Proper and safe care of your cat includes:
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- Avoid cat scratches. If your cat scratches often, talk to your vet about ways to change your pet's behavior and tools you can use to guard against scratches.
- Never store your cat's litter box in the kitchen or near warm, dry places in your home.
- Change the litter box daily. Wear disposable gloves each time you change the box. Avoid inhaling any litter box particles.
- Disinfect the litter box once a month. For example, each month empty the litter box, fill it with boiling water and leave stand for 10 minutes to kill off any bacteria.
- If your CD4 count is extremely low (<150-200) ask someone else to change the litter box for you.
- Keep your cat indoors. If your cat goes outdoors, don't allow him to hunt birds or rodents.
