Cattery Maintenance

Articles about running & maintaining a cattery

Titles marked with a red asterisk * are for ShowCatsOnline.com members only.

• * Ants!
  With summer comes sunny warm weather and sometimes... ants! How can you eliminate these pesky insects without endangering the health of your cats?
  
  June 2003


• * Bissell SpotBot
  The Bissell SpotBot is a portable, hands free, compact deep carpet and upholstery cleaner that is receiving great reviews from cat owners.
  
  February 2007


• Bleach: A Cleaning Mainstay
  Every cattery needs to have a cleaning routine... and the mainstay of cleaning products is good old-fashioned Bleach.
  
  November 2002


• * Cattery Management Styles
  Whether just purchasing your first cats and setting up your cattery, or whether you have been breeding and showing for some time and need to adjust to increasing numbers, tweaking your cattery management style is a constant process. This article will help you evaluate and make some of those decisions....
  
  August 2009


• Composting Your Cat Litter
  Rather than just dumping your used cat litter into the garbage, filling up the landfills, consider recycling your litter into compost. What better way to combine a love of cats with a love of gardening!
  
  April 2009


• Coop Cup
  A breeder shares the story of how a simple coop cup can be used to keep a stud cat's food high and dry.
  
  October 2008


• * De-Hair The House
  Whether you own one pet kitty or have a cattery full of felines, loose hair shed in the home is going to be an issue that will need to be addressed.
  
  August 2008


• * Flooring For Cats
  Choosing the right flooring can make a huge difference in the look and cleanability of your cattery. Learn how to make a wise choice...
  
  July 2007


• * Keeping Cool
  Tricks to keep your cat cool at home, on the road and in the show halls of summer.
  
  July 2003


• * Kittens On Carpeting
  How do you raise a litter of kittens from birth to weaning on a carpeted floor?
  
  January 2007


• * Light Bulbs For Odor Control
  A new type of light bulb can be used to control odors and bacteria in a cattery environment!
  
  March 2005


• * Litter Box Cleaning Station
  Design an outdoor area for cleaning litter boxes that make this chore almost fun!
  
  August 2009


• * Odor Out
  Cat pee on the carpet... The smell is unmistakable... unwelcome... and can seem unbelievably difficult sometimes to get rid of.
  
  April 2003


• * Record Keeping For The Cat Breeder
  Record keeping is one of those `things` all breeders need to keep. Good record keeping is one of the signs of a good breeder.
  
  September 2004


• * Scratching Posts & Cat Trees
  With a huge selection available in the marketplace, how do your choose the best one for your kitties?
  
  April 2006


• * Setting Up A Cageless Cattery
  What is a cageless cattery? How do you go about making your cattery `cageless`. Why do most breeders prefer to have a cageless cattery?
  
  November 2007


• Swiffer Wetjet Rumor
  Contrary to rumor, the Swiffer Wetjet cleaning solution is perfectly safe for use around your cat.
  
  May 2004


• * To Cage or Not To Cage
  Is caging good or bad? Necessary or shameful?
  
  May 2007


• * Too Hot To Handle
  While a warm summer day can make life very enjoyable, as the thermastat climbs, hot temperatures can pose a real danger for your favorite feline friend...
  
  July 2007


• Two Is Better Than One
  To lighten the load while keeping the cattery clean, learn how to incorporate the `two is better than one` system into your daily routine
  
  October 2005


• * Urine Stains & Odor
  Whether you are the owner of a single pet kitten or are maintaining a large cattery, urine stains and odor can be a problem.
  
  June 2006


• Useful Litter Additive
  A pet owner`s personal hunt for the perfect litter leads her to discover a useful litter additive
  
  August 2007