Cats | Dogs | Ferrets | Guinea Pig | Fish
Turtles | Reptiles/Arachnids/Insects
Cat care
Morning and Evening
Feeding
Main House
10 cans per feeding
5 bowls go on the counter and 5 bowls go on the floor
If Cleo (Grand-ma-ma, Me-maw) is on her bed, give her the Royal Canin Renal Support in a bowl on the bed. Otherwise sit it in front of her wherever she is. If we are out of the Royal Canin, she can have regular canned food. She prefers the green can (fancy feast).
There are also dry bowls and water bowls; please keep the dry bowls filled and the water dishes clean and filled. The dry food is kept in the armoire in the dog room. It is Royal Canin Multi Renal Support HP (Hydrolyzed Protein)
Locations of the bowls are:
- Behind the front door
- In front of the furnace room doors
- Behind the door in the guest bedroom
- Water bowl on counter in corner next to the speaker
- Water bowl next to the popcorn machine
- Water bowl on the island
Treats
There are Friskies Party Mix bags in the hall the refrigerators are in next to the printer, and in the Master Bedroom on the desk. When you think about it (or if the cats are yelling at you or trying to lead you to the treats), give them some-there are bowls in both areas, just put a shake in the bowls and spread them out because you will usually get a lot of cats *lol*. They are not restricted on how many treats they get; if you run out there are more in the armoire. Callie (the long haired calico cat with the tilted head and Albert Einstein hair) usually hangs out in the Master Bedroom on the desk, and she is especially fond of treats; make sure she gets some at least a couple times a day.
Screen Room
Morning and Evening
Crash (Orange Male Cat)
Elmer (Black Male Cat)
2 cans of wet food
They also have a dry bowl of food and a water bowl, please keep the dry bowl filled and the water dish clean and filled. Bag of dry food is on the table (Science Diet CD Urinary); there is more in armoire in the house.
Treats
Crash and Elmer can also have treats; take a bag of party mix out and feel free to give them some in a couple of bowls when you feed them.
Litter boxes
Each time you come, double check the litter boxes. We currently have the Litter Robot 4’s. This is what the control panel looks like:
For more detailed instructions on the Litter Robot 4, see:
There are:
- 2 litter boxes in the master bedroom
- 1 litter box on the porch
- 1 litter box in the corner of the living room by the patio door
- 1 litter box in the corner of the living room by the ferrets
- 1 litter box by the furnace doors
- 1 litter box in the guest bedroom
- 2 litter boxes in the screen room
Morning and Evening
Check the litter boxes each time you come to the house; they usually don’t need anything, but can sometimes get stuck. Most errors can be cleared by hitting the X button and then the Cycle (Flush) button.
If the light is solid blue, all is good. Still take a look at the litter, it may be low or it may need flushed if the box hasn’t sensed someone was in it. To flush, hit the X button, then the Cycle button.
When the light is blue flashing, the litter box is full and the liner needs pulled and changed. IMPORTANT!!! Once you pull and replace the liner and shut the drawer, hit the X to let it know that it is ready for action again.
If the blue light is mostly solid and just the end is flashing, that just means it has lost connection with the wi-fi, so don’t worry about it if it is doing that.
When the light is red, that means that someone has just used the box and it is waiting to make sure the cat is clear before it flushes. If the cat is out of the box and you want to flush it immediately, hit the X button, and if needed the Cycle button.
If the light is blue and yellow, that means one of the sensors is acting up or dirty. Usually you can clear it by hitting the x and then Cycle.
Keep an eye on the litter level; if it starts to get low, top the litter to the line.
Housebreaking pads
Evening
Next to the ferrets are a row of housebreaking pads. If you could, change them daily. Lucy, the grey tripod, has trouble with the litter boxes. Sometimes she unfortunately decides to go somewhere other than the pads; she is a little old lady and sometimes forgets. If she does, just wipe up with paper towels and spray with Oxyfresh Advanced All Surface Pet Stain Remover. Don’t leave a puddle of it on the floor; let it sit a few minutes and then wipe it up so they don’t walk in it. Although it is usually not an issue, all of the chairs/couches are covered with waterproof blankets, and can also be sprayed with the Oxyfresh; we will wash them when we get home.
Dog care
Feeding
ONLY Morning
½ scoop of dry food in each bowl
Then on top of the dry food:
Juliet Jake’s bowl-
- 3 Omega-3 pet pills
- 1 Dasuquin with MSM joint health supplement
- 1 Telmisartan 20mg
- 1 Benazepril 20 mg
- 1 Carprofen 100 mg
- 1 Apoquel
Elwood’s bowl-
- 3 Omega-3 pet pills
- 1 Dasuquin with MSM joint health supplement
Then on top of the meds:
Add a treat
Put ½ a can on top of each bowl
Then put the bowls on opposite sides of the kennel and keep an eye on Elwood until Jake has finished her bowl; he likes to try to steal hers.
Morning and Evening
Check water-change/wash bucket every 3 to 4 days.
Treats…spoil away
Ferrets
Pippin (lighter)
Wakko ( dark brown)
Morning and Evening
Make sure there is dry food in both bowls
Top with fish oil (by the dry food)
Check water, change water every other day
Guinea Pig (Nora Jean)
Morning and Evening
Make sure she has food and hay, and that her water bottle is full
Fish (Fernando Leon) (Betta)
Morning
There is a baggie of fish food next to the tank, turn his light on to white light and then give him 3 to 4 pieces of food.
Evening
Turn his light to blue
Turtles
There are 3 turtles:
Common Snapping Turtle (Thumbelina) (female) in the pond furthest from the garage door
Central American Wood Turtle (Chandler) (female) in the middle pond
Cumberland Slider Turtle (Melody) (female) in the pond closest to the garage door
Evening
Make sure all filters are still running
Thumbelina and Melody-their food is on top of the mini fridge, it is in a purple bag, each gets 1 block once a day. Be careful not to overfeed, it will foul the water.
Chandler-is a vegetarian, when rest of reptiles are fed every 3 days she gets a plate. Also make sure her water is clean and change if not.
Reptiles/Arachnids/Insects
Evening
Check to make sure everyone’s tanks are secure and their water is full.
Every 3 days (Evening)
Prepare 5 fruit and veggie plates to take out to reptiles.
First tank to left-Wasabi (Crested Gecko)-Crickets and Crested Gecko Paste, every three days
Big tank-Vastra (female) and Strax (male, large one (also an asshole *lol*) (Prehensile Tail Skinks)-Fruits and vegetables, every three days
Tank under Big Tank-Autumn (female) (Corn Snake)-should not have to feed, just keep an eye on water. Eats 3 frozen, thawed adult mice every 2 weeks.
Stack of 3 aquariums-
Top aquarium-Brat and Tiramisu (Schnieder’s Skinks)-both female, Brat is the bigger of the two.-crickets and fruits and vegetables every 3 days
Middle aquarium-Imbolic (Immie) (pastel ball python)-a little bit of a shit.-should not have to feed, just keep an eye on water. Eats 1 frozen, thawed hopper rat every 2 weeks.
Bottom aquarium-Snoodle (Kenyon Sand Boa)-should not have to feed, just keep an eye on water. Eats 3 frozen, thawed pinkie mice every 2 weeks.
Stack of 2 aquariums-
Top aquarium-Lemon (Bearded Dragon)(female)-crickets and fruits and vegetables every 3 days.
Bottom aquarium-Porky (Leopard Gecko) (Male)-crickets every 3 days.
Corner shelf-has one tank on it-Aragog (Curly hair tarantula)-crickets every 3 days.
Stack of 2 aquariums-
Top tank-Samhain (pronounced “Sowen”)(Albino Pied Ball Python) (Male)-should not have to feed, just check water. Eats 2 to 3 frozen, thawed hopper mice every 2 weeks.
Bottom tank-Harpo and Chico (Chubby Frogs) and Marie (Oscelot Gecko) (female)-Crickets every 3 days.
Stack of tanks by door-
Top tank-Fainting Death Beetles-small dish of fruits and vegetables every 3 days.
Middle tank-Ocho (Curly hair tarantula) -crickets every 3 days
Bottom tank-Aegon (African egg eating snake)-should not have to feed, just check water. Eats 1 button quail egg every 2 weeks.