The Scratching Post Logic Puzzle

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Yvonne runs a home cat boarding facility, "The Scratching Post", looking after local kitties while their owners are away. It's feeding time, and each cat has a different designated food! Can you determine the name and breed of each cat, the food they have for dinner, and how many days they've been staying with Yvonne so far?

Breed FoodDays Stayed
SiamesePersianRagdollDevon RexTabbyBeef KibbleTuna Kidney DietChicken BreastLamb KibbleRaw Beef3591113
NameRalph
Mickey
Bandit
Figaro
Zeus
Days Stayed3
5
9
11
13
FoodBeef Kibble
Tuna Kidney Diet
Chicken Breast
Lamb Kibble
Raw Beef
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Clues

1) The five cats are the one that has stayed exactly 5 days, the one that will be eating lamb kibble, the one that will be eating beef kibble, the Devon Rex, and Ralph.
2) The very friendly and playful cat named Mickey is not a Ragdoll.
3) Bandit's stay has been less than 10 days so far.
4) Of the Tabby cat and Ralph, one has stayed exactly 3 days and the other is fed chicken breast.
5) The Siamese cat has stayed longer than Mickey but less time than the cat that is fed raw beef.
6) Figaro has stayed with Yvonne two days longer than the Devon Rex.
7) Zeus, who has stayed with Yvonne many times before, is not on the kidney diet food.
8) The cat that has stayed for precisely 9 days is not fed lamb kibble.
9) The Persian cat (which isn't Zeus) is not fed chicken breast or lamb kibble. It has stayed for more than 10 days; its owners are on an extended honeymoon.
10) Ralph is not the cat that has stayed for exactly 9 days.
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Results (filled automatically)
NameBreedFoodDays Stayed
Ralph
Mickey
Bandit
Figaro
Zeus

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How To Play This Logic Puzzle
  1. Read the introduction and scan the clues. You can work through the clues in order, but the best approach is to attack the simplest clues first.
  2. Mark the clue information in the grid by clicking once in the relevant cell/square for an X (meaning false) and twice for a tick (true).
  3. If you make a mistake on a ticked cell, click again in that cell and it will clear. Or, to clear an X, click twice in that cell to clear.
  4. Once you have extracted all information from a clue, click on the clue to move it to the Solved Clues list.
  5. Some clues will need to be revisited once you have filled out more information in the grid. Keep working through them logically until you have completed the puzzle.
  6. Your answers will be checked automatically once you have filled out all squares.
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