Anyone from Bukit Mertajam/Parit Buntar? I'm trying to find a phone number of Klinik Haiwan at Jawi. Already tried google maps & yellow pages but no luck.

I'm using Clean 'N Easy brand. RM20 per bag (10L). It's clumping litter. Very good in controlling the smell. Clump very good too.

I also use Paw Mark brand, it's pine wood litter. RM28 per bag (9kg). Use by four of my cats. Very economical. A bag can last for 2 - 3 months. It can control the smell very well too but not as good as clumping litter. Preferably put the litter box in the bathroom. Much easier/convenient to flush the poop.

In your case, no need to use litter.

Most clumping litters are not flushable because they will clog your toilet. There are flushable clumping litter, for example this one. However, as far as I know, it required large amount of water to dissolves. I use both clumping & pine wood litters. Clumping litter for my indoor cats & pine wood litter for my outdoor cats. When I said outdoor cats, I means the ones that clever enough to climb in into the garage through the ceiling. They like to take a nap in there, especially at night & poop/pee in there too. Using clumping litter for them will not economical, so I switched to pine wood which last four times longer than clumping litter.

Training cat to use non-sand type litter will be difficult, depends on the cat too. Mixing both sand & wood litter are not good idea because it will prevent the sand litter from clumping properly. You will need to throw the whole thing in the litter box & replace with fresh litter. Pine wood or any wood litter, required different litter box like this one. When trying to train them to use pine wood litter, in addition to the clumping litter, I put another litter box with pine wood litter in it. It takes a couple of days before one of the cat pee in the pine wood litter box. After a week, it's obvious cats will always want to use sand type litter. So, what I did is removed the clumping litter box & leave only pine wood litter box. On the next day, I see that some of the cats pee & poop in it but some of the cats still not comfortable using it, pee & poop outside the litter box. It take a while, a couple of weeks if not mistaken before they all pee & poop in the pine wood litter box. Sometime, rarely, some of the cats relapse & pee outside the box. So far they didn't poop outside the box. Currently I have three pine wood litter box for four outdoor cats.

So far I have no success in training my indoor cats to use pine wood litter. Mostly because lack of time for me to monitor & train them. I have one pine wood litter box inside the house & sometime one of the cat will pee in it. Basically, it will need a lot of patience & time to train them. Initially, they will poop & pee outside the box. It's normal.

This post has been edited by kizwan: Jul 10 2013, 04:26 PM

If I were you, I would prepare a nice place for the kittens & their mother. Put a towel so that they can sleep on it. A box with one side cut out would be nice too. Also a bowl of drinking water. If you want the mother to always stay around with her kittens, put food too. Here at kampung, people usually give rice mixed with boiled fish to stray cats. Some cats don't like rice much, so in this case I'll mixed kibble (dry cat food) with canned food. This will also soften the dry food which will allow kittens to eat it too. For two kittens & an adult cat, 2 kilo of kibble & a canned food will last a week I think.

Probably irritation from mosquito bites. Do you have picture of it?

If you can't take the kitten back, I think you can feed the kittens at least. If you can find milk for cat, it would be good. If not a drinking water should be ok & some soft food for them. Put the milk/water & food in a tupperware.

Did you actually saw their mother? I would be in dilemma too because I don't want to separate them from their mother.

Let us know when you have rescue them.

I'm happy to hear this good news.

You can use FRONTLINE to kill fleas. There are other type too like fleas repellent spray & shampoo. They all do the same job, kill fleas.

Good question. Fleas are the one always stick to the cat fur/skin (little black/dark colour bug) & once they dropped on the floor, when you try to catch them, they jump around, fast jump. Also when you squeeze the bug with your finger nails (against the floor), it will make pop sound. At least this what I know about fleas.

This post has been edited by kizwan: Jul 30 2013, 02:27 PM

OctoberFly, I hope your cat get better soon. My 6 months old male cat died last Wednesday (sorry I don't want to go any details). It's the saddest day of my life. So, I really hope your cat get better soon.

My other 6 months old cat (sibling to the male cat) also very sensitive with food, especially fish. She will get diarrhea the next day & sometime her anus also red. Any time I gave her boiled chicken, she will get better. So, for the moment I gave her boiled chicken, in addition to kibble.

By the way, how long not to give your cat any food but glucose water? 12 - 24 hours? This is standard procedure to rest their stomach. I didn't gave my cat glucose water though & I don't know whether it's required for cat. Last time I brought my cat because diarrhea, I don't remember my vet said anything about glucose water. I'm also surprise your vet didn't do any further test to determine the causes of bloody diarrhea. So, now the vet already gave injection for possibly virus infection. If the problem still persist, go back to the same vet. If they still not able to determine the cause, then better go to different vet.

This post has been edited by kizwan: Aug 3 2013, 10:29 PM

I'm sorry to hear that too. I'm a believer & I do believe they are in a better place now.

12/24 hours is standard procedure to rest their stomach. I didn't gave my cat glucose water though & I don't know whether it's required for cat. Last time I brought my cat because diarrhea, I don't remember my vet said anything about glucose water. I'm also surprise your vet didn't do any further test to determine the causes of bloody diarrhea. So, now the vet already gave injection for possibly virus infection. If the problem still persist, go back to the same vet. If they still not able to determine the cause, then better go to different vet.

They are sooo cute. I hope you locked them in the house. Cats this young & a couple months old tend to suddenly running towards the road. So, be careful.

This post has been edited by kizwan: Aug 3 2013, 10:38 PM

I think better send that kitten to animal shelter.

That's normal. It don't know you, so they run/go away.

Just make sure the kitten have access to fresh drinking water all the time. Try give boiled fish/chicken & slowly change to cat (can or dry) food. Make sure removed the bones.

You can use warm water to clean the kitten. Then dry it with a towel.

Anyone have any experience buying from www.petsmore.com? I'm planning to buy pine wood based litter because local shop unable to re-stock this kind of litter (supplier incompetent).

Also, anyone using crystal litter beads & recycled paper cat litter? How long a big bag last for 5 cats?

I use pine wood too but my local shop unable to re-stock. Do you know any online shop selling one?

Thanks! Will do.

I decided to go Green. Anyone have any experience with this litter? Or any brands (recycled paper based litter)? Just bought it from petsmore.com.



I'm going to try this litter & see how it fares compared to clay-based litter I regularly use. If it's economical, meaning last longer than the clay-based litter, I may continue using it. Currently, 10L clay-based litter with 8 cats last for 1 week. If this 24L recycled paper based litter lasted for 3 or 4 weeks at least, I will continue using it.

My other 4 cats using pine wood litter. Just ordered 5 bags from petsmore.com since my local shop unable to re-stock even after a month.

Buying litter online is my last resort after unsuccessfully to get them through local pet shop.

This post has been edited by kizwan: Sep 9 2013, 02:11 PM

Try look at PetWhizz.com. It seems RC on sale there. I bought 3 items (2 x Smartsift Litter Box & cat carrier) last month from them, first time too. One of the litter box was shipped out the next day (19/8) after payment is approved (18/8) while the other two items was shipped out on 20/8. Their default courier is Post Malaysia Parcel. You can try contact the owner/admin if you want expedite shipping.

I think 3 - 5 days to ship out is standard SOP with most online store. My first order from petsmore.com, they shipped out two days after payment. The second one was ordered 8/9 (Sunday) still processing.

I suggest order earlier or buy extra. I would buy two & when one bag finished, I will order them right away.



BTW, the Green Kat cat litter so far so good. It's non-clumping litter but they are very good in absorbing urine & so far cover the smell very good. The pellets doesn't dissolved when in contact with liquid but absorb it & the pellets dry very fast. I just need to removed excrement daily or whenever I see them, basically similar SOP with pine wood. I don't know whether this litter is flushable (going to email the manufacturer) but there is small number of pellets attached to the excrement, so I just flushed them anyway. I also put some in the bottom tray of the pine wood litter box. It will helps in absorbing the urine dropped down there & hopefully helps control the odour from the urine.

I think I want to try Cat's Best Oko Plus Cat Litter next. I'm planning to buy it from catsgarden.com.my.