What we use for our cats, on one page

It made a firm, round clump in my test. Litter doesn't go off, so a bigger pack saves money if you have somewhere to keep it.

It clumped quickly, and the clumps were easy to clean out. The finer grain might make me sneeze a bit more.

The best-looking grain of the three. Water sank through to the bottom more easily and the clump came out flatter, and it still did well.

The top door is for a cat that won't walk in. The lift-off shell is for the vet, who can examine a frightened cat where it sits.

The cover keeps the dust in and catches the one who misses the edge. Get a large one: a grown indie in a small box goes beside it.

Stainless steel at the bottom, not plastic, so it's more hygienic and easy to clean. It has no hood, so I put a cardboard cover over it myself.

Check whether your litter box comes with a scoop before you buy one.

Low dust, clumps properly, and doesn't smell. Start small: a cat used to one sand may refuse another. There are dupes about, so check the pack when it arrives.

Most pet bowls sold online are dog-sized. A cat wants a small, shallow one so its whiskers don't touch the sides.

They line the carrier, go under a sick cat's bed, and catch what gets kicked out of the litter box.

For paws after the vet and the bit of gravy on the chin. Cats hate scented wipes, and a cat rarely smells anyway.

Cats like to scratch. One sometimes goes in the carrier on the way to the vet.

In every second pet shop and on every grocery app, and a complete kitten food, taurine included. Nobody needs to feel bad about buying it.

A pouch a day plus dry left out is how most homes here feed a growing kitten. It keeps for weeks in a sealed dabba.

Made for pregnant and nursing cats, and for kittens from about one to four months. Most vets here will name it if you ask.

It takes over from Mother & Babycat once the kitten is four months old. A sound choice if money isn't the constraint.

After the carrier, the most useful thing we have bought. It's the only kind that works quickly on office clothes before work.

My cats tolerate it best of everything we've tried, and the fine mist traps the fur. Indies have short hair, but they still shed.

Its narrow nozzle fits the window groove exactly. Once a week along the grooves and the skirting, and never the floor.

Fine hair and dust bind into a grey film in the corners, so a tiled floor with a cat needs mopping. This one leaves it dry in five minutes.

The best purchase I've made as a cat person. Kitchen towels, strip the sheet, an ordinary wash, and that's the whole routine.

The same net Pune puts up against pigeons. A cat can't tear it with its own body weight, and this one has lasted longer than the others we've had. The listing says fitting is included; check that it covers your area.

It cost a lot, and I bought it out of real need: litter work is just so unpleasant.

Homes here are small, and cats like vertical space. Ours has a grey fur cover and sisal-rope posts to scratch, and it stands on a table I already had, to make it taller.

It's sold for home security, not pets, which may be why it was cheap. The night vision is great and the cloud storage works reliably. Friends keep asking me what it is.

Meals on a timer, for the days you're out late.