Monthly Archives: May 2014

Attractive home-made pillow

I don’t mind to sleep on the ground from time to time, but when I have to use my PTU to go to the V-E-T, I like to have a minimum of comfort. It is already rather unpleasant like that…

Claire is a brilliant handywoman, she knows how to make a heap of things, and she adores sewing. As she was in a hurry, she made me a first flat pillow with an old sheet. The outside is cotton doubled by ouatine, and it is still stuffed with a little polyester as pillows. We can thus wash it in the machine at 40 degrees with no problem at all.

As soon as she saw the first pillow, a friend asked her for two for her cats :

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Claire had already ordered some more attractive tissues at Cotton & Color :

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My domesticated woman just requests the price of supplies (small : approximately 42 x 25 cm : 18 CHF, big : approximately 48 x 28 cm : 23 CHF) and shipping charges (Europe 9.50 CHF, world 12.-CHF) for her pillows, but nothing prevents you from putting a bit extra so that she buys me treats !

18 CHF = 15 € = 20 $
23 CHF = 19 € = 26 $
9.50 CHF = 8 € = 11 $
12 CHF = 10 € = 13.50 $

Catsens, our favorite litter

By getting me back inside, Claire had to dream also of an essential practical aspect : my litter box.
I don’t like so much a covered litter box because I have my head often touches the top, then Claire bought me a magnificent box with simple design which will grant perfectly with the new bathroom (renovation planned this autumn in the white and blue tones).

It was then necessary to choose among the multiple existing litters : clumping ? Non clumping ? Mineral ? Vegetable ? After hours of thinking with Momo, Claire finally decided to take the Catsens litter, et and she did well !

I like this litter very much : Catsens is a clumping litter 100 % organic made in Canada. It has a rather fine consistency, doesn’t almost make dust, doesn’t stick on paws, and doesn’t have a particular perfume. The Catsens litter consists of clay of biological feed rank coming from Canada, and also contains a mixture of biological oil (edible) to inhibit the smells and control the formation of dust ; it’s organic certified by LETIS.

The litter Catsens absorbs the liquid very quickly : you just have to take the block of agglomerated wee-wee to put it in the trash can, and it smells NOTHING ! Claire sniffed 36 times at the block directly on the small shovel, she sniffed then so much time at the trash can, and nothing !

The price of the bag can seem rather high at first sight, but you must know that you don’t need to replace the litter during a whole month, or even more : yes, you read well, more than one month ! It is thus finally rather economic.

I thus give four paws up to the Catsens litter, and I am going to continue to use it.

This product is available in North America and in several countries in Europe.

I’m free !

Since Sunday, I can go out again, I am free !

Or almost: Gérard of Sécurité Chats made me a great enclosure at the request of Claire and Momo. He came at first one day to take all the measures, then came back on last Thursday with all the material and a heap of tools.

Gérard planted at first pickets about 50 cms in the ground, then put on long amounts above. He has also screwed some against the house and on the terrace. He placed the sliding door in the deliberate place, then stretched out the net on all the structure by adjusting the horizontal bars to stiffen this one, and by means of a cord to be stretched out on the net. The net is wrapped with every amount. Gérard also strengthened the angles of the enclosure. To finish, he fixed the bottom of the net to the ground by planting fasteners of tent with moved closer intervals. Momo then gave him a heap of papers of all colors, and he left.

Claire and Momo minutely inspected my park : it is really good work, and the fence is almost invisible when we pass in front of our home.

As my domesticated want to accustom me to go out in the daytime and to stay inside at night, I had to wait until yesterday (Sunday) to be finally able to take advantage of my space of freedom.