiley Perera wrote: In article , liv wrote: I seem to have a small kitten on my hands (9 weeks or so). I remember there being some issues with using a scoopable litter with kittens. What is the current thought on this, and is there a recommended litter. The kitten has been tested and has spent time with all the cats in the house, and soon will have to leave it's area and go somewhere where she will have to share a litter box. When I worked in a vet clinic we had to treat a tiny kitten who'd gotten blocked by ingesting scoopable litter. Poor thing needed enema after enema. I found out how this can happen when my 6 week old foster kitten first used her little baby-sized box. (I had filled it with the scoopable litter I had on hand for my boys.) She peed, then walked right through it and picked up all kinds of litter on her paws! Once I switched to non-scooping she didn't have this problem any more. However, when she got the run of the house she decided she was a Big Girl and used the Big Litterbox...I had just switched away from non-scooping litter and wasn't about to go back so I just tried to keep her little paws clean. -Alison in OH --------------------- That's what I'm concerned with, I may just switch to non-scoopable litter for a while. Thanks. I use Swheat Scoop and it is clumping, but safe for kittens. Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm |
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I highly recommend Best Cat Litter (brandname), which is made of corn-based particles. No sticky stuff, no injestion. And no eating of the litter! Which is what babies tend to do. |
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I highly recommend Best Cat Litter (brandname), which is made of corn-based particles. No sticky stuff, no injestion. And no eating of the litter! Which is what babies tend to do. |
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I highly recommend Best Cat Litter (brandname), which is made of corn-based particles. No sticky stuff, no injestion. And no eating of the litter! Which is what babies tend to do. |
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