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Adventures in pet care: dieting and litter

I needed to get some wet cat food this past weekend, and though that I would also pick up some more litter. Little did I know what I was getting into.

The idea has come up to put Mr. Blurby pants on a diet. He's a hefty cat, previously weighing in around 17 pounds. He is definitely a large cat in terms of sheer size, but he does have a pooch (like his dad). So, after seeing this on Nanon's list, I decided that I'm going to help Blur lose a little bit of weight while doing the same thing. I heard that by feeding one's feline better food (such as Iams or ScienceDiet), he will automatically lose weight. So, I bought him a bunch of cans of both. He's already been on Iams Weight Control dry food for a while, though it hasn't seemed to help, perhaps since I was giving him 9-Lives and other brands of wet food.

Then I decided to take a stroll around to the other cat areas of Petsmart, and found that there are "ecologically friendly" littters. I was pretty shocked, and the best part is that it's flushable! So, I really want to try Yesterday's News which is made of recycled newspaper, but the actual shape of the litter seems like it would take Blur a little while to get used to. The shape reminds me of rabbit food. So, I opted to buy him some Swheat Scoop, which is made of wheat. It's clumping, flushable, apparently naturally absorbs odors, and it looks like conventional clay litter, so it hopefully feels like it to Blur.

Maybe I'll just toilet train Blur.