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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!
    • I'll pay you back
  • 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
      • will teach to stop
  • 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