Recent Content by orangie

Perhaps heading over to shelter to meet the staff and the cats/kittens might be a good outing for you? They are all people that love animals and would be understanding of your grief. you’ve mentioned feeling very alone and this might be a way to open the doors to meeting others that share your...

I am so sorry, he’s at rest now and I hope you can take small comfort in that.

There's just enough room for him to go in and "around the corner" to the box so that if we are walking by he doesn't feel like we can see him ;) The mats are specifically a litter catcher mat from our local dollar store and they are a "rubbery" substance so no slipping even on the plastic tote...

Ours IS low-sided - it's just our set up that is like the picture I added. Sorry if that was confusing....I should have been more clear about that. Def need a no step in entry for tote and the litter box

We placed our low-sided box inside a large tote and then cut a door in the tote for easy access and with a litter trap mat helps to keep the mess in the tote and not on my floor. Ours is clear and the door is right at the bottom so there's no stepping in, it's also in a private area so we don't...

quick question about the litter boxes .... I know you've said that you have multiple, are they different types? For example, easy entry vs high sided etc. Also if you have multiple floors in the home are there boxes on each level? IF it's joint related and they experience pain when getting to...

Orange is generally not fussy and we try to rotate through the whole list of wet at the local pet store. But lately he’s decided no go on Wellness Chicken and Lobster and anything that even hints at Turkey. of course I had 8 cans of the turkey at home, tried twice in a week and both were...

Could you put in a call to your regular vet?

that was not specifically in regards to the food post (we must’ve hit post at the same time lol) I have never really done a deep dive on cat foods but I know lots of others on here have and a little searching of threads should help to sort out some of those questions.

It’s def best to listen to and work with your vet. They know your kitty and hopefully will continue to provide options until you find the one that works.

I should add that the yolk suggestion/amount was approved by our vet before we tried it the first time. Orange gets quite a lot because he’s a BIG cat, 17ish pounds and not considered overweight at all by the vet.

We have also used the plastic garden pokey things from the dollar store that are meant to keep cats out of the flower beds. They fit perfectly on couch cushions etc and are easy to toss out of the way when you are using the furniture, also still soft enough that it’s not going to hurt anyone if...

I don't know what others do, but we literally just crack a raw egg yolk (no white as it can cause some nutritional issues for cats) into his wet food, mix it in and he gobbles it up. I figure if he was an outside cat he'd be eating way grosser things than an egg yolk, lol. It sounds (to me)...

Reinforcing the above mentioned ideas about associating the box with pain … when our guy gets a little too backed up, our vet always suggests a low dose pain med to help ease the pain of going. That prevents the associating the litter-box with pain and also he doesn’t try to avoid pooping...

Sending best wishes and peace for your household