Cat - Litter Cleaner for Cats

Many adults and children have a fondness for cats, they are quiet, loving, and very playful household pet but that same fondness diminishes when it comes to carry litter box duty. Everyone who loves cat look for pit holes to hide, when it comes to scoop waste out of the litter box. Cats are intelligent pets. They instinctively know to use the litter box. Once cats are over with their business it's time for a family member to scoop the cat's waste out of the litter box and finish the job. This job is sometimes overlooked when loaded with busy work and school schedules leading to a smelly situation and an unhappy cat. For people who can't clean up the litter box and are usually busy with their work or schools prefer to purchase a self cleaning litter box. Clean-up is as simple as changing a tray or waste bag once or twice a week with a self cleaning litter box. It was a wonderful idea to invent the self cleaning litter box. The use of litter box is quite simple and helps to keep the premises clean. Once the cat has relieved themselves, the box cleans the litter itself either through a sifting process or through the use of a rake type device. As soon as the cat exits the box an electricity mechanism starts a timer that automatically guides the self cleaning litter box to begin its work. A good self cleaning litter box is one that comes with safety precautions that ensure that the cat will not be harmed during the process. Self cleaning litter box has a round shape if it uses shifting as a means to clean the litter. When the cat will exit the covered dome, the dome revolves for the cleaning process and the litter is shifted with the waste being discarded below the box. The litter then returned to its normal position for next use by cat. The raking system of cleaning is used to clean a rectangular self cleaning litter box. As soon as the cat exits the box, the rake cleans all the litter and clumps of material which is the cat's waste. People who are away at work or school during the day purchase a self cleaning litter box is perfect for their cats. It can also be a good idea if you have to travel overnight and feel comfortable after leaving the cat alone at home with food and water. There are models of self cleaning litter box that use a regular size trash bag making them a very affordable. You can also purchase a self cleaning litter box that needs a replaceable waste tray for your convenience. Looking for great ideas and information on shopping online? Go to http://www.homeandfamilywebonline.com Article Source:http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Philip_Culver Cat - Do I Need A Cat Furniture? There are different kinds of cat furniture you can choose from like cat condos, cat trees and others. Depending on where you live and what kind of design you prefer, you have different choices of cat furniture. If you life in a suburban area or on the landside and your cat has a way to go outside the house, then you won't need any cat furniture. But if you life in a city and your cat stays at home all the time, then you better listen and save yourself some a lot of frustration. Consider these things before choosing a cat furniture: - it is cat's nature to scratch, they sharpen their claws and get rid of old material this way. - cat's natural instincts make them jump, hide, climb and chase. In wildlife cats need to hunt and kill other animals in order to survive and this is still dominating the behavior of our pet cats. - cats sleep up to 15 hours daily. They love safe and warm places to sleep. Cat's don't like loud or stressful places. As you can see, your cat has cerain needs to be satisfied. If you don't provide a place to scratch, your cat will use your sofa because there is nothing else. If you don't provide a nice place for your cat to sleep, your bed will be used... What kind of cat furniture should you look for? There are many different types of cat furniture that you can choose from. Your choice always depends on what kind of cat you have and how much space you have in your house. You don't need to get a giant cat tree, a small one will do as well. More important than the size of your cat furniture is the quality. Your cat will use the cat tree or whatever kind of furniture you get, to scratch and climb. Therefore the cat tree must be save for your cat to use. It is always better to invest into quality once rather than purchasing a new cat furniture once a year. The best kind of cat furniture are definately those that satisfy multiple needs of your cat. Most cat trees are combined with a scratch pole, some include a condo, a place where your cat can hide and sleep. There are some trees that include toys like hanging balls, these are great for your cat to play with. You find these cat trees unattractive, even ugly? You can get a designer cat furniture that is designed to appeal to humans as well as to cats. These designer trees and codos are sometimes mado of maple or oak hardwood and therefore not cheap. You can find designer cat trees in all variations and forms. Before you go and purchase a cat tree you might want to - read online reviews from other pet owners, see what types of cat trees they found most useful. - compare the prices of different companies - compare the quality of the cat furniture - think about the color of the cat furniture - what about the cleanability? As you can see, there are quite a few things to consider before getting the new cat furniture. Write down what you expect to get and then look for it and compare the prices.

Cat - Do I Need A Cat Furniture?

Save 5% on orders over $75 at Only Natural Pet Store! Use coupon code CJ75. There are different kinds of cat furniture you can choose from like cat condos, cat trees and others. Depending on where you live and what kind of design you prefer, you have different choices of cat furniture. If you life in a suburban area or on the landside and your cat has a way to go outside the house, then you won't need any cat furniture. But if you life in a city and your cat stays at home all the time, then you better listen and save yourself some a lot of frustration. Consider these things before choosing a cat furniture: - it is cat's nature to scratch, they sharpen their claws and get rid of old material this way. - cat's natural instincts make them jump, hide, climb and chase. In wildlife cats need to hunt and kill other animals in order to survive and this is still dominating the behavior of our pet cats. - cats sleep up to 15 hours daily. They love safe and warm places to sleep. Cat's don't like loud or stressful places. As you can see, your cat has cerain needs to be satisfied. If you don't provide a place to scratch, your cat will use your sofa because there is nothing else. If you don't provide a nice place for your cat to sleep, your bed will be used... What kind of cat furniture should you look for? There are many different types of cat furniture that you can choose from. Your choice always depends on what kind of cat you have and how much space you have in your house. You don't need to get a giant cat tree, a small one will do as well. More important than the size of your cat furniture is the quality. Your cat will use the cat tree or whatever kind of furniture you get, to scratch and climb. Therefore the cat tree must be save for your cat to use. It is always better to invest into quality once rather than purchasing a new cat furniture once a year. The best kind of cat furniture are definately those that satisfy multiple needs of your cat. Most cat trees are combined with a scratch pole, some include a condo, a place where your cat can hide and sleep. There are some trees that include toys like hanging balls, these are great for your cat to play with. You find these cat trees unattractive, even ugly? You can get a designer cat furniture that is designed to appeal to humans as well as to cats. These designer trees and codos are sometimes mado of maple or oak hardwood and therefore not cheap. You can find designer cat trees in all variations and forms. Before you go and purchase a cat tree you might want to - read online reviews from other pet owners, see what types of cat trees they found most useful. - compare the prices of different companies - compare the quality of the cat furniture - think about the color of the cat furniture - what about the cleanability? As you can see, there are quite a few things to consider before getting the new cat furniture. Write down what you expect to get and then look for it and compare the prices. Guido Nussbaum, Cologne/Germany. More information on cats, funny cat videos, cat urine cleaner and more at: cat urine cleaner Article Source:http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Guido_Nussbaum Cat - Songs About Cats (Or Are They?) Perhaps the most famous Cat Song is The Siamese Cat Song recorded by Peggy Lee. The song is from the Walt Disney 1955 classic "The Lady and The Tramp", an animated film about a classy Cocker Spaniel named Lady who falls for Tramp a scamp of a mongrel. The song however is about two arrogant cats, Si and Am, who have given Siamese cats a bad name ever since. The Siamese Cat Song was penned by Lee along with Sonny Burke and over the years has also been recorded by Freddie and The Dreamers, Mitch Miller, Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin, Haylie Duff, and Bobby McFerrin. "We are Siamese if you please, We are Siamese if you don't please." Both The Turtles and Petula Clark stepped into recording studios to make very different versions of The Cat in the Window, a song that compares a cat trying to get out of a window with the singer wanting to fly away. "There's a cat in the window, and he's watching all the birds go passing by, he'd love to fly out the window, go where the wind goes, and so would I." Who can forget the Muppets recording of The Cat Came Back, a song about a kitty that just kept finding its way back no matter how far it was taken from home. "But the cat came back, she wouldn't stay away, she was sitting on the porch the very next day." In 1950 folks were flooding into record stores and asking for I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat. Mel Blanc recorded the song, written by Alan Livingston, Billy May and Warren Foster, about the cartoon cat and canary duo Sylvester and Tweety. "I tawt I taw a puddy tat a creeping up on me, I did I taw a puddy tat as plain as he could be." The Rooftop Singers followed up their 1963 number one hit Walk Right In, with Tom Cat a ditty about 'Ringtail Tom' who liked to go "strutting round the town" "And when he steps out all the other cats in the neighborhood they begin to shout." Fast forward to 1981 and the Stray Cats record a musically different song but with a very similar theme, the rockabilly Stray Cat Strut. "Stray cat strut, I'm a ladies' cat, a feline Casanova, hey man, that's where it's at, get a shoe thrown at me from a mean old man, get my dinner from a garbage can." Norma Tanega apparently owned a cat that she named 'Dog' and liked to take that cat for walks, hence her 1966 hit Walking My Cat Named Dog, which does seem to be about her real life experience of strolling around town with her pet feline. Most songs though that include the word Cat in the tile, are not truly about cats at all. A great example is the fine song, Cats in the Cradle by Harry Chapin. No cats make an appearance in this song; instead the lyrics contain a very chilling message that every dad should pay heed too. Bent Fabric, real name Bent Fabricius-Bjerre, had a hit in 1962 with Alley Cat, but this was an instrumental recording so it's not a song about cats. Instrumental too was Aaron Copeland's The Cat and the Mouse. Cat People (Putting Out Fire) by David Bowie was recorded for the 1982 remake of the film Cat People. Great dark and menacing feel to the song but the words have no relationship to cats. The cat in The Cat Crept In, recorded by Mud was actually a girl, as was the cat featured in The Rolling Stones' Stray Cat Blues, this one with exceedingly sharp claws. They Call Her the Cat, by Elton John is about, well it's not about cats! Neither is Honky Cat, another Elton tune, that one is about a country boy moving to live life in the city. Three Cool Cats, is a song that was first recorded by the Coasters in 1958 and covered by The Beatles in 1962 (but not released until 1995.) Of course this song is not about cats, but about three teenage boys and three teenage girls. The Beatles also recorded Little Willie John's Leave My Kitten Alone, no surprise to find that the song is not about a kitten. U2 recorded a song titled An Cat Dubh, which apparently means The Black Cat in Gaelic, no cat in the song though, black or otherwise. No cats are in Year of the Cat by Al Stewart, Cat Scratch Fever by Ted Nugent, The Lovecats by The Cure or in Cool for Cats by Squeeze. Who can say what The Cat's In the Well by Bob Dylan is about? There must be countless other songs that have the words Cat, or Cats, in the title but are not actually about our feline friends. No doubt there are more songs that are about cats than those listed on this page, but those songs sadly seem few and far between. But wait . . . wasn't there a stage musical all about cats. Cats, the musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, was first shown in London, England in 1981. Based upon T. S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats the show features song after song about . . . Old Gumbie, Grizabella, Mungojerrie And Rumpelteazer, Skimbleshanks, Old Deuteronomy, Gus, Macavity, and Mr. Mistoffelees. All of these characters are, of course, . . . Cats.

Cat - Songs About Cats (Or Are They?)

Perhaps the most famous Cat Song is The Siamese Cat Song recorded by Peggy Lee. The song is from the Walt Disney 1955 classic "The Lady and The Tramp", an animated film about a classy Cocker Spaniel named Lady who falls for Tramp a scamp of a mongrel. The song however is about two arrogant cats, Si and Am, who have given Siamese cats a bad name ever since. The Siamese Cat Song was penned by Lee along with Sonny Burke and over the years has also been recorded by Freddie and The Dreamers, Mitch Miller, Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin, Haylie Duff, and Bobby McFerrin. "We are Siamese if you please, We are Siamese if you don't please." Both The Turtles and Petula Clark stepped into recording studios to make very different versions of The Cat in the Window, a song that compares a cat trying to get out of a window with the singer wanting to fly away. "There's a cat in the window, and he's watching all the birds go passing by, he'd love to fly out the window, go where the wind goes, and so would I." Who can forget the Muppets recording of The Cat Came Back, a song about a kitty that just kept finding its way back no matter how far it was taken from home. "But the cat came back, she wouldn't stay away, she was sitting on the porch the very next day." In 1950 folks were flooding into record stores and asking for I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat. Mel Blanc recorded the song, written by Alan Livingston, Billy May and Warren Foster, about the cartoon cat and canary duo Sylvester and Tweety. "I tawt I taw a puddy tat a creeping up on me, I did I taw a puddy tat as plain as he could be." The Rooftop Singers followed up their 1963 number one hit Walk Right In, with Tom Cat a ditty about 'Ringtail Tom' who liked to go "strutting round the town" "And when he steps out all the other cats in the neighborhood they begin to shout." Fast forward to 1981 and the Stray Cats record a musically different song but with a very similar theme, the rockabilly Stray Cat Strut. "Stray cat strut, I'm a ladies' cat, a feline Casanova, hey man, that's where it's at, get a shoe thrown at me from a mean old man, get my dinner from a garbage can." Norma Tanega apparently owned a cat that she named 'Dog' and liked to take that cat for walks, hence her 1966 hit Walking My Cat Named Dog, which does seem to be about her real life experience of strolling around town with her pet feline. Most songs though that include the word Cat in the tile, are not truly about cats at all. A great example is the fine song, Cats in the Cradle by Harry Chapin. No cats make an appearance in this song; instead the lyrics contain a very chilling message that every dad should pay heed too. Bent Fabric, real name Bent Fabricius-Bjerre, had a hit in 1962 with Alley Cat, but this was an instrumental recording so it's not a song about cats. Instrumental too was Aaron Copeland's The Cat and the Mouse. Cat People (Putting Out Fire) by David Bowie was recorded for the 1982 remake of the film Cat People. Great dark and menacing feel to the song but the words have no relationship to cats. The cat in The Cat Crept In, recorded by Mud was actually a girl, as was the cat featured in The Rolling Stones' Stray Cat Blues, this one with exceedingly sharp claws. They Call Her the Cat, by Elton John is about, well it's not about cats! Neither is Honky Cat, another Elton tune, that one is about a country boy moving to live life in the city. Three Cool Cats, is a song that was first recorded by the Coasters in 1958 and covered by The Beatles in 1962 (but not released until 1995.) Of course this song is not about cats, but about three teenage boys and three teenage girls. The Beatles also recorded Little Willie John's Leave My Kitten Alone, no surprise to find that the song is not about a kitten. U2 recorded a song titled An Cat Dubh, which apparently means The Black Cat in Gaelic, no cat in the song though, black or otherwise. No cats are in Year of the Cat by Al Stewart, Cat Scratch Fever by Ted Nugent, The Lovecats by The Cure or in Cool for Cats by Squeeze. Who can say what The Cat's In the Well by Bob Dylan is about? There must be countless other songs that have the words Cat, or Cats, in the title but are not actually about our feline friends. No doubt there are more songs that are about cats than those listed on this page, but those songs sadly seem few and far between. But wait . . . wasn't there a stage musical all about cats. Cats, the musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, was first shown in London, England in 1981. Based upon T. S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats the show features song after song about . . . Old Gumbie, Grizabella, Mungojerrie And Rumpelteazer, Skimbleshanks, Old Deuteronomy, Gus, Macavity, and Mr. Mistoffelees. All of these characters are, of course, . . . Cats. If you have a pet related web site and you wish to reproduce the above article you are welcome to do so, provided the article is reproduced in its entirety, including this resource box and live link to http://www.best-cat-art.com Cat art posters, art prints, cat calendars and cat collectibles. Great cat gifts for yourself or your cat loving friends. Article Source:http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Larry_Chamberlain Cat - Pet Sitters - Choosing The Right One Some people embark on purchasing a pet with out really thinking about the consequences. If you are in full time work and want to own a pet such as a dog, have you considered how much it will need to be walked? And who will do this when you are at work. Pet sitting is a professional pet sitting service that is rapidly growing. Pet sitters provide extraordinary care and will lessen the stress to you while providing your dog with freedom. Advantages of using pet sitters Less stress to your pet as the animal will be cared for in their own home and own surroundings. Being kept in the same area and around your home your pet will be less likely to pick up any strange illnesses or parasites. A pet sitter will travel to your home to care for your pet this means there will be no travel trauma as he/she will not need to be transported anywhere. Most kennels will require specific vaccinations to allow any animal to board there, pet sitters are less restrictive in this area. Your animal will have a set routine and will not be required to adapt to a new environment. Many pet sitting services will provide additional personalized touches which will leave you worry free, having someone come in and pick up your post and turn a light on so that you do not come home to darkness is just some of the added bonuses a pet sitter can provide. Some people say they double as a house sitter. For you to be completely happy you need to be able to trust the person you choose to care for you animal, pet sitters will care for your pet as you do giving them time for play, exercise and will also be aware of any medical conditions. Tips On Choosing A Pet Sitter I would recommend that you ask friends and family if they can make any recommendations so you know the pet sitter has a good reputation. Arrange a meeting with in your home with each pet sitter. Watch how they interact with your pet and see if you can sense that your pet actually likes this person. Make the pet sitter aware of any health problems your pet has and let them know what your pet enjoys, a reliable pet sitter will take notes as you provide them with this information. Make sure you ask for a copy of their contract this will provide you with exactly what you can expect from this person as well as their rates of pay. Prepare detailed instructions. Include all your contact phone numbers including one of a friend in case you are unreachable in an emergency. Being armed with the right questions will help you choose the perfect match for you pet leaving you stress free and you pet happy.

Cat - Pet Sitters - Choosing The Right One

Some people embark on purchasing a pet with out really thinking about the consequences. If you are in full time work and want to own a pet such as a dog, have you considered how much it will need to be walked? And who will do this when you are at work. Pet sitting is a professional pet sitting service that is rapidly growing. Pet sitters provide extraordinary care and will lessen the stress to you while providing your dog with freedom. Advantages of using pet sitters Less stress to your pet as the animal will be cared for in their own home and own surroundings. Being kept in the same area and around your home your pet will be less likely to pick up any strange illnesses or parasites. A pet sitter will travel to your home to care for your pet this means there will be no travel trauma as he/she will not need to be transported anywhere. Most kennels will require specific vaccinations to allow any animal to board there, pet sitters are less restrictive in this area. Your animal will have a set routine and will not be required to adapt to a new environment. Many pet sitting services will provide additional personalized touches which will leave you worry free, having someone come in and pick up your post and turn a light on so that you do not come home to darkness is just some of the added bonuses a pet sitter can provide. Some people say they double as a house sitter. For you to be completely happy you need to be able to trust the person you choose to care for you animal, pet sitters will care for your pet as you do giving them time for play, exercise and will also be aware of any medical conditions. Tips On Choosing A Pet Sitter I would recommend that you ask friends and family if they can make any recommendations so you know the pet sitter has a good reputation. Arrange a meeting with in your home with each pet sitter. Watch how they interact with your pet and see if you can sense that your pet actually likes this person. Make the pet sitter aware of any health problems your pet has and let them know what your pet enjoys, a reliable pet sitter will take notes as you provide them with this information. Make sure you ask for a copy of their contract this will provide you with exactly what you can expect from this person as well as their rates of pay. Prepare detailed instructions. Include all your contact phone numbers including one of a friend in case you are unreachable in an emergency. Being armed with the right questions will help you choose the perfect match for you pet leaving you stress free and you pet happy. Allen Jesson writes for several sites including Pets, the aquarium site and salt water and fresh water aquariums Article Source:http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Allen_Jesson Cat - Self Cleaning Cat Litter Box - Just Perfect for Our Feline I swear my mother could smell the diarrhea from an ant. I think she made sniffing a favorite past time, because I cannot remember a single day where she wouldn't say "What's that smell?" She'd then get up out of her chair with her head titled at 45 degrees and walk around the house trying to locate the hum that she and she alone could sense. Well, you can just imagine what she was like when there was a genuine reek in the house! Like the time I got a kitten and placed a Self Cleaning Cat Litter Box in the kitchen. My Mom was gagging and choking before she even set foot in the house. Honestly, I'm sure it's a physiological condition but she doesn't see it that way. To be honest, I think the self cleaning cat litter box is a fantastic piece of kit. There are no special receptacles or waste bags needed, so it therefore saves both time and money. Our self cleaning cat litter box also works with any clumping litter and has a large capacity waste drawer for easy emptying. There are many different models on the market now days and some even have automated waste raking mechanisms that kick in 10 minutes after the cat has done its business. I've even seen those that supposedly eliminate odors. I and actually thought about getting one of those for the benefit of my Mother's nose, but she'd still smell it with her snout so I decided against the idea. In fact we have to place our self cleaning cat litter box outside when she comes to visit, but she still convinced the stench has embedded itself into the household fabrics. I know people are spending more on their pets and pet products than ever before, but I think some of the self cleaning cat litter boxes have gone a little over the top price wise. My neighbor spent over $250 for hers and it looks too good to poop in. I think it was called Petmate Purrforma Self-Cleaning Litter box, or something similar. The design is very nice and it's obviously very well built, but honestly, it's only a toilet for Tiddles at the end of the day. When I was a girl there was no such thing as a self cleaning cat litter box. All we had was what was referred to as the cat tray and it was exactly that, a plastic tray. We used to take it in turns to clean the darn thing out. It was kept in a corner of the kitchen and it wasn't a very nice start the day with pebbles and poops festering next the pedal bin. My mother always used to say the sight and smell of it made her feel physically sick which is perhaps why she never got another cat after Skippy died. Hey, maybe it was the littler box that gave her this obsession with odors? Whatever, she doesn't have to have cats anymore but we just love the little fur balls in this house. In fact, now that we've invested in our own self cleaning cat litter box, we're even thinking abut getting another kitten now that the hassles of feline hygiene are behind us.