Dakota
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After a very long debated discussion with my husband spanning over the past 2 months, he opened the door and is letting our kitty outside today. She has condos everywhere in this house but insists on tearing stuff up & within the past 2 weeks, has been pooping on our floor. I swatted her butt so hard the other night; she went to the corner and licked the spot for 10 minutes and hasn’t crapped on my floor since. I know this is a controversial subject but I’ve always been in the opinion that to get a cat and keep them prisoner in a house is not natural. Cleaning a litter box does not bother me (I do this everyday and it wasn't keeping her from crapping on my floor) – it is the other poor behavior that does and it seems the only thing on her fragile little mind is eating & picking on my old kitty that has zero tolerance for her. *ahem* She is familiar with our property because I do walk her on a leash outside often but this is time consuming when I’m the only one taking the time to do it.
On another note, today is going to be beautiful once this rain clears out – enjoy it before the cold snap comes.
On another note, today is going to be beautiful once this rain clears out – enjoy it before the cold snap comes.
My husband swore I started letting our kitty out last year and that was the reason for the flea problem we had last year. It wasn't the reason... his dog brought them in. But last year, this kitty was infested with fleas and it was rather pitiful that our indoor kitty (that we treated with Frontline) had to get constant flea baths when she never stepped 1 paw outside. My oldest cat had no fleas on her and her outdoor outings are fewer and fewer now that she is getting older. The Frontline he was using on his dog wasn't preventing the fleas last year so we have switched to K9 Advantage. I've been telling him that Frontline hasn't been working for many and that it wasn't because of our newest kitty - nor was she even going outside last year. 
