Who takes care your cat?
CAVSTARR313
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We are planning on getting out of town a couple times this year and I would like to get the same person to come and feed/play with the cat each time.. I don't know how people feel about this task. It's kind of a pain in the ass to drive someplace everyday and feed a cat.. If some one close to you asked you to do this, what is the maximum number of miles you would travel before you just hate the cat owner?
None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe that they are free.
Abrn Hlls '98 - Clarkston 2 '03 - Grd Rpds '06 - Abrn Hlls '06 - Clvd '10 - PJ20 - Berlin 1+2 '12 - Wrigley '13 - Pitt '13- buff '13- Philly 1+2 '13 - Seattle '13
Abrn Hlls '98 - Clarkston 2 '03 - Grd Rpds '06 - Abrn Hlls '06 - Clvd '10 - PJ20 - Berlin 1+2 '12 - Wrigley '13 - Pitt '13- buff '13- Philly 1+2 '13 - Seattle '13
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Abrn Hlls '98 - Clarkston 2 '03 - Grd Rpds '06 - Abrn Hlls '06 - Clvd '10 - PJ20 - Berlin 1+2 '12 - Wrigley '13 - Pitt '13- buff '13- Philly 1+2 '13 - Seattle '13
how much are you paying me?
for a friend, I would ask $10-15/day, first 10 miles, that includes coming over 2x a day, giving kitty medication, cleaning the litterbox, picking up the mail, and watering your plants.
Goes up to $20/day if I have to drive farther than 15 miles.
I have 5 years of vet tech experience too.
Best friend, like if I lived in the same town as unlost...bring me back a magnet for my collection.
- Christopher McCandless
So, offer money first ay?
Abrn Hlls '98 - Clarkston 2 '03 - Grd Rpds '06 - Abrn Hlls '06 - Clvd '10 - PJ20 - Berlin 1+2 '12 - Wrigley '13 - Pitt '13- buff '13- Philly 1+2 '13 - Seattle '13
for you and Leeze Cav, you buy me a RT ticket to Motor City and let me crash at your place, just bring me back a magnet!
I would ask a good friend, say, "Hey, I'm leaving town for a bit do you mind watching my cat?" watch their reaction, and offer up some monetary things, "I'll buy you a case of beer/bottle of Whisky etc" if they still seem apprehensive, say, "I'll give you $20" they will usually cave. But if you want them to pick up the mail, clean the cat box etc, money talks.
Green always helps...I'm not talking about that paper stuff either.
- Christopher McCandless
our cat gets constapated, so if it's a day or two, we'll give him high fiber food and leave him...if it's a week, we board him so that he can get his anti constipation medication. :fp:
Leave it to a Yankee fan to have a plan that only takes you so far!
Abrn Hlls '98 - Clarkston 2 '03 - Grd Rpds '06 - Abrn Hlls '06 - Clvd '10 - PJ20 - Berlin 1+2 '12 - Wrigley '13 - Pitt '13- buff '13- Philly 1+2 '13 - Seattle '13
HA!! that is dope as hell! 85ppm ay? Seems like i could find a few uses for this
Abrn Hlls '98 - Clarkston 2 '03 - Grd Rpds '06 - Abrn Hlls '06 - Clvd '10 - PJ20 - Berlin 1+2 '12 - Wrigley '13 - Pitt '13- buff '13- Philly 1+2 '13 - Seattle '13
Abrn Hlls '98 - Clarkston 2 '03 - Grd Rpds '06 - Abrn Hlls '06 - Clvd '10 - PJ20 - Berlin 1+2 '12 - Wrigley '13 - Pitt '13- buff '13- Philly 1+2 '13 - Seattle '13
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
I usually get my brother, sister or my friend, Anna (who also has a cat). My brother & sister live about 15-20 miles away and my friend lives about 10 miles away. I think if you find someone that genuinely likes cats then it will seem like less than a "pain in the ass" to them. Lucky for me my family and friends get a kick out of Jonas' "desire for affection" so they don't mind too much.
I often watch my friend Anna's cat too...so it's a good balance.
If you're gone for an extended stay, usually a visit from the "kitty caretaker" every other day is fine for cats (unless they require daily medicine or something like that).
If I lived near Detroit I'd watch your kitty for you...
:shock:
Sam LOVES belly rubs. And she is a poop machine, even though she is so tiny. So somebody's gotta be the turd miner at least once a day ...
Littermaid self-cleaning litterbox
and I usually leave my cats alone for a few days, they are pretty self-sufficient. Though if they need meds, then get a sitter. Cats usually hate going to a boarding facility, stresses them out.
81, if your kitty gets constipated, give him a spoonful of canned pumpkin (NOT pumpkin pie filling). It will clean him out just fine. Most kitties love canned pumpkin. Put the rest in an ice cube tray and freeze into pumpkin cubes, put the cubes in a baggie, and you can defrost a cube as you need it.
- Christopher McCandless
Overnight: Fill the food and water bowls to the top.
2-3 nights: I use suspension feeders. She eats or drinks and more falls down for her.
3-5 nights: Auto food feeder, water suspension feeder.
More than 5: Feeders plus having someone come over to do the box and to make sure the feeders are good.
Abrn Hlls '98 - Clarkston 2 '03 - Grd Rpds '06 - Abrn Hlls '06 - Clvd '10 - PJ20 - Berlin 1+2 '12 - Wrigley '13 - Pitt '13- buff '13- Philly 1+2 '13 - Seattle '13
get another kitty
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
we tried this.. I am sure Leeze posted about it.. I am willing to try again, but I think our cat likes to remain a solo act..
Abrn Hlls '98 - Clarkston 2 '03 - Grd Rpds '06 - Abrn Hlls '06 - Clvd '10 - PJ20 - Berlin 1+2 '12 - Wrigley '13 - Pitt '13- buff '13- Philly 1+2 '13 - Seattle '13
oh :(
when you got her did the place you get her say this? When i first got mine, there was an "Information" sheet on her. Said what she liked and disliked and all. Said she gets along well with other cats.
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
We got Sam from my boss. She was in a house with 4 other cats. She had to be sequestered from the other cats because there original and most loved cat would piss all over the place when she was around.. So, after Mr. Pickles passed, we decided to take Sam and give her freedom!!! She loves it BTW!!! but, I think she doesn't like other cats..
Abrn Hlls '98 - Clarkston 2 '03 - Grd Rpds '06 - Abrn Hlls '06 - Clvd '10 - PJ20 - Berlin 1+2 '12 - Wrigley '13 - Pitt '13- buff '13- Philly 1+2 '13 - Seattle '13
I want to add that I think it was too early. We met a really sweet and very loving big boy cat and decided to take him with us. But he was double her size and very loving. We separated them right away, but she hissed at us when she smelled him on us. One single view action didn't end well and she hid the whole day and hissed. Fortunately, we were able to give him back to his loving foster home, and I think the donation helped them a little, too.
Our tiny energetic fluffball deserves to be an only-cat, at least for now. Maybe we try it again when spring is here and a kitten comes our way ...
some cats are destined to be 'single cat' households.
Cav, get your kitty a bird feeder and put it outside her favorite window, get a cool kitty window perch. You will be the pimp daddy.
- Christopher McCandless
parents and I. When I leave, some one out if them watches
Tommy The Cat ( yes, that's his name!!) and when any of them leave, I watch Zoe ( my parents' dog),
And it Jack and Betty ( sis's dogs). However, when I go to Wrigley, cause I'll be gone for
2 weeks I'll give my sis money for having to clean up the cat shit for
two weeks!! Caveese, Tommy The Cat is a major pooper too!
I have never SEEN a cat generate that much poop before!!
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It's the litter robot and it's crazy expensive, but so worth it. It's so easy to clean and you will never smell kitty litter again. It only needs to be emptied every few days, so my mom doesn't have to worry about the litter while we're gone.
"I need your strength for me to be strong...I need your love to feel loved"
Hmmm sounds good but I would be afraid to get it. Gremmie doesn't even like the plastic covers that you can put on the litter box. He get's pissed and will try to knock it off.
Locked himself IN the toilet once and now hates the bathroom.. Unless he hears the shower,
Then he thinks he's getting a bath too and he gets all happy!
Thank you Lisa for your suggestion. We tried that when it first happened with no luck. He now gets 2.5ml of lactose (sp) twice a day.