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I took in a stray dog and fixed up a kennel for her; named her Baeli. I created her a little sleeping area in the kennel blocked off from wind but for cold nights, I got her a K&H heating pad; the hard plastic kind with a chew proof cord. She loves her straw but I'm wondering if it's safe to...

I've always used advantage ll extra large dog and broken it down but I was able to get ahold of a box of Frontline Gold 89-132 lbs. I've never used this one before and I'm wondering and hoping that it's safe for the cats at the proper dosage? With Advantage, I was giving .4 if under 10 lbs and...

We have outside cats in an enclosure that we built and it's been trial and error, hit and miss with litter to use. I'm curious.. do you guys think a deep litter method would work for cats in their enclosure (it has a roof) like it does for chickens? If so, what all should we use for this method?

What about using potting soil for the entire enclosure? A natural kind like Black Magic? Or another kind? If we keep it watered (how often?) and turn it all once a week (like the deep litter method for chickens), would that sort of compost the cat waste and keep the enclosure ground a healthy...

We're building an enclosure for the colony of cats we care for. It will be 24'x48' so 1,152 sq ft total. Originally, we were going to build a floating deck and then build a shed with an attached run but that plan will no longer work. Back to square one. We have the layout for the enclosure and...

We're building a shed for our outside cats and they love anything made out of wood. We're going to go with vinyl plank flooring because of its durability and water resistance but we're struggling with what to do on the inside of the shed for the walls and ceiling because their climbing shelves...

I didn't think about pure castile. If my store doesn't carry it, would ivory dish soap or regular dawn dish soap work? Also, should we just rub the soap in with our fingers and then pat it off with a wet rag or rub the soap in gently and then hold her hip under a running faucet and let the...

Our outside girl pulled a big patch of fur off of her right hip all the way down to the meat. We took her to the vet and they shaved the area, cleaned it etc. They sent her home with an antiseptic spray that's needed on the wound twice a day along with an antibiotic she'll get once a day. They...

Thanks for responding! So, it should be a safe assumption to maybe buy a bag or 2 extra when we first give them the gravity feeders to account for them overeating at first but then after that, it should balance out and the overeating stop? No worries with wildlife or food spoiling because we're...

We're trying to come up with a better system for feeding our outside cats. We'd love the feeders that can be programmed to feed portioned amounts at certain times but it would be too expensive for as many as we'd need. We're considering gravity feeders, maybe diy versions made out of pvc pipes...

Thank you! I just checcked out the yeti on amazon and it's really something else. If we got it and bought a cozy products heater, would it be able to run the heater 24/7 if we keep the Yeti connected to the solar panel all day?

I completely forgot about solar. Where we're building the shed will get a decent amount of sun during the day; maybe 8-10 solid hours on a good day. We definitely don't mind the $450 price tag for the Yeti and that thing sounds amazing! Will definitely be checking it out and the Amazon solar...

We're building a shed for our outside cats but we're not able to run electricity to it. Is there a way to keep the shed warm for them without it? We live in Alabama and our winter temps average between late teens and early 30s. And we can not use straw to keep them warm because for some...