How To Live With Your Cat

As delightful as cats are they do have some decidedly annoying habits that can make them a little difficult to live with. Something like bring dead animals into your home can be difficult to prevent but other habits are a bit easier to stop.

Cats have claws and they like to scratch. If your cat’s favourite place to sharpen her claws is somewhere outdoors this isn’t too much of a problem. But often they like to use their claws indoors too. You’ll find that a cat’s claws will quickly rip your soft furnishings and wallpaper to shreds.

To solve this problem you might consider using scratching posts for cats. That way your cat can relieve its natural scratching instincts on something that you won’t mind being damaged.

Another problem area is the cat litter box. If you really hate the job of cleaning it out you could always consider using an automatic cat litter box that will do most of the dirty work for you. The good thing is that even if you’re out it’s still there cleaning up the mess so your house will smell a lot sweeter when you return.

Another problem with cat litter boxes is that they are not exactly discrete. However you could use a cat litter box cover to hide it away. They can look like bits of traditional furniture, or they can be more contemporary in style in a whole array of colours to match your decor.

There are several advantages of using a cover. One reason is if you have a cat that likes to dig into the litter you’ll avoid a lot of mess on the floor. Another reason is that some cat are rather shy when it comes to doing their business, a cover will give them the privacy they desire. And thirdly being covered helps to keep the less than pleasant odours from spreading about so far, especially if you use a charcoal filter.

Each cat is very much an individual so you have to take into account their own little foibles. But it’s these quirks and occasional stubbornness that makes them so lovable and interesting to have around your home.