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Kittens and cats make incredible companions, providing an additional source of love for the family. soft, sweet, and the perfect pet to lounge around with. Planning to welcome a furry friend into the household is exciting and nerve-wracking, but it does not have to be stressful.
By taking a few precautions and setting up some essentials, your home will be ready to welcome an adorable new kitten. Get a checklist at the ready, and make sure to add these important steps.
Kitten-Proof the Home
Before bringing a kitten home, each room should be carefully checked for risks of danger. Protecting furniture and wiring, securing spaces, and dedicating a kitten space should be a priority on the checklist.
This ensures that no harm will come to the kitten or expensive belongings. It could be helpful to research specific areas such as plants and cleaning products that might be harmful to kittens and require being switched out.
To be blunt, kitten-proofing the home does not stop there, and it will become routine to check the washing machine before closing the door, for example.
Find a Vet
When kittens are brought home, they must be registered at a vet. This is because kittens need to have a check-up at 6 weeks old, to be weighed, examined for health issues, and have blood tests to detect any problems.
By ignoring these visits, underlying health risks can worsen and be harmful. For instance, parasites that require immediate attention. As well as this, vaccinations are given to kittens to protect them from common diseases.
You can find local veterinary services by searching the internet or using sites like Easyvet.com for reputable clinics.
Go Shopping for Essentials
Kittens are nervous when being introduced to an unfamiliar place. To help ease them into the space, it is crucial to go shopping for essentials, so that they are at the ready. It might be tempting to overfill the shopping cart, but make sure to get practical items that will help in caring for and comforting the kitten.
To get an idea of where to start, you should get...
- A kitten carrier
- Food and water bowls
- Food and treats
- A litterbox
- A bed
- Kitten heat pads
- Scratching posts
- A collar and harness
- Grooming tools
- Toys
To welcome a kitten home, the preparation is simple. Begin by kitten-proofing the home to prevent health and safety risks and proceed with assigning your new kitten a designated safe space for them to get comfortable.
Once this has been completed, you can start looking for suitable vets to take your kitten to for their 6-week examination, and the checkups that follow. This will mean that treatment is available if your kitten should need it.
Following this, all that is left is the fun part. Shopping for cute kitten items and filling the home with cat toys. Make sure to grab the essentials so that your kitten can get comfortable and be cared for.