My dog and cat hang around the house all day when we're at work. They get along pretty good, but even if yours don't (I have had the combo where both definitely didn't), in my experience they peacefully co-exist during the day together. They stay out of each other's way, in other words.
I have an idea in my head that I think that my current cat and dog snuggle up and sleep the day away on the dog's bed, then separate when we get home and act like it didn't happen. :) I've asked the "outside vs. inside" question in here before - my decision came down to the fact that we have close neighbors, and having a cat roaming their property, pooping in their garden or bushes or whatever just wasn't very "neighborly" of me, so we kept him inside. He's pretty happy, at least it seems. We have WAY too big a house for two people, so he gets some areas of the house completely to himself. Seems to keep him occupied. As for what to get - depends on where you're gonna keep him/her. If the dog can get in there, be prepared to put the food up on a table or something. Dogs love the cat food (ok, dogs love any food really). Same principle applies with the litter box (i prefer a covered one). Nothing like *that* breath to wake you up in the morning! eeeew. Two words - clumping litter (I like Fresh Step, personally). Clean regularly. Twice a week seems to work for out little poop machine. Cat toys are a must with kittens, have fun with them while they are young! My favorites are the little wand with a strip of cloth and a feather at the end (Wal-Mart or Petco has tons of these in many flavors) and the little handheld laser. The laser is great, and for some reason, even when they figure out where the source is, they still love it. Gives him great exercise too. The other thing my cat likes is wadded up paper. Crazy, I know, but he'll play fetch with me if I wad the ball up tight enough. (I swear he thinks he is the Lab's little brother). As always, go with a decent food - pay a little extra now and save the headaches of many vet bills later. I always view the cheap grocery store cat food to you eating big macs every day for your whole life. Yea, they fill you up, but by the time you're 30, you are a mess. Enjoy! I never wanted to get a cat, but I actually enjoy this little energy ball. They can be a lot of fun! On Dec 19, 2007 5:48 PM, Greg Morphis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Okay, so I've 'owned' a cat as a kid but the wife and I saw a > beautiful little kitten at the vet (it was a stray). > It will be my first actual owned cat that I will have to help take care > of. > Anyways, please help.. what to get for it? Also when you go to work, > where does the cat go? > We also have a dog, and he loves cats (at least the ones at my parents > house). > Anyways, tips and tricks for this soon to be new cat owner is mucho > appreciated! > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:248663 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
