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#31
06-18-2007, 08:02 PM
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Re: Getting a cat
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How often is alot? My girlfriend has been pressuing me to get a kitten lately. I live in a 3rd floor apartment and have been using the smell of a litter box as an excuse not to. [/ QUOTE ] Not too often. With two cats, I usually clean it out every three days or so. Less often when I change the sand (I put in a new 20 pound bag every 3-4 weeks or so), more often when the sand gets low. It doesn't take more than 5 mins though. With the filter, you really won't notice the smell at all. [ QUOTE ] Also, what does everyone do about cat hair? I've been to people's homes where you can't sit on the furniture without being covered in hair. I find this terribly annoying. How often does one need to vacuum to keep the living room 'livable'? [/ QUOTE ] This depends a lot on if the cats are short-haired or not. Also, the quality of their food will definitely impact hair loss. We only vacuum our furniture every two weeks (or well, our maid does), seems plenty good enough if you do the floors once a week as well. 
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#32
06-18-2007, 08:03 PM
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Re: Getting a cat
my GF just got a nother kitty. it was climbing on my head this morning and i woke up to it biting my nipple. little scrap.
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#33
06-18-2007, 08:37 PM
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actually, declawing is illegal in most of Europe and a bunch of other countries: England Scotland Wales Italy France Germany Austria Switzerland Norway Sweden Netherlands Northern Ireland Ireland Denmark Finland Slovenia Portugal Belgium Brazil Australia New Zealand Yugoslavia Japan Here (Belgium) it's classified as animal torture. just a fyi. [/ QUOTE ] Why do they do this?
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#35
06-18-2007, 09:14 PM
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my cats are perfectly happy despite being declawed. It just means you have to keep them indoors which is fine by me. [/ QUOTE ] Have you guys had long talks about this? I'm sure there are girls that live happy lives after having their clits cut off, doesn't mean its necessary.
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#36
06-18-2007, 09:17 PM
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Re: Getting a cat
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[ QUOTE ] I definitely recommend getting two. I have a relatively small studio apartment, and it doesn't seem too small or crowded at all. The apartment never smells at all as long as you get one of those igloo litter boxes with a flap door and you clean it out a lot. [/ QUOTE ] How often is alot? My girlfriend has been pressuing me to get a kitten lately. I live in a 3rd floor apartment and have been using the smell of a litter box as an excuse not to. Also, what does everyone do about cat hair? I've been to people's homes where you can't sit on the furniture without being covered in hair. I find this terribly annoying. How often does one need to vacuum to keep the living room 'livable'? [/ QUOTE ] We got one of those igloo litter boxes with the flap door and we scoop it like every other day. Literally takes 90 seconds and isn't that gross at all. Get a plastic grocery bag, scoop out the clumps, spread a cup of fresh litter on top, done. If you can get short hairs, hasn't been an issue at all. I've only noticed white fur on my black sweater once because they sometimes climb into the closet and sleep on it. Haven't ever brushed them.
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#37
06-18-2007, 09:32 PM
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Re: Getting a cat
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Some questions i) How much does a cat cost per month to upkeep? ii) How do I stop my cat from [censored] up my apartment, whether by poo/wee or destroying my furniture? iii) How difficult is it to get someone to look after a cat if I go away for the weekend? Is there any way to leave them alone for a few days? [/ QUOTE ] My mom just adopted a kitten. I reccomend you look into adoption first, there's too many animals without homes. I had cats while I was growing up, and I adopted one about two years ago. They're generally low maintenance, except mine, she has realy bad alergies and has to get a shot once a month and I have to clean her ears regularly. She costs me about $60/month or so. My mom's new cat cost $50 to adopt. If you go out of town, they should be okay for 2-3 days, tops. After that they'll need someone to clean the litter box (i have three because my cat is picky). You'll also need an auto-feeder and water station. I love cats, and reccomend you get one, but be prepared for the occasional turd on the carpet and/or vomit, and if they have claws they will scratch things up a bit.
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#40
06-18-2007, 10:28 PM
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Re: Getting a cat
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[ QUOTE ] XXX - I'm also circumcised, and haven't experienced any degradation in my quality of life. [/ QUOTE ] ? I've always thought declawing is kinda cruel, especially since things like Softclaws which get great reviews are out there. For those that don't know, cat's claws are not toenails. When they remove them, they cut the bone to the first knuckle. Diagram of declawing [/ QUOTE ] Umm...the cats are anaesthesized for the procedure. Their paws will be sore for a few days, then they are good as new.
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