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Belle Pepper care guide
Food
Belle eats (daily):
- Dry kibble provided by an Automatic feeder
3 times a day - Wet food: provided by hand (see below how to make each meal)
Feeding schedule
| morning kibble (9g) | 5:45 AM | followed by wet breakfast | minnow + churu + water |
| lunch kibble (9g) | 1 PM | ||
| dinner kibble (9g) | 7:15 PM | followed by wet dinner | can + water + egg yolk |
Making morning wet breakfast
Making wet dinner
Litterbox
- Scoop 2x day
- Add a bit more sand if needed
Water
- Water fountain: Check if it is running and add fresh water every 3 days
- Water bowl: add fresh water if you are not staying overnight (this is a backup in case fountain fails)
Play
- She likes to play a lot! Ideally 3 x for 15-20 minutes a day; favorite times always after eating
- Most loved toys:
mouseandworm(see below for pics) – but beware, string can hurt her, play with caution, don’t let toy lie around. - Soso-loved aka might play with it if nothing else is there: automatic ball inside the pinkish
spaceship(needs to be recharged sometimes)
Catio
Warning: only open the catio while you are at home and during the day. if it rains, cover it up with
Hygiene
- Teeth brushing: Use finger brush, 3x week or so
- Fur brushing: she really likes it, ideally done every day
Sleeping
- Belle sleeps often in bed (typically at one's feet by herself), sometimes she sleeps somewhere else by herself, such as on chairs, floor, inside tunnel, etc.
- In the morning, she often comes to bed even if she did not sleep there: ignore her if she tries to wake you up in the morning, only pay attention when you stand up.
Vet
- Vet's address and info:
VCA Blum Animal Hospital 3219 N. Clark St.| Chicago, IL 60657| (773) 327 - 4446
Before you leave
- make sure you closed the catio
- make sure all doors are locked all the way
- make sure all windows are closed
- put the key back in the lock box (see your email for code)










