Kitten Care Regime – Know Everything about Raising One

Kitten care regime is vast in terms of being there for their every need. But this narrow approach which will help in redefining your pet parenting journey. Raising a kitten is as similar to caring for a baby in the world of ways. Starting from behaving, climbing on to their healthy diet, helping them to understand humans, giving them a hand in their fun activities and helping them to become comfortable in their home with their parents.

Well, debating the last one, it’s the two-way process. Firstly, you will understand your furball’s behaviour & in return your furball will put an effort to know you.

Raising a kitty is an overwhelming opportunity. You get to have someone special and delicate; it is crucial to learn ways of keeping a cute little kitty.

Are you wondering how hard is the process to stay put with the knowledge of raising a kitten? Here’s a little heads-up. These are the essential areas which you need to concentrate on while keeping a delicate little kitty:

• Choosing the right vet
• Thorough Follow-up for their Nutritional Nourishment 
• Setting up their peaceful personal space
• Litter Training
• Grooming Guide
• Socialising with the strangers and exploration

Choosing the right vet 

It is the first and the crucial step of pet parenting because when you choose a vet, your furball should also be comfortable around them. Try to comprehend a situation: you seek a medical guide, jot down a few choices, check out their website and call them straight away for an appointment. Then you visit the clinic, talk to them about your problem & they give you a suitable treatment and done.

We all wished it was that simple in choosing a vet. So, these tips will give a heads-up & you don’t have to start from scratch.

• Explore the options online & try to shortlist the closest options from your home if possible. Check out their website and schedule an appointment. Here are the essential aspects that you need to walk around with:
• Make sure that the vet is qualified.
• Ask them to give you a tour of their facility and ask them what’s going around.
• Check if they have an individual waiting area for dogs and cats.
• Find out how do they treat if an emergency.
• Mainly, your furball must feel comfortable and secured around the vet.
• Check if you can get any reference from your family, friend or even a neighbour if they are already the pet parents.

Once you find a suitable vet for your little furball, you have done a great job.

Thorough Follow-up for their Nutritional Nourishment 

Remember that they are just a small baby, the diet should no way be near to what an adult kitty eats. There are various life stages of a cat & each has a different nutritional requirement. Follow these below:

Under eight weeks: This is the most crucial stage as the furballs are too small to stand. At this age, they are still developing their vision and coordination to stand-up, so, they stay with their siblings and mother to get the warmth. If found orphan, seek a piece of advice from the vet as they will be required to bottle feed every two hours.

Eight to 11 weeks: At this stage, your kitten will be much healthier and healthier. They will be required some protein-rich and a digestible diet with the combination of dry and wet food and kibbles. You will find them running and jumping all over the house, that’s because they are exploring the space with their newly developed motor skills. This stage is highly dangerous for them as they are energetic, so, set some boundaries where you can supervise their every movement.

Two to four months: At this stage, they become highly energetic as compared to adult cats. Their diet requires appropriate protein content with the three individual meals each day. A pet parent needs to follow the diet chart as per the vet’s advice.

Four to six months: As your kitten is stepping in the adolescence, it is crucial to seek the vet because this is the age of their sexual maturity. Your kittens must be spayed before this stage to avoid any uncomfortable situation such as territorial spraying or accidental litters because they attract the other kittens with this habit.

Setting up their peaceful personal space

Prepare a lair for your kitty so that they can rest in it whenever they want to. Set their bed with the blanket and drop-in some chewable toys like balls and stuffed animals. They must get accustomed to their bed, keep peeking into their space so that you can observe their behaviour.

As advised, never put anything when if consumed can choke them. Rest, give the little furballs some time to adapt.

Litter-train the Kitty

One of the essential parts of growing up for kitties is litter training. There are several options of litter trays that you can buy online, opt-in for the decent and scent-free because your kitty loves decency. Follow these steps to train your kitty better and faster:

1. Put the litter tray/box in a private space so that they don’t get uncomfortable.
2. Introduce them to the litter tray/box and let them sniff so that they can come running for it when needed the next time.
3. If they are doing their job, never try to peak-a-boo, your kitty won’t like it and might run away & you will have to bear with the accidents.
4. Once the job finishes offer positive reinforcements by awarding them a treat; gift them a toy so that they can remember it for longer.
5. Never forget to clean it so that the kitty won’t get uncomfortable the next time.

Always remember, you have to grow yourself into a silent observer. So, if you see your kitty not in a litter box or just taking time to sniff, hold and put them in the litter box. You might have to do this often at the start but don’t worry the kitties will catch-up.

Grooming Guide

It is the best way to relax yourself and your kitties. It will be difficult at first, therefore, keep the session small and treat them after every so that they can jot this down as a positive activity in their memory.

Grooming helps in keeping them away from the dust, loose hair, grass remains and bugs. Start this at a very early age so that they can get comfortable with time and treat them after every session.

Brushing the kitty will make sure that they are away from the furballs, tangled hair and dirt. It helps in spreading the natural oil over their body which helps in keeping their skin coat smooth and healthy. During their self-grooming sessions, they might consume furballs which accumulate in their stomach and lead to vomiting. Therefore, it is essential to wipe off all the loose fur from their skin while grooming.

Cats love to maintain distance from bathing therefore, it will be healthy if can wipe them often and keep combing their tail and belly smoothly. Using scissors might get problematic when your furry isn’t enjoying, make sure to call a specialist or do it yourself with the constant patting and treating your kitty. Make sure that it isn’t touching their skin.

Clip their nails at home regularly and buy them a scratcher because that’s how you will keep them away from scratching your furniture.

Making your kitty comfortable with grooming needs a lot of patience. Make sure you are not doing it when in a bad mood. Start with the smaller sessions of five to ten minutes and then increase it gradually.

Socialising with the strangers and exploration

Socialising is an essential aspect of growing up. Your cat must understand how to behave in uncommon places, with unfamiliar people and even around other animals.

1. Before deciding to introduce them to the outside world, seek the vet’s advice and give them a proper vaccine.
2. Take them out in the park or in a space where they can meet others & you can keep a tab on them.
3. Teach children how to hold the kitties so that no one gets uncomfortable.
4. Yes, you can “Hey kitty-kitty” and teach them to react and come to you when you say that. Speak a few simple words frequently so that they can remember it the next time when they hear.
5. It is understandable that they are cuddly but don’t walk while holding them. Let them understand different surfaces so that they can get familiar.
6. Give them softballs which they can chew and play with.
7. Do you know that kitties love tricks and challenges? Explore and teach them.
8. Introduce them to the other cats and when they are grown up, seek advice from the vet and introduce them with the puppies. It will help them become socially active and will stay happy and running.
9. Scheduling a regular playtime is essential. Make sure to put it on your schedule and play with them while staying inside regularly. It will help in increasing the bond between you two.

Never forget to treat them, keep the treats at hand while outside so that you can give them when they do something positive. Visit the online pet store and get the best treats for your kitty. Well, we all can understand this fact that appreciation is the key to climb many hurdles in life.

These are the best ways which will make your kitty training easy and smooth. We have compiled and presented so that you don’t have to search for everything from scratch.

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