Do your kittens keep your hair on end, chomping on light cords and other such goodies that invite disaster? I finally found a solution, it is called «Bitter Apple», and is available in pet stores. It is also useful in preventing your older crowd from chew ing off bandages, or licking cuts, scratches, etc.
Another handy product is Odormute. A solution of this is one of the most effective means of cleaning up goofs on the rug and removing the odor that invites a repeat per formance. It can also be safely used on grass in outdoor runs. I use it in my outdoor litter boxes, which are filled (appropriately) with pea gravel. Speaking of odor, I’m just now trying a product called Odokleen. It comes in concen trated form, and is used to both clean and deodorize. So far, so good. It smells minty in the bottle, but doesn’t leave a residual «public restroom» odor after use.
These products are probably available at pet stores, but I get them from veterinary pet supply companies by mail order; the prices are better. Four of these companies that
I have been very satisfied with are: Kay-9 Veterinary Supply Co. Animal Veterinary Products, Inc. Animal Specialties, Inc. P.O. Box 347 South San Francisco, Ca. 94080 Galesburg, Illinois, 61401 P.O. Box 1267 United Pharmacal Co. 306 Cherokee St. St. Joseph, Mo. 64504 P.O. Box 531 Camden, N.J. 08101.
Kay-9 restricts sales to animal professionals only (breeders, kennels, catteries, etc.) and the others may have restrictions on sales to the general public, but for those of you with multiple furry friends, it is worth writing for a catalog. One product I have not had success with is Borden’s Kitten weaning formula. Neither kittens would touch it. Maybe my cats just don’t like dead fish (very dead). Borden’sKMR is great- the kittens love it and thrive on it, either as a supplement or as a straight diet when mom cat fails to produce. Hopefully, these tips will prove helpful. If any of you have discovered any «tricks of the trade», We’d like to hear about them!
Connie Condit