My suggestion for litter would be the wood pellets used for wood pellet
stoves.  They are $3 here for a 40lb bag and work fine.  I assume that,
from what I've heard, they are essentially the same as Feline Pine.  I get
my wood pellets at a farm equipment/hardware type store.
 
A while ago, I was really worried about Pinky because he used to be on the
chubby side, and lost a lot of weight in time for summer.  I've kept an eye
on him, and it seems like he is gaining his weight back again!  I was
worried for a while that there could be something wrong with him, but he
showed no other symptoms.  It turns out my paranoia was unfounded. :)
 
Does anyone else have this problem? I put harnesses on my boys to take them
on walks, and even when they are running loose in my room. When I take the
harnesses off, the skin of one is kind of red (usually just on one of them).
I've tried loosening the harness, but then he can get out of it partially
and I don't want him to get caught on something. I like having having the
harnesses on them when they are inside so I can tell where they are by the
bells, and so that they are used to the harnesses for when we go on walks.
I've stopped putting the harnesses on them, and even tried getting a softer,
thinner harness, but it hasn't made a difference. I think if I just had a
collar on them, they would have that off in no time too, and deposited in a
hidey hole with my razor, breath mints, boxing gloves, brushes, half-rotten
apple, and boyfriend's socks. :)
 
 :)
Brenda
Pinky & the Brain
[Posted in FML issue 2778]