*It's Potty Time*

There are two products that I would recommend to help reduce the smell of owning a cat.  The first product is a cat litter called Mimi Litter and it is available at Wal-Mart.  It is made up of Porous Silica Sand and it looks like crystals.  We use to use clay litter at our house until we rescued Isis.  It was then that a friend of ours recommended Mimi Litter to us because we were having a problem with the clay litter covering up the smell of her poops.  There are other cat litter brands that make similar products; this is just the cheapest one we have found that works.  While this did help some, we still had to do something else to help reduce the smell of her poops, which brings me to my second recommendation.  The second product I would recommend is cat food made by The Blue Buffalo Co.  This is a holistic brand of cat food that does not have any chicken or poultry by-product meals, no artificial preservatives, no artificial flavors, and it does not have any corn, wheat, or soy.  While this brand of cat food helps to reduce the smell of her poops, it is also very healthy for cats.   

  

I also have a few recommendations for helping with puppies when it comes time to go to the bathroom.  I know I currently do not own any dogs, but I have before and I have also interviewed friends of mine that do have dogs to come up with some of their top recommendations.  The first two recommendations go hand in hand, and that is to always praise your puppy when they are going to the bathroom and pick one word (potty, bathroom, etc.) to use while they are going.  The one word helps to promote a connection between the word and going to the bathroom so that eventually you can let your dog outside, say the word, and they will go to the spot and do their business.  The third recommendation is to always take your puppy to the bathroom (still following the above recommendations) after you feed them, after they get out of their kennel (if you are kennel training), and every few hours after that.  The larger the dog, the longer you can wait.  The smaller the dog, the more frequent you have to take them.  The final recommendation is to feed your dog Fromm dog food.  This is a holistic brand of dog food that promotes healthy digestion and if you choose the hard food, it helps keep their teeth strong.  When choosing the flavor, switch up the protein selection (duck, chicken, salmon, etc.) so that your puppy or dog is getting a variety of proteins.