Cat Preparing Your Home
For Your
New Pet Kitten or Cat Friendship
- Veterinarian Care and Basic Health Care
Your cat or kitten’s best friend, next to you, is your pet’s veterinarian:
- Schedule regular checkup visits for your pet cat/kitten – consult your vet regarding your breed of pet cat/kitchen suggestions/requirements
- Spaying/neutering your new pet cat/kitten may be recommended or mandatory by local authorities
- There are mandatory vaccinations
- Ou are constantly watching for flea or parasites infections that may require your veterinarian’s care
- You must daily observe your pet cat/kittens eating habits, behaviours and use of the litter box
- Basic Home Safety Preparation
This home will be your new pet cat/kittens for the foreseeable future – make it a friendly safe place for your new friend:
- Hide all exposed wires – cats and kittens will chew on these endlessly
- Toxic plants must be removed
- All small swallowable objects/items must be removed
- Put the cat/kitten bed in a safe quiet place – your new pet must feel safe from first day
- All window and balconies must be securely screened – avoids falling and/or escape
- Keep doors closed to rooms that you do not want your cat/kitten entering into – introduce these rooms later one at a time
- Daily Care for Appropriate Food and Fresh Water
Your pet cat/kitten is totally reliable on your care/attention to food and water:
- Seek advice from your veterinarian regarding the proper food for your cat/kittens breed/age/current condition
- Maintain a regular daily feeding time
- Portion control avoids obesity
- Use treats sparingly as reward for good behaviour – overfeeding treats cause internal organ issues
- Clean the water bowl daily and fill with fresh potable/safe/drinkable water
- Litter Box Cleanliness
A litter box indoors means that you, the happy owner/friend, are not needed to open a door and let your cat/kitten outside. This also means that the litter box requires regular cleaning:
- Cats/kittens are fussy and will not use a soiled litter box – hence you may have an accident on a floor/carpet elsewhere
- Use fresh clean litter regularly
- Put the litter box in a safe, quiet and easy-to-reach place in your home
- It you have more than one cat/kitten it is suggested that you have one litter box for each pet
- Cat/Kitten Training and Behaviour
Every cat/kitten is an individual personality for you, the new owner/friend, to learn:
- Cats like/must be held gently
- Frightening your cat/kitten may lead to nasty scratches of self-defence
- A cat/kitten must have a scratching post for claw maintenance
- Playtime with you is necessary regularly/daily for good cat/kitten social health
- Pay attention to your cat/kitten and learn your pet’s habits/nuances/wants
- Your Cat/Kitten’s Life Enrichment
And Emotional Enjoyment
Cats and kittens have emotions and their emotions are recognizable:
- Patience is necessary for training and creating acceptable social behaviour
- Every cat/kitten is an individual personality
- Cats/kittens like looking out a window
- Cats/kittens need toys to play with and avoid boredom/apathy
- Cat/kittens have lives of 10-20 years
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