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Kitten Check List
Here is a list of supplies and things you need to do before your kitten comes home.
We have included the brand of supplies that we use. It is best to use the same kinds
of items that we use as it eases the transition from our house to yours. However, if
you are buying a kitten from a different breeder, you can still use this page. Simply
substitute their supplies and recommendations for ours. Click Here for printable
version.
We have included the brand of supplies that we use. It is best to use the same kinds
of items that we use as it eases the transition from our house to yours. However, if
you are buying a kitten from a different breeder, you can still use this page. Simply
substitute their supplies and recommendations for ours. Click Here for printable
version.
Litter Box: Any type with tall sides and a hood. Preferably more than one once the kitten is allowed to explore the
house. That way their is always one accessable. Remember, kittens are a lot like toddlers. They get engrossed in
playing and exploring so when they gotta go, they gotta go NOW!! So if their litter box is all the way on the other
side of the house, they may not be able to make it and end up going somewhere else. This can lead to improper litter
box habbits.
Litter: Any type of pelleted pine litter, we use a horse brand you can find at feed stores called "Equine Pine".
house. That way their is always one accessable. Remember, kittens are a lot like toddlers. They get engrossed in
playing and exploring so when they gotta go, they gotta go NOW!! So if their litter box is all the way on the other
side of the house, they may not be able to make it and end up going somewhere else. This can lead to improper litter
box habbits.
Litter: Any type of pelleted pine litter, we use a horse brand you can find at feed stores called "Equine Pine".
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Litter Scoop
Food Bowl
Water bowl
Sissle Scratching Post: Very important!! We have trained ours to only scratch on the scratching posts and not furniture, etc. If they don't
have one they will improvise. Also, we highly recommend sissle, aside from the fact they prefer these types of material to scratch on, it also keeps
them from identifying furniture as a scratching post as furniture isn't made of rope like material. Cats must have a place to scratch as it keeps their
claws in good condition, removing nail husks, keeping them smooth so they don't snag, etc. This is also how they help stretch out their back
muscles. True, they can do some of this on the ground, but a real good stretch needs the assistance of a good scratching post which helps keeps
muscles in good working condition.
Nail clippers: We recommend this style as it doesn't have the tenancy to crush the nail instead of shearing it.
Brush: Ours LOVE this style. We buy them at the grocery store and they actually are less expensive and last longer than the same style you
find at pet stores. The little balls on the tips don't scratch their skin like others can and it gives them a really good message which helps simulate
follicles for good hair production.
CET Tooth Brush: Not the rubber finger kind = OUCH!! Optional, but we recommend it for good dental hygine and over all health.
If you feed a good diet they won't need it much.
Dental Rinse: Optional, but we recommend it. We use Petrodex. In between brushing teeth, as we don't need to do it every day, we use this
plaque fighting dental rinse.
Ear cleaner: We use Nolvasan Otic cleansing solution. When you notice your kitten/cats ears getting a little dirty, just squirt a little bit of this
in their canal, message the base of the ear and use a cotton ball to swab the ear clean. Careful when using Q-tips in the ear canal, if you go to
deep you can dammage their inner ear.
Dry Food: Evo from Natura Products and Natural Balance for kittens and cats. On our kittens, we use a 50/50 mix. Not every one carries
Evo, but most Pet Co's carry Natural Balance and you won't have to worry about having to switch your kitten to a new diet.
Wet Food: We use a raw meat mix which requires 2 supplements to make it a balance diet. Other wise you can't feed the raw, it will cause
imbalances in their system that can make them deathly ill as just muscle meat isn't a balance diet. In the wild, they eat the whole animal, bone, entrails,
muscle etc and they balance each other out. I haven't used any other type of wet food, I hear that Evo makes a great canned food, but it's pricy.
When looking for a brand of wet food or dry food, find the one with the most meat products at the top of the list, NO corn!!
Supplements: Our Vet recommends Feline Platinum Performance vitamens and Animal essentials "Natural Calcium". The mix of these two
creats a ballance diet when mixed with the raw meat.
Toys!! They love the feather wands and boas. Nothing with tinsel. If they injest it, it will create an intestinal nightmare that usually requires Vet
assistance possible surgery. BIG NO NO!! Ours love the ball tracks, furry mice, bouncy balls. An occupied cat is a happy cat. Boardome can
also help create bad habbits as they will find a way to keep themselves from getting board. The more different types of toys they have, the less
chance they will occupy their time with yours.
Food Bowl
Water bowl
Sissle Scratching Post: Very important!! We have trained ours to only scratch on the scratching posts and not furniture, etc. If they don't
have one they will improvise. Also, we highly recommend sissle, aside from the fact they prefer these types of material to scratch on, it also keeps
them from identifying furniture as a scratching post as furniture isn't made of rope like material. Cats must have a place to scratch as it keeps their
claws in good condition, removing nail husks, keeping them smooth so they don't snag, etc. This is also how they help stretch out their back
muscles. True, they can do some of this on the ground, but a real good stretch needs the assistance of a good scratching post which helps keeps
muscles in good working condition.
Nail clippers: We recommend this style as it doesn't have the tenancy to crush the nail instead of shearing it.
Brush: Ours LOVE this style. We buy them at the grocery store and they actually are less expensive and last longer than the same style you
find at pet stores. The little balls on the tips don't scratch their skin like others can and it gives them a really good message which helps simulate
follicles for good hair production.
CET Tooth Brush: Not the rubber finger kind = OUCH!! Optional, but we recommend it for good dental hygine and over all health.
If you feed a good diet they won't need it much.
Dental Rinse: Optional, but we recommend it. We use Petrodex. In between brushing teeth, as we don't need to do it every day, we use this
plaque fighting dental rinse.
Ear cleaner: We use Nolvasan Otic cleansing solution. When you notice your kitten/cats ears getting a little dirty, just squirt a little bit of this
in their canal, message the base of the ear and use a cotton ball to swab the ear clean. Careful when using Q-tips in the ear canal, if you go to
deep you can dammage their inner ear.
Dry Food: Evo from Natura Products and Natural Balance for kittens and cats. On our kittens, we use a 50/50 mix. Not every one carries
Evo, but most Pet Co's carry Natural Balance and you won't have to worry about having to switch your kitten to a new diet.
Wet Food: We use a raw meat mix which requires 2 supplements to make it a balance diet. Other wise you can't feed the raw, it will cause
imbalances in their system that can make them deathly ill as just muscle meat isn't a balance diet. In the wild, they eat the whole animal, bone, entrails,
muscle etc and they balance each other out. I haven't used any other type of wet food, I hear that Evo makes a great canned food, but it's pricy.
When looking for a brand of wet food or dry food, find the one with the most meat products at the top of the list, NO corn!!
Supplements: Our Vet recommends Feline Platinum Performance vitamens and Animal essentials "Natural Calcium". The mix of these two
creats a ballance diet when mixed with the raw meat.
Toys!! They love the feather wands and boas. Nothing with tinsel. If they injest it, it will create an intestinal nightmare that usually requires Vet
assistance possible surgery. BIG NO NO!! Ours love the ball tracks, furry mice, bouncy balls. An occupied cat is a happy cat. Boardome can
also help create bad habbits as they will find a way to keep themselves from getting board. The more different types of toys they have, the less
chance they will occupy their time with yours.