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    Gifts For Pets Owned By Geeks Who Treat Them Like Spoiled Children

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    Image of Odin Odin
    11/25/09

    In reply to Gifts For Pets Owned By Geeks Who Treat Them Like Spoiled Children
    I'm seriously glad I don't have to bother with any litter box type device at all. We had one for a while when we first got the cat but we quickly moved it to just outside the catflap and then just did away with it completely. It came back when she had kittens of course but only quite briefly. Our cat has been fully house trained for years now though. She does her business outside and buries it so no one has to step on it.

    That's why I love cats, if they're trained to shit outside they're pretty much zero maintenance pets. All ours needs is feeding and somewhere to sleep.
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    Image of Radio Silence Radio Silence
    11/24/09

    In reply to Gifts For Pets Owned By Geeks Who Treat Them Like Spoiled Children

    Once again Giz Misses the really cool thing to buy - Put this in as 1 vote to replace gift guide editor.

    [www.tailgateapproved.com]
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    Image of moop2000 moop2000
    11/24/09

    In reply to Gifts For Pets Owned By Geeks Who Treat Them Like Spoiled Children
    I'm disappointed by the lack of suggested gifts for cats.
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    Jrsy Devil's Advocate® promoted this comment moop2000 was starred moop2000 was unstarred
    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    11/24/09

    @moop2000: If our cats are any indication then they will spend more time playing with a plastic bottle cap or ball of tin foil instead of the actual cat toys we give them...
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    Image of Odin Odin
    11/25/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Advocate®:
    My cat is happy enough with a piece of string.
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    Image of technical difficulties technical difficulties
    11/24/09

    In reply to Gifts For Pets Owned By Geeks Who Treat Them Like Spoiled Children

     ...ordered one of these yesterday
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    dingus promoted this comment Edited by technical difficulties at 11/24/09 4:50 PM technical difficulties was starred technical difficulties was unstarred
    Image of dingus dingus
    11/24/09

    @technical difficulties: DIABEETUS.
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    Image of yogibimbi yogibimbi
    11/24/09

    In reply to Gifts For Pets Owned By Geeks Who Treat Them Like Spoiled Children
    @Rosa Golijan: Is that you waiting for a massage?
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    Rosa Golijan promoted this comment yogibimbi was starred yogibimbi was unstarred
    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    11/24/09

    @yogibimbi: Beg pardon?
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    Image of yogibimbi yogibimbi
    11/24/09

    @Rosa Golijan: hehe, couldn't resist. What with all the fishes underneath? Planning on turning into a mermaid?
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    Image of Brian Brian
    11/24/09

    In reply to Gifts For Pets Owned By Geeks Who Treat Them Like Spoiled Children
    WTF is up with that Hydroglass idiocy? Just were the heck is one supposed to put it? I don't know about your house but anywhere with a drain at my place is too small. Outside? Starting to get cold out there.

    Besides, $14,500 buys a metric boatload of massages at the kind of establishment that specializes on sending you away "happy."
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    Image of Jeremy Simants Jeremy Simants
    11/24/09

    In reply to Gifts For Pets Owned By Geeks Who Treat Them Like Spoiled Children
    My former roommate had the Bissel SpotBot,

    It worked wonders on messes from both dogs and drunkin idiots who can't make it outside in time.
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    Image of the pirate Neckbeard the pirate Neckbeard
    11/24/09

    In reply to Gifts For Pets Owned By Geeks Who Treat Them Like Spoiled Children
    Has anyone ever actually potty trained their cat? I've heard talk of it and not just in Meet the Parents but no first hand accounts. I would give an ENORMOUS(-ly mediocre) sum of money not to have to deal w/ my fiancee's cat's shit ever again or to ever have to walk over the little scattered bits of litter that the fucker somehow spreads over the entire house.
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    Brian promoted this comment the pirate Neckbeard was starred the pirate Neckbeard was unstarred
    Image of Brian Brian
    11/24/09

    @the pirate Neckbeard: My sister used this: [www.citikitty.com]

    It worked.
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    Image of the pirate Neckbeard the pirate Neckbeard
    11/24/09

    @Brian: ordered!
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    Image of Lassus Lassus
    11/24/09

    @the pirate Neckbeard: "Has anyone ever actually potty trained their cat?"

    Charles Mingus did:

    [www.mingusmingusmingus.com]
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    Image of the pirate Neckbeard the pirate Neckbeard
    11/24/09

    @Lassus: Jazz Master and Master Cat Trainer?? Amazing! I think I'll read up on his tips while I enjoy this delicious can of Mingus Dew
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/24/09

    In reply to Gifts For Pets Owned By Geeks Who Treat Them Like Spoiled Children
    No love for parakeets. My Parakeet R2-D2 used to love cat toys, the little mesh plastic balls with the bell inside. No one could resist watching him actually hunker down on his rump so he could jiggle the ball back and forth with both feet.
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    Image of thechansen thechansen
    11/24/09

    In reply to Gifts For Pets Owned By Geeks Who Treat Them Like Spoiled Children
    I would recommend a recycled fire hose chew toy, and a fleece blanket. My parents lab drags the blanket around all day like Linus, and the fire hose has been the only toy my pitbull hasn't destroyed.
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    11/24/09

    @thechansen: Agreed with the firehose. That thing is tough!
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    11/24/09

    In reply to Gifts For Pets Owned By Geeks Who Treat Them Like Spoiled Children
    I buy orphan children from third world countries for my rottweilers to chase. It's great entertainment for the money.
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    Image of BobotheTeddy BobotheTeddy
    11/24/09

    In reply to Gifts For Pets Owned By Geeks Who Treat Them Like Spoiled Children
    oh c´mon giftguide for pets?

    If you have a fish... give water.
    If you have a cat... give fish.
    If you have a dog... give cat.
    They all will be happy. ;)
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    Image of BobotheTeddy BobotheTeddy
    11/24/09


    @BobotheTeddy: Ok one for your dog
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    Image of Curves Curves
    11/24/09

    @BobotheTeddy: Is that a Spam Bone?
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    Image of BobotheTeddy BobotheTeddy
    11/24/09

    @Curves: Seems this was an stage prop bone from some german low budged movie.
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    11/24/09


    @BobotheTeddy: Yeah, for Fred Flinstone's dog maybe...
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    Image of Duckspwn Duckspwn
    11/24/09

    In reply to Gifts For Pets Owned By Geeks Who Treat Them Like Spoiled Children
    Wait, whoooa, slow down here... dog therapy? As in counselling for your pets? Does that actually exist?
    And if so, a fool and his money are soon parted.
    But as an afterthought, I think I should sign my (human, before anybody makes a smart comment about a golden lab) girlfriend up for that.
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/24/09

    @Duckspwn: You're girlfriend is a pet?

    Are you two like this couple perchance? [news.bbc.co.uk]
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    Image of Duckspwn Duckspwn
    11/24/09

    @Nathan Obbards: No, what I meant is she fetches stuff for me, is a reliable, loving companion, I own her, and, you know... doggy style.
    It was a sexist joke, sheesh.
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/24/09

    @Duckspwn: I know, I was joking too. Also, I apparently can't spell and wrote you're instead of your.

    Sometimes my humour is too subtle or not funny. That coupled with too little sleep because of MW2, and you know how it goes.
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    Image of Duckspwn Duckspwn
    11/24/09

    @Nathan Obbards: Ahh yes. Sorry, I didn't even bother clicking through the link. Now I get it. :P
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/24/09

    In reply to Gifts For Pets Owned By Geeks Who Treat Them Like Spoiled Children
    I once put in something similar to the Catgenie for someone, and her cat watched in horror as a mechanized monster mouth ate its shit before its eyes. It never stepped back into it again.
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    Image of Duckspwn Duckspwn
    11/24/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: I had a good laugh at that mental image.
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    Image of lostarchitect lostarchitect
    11/24/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: Yeah, I've never seen a cat that liked anything motorized. I got mine one of those water fountain things, and he wouldn't go near it.
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    Image of spiegel1 spiegel1
    11/24/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: Maybe we should install them everywhere and create an army of non pooping kitties. Sure they move kinda slow and rarely eat but the smell would disappear FOREVER!
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/24/09

    @spiegel1: It's important to note that cats, cute and fuzzy as they may be, are one of the most vengeful creatures in the universe. In lieu of finding a proper place to drop their leavings, cats will turn to the only other worthy receptacle of feces, the human shoe.
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    Image of spiegel1 spiegel1
    11/24/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: Well in my world, shoes are outlawed after we deter all felines from pooping.
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    Image of KTK1990 KTK1990
    11/24/09

    @spiegel1: Might not want to outlaw them, hide them somewher the cat cant get to. Because eventually all that poop will have to come out, and I would want shoes then.
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    Image of AmphetamineCrown AmphetamineCrown
    11/24/09

    @lostarchitect: Maybe our cats are strange, but we've actually had decent luck with motorized stuff. They actually liked the circulating water thing (and it certainly appeared to me to not be as nasty as leaving water in a bowl to stagnate) and they adapted to the LitterMaid automatic cleaner. I didn't really like it, however, and it looked nasty.

    But... Now we have a ScoopFree, and it actually works. No stink. Change the box of funky blue crystals every week. No muss, no fuss. And we have two cats that share.
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    Image of fughedaboudit fughedaboudit
    11/24/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: The CatGenie isn't that bad - you just want to put it in a bathroom you don't use regularly and away from where you sleep (gets loud and leaves a gross residue in the toilet). It's probably a lot better if you install it by your washer/dryer instead (but I don't have one).

    I also tried the Petsafe continuous cleaning litter box. That's good and a much better deal than the CatGenie, but you still need to scoop occasionally. Also, I recommend tinkering with it a bit, using a timer, etc. etc. ([www.amazon.com])
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    Image of fughedaboudit fughedaboudit
    11/24/09

    @lostarchitect: Another key thing is that if your cats are old, forget about it. I'd only try something like this with relatively young cats.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/24/09

    @fughedaboudit: I've decided to just be diligent with the cats' boxes and use a traditional setup. I regret not attempting to train them to use the toilet. lol
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    Image of lostarchitect lostarchitect
    11/24/09

    @fughedaboudit: he was only 2 or so at the time, but he basically refused to drink water so i thought i'd try something else. he still never drinks water, so i feed him only wet food.

    #tips
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