Recent Content by deb25

Thanks for your thoughtful reply. I completely agree that I need to rethink for the next time I go away. My main issue is that my cats are now avoiding their original litter box in favor of the one I set up to stop whichever one of them continued to poop inappropriately several times after I...

The sitter came in once daily. These 2 cats have shared the same box without incident since they were kittens. I scoop it in the morning, so that part of the routine was unchanged. This was clearly a response to being alone for 8 days. It’s tough because they hide for visitors.

I really wasn’t exactly pleased with the sitter. This was only the 2nd time I’d used her, and my last trip was only 4 days. I’m going to have to come up with an alternative plan for my next vacation. Fortunately there's nothing planned just yet. It s such a catch-22. I know they would not...

I recently went on a week-long vacation. My 2 11-year old cats were home, and a pet sitter came in daily. The pet sitter didn’t stay long, as my cats hide from visitors anyway. This has been the longest I have ever been away from them. When I returned home, it was evident that this was a...

Squirt brought me to TCS back in 2001.  I don't really visit the site much anymore, but this is one place I wanted to note his passing.  Squirt crossed the Bridge today after being a carefree and terrific pet for 17 years.  The decision to put him down did not come easy, but he was struggling...

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Multiple, multiple times. The countries are different, but the scenario is always the same.

A lot depends on how old this kitten was. If he was very, very young, he may not be litter trained. You would have to work with him.

Kelly does wish that someone had cared enough to ask her if she had ever broken a bone. Way to be sensitive, Ryan.

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