Taking care of kitties
@GardenGerty (169505)
United States
March 4, 2021 8:29pm CST
It seems I really have to work on keeping fresh water for all.
There are litter trays to scrape. Mostly the big boys go outside. I am grateful they are using the trays, though.
They get dry food all the time, and canned food as well. I am going to mix in a little diatomaceous earth to make sure they do not have worms since they have been mostly eating wild things or trash.
I really want to go to bed, but the cat care will come first.
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@TheHorse (238342)
• Walnut Creek, California
5 Mar 21
What is it about kitties and fresh water? Kitty will turn up her nose at yesterday's water and try to drink from my toilet. I reel in horror at the thought of the horrible things that must spew from my nether regions, even if it was hours ago, and fill up her water bowl immediately.
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@GardenGerty (169505)
• United States
5 Mar 21
These kitties drink the dishes dry quickly. That is why I have to keep refilling. I would worry about the chemicals I use to clean the toilet.
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@RasmaSandra (98072)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
5 Mar 21
I hope both you and the kitties have a restful night,
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@GardenGerty (169505)
• United States
6 Mar 21
They seem to be pretty well behaved.
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@GardenGerty (169505)
• United States
5 Mar 21
The young ones are very cuddly. I cannot wait to get a comb and groom them.
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
5 Mar 21
@GardenGerty Awwww, how sweet! I hope they like the combing!
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@GardenGerty (169505)
• United States
6 Mar 21
We always have dry food available for the cats. The wet food is a treat and is a way to give them some medicines as well.
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@GardenGerty (169505)
• United States
6 Mar 21
@LadyDuck Yes, we end up sharing a lot.
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@LadyDuck (502653)
• Italy
6 Mar 21
@GardenGerty I open a can of wet food every day and I split in two to give to the two cats.
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@wolfgirl569 (135910)
• Marion, Ohio
5 Mar 21
The de is a good idea. My outside cats get it in the summer.
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@GardenGerty (169505)
• United States
5 Mar 21
Since they had to live outside and there were lots of strays around I will have to do several treatments. I also need to comb them a lot.
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@GardenGerty (169505)
• United States
6 Mar 21
@wolfgirl569 I do the same. Somewhere I read about putting something in your yard to kill flea eggs. I think it was lime pellets.
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@wolfgirl569 (135910)
• Marion, Ohio
5 Mar 21
@GardenGerty I rub the dirt into the fur about once a week in the summer too. It helps control the fleas.
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@GardenGerty (169505)
• United States
6 Mar 21
So you can just enjoy the videos on Youtube and other places.
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@GardenGerty (169505)
• United States
6 Mar 21
I think dogs are a lot of work. My work will decrease once I have these cats spayed and neutered and get their shots so they are safe outside.
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@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
6 Mar 21
@GardenGerty My dogs truly aren't a lot of work. But they do require the basics daily which does take some of my time but not a lot of it.
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@BarBaraPrz (51837)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
5 Mar 21
Cat care always comes first. If it doesn't, they'll let you know you're being remiss. 
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@GardenGerty (169505)
• United States
6 Mar 21
If it does not get done first, it will end up being worse.
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@GardenGerty (169505)
• United States
6 Mar 21
Me too. They are work, but also they are loving.
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@GardenGerty (169505)
• United States
6 Mar 21
I think they will. They are not tiny kittens, but more like teenagers.
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@GardenGerty (169505)
• United States
6 Mar 21
I have always had cats. I tried usually to keep it down to three or fewer, but at times when I was growing up we had a lot more.
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@GardenGerty (169505)
• United States
6 Mar 21
So sorry for Fred kitty. Are your kitties in a wide age range? We think Mickey is the oldest here, Lady and Bibsy at less than a year old are the youngest. Angel is older than Tinker and we think he will be two in July or so.
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@GardenGerty (169505)
• United States
6 Mar 21
We always had cats when I was growing up, and sometimes it was way too many.
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@JudyEv (382325)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Mar 21
@GardenGerty We had a lot on the farm. Most stayed around the sheds. They got milk morning and evening when the cows were milked but mostly looked after themselves. We don't have extremes of weather here so they were fine as regards places to sleep and shelter.
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