Grey kitten

One of our grey kittens

Pretty Girl

One of my pretty girls

Naptime on an old tire

An old tire absorbs warmth and makes a good bed.

Tidy Cat is my Preference in Litter

Tidy Cat

When I lived in central NY on a farmette, my cats came in and out of the house at will. They often did their duty outside, but especially in colder weather, they used a litter pan. I used the cheapest litter and got away with that.

However, now that we live in the Finger Lake region of NY State in a mobile home in a mobile home park where they frown on the cats roaming freely, we have had up to 6 inside kitties. That makes keeping the odor under control a priority.

I have experimented with different litters. Some seem to work fairly well, but one only held up to

a week and needed the whole litter changed weekly. That was not cost effective.

I have found Tidy Cat to my liking. We purchase three 20 lb containers and it lasts a whole month. We initially add around 4 inches of the litter in a clean deep litter pan. As the volume gets scooped down, I add more litter.

I scoop at least once or twice a day to keep the pan neat and inviting to my 4 adult cats. The urine clumps very well with Tidy Cat and by gently loosening that first from the bottom of the pan with a firm metal scrapper, it makes scooping easier with less loss of wet litter. This also helps with odor control.

There are a variety of Tidy Cat choices and containers to choose from. I have settled on the Glade one with a grey top for now. That does a good job for us.

Try out the kind that appeals to you. I thought it would be more expensive, but actually I discovered it costs slightly less per pound than some other brands and considering that I have to buy less per month, I find it more economical.

Pearl was a Sweet Girl

Each cat has a unique personality and Pearl was one of my very memorable girls.
Pearl was love and beauty.

Very Photogenic awake, napping, on alert, or relaxed.

On Alert

Catnaps are Important

A nap with a sibling

A little talk with Snowbird

Dedicated to my friend Joyce and her life long love of her cats.

Joyce and one of her boys.  As of 2015 she is now blind and can't enjoy seeing her cats, but she can feel their love.

Fourth Generation cat lovers.

My grandson Howie and one of our golden boys.

Remembering Pumpkin

Remembering my daughter's much beloved Pumpkin

Remembering my faithful Gimpy

Gimpy liked to nap touching me.

Aww, how sweet to be loved like this.  She got her her name from a limp she had.  Our vet thought she probably had been clipped by a car to cause it.

My son loves our kitties and they love him.

How cute is this?

More with my husband

Kittens liked to sleep inside his bib overalls as they both napped as you can see.

My husband napping with Mr. Man

Mr. Man napping with my husband.

My parents with feline companions

Mom and her sitting companion.

You have to love a man napping with a cat.

Early family photos with our kitties.

The enjoyment of cats have long been a part of my family.  My beloved Grandma Susie and my Aunt Sylvia.

Me holding white triplets.

A very early photo of my mother with kittens. 

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