Hi,

I am really thinking about getting a cat somewhere down the road, only problem is I have no clue how to take care of them. I have some specific (sp?) questions,
but any advice at all would be apperciated.

1. Do you have to teach a cat to use the litter box, or will s/he do it atuomatically? If not then how hard is it to do? Also what kind of Litter do you recommened?

2. I have read some stuff on feeding and think that if I feed wet for Breakfast and Dinner and have Dry out all day then I should be good,
problem is I would almost definitly have a dog so the food bowls would have to be on a counter, I think, and wouldn't that teach cats that it's OK to jump onto tables and stuff so while the Family is eating the cat would be jumping around the Table?
I don't mind, but I think my Parents might. Also, any advice on what type of food to get would be very helpful.

3. I am definitly not going to have my cat Declawed, but the might come that way ( I will adopt a cat) but if they don't, will I have to teach them to use a sctraching post? If so how hard is it?

4. I know that cats can keep pretty clean so I don't think that I would need to bath them,
but what about brushin their teeth?

Again these are just some questions,
any advice it all would be really appreciated.

Thanks,
Mary-Louise