Hey gang. I need opinions. I'm not sure if this is a touchy subject or not (I hope not!), but if it is, just ignore this thread and I'll muddle through myself as best I can!
I am *really* considering talking my husband into getting another cat. Rizz could use a friend, especially since we both work full-time and he's a very communal, friendly boy (Rizzo, I mean). Besides, I just want another cat!!![]()
But there are questions and problems involved. One is the extra expense. We're trying to save for a house and kids, and neither of us make very much. This time around, we would definitely get a cat from a reputable shelter that makes sure their cats are fixed and up on their vet care before adopting them out. The one-time adoption fee would be considerably less than what we spent on getting our little "street urchin" Rizzo fixed and vaccinated and examined and dewormed and examined some more.... We already have all of the "cat stuff," so that expense wouldn't be repeated.
(I'm rambling. I'm getting to my question. Honest!)
My two biggest questions are litter-box related. The first is, can two cats comfortably share one (super-giant sized!) litter box? There's no room in our apt. for another one, except maybe upstairs in the loft. And would a cat want to go up there to do his business?
The second is the potentially touchy one, I guess. When we first got Rizzy, I read a whole, great big Web site about the dangers of clumping clay kitty litter. I'm sure most of you have seen it. Is it valid, or is it mostly just hysterics? Rizzo uses PaPurr Scoop litter because that site scared me. But it's more expensive than clay litter and harder for us to get (we have to drive out to Petsmart for it, rather than just picking it up at Wal-Mart or a grocery store). Could I, in good conscience, switch to clay? Or would it really be a danger to my baby (potentially babies?)
I appreciate any input you have. There's an adoption fair at our Petsmart this weekend that I want us to go to. And the rescue organization that's holding it has a cat that I have fallen in LOVE with. I love his picture, the description of his personality, his name, everything! So we might be in a time crunch here.![]()
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