A question for all you cat people

The Zigman

The Zigman

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my crazy girlfriend just got another cat, now she has 2 cats, and a dog..

Where do you buy cat stuff?

I mean kensfish is the place to buy cheap fish stuff, where is the cheap cat stuff?

Looking for cat towers and climbing things...
scratching posts, toys and that kinda stuff...

Also do you know of anything that will keep the dog outta the cats food?

Thanks!
 
Ebay! They have a few awesome cat trees for $99 with free shipping!
 
The only way we can keep zeus (one of our dogs) out of the cat food is by putting the cat food where he can't reach it. The dryer is what we use lol. If u get a cat tree that would work.
 
The Zigman said:
my crazy girlfriend just got another cat, now she has 2 cats, and a dog..

Where do you buy cat stuff?

I mean kensfish is the place to buy cheap fish stuff, where is the cheap cat stuff?

Looking for cat towers and climbing things...
scratching posts, toys and that kinda stuff...

Also do you know of anything that will keep the dog outta the cats food?

Thanks!
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I always get stuff from a regular pet store - as for the dogs, you have to put the food somewhere where they can't get to it. We keep ours down in the basement and the door has a cat door in it so that dog can't get down there. I know others have it up on a table or counter. Good luck.
 
IME buying cat toys is a waste of money. Cardboard boxes, bits of string and laser pointers are just as good as those expensive froo froo shiny toys. Getting catnip in bulk and rubbing it on a durable reusable toy is a better choice than those cheaply made toys filled with catnip that they shred in seconds.

Lol, my cats never really bothered with those equally expensive cat "trees." A blanket in an accessible windowsill was much more appreciated.
 
Cheap cat stuff can also be found in 'pets' on Craigslist. Or post a "wanted" ad yourself. Pet stores always charge too much... as we already know.

Another tip about using catnip is to let it steep for a while in some hot water, making something of a strong catnip tea out of it. After that cools, fill up a small squirt bottle with it to spritz it on something they can play with... like that cat furniture or their scratching post. The dried leaves can then go into an old (clean) sock or glove and then stitched closed.
 
Don't bother buying cat toys. Small stuffed animals, old socks filled with catnip and lightly crumpled paper(for the crinkly sounds), and home made string toys are much cheaper.

Also, making a cat tree is VERY simple, take a 4X4 and nail a piece of plywood on the end, stabilize the bottom using 2X4's or something, attach a cushion to the plywood and you have a cat tree... Paint it, wrap a rug around the bottom, whatever if you want ti to be 'pretty'.

Adding levels is just as easy, but IME, cats a re just as happy to sit in the window or on you bed than a $100+ cat tree.

Also, buy bulk catnip, rub it on their toys, favorite resting places ect.

And, as already said, the only way to keep a dog out of the cat food for good is to put it out of his reach.
 
ditto the previous 3 posts.

#1 kitty toy around here is a long old shoelace (or 2 tied end-end)...sometimes tied to a stick.

Anything with catnip in/on it, sew up some in a little fabric bag or 'cat safe' stuffed animal(no button eyes they can swallow,etc).

wad o'crumpled paper

cheap to buy:
sponge 'golf' balls
kitty balls with the bell in 'em...except they always break when you step on 'em.

scratching post? well, ours have always laid on their sides and shredded the carpet on the first stair step...so I let them. They also have an Alpine scratcher they use: http://www.cosmicpet.com/scratchers.htm

Checkout petsolutions.com...cat AND fish AND Dog stuff...

Feed the cat in another room? I only feed my cats 3-4x daily, a small amount they will eat in one session.
 
AshK said:
IME buying cat toys is a waste of money. Cardboard boxes, bits of string and laser pointers are just as good as those expensive froo froo shiny toys. Getting catnip in bulk and rubbing it on a durable reusable toy is a better choice than those cheaply made toys filled with catnip that they shred in seconds.

Lol, my cats never really bothered with those equally expensive cat "trees." A blanket in an accessible windowsill was much more appreciated.
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mine love their toys... spider kitty plays alot with his and the cat i lost last year used to wander around the house with a small stuffed toy snail in his mouth . but they all differ so much, it just depends on their personality at the end of the day
 
Cardboard boxes and paper bags are my cats' absolute favorites. Another is a toy I made...I went to a fabric store, bought a 10 foot long feather boa for a couple bucks, cut it into a few lengths (to make extras since the feathers get torn up after some heavy use), tied a few jingle bells onto one end, a stick on the other and drag it around. I can make my cats do flips with it :D
 
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