No, I'm sure I'd be able to smell it. I've had my nose on the ground and
on
the couch sniffing for it. Nothing.

I'm using paper litter. The rescue group said they used various types for
him,
and he wasn't choosey. Could it be that I just can't see or smell it in
the
box?

I use clumping litter. Easy to tell if there's anything in it, even if you
were deaf and couldn't hear her digging her holes to china in the litterbox.

~Emily


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Subject: Urgent Questions About Tav ( Now I've Gone and Done It)
From: URK-OFF (Leah)
Date: 7/28/03 4:33 PM Pacific

Good good good news!!!

That is good news, Leah!. So glad Mr Tav is coming around and you can quit
hanging around the litter box!


Deb
Shi the Slimmer
Georgie the Scurry-Stalker

In article ,
Emily Carroll wrote:
I use clumping litter. Easy to tell if there's anything in it, even if you
were deaf and couldn't hear her digging her holes to china in the litterbox.

Clumping litter is dangerous for dogs that are dookie
divers. If someone's going to use it they've got to be
fastidious about keeping their dogs out of the catbox.
--
Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis -

If you don't understand how things are connected, the cause of
problems is solutions -- Amory Lovins

On Tue, 29 Jul 2003, Melinda Shore wrote:

Clumping litter is dangerous for dogs that are dookie
divers. If someone's going to use it they've got to be
fastidious about keeping their dogs out of the catbox.

there's also some concern that it's not too good for cats.
when mine come out of the litter, the first thing they do is
wash their feet, which means they'd be eating bits of clumping
litter. it's probably not a large enough quantity to be an
issue, but better safe than sorry.

compressed pine pellets work *great*. i get the stuff that
comes in huuuge bags from the feed store. it's meant for
lining small critter cages, but it's the same stuff marketed
in smaller, more expensive bags as kitty litter.

--
shelly (foul wench) and elliott and harriet
http://home.bluemarble.net/~scouvrette

"Cate" wrote:
Whoops, missed this part. So he doesn't have kidney problems? That is very
good. If his only health issue was a tendency toward crystals, I'm surprised
that kept him from being adopted. Many, many male cats (and a few females)
have the problem.

McTavish kept having recurrences of crystals, and his owners brought him in to
put him to sleep because they were tired of dealing with it. The vet refused,
and took him in as a shop cat and to try to regulate his condition with diet.
He wanted to make sure that he was healthy and stable before adopting him out.
The "free vet care and food at cost" was to help his chances at getting a good
home. It was the deal-maker for me, along with his familiarity with dogs and
the offer to waive the adoption fee.

I think I found my new vet. :} Anybody this caring has got to be good.

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"Leah" -OFF wrote in message
...

McTavish kept having recurrences of crystals, and his owners brought him
in to
put him to sleep because they were tired of dealing with it.

horrified look

Sheesh. Some people don't know what real trouble is.

The vet refused,

Good for him.

Cate