Ragdollcatlady's Just a Little Patch of Weeds Farm journal

[Bruce]

Anyone else notice that most of the guys skipped out on the work crew part??? What's up with that??

I was watching a video of an automatic cat box (*) yesterday, they had 2 ragdolls. I'm not familiar with them, pretty cats. They look like Persians that "forgot" to get their faces smashed in with a cast iron frying pan

* Which WON'T be purchased, over $400!!!!!!

 

[babsbag]

Ragdoll and Snowshoe cats are among my favorite.

If anyone wants a nice litter box system try out Breeze by Tidy cat. It uses a pad in the bottom and clay pellets for the litter. No litter dust, no cleaning nasty boxes outside, no dumping of used cat litter, no odor, no tracking cat litter on the floor, no throwing cat litter at of the box when digging. I have 2 boxes for 4 inside cats and change the pads once a week and the pellets about every 2-3 months. Love this thing, wish I had known about them years ago.

 

[ragdollcatlady]

Anyone else notice that most of the guys skipped out on the work crew part??? What's up with that??

The work crew is just coworkers... the other guys were SOs and friends along for the fun.

They look like Persians that "forgot" to get their faces smashed in with a cast iron frying pan

Style wise, thats pretty close, but Rags are generally more laid back and are supposed to be much larger.

If anyone wants a nice litter box system try out Breeze by Tidy cat. It uses a pad in the bottom and clay pellets for the litter. No litter dust, no cleaning nasty boxes outside, no dumping of used cat litter, no odor, no tracking cat litter on the floor, no throwing cat litter at of the box when digging. I have 2 boxes for 4 inside cats and change the pads once a week and the pellets about every 2-3 months. Love this thing, wish I had known about them years ago.

Glad to hear! I will definitely be trying this out... I wanted to, but I hesitate to try and change something that works.

 

[babsbag]

I didn't even do any transition stuff. I just did a swap and they all accepted the new box. I've tried every litter out there and IMO these are the best. Check Amazon for the best price and a starter kit.

 

[Bruce]

The work crew is just coworkers... the other guys were SOs and friends along for the fun.

Well THAT takes all the fun out of ripping the Lazy A55 guys

I checked out the Breeze, not going there. We have a 100% man made fragrance free house due to DD1's sensitivities.

 

[babsbag]

I checked out the Breeze, not going there. We have a 100% man made fragrance free house due to DD1's sensitivities.

What part is scented? If it is the pellets many people use the plastic ones for air rifles and then wash them and reuse. I don't smell anything in any of it but that doesn't mean it isn't there.

 

[Bruce]

It may be "unscented". Sadly most of the time means they use "masking" fragrances to make the "masked" fragrances "invisible" to the "smelling" parts of your nose. But they aren't invisible to the rest of it. Migraines are one result for sensitive people.

 

[babsbag]

Interesting.I sure don't smell a thing. You could buy a package of the pad and see if they bother her and then use plastic pellets. I really like this system...alot.

 

[Bruce]

I don't know about the plastic pellets. We had some from the vet when he wanted a urine sample from Samantha. She peed and pooped on the floor instead of in the box. I think she didn't like the pellets. I ended up using one of her insulin syringes to get pee off the tile floor.

 

[Bruce]

The reason I was looking at the overpriced automatic litter box was because my wife wanted to get a covered box. We have 3 boxes in the house for the 4 cats (*) all open top. I made a cardboard box surround with a "porch" for the one in the bathroom but (I think) both boys have been missing and hitting the cardboard or outside the plastic box. I know DD1's cat really doesn't like to stand in the box while using it, he'll have 3 feet on the edge which is why the desire for a covered box. I ordered an XL covered box from Petco, they were having an "up to 50% off" Labor Day sale so it was cheaper than Amazon.

Got the box today. Well, the TOP of the box, there was no bottom included. I'm pretty sure that is NOT what they meant by "50% off". How hard it can be to put BOTH parts of an item in the giant cardboard box? Apparently too hard for someone! Called Petco. They were going to refund, I said I needed the box so they are sending another one. Too hard to just find the loose bottom I guess? And they apparently don't sell replacement bottoms? First experience with Petco wasn't real positive.

* 2 in the laundry room, 1 in the master bath plus 1 in the enclosed porch