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What My 9 Animals Actually Use: Supplies for 7 Cats & 2 Dogs
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items My wife and I share our home with 7 cats and 2 dogs, so I know what actually holds up in a real multi-pet household. This is everything we buy and use on repeat: cat and dog essentials, the food and treats that disappear fastest, and the litter and c...
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Cat Essentials
Dog Essentials
Food & Treats
Litter & Cleanup
Cat Essentials
The everyday gear our 7 cats actually use: trees, scratchers, beds, and toys that survive a full house.
This is the cat tree in our house — six levels of it, and there's always at least three cats on it. It's the one thing all seven of them agree on.
EveryYay Cozy Condo 6-Level Cat Tree for Large Cats, 66.1" H
Every cat I've ever known loses their mind for the Yeowww banana. I buy a few at a time because they wear them out.
Chi-CAT-a Banana
Cardboard scratchers are the cheapest insurance for your furniture. Ours live next to the couch and get shredded, not my arms.
EveryYay Couch Cardboard Scratch for Cats, Fish, 9" H
Our carrier gets real use — vet trips with this crew are a constant. Soft-sided, airline-approved, and the cats tolerate it.
Sherpa Deluxe Black Airline Approved Soft Sided Dog & Cat Carrier, 19" L X 11.8" W X 11.5" H
The window loungers are prime real estate in our house. There's always a line for the sunny window.
K&H Pet Products Grey Window Lounger Cat Perch Natural, 12" L X 23" W
Dog Essentials
The gear our 2 dogs rely on daily: beds, crates, leashes, and toys that stand up to real chewing.
The KONG Classic is the gold standard of dog toys and both of our dogs have one. Stuff it with peanut butter and freeze it when you need thirty minutes of peace.
KONG Classic
Both our dogs grew up in an iCrate. Sturdy, folds flat, and the divider meant one crate lasted from puppy to grown dog.
iCrate® | Perfect Housetraining Crate | MidWest Homes for Pets
The Front Range harness is what our dogs walk in. Padded, two leash clips, and it doesn't rub their armpits raw on long walks.
Front Range® Harness
Matches the harness and it's the right length for everyday walking. Good grip, light clip, nothing to complain about.
Front Range® Leash
This is the crate pad that goes inside the iCrate — ripstop and actually chew-resistant. Ours has survived two dogs.
Tough Ripstop™ Orthopedic Dog Crate Bed
Food & Treats
What 9 animals eat: the kibble, wet food, and treats we restock constantly — plus the feeders that keep mealtimes sane.
The wet food our cats fight over. Real shredded chicken, high protein, and the bowls come back licked clean every time.
Tiki Cat™ Puka Puka Luau™ Succulent Chicken
Our dogs eat Fromm Gold. Family-owned company, made in the USA, and it's one of the few kibbles both of them scarf down without a fuss.
Gold Adult Dry Dog Food
The treat bag that makes seven cats teleport into the kitchen. A few shakes and everyone's accounted for.
Temptations Classics Tasty Chicken Flavor Crunchy and Soft Cat Treats, 16 oz.
Perfect training treats — small, soft, and the dogs will do just about anything for them. The chicken recipe disappears fastest here.
Zuke’s Mini Naturals Chicken Recipe Dog Treats
One of our dogs inhales food like it's a race. This bowl actually slows her down, which means no more post-dinner regurgitation on the rug.
Fun Feeder Slo Bowl, Slow Feeder Dog Bowl
Litter & Cleanup
The unglamorous stuff that keeps a 9-animal house livable: litter, boxes, mats, and the cleanup products that actually work.
With seven cats we go through litter like it's a second mortgage. This corn-based one clumps hard, keeps the smell down, and it's flushable.
Multiple Cat Unscented Litter | A Multi-Cat Litter Made From Corn
The poop bag refills for the Earth Rated dispenser. Leak-proof, sturdy, and with two dogs you never want to run out.
Dog Poop Bag Refill Rolls – Leak-Proof, Extra Strong
Top-entry boxes mean way less litter kicked onto the floor. This one's roomy and the scoop hangs on the side.
Iris Round Top Entry Cat Litter Box & Scoop, Black/White, Large
Parked under the litter boxes, this mat catches what the top-entry boxes don't. Shake it out once a week and you're done.
So Phresh Litter Trapper Mat, Large 24"W x 30"L
With nine animals, accidents happen — this is the spray that actually gets them out. I keep a bottle in the closet and one under the sink.
Stain & Odor Eliminator
