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    Can I Use A Heating Pad With Straw?

    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...
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    Can I Use Frontline Gold On Cats?

    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...
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    Litter Method For Cats?

    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?
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    Outside Cat Enclosure..help??

    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...
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    Do Your Cats Scratch The Walls Up? How To Make It Stop?

    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...
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    What Kind Of Soap Can I Use To Clean A Bad Skin Wound?

    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...
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    Are Automatic Feeders A Good Idea?

    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...
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    How To Keep Cats Warm Without Electricity?

    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...
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