After you have chosen your new kitten, there is likely to be a few weeks before they are ready to come home. In this time it is important to prepare yourselves and the house for the arrival of the kitten.When your kitten arrives home, choose a time when it is quiet and calm, do not rush into introducing your kitten to other animals in the household, give the kitten time to settle in before doing this.Make sure you have a snug bedding area that your kitten can escape to if things become overwhelming. Teach all members of the family that if the kitten is in its bed, they are left alone and not harassed. Ensure your kitten knows exactly where the food and water bowls are as well as the litter tray.Before you bring your kitten home, check with the breeder or cattery what food they have been using. Ensure you stick with the same diet for the first coupple of weeks to begin with to try to reduce the risk of your kitten getting an upset stomach. Your kitten should be fed a complete kitten food such as Iams Kitten for the best possible diet. If you want to change the food your kitten is eating to Iams Kitten, you should take 5 to 7 days to gradually change your kitten onto her new food – mix the new Iams cat food in with the old, gradually increasing the amount of the new food and reducing the quantity of the old food until the change over is complete. You should feed a kitten four meals a day until they are 12 weeks old and then three meals a day until they are 6 months old, at which stage you can reduce their meals to 2. Indoor hazards to make safe from inquisitive kittens• Keep all doors and windows shut• Remove all ornaments • Cover any chimney openings• Hide any trailing cables and remove or pull up all hanging items such as tablecloths, floor length curtains, curtain or blind pulls, hanging plants or other items that dangle temptingly in the kittens' reach. • Place all houseplants out of the way as it is natural for a kitten to chew. Many houseplants are poisonous or can cause upset tummies. Common ones to watch out for include: Philodendron, Mistletoe, Poinsettia. Plants belonging to the lily family are particularly poisonous to kittens and any lilies should be kept well out of the reach of kittens and cats.• Place child locks on low cupboards especially those containing cleaning materials and ensure doors to kitchen appliances (fridges, washing machines etc) are kept closed. • Keep countertops in kitchens clear to prevent your kitten jumping up to investigate them. Jumping on surfaces should be discouraged for hygienic reasons. • Fitting a baby gate to the top of a stairwell can help prevent accidental falls. Outdoor hazards Gardens are great places for your kitten to explore once they are old enough and fully vaccinated. Make sure the garden is as safe as possible and supervise your kitten when outside to prevent accidents and to prevent them straying and becoming lost.• Swimming pools and ponds should be fenced off or covered with a hard cover.• Remove ladders and other hazards your kitten can climb on / knock over. Be well prepared and enjoy your new addition to the family!
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