One Cat, Two Cats

Get past the cute kitten videos, and the cats taking dogs beds (or anything else), and you'll find also find a lot of online discussion about litter.  Placement, type, amount, boxes, cost, maintenance, even sustainability - they're all topics of discussion. So I thought I may as well dive into some of these discussions, as I have some differing views from some of these most commonly held ones.  Being from New Zealand, there are also some slight differences in availability of products, and environment here. As a starter I may as well dive right into the biggie - when cats 'go bad', and don't use the allocated litter trays.  I have a couple of issues with the many (many, many) discussions I have seen on this topic.  First, I do not understand the discussion about rigorously cleaning, and disinfecting a litter box.  Now, don't get me wrong I absolutely agree cats need, and seek out, clean litter.  I suspect one of the reasons cats will start going outside t

Cats are Carnivores.  But there's no reason why you shouldn't plant some cat 'veggies'. despite having access to a lawn currently, my cats choose to eat the wheat grass I have planted in a bowl There are many theories, but no consensus on why cats eat grass.  What we can agree on, is that most cat owners are well used to finding regurgitated grass on the carpets.  Anecdotally, providing a more easily digested grass type, will reduce, if not entirely eliminate, these nasty surprises.  Lawns aren't actually very good for the environment, and they're rather hard work (all that weeding, feeding and mowing).  Grass that doesn't feed my horses, is really rather lost on me, so I'm replacing all my lawn with garden.  I'd much rather have lots of birds, bees and insects in my garden.  My garden does include grasses; natives and ornamentals that can grow as they like.  These long grasses are for running, and hiding. They naturally grow in clu