Tonks Tuesday: Lap Time

It's Tonks Tuesday, so the calico is of course here to grace you with her adorable presence. Her cute little nose really took center stage for this one.

That photo was taken while Tonks sat on my lap, which makes me so very happy. Frequent lap time with the kitties is one of the best parts of winter. It's regularly single digits outside these days, so the kitties have been playing king of the hill on my lap.

Warm wishes to all!

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Flashback Doodle of the Day

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Tip of the Day

Today's National Cat Health Care Month tip is all about those litter boxes. Especially if you have multiple cats, make sure that you have enough litter boxes with regard to the number of kitties in the home. It is often recommended that you have as many litter as you have cats, plus one. If there are not enough litter boxes, it is possible that cats might quickly find the litter boxes too filled or dirty, or that there might even be some bullying or battles over use of litter boxes. This could lead some cats to have to hold onto their urine or stool, which in turn could lead to issues such as UTIs or constipation. Or, some cats might simply begin looking for other areas in the house to urinate or defecate outside of the box.

Other litter box issues that might lead to health concerns or unwanted behaviors include litter boxes that are not cleaned enough, litter boxes that are in an area that is too high traffic for some cats' preference, litter boxes that are hidden too far away for certain cats' liking, or litter boxes that contain a type of litter that certain cats simply do not prefer. Obviously, issues such as holding urine or stool, resulting UTIs and constipation, and out-of-box urination and defecation are not ideal. For these reasons, do your best to make the litter box situation suitable for all cats in the house, so that all the kitties involved can stay as happy and healthy as possible.