CAT: Food, Health, Care Tips,Supplies,Toys etc.. Part II

[airish_2]

^wow sis congrats 

[liquidglaze]

^^ Matipid ang cat ko sa kitty litter niya. I don't need to put a lot in the litter box and it's okay for him. Just enough for him to cover his poop and urine. And when I scoop out the chunks, I just add a little and he's already good with it. So I think it depends on the cat, how much kitty litter you'll need and such. 

[chardonnay]

maga na naman gums ni mingming  pa check up na namin. baka cancerous yun

[baby_chichay]

Nasa sa akin na din adopted cat ko. Weeee! She's a girl. Got her from PAWS. Her new name is Kali Tabitha. =)) Uh question, mga ilang liters nacoconsume nyo sa cat litter in one month? I want to forecast my expenses kasi for having one cat cause I may take another cat (nagwowork kasi ako sa gabi. ayoko siya malungkot while I'm away)

Try Purina's Tidy cats. Pwede din sya for multiple cats and non-clumping sya. Yung 24/7 performance ang may variant tayo here. Kahit up to one week mo sya di linisin or palitan, ok lang, hassle free. Meron sa landmark trinoma and sm hypermarket selling for 199 or 200 yata. 10lbs sya and lasts 3 weeks or so. But yung imported na variant ng tidy cats na 24/7 is cheaper and pansin ko mas effective against sa smell kaya mas matagal mag-last, 20lbs naman sya. less than 300pesos lang sya in subic duty free. Try using din yung arm and hammer cat litter deodorizer it's super effective for any type of litter. they also have it in landmark 130pesos yata for a box.

Catsan din is good kaso clumping type of litter naman sya, lesser ang smell kaso mas mabilis maubos compared sa purina. pag eto ang litter ng cat ko lagi sya nakababad sa litter box i dunno why maybe kasi mas fine sya sa paws, hehe.  They have it in landmark and sa shopwise may nakit ako before. Its almost 300 pesos and lasts for 3 weeks din. 5 liters or 5 kilos ata sya di ko na ma-recall.

i want to adopt a cat too, is it easy? kaso si kitty napaka-selosa, if she sees na my fiance and i are hugging or kissing or making lambing nagagalit sya, gusto nya sya din i-cuddle. worried kami na baka awayin nya yung new cat or ma-depress sya. 

[nutata]

^^^I use yung Catsan, 250 sa Tiende yung 5 *Litres*. It lasts naman a month for us. Siyempre it's scooped everyday and then once a week I add ng pakonti konti pag bumababa na siya. Once a month ko lang pinapalitan and winawash the whole box. I like the clumping litter better kasi in my experience yung non clumping talagang every week kailangan linisin lahat or else kadiri siya. Unlike the clumping litter, it's more difficult to get the smaller pieces, may maiiwan at maiiwan. The clumping litter covers everything up, even the pee becomes solid (cakey if you don't put enough and it seeps to the bottom). Plus no smell siya! Like if nalimutan mo linisin, may konting smell na but once you scoop the stuff out no smell na ulit You'll probably need a mat under the litterbox though, kasi minsan may kumakalat outside the box, or keep it somewhere in the garage.

[luzeexeb523]

feline essence gamit ko. Clumping sya na 5liters ang isang bag. Mga 1.5 weeks lang tagal nya sakin. Waaaaaa! Dunno why.. Like ko yung clumping nya and yung scented feature nya. Kaso, parang namamahalan ako. Balak ko pa naman mag 2 pusa kasi angkuuuulit ng unica hija ko sakin. =P

As for the adoption baby_chichay, madali lang pag sa cats lalo na pag alam nilang naghandle ka na ng cat before. 

[sassa]

Hi sisses..

I have 5 siamese kittens for adoption. They're around 4 months old

PM me if interested

[aria_gabrielle]

My first post in GT!

Anyone here who wants to share tips on caring for your geriatric cat? My vet said blood tests daw every 6 months... but naaawa ako sa kitty ko! Panay tusok kalalabasan niya...

Mine is 8 years old now but still as kitten-like as ever. We used to have 2 cats but our 2 year-old ragamuffin fell from our condo unit last year... Freak accident talaga. So now I'm extra cautious in taking care of our senior cat. Had him since I was in college!:D

[sassa]

^My heart goes out to you sis!

Tell us more about the accident so our fellow gtalkers would know how to prevent this kind of accident esp those living in high rise buildings.

I have 5 year old cat too and medyo moody na sya. Sometimes, di na nya talaga ako pinapansin

[aria_gabrielle]

^ thanks, sis...

for all those living in high-rise buildings... i used to have 2 cats-- my 8-year old domestic and my then 1 yr 11 mo old ragamuffin. my sister and i are both in the medical profession so we stay in the 10th floor of our condo in manila. our unit has a terrace and we keep it open because the litterbox is there. we didn't think it would be a problem. our 8-year old cat doesn't jump up naman and if he does, he doesn't jump off. anyway, it was raining hard. my sister was duty in the hospital and i was out with my boyfriend (since it was 2 days before my birthday!). when my boyfriend and i got back, hindi namin mahanap si ashe, my kitten. we looked everywhere, pati sa ibang floors... until finally, naisip kong sumilip sa terrace. our unit is right above the roof of the lobby kasi which extends to the driveway. it was very dark and ashe was grey with white socks. honestly, ang tagal kong nakastare sa roof ng lobby kasi ayaw tanggapin ng isip ko na may white akong nakikita. when i told my boyfriend, he couldn't believe it either, ayaw din niyang tanggapin. he takes care of my cats kasi when im not in the country. we went down sa street to look up and find my cute bundle of fur on the roof... fur lang niya nakita namin.

it gets worse. we asked the condo people if we can borrow a ladder. ours wouldn't reach the roof kasi... unfortunately, wala silang ladder that high! it was raining pa din and buong gabi iyak lang ako ng iyak kasi my kitten was there, sa roof, and hindi ko siya makuha. my brother, who gave me the kitten, went to our condo. the only consolation was that, as he pointed out, ashe probably died on impact and she didn't suffer long. the next day i had to leave early for batangas. i called up my mom telling her na kahit gift na niya sa akin na mababa si ashe from the roof... we had her cremated.

until now, naiiyak pa din ako when i remember. ang sakit eh kasi almost birthday ko and a month before her birthday... and before i left that night, i only said goodbye to my other cat kasi nasa ilalim ng kama si ashe. i kept thinking, what if hindi na lang ako lumabas nung night na yun... all my friends were sad din because ashe was the malambing type. for a month or so my older cat would look for ashe before we go to sleep. palagi kasi sila naglalaro during that time. 

sorry, medyo out of topic na. and trying to steer back on track, i guess we can learn a lot from the experience:
- always say goodbye to your pets, kahit sa labas ka lang ng gate pupunta
- if you feel uneasy leaving them, by all means have someone cat-sit!
- for cat-owners living in condos... a rubber padding on your terrace would really help if bawal maglagay ng screen or grills... actually, i can't think of anything else so if may ideas ko, please share!

[akoito]

Hi sisses!

We adopted a stray kitten a few days ago. Nakita siya ng parents ko basang basa from the storm and I decided to adopt him. So I don't know kung ilang months na ba siya pero maliit pa talaga.

My prob is, may diarrhea siya. Di naman super frequent pag-poop niya, siguro mga twice a day pero malambot talaga. Other than that, ok naman siya. Magana naman kumain. I feed him rice and boiled chicken (no onions, garlics, etc)

Ano bang immediate treatment na pwede ko gawin? Also, may way ba na maging friends sila ng dogs? Haha. I have 3 makukulit dogs kasi, ina-attack nila yung kitten. Kaya laging naka-separate yung kitten. Eh I want him inside the house para I can play with him.

[airish_2]

aria_gabrielle aww.. sad naman dobleng ingat na lang ulit to check na di maulit yung accident, ako rin bago umalis nagpapaalam ako sa pusa namin kahit nga pag dating ko nag good eve ako sa kanila then halik.

akoito na try mo na ba pakainin ng dry food lang. and yes, possible naman na maging friend yung aso at pusa yung sa kapit bahay ng namin sa tummy pa natutulog yung pusa.

[baby_chichay]

hello mga sis. i need some help regarding my 3-month old newly adopted siamese kitten. i own an almost 3 yr old siamese/persian mix so bago ko sila introduce to each other i wanted to make sure na the kitten is complete with all the shots first. so we went to the vet and unfortunately she has fleas na akala ko dumi lang yun pala flea dirt na yun, what a pity super.  the vet shempre had her groomed and gave her frontline. i also gave my older cat frontline at home. hindi pa sila nagkikita kasi pina-admit ko muna sa clinic yung kitten, this is the 3rd day na naka-confine sya.

sabi nung vet, the frontline daw will kill all fleas, mahuhulog daw sila from the kitten. pero i read sa petco site na yung frontline plus will just kill adult fleas, meron kasi sya sa fur nya madaming parang baby fleas or eggs. they're not moving and para lang sila "lisa" ng humans na nakakapit. we can't pull them out kasi kawawa naman yung kitten parang masakit ata yun and madami talaga so mahirap naman tanggalin. sabi ng vet matatanggal daw in time pero i don't wanna risk naman na magkalat sya ng flea eggs sa house where my older cat lives kasi mas mahirap naman yun.

i'm really worried for my adult cat kasi baka mahawa naman sya nung kitten kapag nagkita sila. how will i isolate them kung free moving sa house lang yung adult cat ko and shempre tatalon or lilipad pa din yung fleas if ever may matira man diba. wala na bang ibang way to get rid of these fleas faster? gusto ko na sila introduce to each other kasi. sabi ng vet paliguan lang daw every so often mawawala din.

plus, another question regarding litter box training. yung older cat ko kasi when i got her she was 3 months pero marunong na sya gumamit ng litter, kaya no issues. but this new liitle one, although litter trained naman daw sya, hirap ako i-train sya on the first day. iyak lang sya ng iyak pag nawee-wee or poopoo sya, pero nagpoopoo na sya sa litter box several times, wee wee naman always outside the box. pero hindi nya hinahalukay yung litter, she's just leaving her poop exposed. since i didn't teach my older cat na gumamit ng litter box, i don't know how to properly train the new kitten. help!

[izabelle]

mga sis, my persian cat is only 8 months old but seems naghahanap na sya ng male partner? ang ingay ingay na nya kasi.. or feeling ko lang ba yun?

parang ang baby pa nya kasi para maghanap ng partner e

[chardonnay]

^ Naku sis possible na yan. Persian namin 5 months nagstart  Grabe eh 1 year pa sya pede mate kaya grabe dusa namin lalo pa at every other week sya ganun. Netong nag 1 year lang naging monthly pero sobrang tindi ng ingay nya that would last more than a week pa. Caressing her helps para di gaano mag ingay. Gusto ko na rin ipa spay kaso hindi maasikaso.

[jellybean0516]

female persians can get in heat for as young as 4mos.  sad to say, there's no other way to stop them aside from spaying or getting a male partner. if you're not planning on breeding them, you can have them spayed.

yung female persian ko naka 4 batches na. we're thinking of getting her spayed na kc baka magkaprob na yung next pregnancies nya. she's had a total of 16 beautiful kittens and just gave birth to 3

[enzicey]

hi sisses! i just adopted a persian kitty and he's almost 4 months old pa pa lang.. i'm currently training him to his new litter box and dun naman sya palagi nagp-pee, kaya lang yung poop nya lagi sa far corner ng bathroom namin malayo dun sa litter box nya, dunno why he does that. kasi never naman sya nagmiss mag-pee sa litter box (im using silica nga pala) pero kapag poop lagi dun sa corner ng shower area. buti na lang hindi masyado maamoy ang poop nya. pero i'm bothered, baka talaga ayaw nya magpoop sa litter box, gusto nya wiwi lang? i'm thinking of getting a second litter box, to try lang baka gusto nya separate ang toilet ng pee at poop nya? i might also try out other clumping litter sand pag ubos na yung silica. hayyyy.. any advice?

[baby_chichay]

^train him to use only one litter box to avoid confusion. if you start noticing na napoo-poop na sya (a kitten will start meowing helplessly or making ikot, and sniffing as if looking for something if napoo-poop na sya), carry him and direct him straight to his litter box, then hold and let his paws touch his litter and scratch it. if he rejects it or will run away, do it all over again, until mag-give in na sya. lots of patience when litter training a cat talaga. it's best if you keep your bathroom door and other room doors closed para he will be left with no choice but to use the litter box lang. problem kasi with cats, they will keep going back kung saan sila nagpoo-poop and wee-wee kasi that's where nila iniiwan yung scent nila, kaya dapat early pa lang, hindi na sya magpoop sa bathroom, very territorial kasi sila. i personally think that cats see humans as their property, not the other way around.

my newly adopted kitten (nala) loves his litter box, na he's sleeping on it and scattering litter all over by scratching too much. but when there's poop on it, hindi sya nahihiga, pag wee-wee lang. he exaggerates in covering his wee-wee para he could lie down on it. it's funny behavior but it grosses me out a bit. hahaha.

until now they're not on good terms pa ni kitty (my adult cat), kitty hisses at him, but the growling has decreased na. nala is sooo makulit na he's always trying to go near kitty, but kitty is still very masungit. vet said it would take months before they will warm up with each other, especially na kitty has been so used to being alone for years na and she has this "alpha cat behavior" pa. she literally owns me! i've allowed nala out of his cage and let him roam around the house for a few hours everyday but it would just make kitty hide and go upstairs. this week i'm planning to let him out of his cage for a whole day to see what's up. i've been doing scent familiarization para they would get used to each other's presence na but it's truly difficult. but at least kitty doesn't hiss at us or spat at us anymore, i was very sad when she was doing all the ignoring and "hating" and smelling then growling attitude towards me, until she let me pet her na lang after a few days kasi i started ignoring her. this new cat syndrome is really testing my patience!

[neng10]

ive always been a cat person. nakakatuwa basahin tong thread. i hope to have my own cat soon and can share something also here.

[enzicey]

hi baby_chichay thanks! i learned a lot new from your reply, the problem I had lang pala was hindi ko nattyempuhan si sidney in the act na magppoop sya, always pag magwiwi lang. but last night, i heard my hubby coaching our kitty to poop in the litter box, nung sinilip ko sa CR, nilipat ng hubby ko yung litter box sa same corner na lagi nagppoop si Sidney, and ayun, nagpoop na sya sa litter box nya! yun nga lang kinailangan pa ilipat dun sa shower area we were suspecting na baka stinky yung floor mop na nakasabit malapit sa original location ng litter box ni Sidney kaya ayaw nya magpoop pag dun nakalagay ang box.. we need to supervise him more closely pa, para masanay sya magpoop and pee sa appropriate location ng litterbox

your right baby_chichay.. i think this would need a lot of patience.. anyway ilang araw pa lang naman si Sidney samin..
buti ka pa two cats yung alaga mo, at least hindi sila ma-s-sad, though they're not in good terms yet, im sure they will be soon.  Our kitty naman, nasanay na kasama ang mommy nya (who's name is nalla btw , ngayon lang sya nahiwalay, kaya sobrang lagi sya nakadikit samin