My Growing Kittens and PrettyLitter

January 3, 2025

My kittens are growing fast - Cinco and Mayo are now nine-and-a-half months old!

These young and curious felines are now free to roam my stable complex and surrounding areas. At night, or when it is especially cold, they are in the feed room, where I keep their food, beds, water, toys, and their litter boxes. Keeping my cats happy, healthy, and clean is always a priority. One product I use to do this is PrettyLitter, an innovative cat litter that not only keeps odors at bay but also helps monitor my cats' health. It has the ability to change color indicating early signs of potential health issues. In addition, PrettyLitter is lightweight, low-dust, low maintenance, and long-lasting - just one bag per cat per month.

Here are some photos, enjoy. If you don't already use it, please try PrettyLitter. It’s a small change that can make a big difference for you and your feline friends! #PrettyLitterPartner

: Here at my farm, these two critters are never far from each other. Born on March 15th, these feline sisters are almost a year old and thriving.

: This is Cinco, the Calico. She is very outgoing and friendly.

: And this is my tabby, Mayo. Both girls arrived at my farm May 5th, Cinco de Mayo – hence their names.

: On cold days, they spend most of their time in the stable feed room where it is warm. Cinco loves to look out the window at all the farm activity.

: Mayo loves to roll on the cobblestone stable floor. Oftentimes she is just waiting for belly rubs – hard not to oblige.

: Look closely, Tabby cats have a distinctive coat pattern and an “M”-shaped marking on the forehead. The pattern can include stripes, dots, lines, flecks, bands, or swirls on the cat’s body, and the cat may also have stripes by its eyes and across its cheeks, back, legs, and tail.

: Calico cats have tricolor coats. The calico cat is commonly 25 to 75-percent white with large orange and black patches. And, calicos are almost exclusively female.

: Here’s Cinco on her cat tree – a favorite perch located next to the window.

: Just below is Mayo, or as she is affectionately called, “May-May.”

: On average, cats sleep about 16-hours a day. For kittens, it could be anywhere from 16 to 22 hours a day. Sleeping during the day allows them to conserve energy for their instinctual nocturnal activities, such as stalking, pouncing, and hunting.

: Cinco is always exploring. Here she is inspecting the faucet.

: And here she is on the windowsill next to fresh wheatgrass I grow for them. While cats are obligate carnivores, sometimes they will eat wheatgrass. It aids digestion, helps with hairball management, and provides vitamins like A, C, and E.

: And here she is looking for “just the right toy.”

: … while Mayo looks on from her cozy, warm spot.

: Or maybe the view is better upside down.

: One of the products I use regularly is PrettyLitter, a special odor controlling, health monitoring gel crystal formula that’s available in clumping and non clumping varieties.

: I use the non-clumping formula which comes in a six-pound bag that is good for one whole month.

: Here is a fresh box of PrettyLitter. Silica gel crystals absorb moisture through millions of micropores, locking in any odors.

: The crystals are 100-percent natural, mineral-based and safe for cats. In fact, it’s virtually dust-free, which makes it safe for those with respiratory sensitivities.

: PrettyLitter keeps tabs on health by changing color when a cat has a potential health issue. This shows the changes that can be detected with PrettyLitter – acidity, alkalinity, blood, and the normal range, which is green.