Preparing to Bring Your New Kitten Home

You will need:

  • Lots of toys
  • Scratching post with toy attachment
  • Scoopable cat litter of any brand.
  • Enter medium litter box, no lid, scoop litter daily change entire box, monthly 
  • steel comb for combing daily 
  • nail clipper to trim toenails monthly

For kittens 12 weeks old and up:

Dry Food Needed: 

  • Purina One Healthy Kitten Formula, Dry Cat Food 
  • Gradually add in Life’s Abundance All Stages Dry Cat Food, 
  • Leave out all day 
  • Use glass, ceramic or metal bowls

Wet Food Needed: 

  • Continue Purina Pro Plan Focus can of wet food
  • Gradually add in Life’s Abundance All Stages Wet Cat Food, 
  • Add 1 drop of Salmon Oil
  • Add 1/2 tsp Taurine
  • mixed with 1/4 teaspoon of the Doc  Roy’s Feline Care Vitamins and 
  • 1/4 teaspoon of the Lysine to one can for each kitten
  • Feed 1/2 of can in the morning and
  • 1/2 can in the evening
  • Add a little water to the mixture

Tips:

  • Fresh clean water daily in metal, glass or ceramic bowl
    • Recommended: Providing a circulating water fountain will encourage your kitten to drink more water
  • Keep your new kitten in small area for the first few days until they are used to you.  Kitten usually will not eat the first day or two due to stress.
  • Watch for any negative changes as sneezing or not playing.  If this happens, bring the kitten to the vet immediately, then call me.
  • I give a seven day health guarantee so please make a vet appointment for a routine check up right away
  • Kitten will go home with shots appropriate their age. They will need three sets of shots scheduled, spaced one month apart, and then their rabies shot, all within the first few months
  • Eyes need to be clean daily using wet, warm water on a tissue, then wipe dry with a clean tissue
  • You will need to be home for at least 2 to 3 days to bond with your new kitten and give it lots of love. You will need to be their mother, brother and sister.
  • The first night they may cry a lot, or even for the first few days. Just pick your kitten up and love on them. They miss their old family here.
  • The kitten doesn’t know you so they don’t hate or dislike you. They are just afraid of their new home, so give them time to adjust.

Thank you for purchasing a kitten from VictoriasCat Cattery

Victoria Viehmeyer          267-446-4399