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Kitten Care 101
Everything you need for the first months. Setting up, feeding by age, litter training, play, vaccinations and neutering, for a confident, happy cat.
What's inside
- A shopping list of the essentials
- How to set up a safe first room and kitten-proof your home
- Why lilies are so dangerous for cats
- The first days, step by step
- What and how often to feed, by age (and why not cow's milk)
- Litter training and the one-plus-one tray rule
- Playing the right way, scratching and handling
- Core vaccines, FeLV testing and when to neuter
- Warning signs that mean call your vet now
- Printable checklists and a vaccination record
Written for first-time owners and checked against sources from the ASPCA, the Cornell Feline Health Center and International Cat Care. Read it on your phone, or print the checklists for the fridge.
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Sources
- ASPCA: General Cat Care
- ASPCA: Cat Nutrition Tips
- Cornell Feline Health Center: Choosing and Caring for Your New Cat
- Cornell Feline Health Center: How often should you feed your cat?
- Cornell Feline Health Center: Feeding Your Cat
- Cornell Feline Health Center: Common Cat Hazards
- Cornell Feline Health Center: Feline Vaccines: Benefits and Risks
- Cornell Feline Health Center: Feline Leukemia Virus
- International Cat Care: Vaccinating your cat
- International Cat Care: Neutering your cat
- International Cat Care: Helping your new cat or kitten settle in
- International Cat Care: Preparing for your new cat or kitten
- International Cat Care: Bringing up a litter of kittens: behavioural considerations
- International Cat Care: Playing with your cat
- International Cat Care: Poisonous Plants
General information, not veterinary advice. Your vet knows your kitten best.