Thread: Shopping List for new MC

OK, as newish 'slaves' to 2 Coonies (8 months & 6 months), these are some of the things I can think of off the top of my head that have proved very useful :

Water Fountain - not essential by any means but I asked for one of these for Xmas thinking it might be a bit of a novelty and they LOVE it!

Cat Tree - initially we invested just £35 on the largest tree I could get from Argos - they both adore it but Gracie has already outgrown the top level and hangs off it now. I wanted to purchase a much sturdier and larger version that would last until adulthood and I knew it would be an investment. Tigger Towers come highly recommended but sadly this was just outside of our price range so we've opted for the Pagoda cat scratcher from Russell Hardy Designs.

Pagoda Cat Scratcher --- CATSCRATCHER.COM

I only ordered it a week ago and am now excitedly awaiting it's arrival!

Toys - ones that have proved the most popular for our two are the laser pen (just £2 from ebay) and a chirpy bird ball with feathers (Zooplus). Of course we've got loads of balls, feather ticklers etc and every time you move a piece of furniture you find something else but to be honest they are just as happy playing with scrunched up receipts, sweet wrappers, empty cardboard tubes - basically anything they can bat around or sink their teeth into

Cat Litter - very much a personal choice but my preferred supplier for this is Zooplus as we order 2 x 25kg bags at a time - which the postman loves - not!!! I use a fine grain ultra clumping with a baby powder scent.

Cat Litter Disposal - most recent purchase was for a Litter Locker and I can't praise it highly enough! With two kitties we now only have to make the trip to the dustbin once a week (twice at most) and fortunately the dustmen are no longer overwhelmed by the stench on bin day (the nappy bags we used previously just didn't cover it and our only loo is upstairs so flushing wasn't a practical option for us).

Cat Litter Tray - we have the super jumbo covered litter tray from Zooplus which is fab and seems to suit them both fine.

Them's the main things on the practical side - other than that I would just add Tena Lady's if you're of a 'certain age' because they literally will make you pee yourself laughing at times, a camera to capture all the moments with an exceptionally large hard drive for storage and lots of tea and coffee to cater for all the neighbours, friends and relatives who will be so captivated by your new arrivals that they'll keep just popping by!!!

Enjoy - it's making me all broody

Rach xx