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By: Author Suzanne McMinn » My Dear Desdemona

Author Suzanne McMinn » My Dear Desdemona — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:04:32 +0000

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By: Ruby55

Ruby55 — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 06:59:46 +0000

What a cute story even if it made extra work for you. This is one of my periodic visits. Until I get my new computer set up and going, this one is always a handicap–especially on blogs where you can’t save intermittently.

I’ve got your new book but it will probably take a while until I can read it. I’m still trying to unpack and get settled in. Doing it all alone is not faster than doing it with a family especially if, like me, you don’t have much strength and constant pain.

Hope you’re all doing well otherwise. I’m sorry I can’t help you with teaching an old cat new tricks. I can’t even do it with myself. My tummy is giving me loads of pain. :sick: So I’ll say good-bye for now.

By: Kathy Carmichael

Kathy Carmichael — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 02:07:19 +0000

Suzanne: What a doll Desdemona is and she looks (and acts) much like my kitty, Nelson. Just want you to know I love love love your website and blog — KC

By: Heather Harper

Heather Harper — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 00:48:59 +0000

Because you liked my zen lol cat, please visit here

http://heatherharper.blogspot.com/2007/08/teh-funney-like-damn.html

and then vote for me by midnight. Tonight. Or the TBR piles gets it.

:eek:

By: Kim A.

Kim A. — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 22:07:40 +0000

Yikes! No ideas re. getting an older cat to use a litter box, I’m afraid. My two are predominantly indoor (as I live in the city and won’t let them roam–i.e. become road kill) and I have four litter boxes just for them. Three in the basement, one upstairs. When I add my third adoptee at some point (no, NOT Desdemona–lol) I’ll add another. I’ve never minded scooping litter boxes twice daily and scrubbing them out regularly. It’s just part and parcel of having cats.

Maybe Fuzzball would go for an extra large box with pine litter instead of clay? Beats me. I think you are out of luck on this one!

-Kim, who would *love* to have the space/land and resources to adopt a slew of unwanted kitties

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 20:57:41 +0000

Hi, Maddie! Here’s a complicated answer to the litterbox quandry, LOL. I do actually keep a litterbox–in the winter, when it’s so cold, the cats don’t like to go outside so much. Once spring hits and the cats are out chasing mice and birds and sunning themselves, I put the litterbox away. All of my cats behave themselves indoors–except when they are kittens. I’ve had all my cats since they were kittens, and somewhere around six months old they seem to “get” it about going potty outside. So I just keep the litterbox in the winter when they don’t want to go outside.

Fuzzball is not actually my cat, she’s my cousin’s cat, but since I took her and her last litter in (and then had her fixed, by the way), she has kinda taken to my house. She thinks she lives here! But she doesn’t!! LOL! She’s eight years old and has always been an outdoor cat and I suppose she is too old (?) to train–I’ve tried–I had the litterbox out still when I first brought her in with her last litter and she Would Not Use It. Desdemona (the one out of the litter that we kept–I gave the other four away) is still a baby, so I don’t Expect her to behave yet, just like I don’t think toddlers are always able to control themselves. I’m hoping that Desdemona, like my other cats once they matured, will “get” it and be okay in a few months. I don’t know what to think about Fuzzball because she is an older cat already and just doesn’t seem Interested in behaving herself!

If you–or anyone out there!!–has ideas about how to train an *older* cat who is set in her ways, I’d love to hear it!!!
:wall:

By: Teresa W.

Teresa W. — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 20:21:45 +0000

I’ll pass on the kitten but would love a copy of the book! :cattail:

By: Maddie

Maddie — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 17:06:50 +0000

I know you live on a farm and probably HATE the idea of cleaning litterpans.. but you mention your kitties poop and pee in bad places.. maybe just ONE litter pan, outdoors??

AND you have SLAVE LABOR still available (teenagers) to clean it!??

Just a thought..

I love all your kitties, even when they are bad!

By: Stacey

Stacey — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 14:06:33 +0000

We have a few cats, and they sure can be stinkers at times.

I hope you have a great weekend.

By: Stefanie

Stefanie — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 09:04:31 +0000

We also have 2 cats, one little one (Thaila). Our big cat (Didi) isn’t the mother, but she has adopted Thaila. They even wash each other!!
But for the moment, 2 cats is enough. Dididoesn’t cause any problems. But Thaila… She loves to race in the house and if anything stands in her way, she just knocks it over. :talktothehand:
Have a good weekend!