Cat Sitting
- Name: Kajal (American name: Bean)
- Born: May 22nd, 2025
- Breed: Domestic Short Hair Black Cat
- Gender: Female
- Spayed, so won't be having kids :(
- No medications
- No pet insurance, overpriced/unnecessary
Emergency/Vet
- Doesn't have a goto vet
- I have a couple petco free vet vouchers that you can use
- if not in bag, i can send you a picture and help you book appointment
- Emergency Contact: Kristie: (817) 673-9529, lives in beacon hill
Grooming
- I don't wash/groom her
- Cat's lick themselves clean all the time so
Time Alone
- You can leave her alone for hours or days, doesn't matter
- I got her to keep company for Kiran when I leave the house :)
- and it worked so you can leave Kiran at home for hours!
- like 12+ hours and she'll be super entertained so no worrying!
Play
- Kiran and Kajal play all the time, no need to worry about them hurting one another
- Kiran may bark a little, but its all fun
- You can pet the cat, she will purr
- Try not to let her bit too hard, but she does a playful bite when you rub her belly
- Generally she bites my toes too hard when i move them around too much in bed
- Don't worry about knives or sharp objects, kajal is quick and smart to not get hurt
- She likes playing with trash-type materials
- like if i open up new boxes, she likes playing with the plastic/cardboard
Hiding
- When I stop paying attention, Kajal likes just being in tight places
- like under the bed or couch
- So you might think she has run away, but she is probably just in those areas
- Call her name and make some noise to get her to come out
- I call kajal and kiran comes by
- Kiran knows you are saying kajal but she just wants the attention too..
- I sometimes open and close cabinets/closets
- she will sneak into these immediately when you open them
- just try to get her out before you close them
- I often leave her in the closet for hours and she is fine (by accident)
Litter
- Really does smell
- you need to find a good place to keep so you cant smell it
- just test different locations around the house, you will find one!
- Often you need clean the litter box daily
- but kajal doesn't care and you can do it whenever
- I just use cheapest clay/sand litter
- She will know where the litter is when you put sand in it
- She rarely ever throws up (twice in 4 months)
- And she has never pooped or peed outside the litterbox
Food
- I use Iams Chicken Kitten food - purple bag
- available at petco and qfc
- I leave unlimited cat food
- Kiran will not eat the cat food, so you can have both on the ground
Water/Wet food
- I know that it is recommended for cats to have wet food...
- but kajal drinks enough water cause she drinks when kiran eats food
- She will drink out of kiran's water bowl, so no need for separate bowls of water
- Leave water out at all times
Treats
- I don't give her treats
- but wouldn't hurt if you did
- Feel free to buy some and treat her!
- Unsure what she likes the best
- seems she likes the goyogurt type tubes, but kinda annoying to feed that to her
Outside
- I take her out to events if all doors are closed
- And take her outside with a harness and leash
- but don't walk her, just the harness and leash on if sitting in grass together
- but you don't need to do any of this
- She is scared of loud/big trucks so she will try to go on your shoulder when they pass
Tricks and Commands
- She is a loud purrer
- When she does her Meow, usually means she is in distress
- might be because she is being held and wants to get down generally
- She kinda knows her name Kajal
- try to call her with her name kajal to get her to know it
Nail Cutting
- I cut her nails a few times when I first got her
- But i rarely do
- If the nailcutter is in the bag, feel free to try to cut her nails
- she might try to escape when you do but doesn't take that long and can do 1 at a time
- she generally only takes out her nails when she is on your shoulder and gets scared
- otherwise will not take out her nails when you pick her up
Scratching
- She likes climbing
- She especially likes climbing the windows screens over glass
- I let her do this, she has never ripped my window screens so why not?
- Prasana said to stop this behavior cause screen will fall if heavier
- I have a couple cardboard scratch pads, hopefully i brought you one!
Sleep
- She sleeps near my legs on my bed with me
Cat Safety
- She will knock over things off counters
- like i have some plastic items she drops
- or like plants in plastic containers she drops off counters
- if they are in ceramic they won't fall
- she doesn't do it on purpose i think? but maybe she does