Cat Owners - Recommend Cat Supplies

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Kitties! I adopted two at once (they're sisters) and I think it's been good for them have a buddy.

For litter boxes, I like the Catit brand large covered boxes. I buy them from Amazon but I've seen them in pet stores as well. I also recommend a litter mat for underneath - I think the brand I have is Pawkin?

I've tried a bunch of different litters and my favorite by far is Dr. Elsey's Precious Cat Ultra. It's a clay litter but is almost dust free, and it clumps really well so you can go longer between complete litter changes. The only down side is that it's heavy! It comes in 18 and 40 lb bags - I usually buy the 40 lb because i have multiple litter boxes, plus it's a better value.

For a scratching post I highly recommend the SmartCat Ultimate Scratching Post. It's about $40 on Amazon and worth every penny. I bought mine 5 years ago and both cats scratch on it daily and it's still going strong. My cats also like the corrugated cardboard scratchers - those get destroyed pretty quickly so I look for them on sale.

For dishes, I don't really have a preference other than I don't like to use metal or plastic. My cats eat their dry food from small Syracuse China bowls that my aunt gave me at least a decade ago and I buy Corelle saucers from the thrift store to use as wet food dishes. I was concerned that my cats weren't drinking enough water so I invested in a ceramic pet fountain a couple of years ago and they really seem to like it.

Food is always a challenge. Both my cats are picky, and while they'll eat the same dry food they prefer different kinds of wet food. Also, they'll happily eat something for months and then decide they don't like it! I'd love for them to eat an exclusively wet food diet but I tried and it just didn't work out, so they get wet food in the morning and evening and have a small amount of dry available during the day. Right now they're eating Lucy Pet dry food, but in the past have eaten and liked Wellness and Natural Balance. For wet food, I rotate between various flavors of various brands. Luckily I have a great local pet store with a huge selection of foods to try. My main "rule" for their food is that it be grain-free.

Good luck with your new feline family members and please post pictures!

Edited to add that I second Idahomom's recommendation for the Litter Genie. It's awesome.

Another vote for a nice scratching post. Make sure it’s tall enough for the cats to stretch up full length to scratch. Mine don’t care for the sisal wrapping....they like carpeting. But I know many cats like sisal. A lot of scratchers have some of everything. Mine love to bask n the afternoon sun while laying on the shelves of the post. Mine also like the corrugated scratchers someone else mentioned.

Congrats on the new cats!

Kitties are all so different. Our cats absolutely refused to use litter boxes with lids on them. they would go right outside the box. I have one cat, who is on the large side, that will not use a tall litter pan (which is what we had), so we had to get a large flat tote for him to use. The one doesn't like litter that forms clumps so we get the clay kind. Man are they picky, but I love them! We bought this cute little house for them, that one can lay in and the other can lay on top. They are constantly battling who gets to lay on top. I guess I will have to get another one...LOL. Lots of toys. Our guys love the little stuffed mice. We have about 4 different ones and I find them all over the place.

Congratulations on your new additions!
The rescue group should be able to give you some great info about the particular likes/dislikes of your new kitties. But think about potential problems and prevent them in advance. For example, if you don't want the cats to jump up on top of tall furniture, maybe a nice tall cat tree. Worried about scratching issues? Preventative care is a good supply of scratching alternatives. And remember that they will be coming into a totally new and strange environment and be patient with them. They may want to hide and explore on their own, or they may want cuddles and affection right away. Let them set the pace.

I highly recommend Slide cat litter. If you end up with one who likes to pee in the corner of the litter box, you'll be forever scraping cat pee cement out of the box. But the Slide litter works as advertised - doesn't stick to the sides of the box.

Congratulations on the new kitties!!

Definitely check out chew.com. We have purchased two cat trees from them that are fantastic and were very low priced.

We've also been using the Breeze litter system and love it! That along with the litter genie controls all odor.

Congrats on the new kitties! The Tidy Cat Breeze is amazing. The pellets last a really long time. I have one cat who uses it. But my other cat is petrified of everything and he hates the noise the pellets make so he uses traditional litter, even though I bought Tidy cat for him since he hates to bury his stuff.