If you have a new kitten, you will most likely want to make the process of moving to their new home as smooth as possible. Of course you want your kitten to have a long and healthy life in your care. To provide a smooth transition for your kitten to a safe and loving new home, you should prepare for your cat's arrival before it actually arrives and treat it as gently as possible when it arrives. Think about your cat's general health and happiness to keep her calm on her first day in your home.
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Part 1 of 2: Preparing for Kittens Kedatangan
Step 1. Make your home cat safe
Make the house comfortable and safe for the cat before bringing it into the house. Do an inspection of your home for anything that could harm your kitten and keep the following in mind:
- The bathroom can be a dangerous place for a brave kitten. Keep cleaning supplies in a locked place and close the toilet. Dental floss, rubber bands, hair ties, and other floss items should be stored because kittens can ingest them and cause dangerous digestive problems.
- Kitchen cleaning tools should be kept out of reach of kittens. Drink holders and plastic bags must be stored properly as cats can get trapped and hurt.
- Keep sewing supplies, including needles, safety pins, and thread/wool, in a safe place. Kittens can and will play with these dangerous objects that can kill them if ingested.
- Keep plants in the house out of reach of kittens as some of them can be poisonous, if you are not sure if they are poisonous or not.
- Children's toys made of soft materials (foam, rubber) are like magnets for kittens. Kittens can bite and swallow small parts of these toys and cause serious stomach problems.
- Human drugs should also always be stored in a safe place and out of reach.
- Electrical wires are also fun for kittens to bite into, but not good for their health as they can get electrocuted if they bite the wires all the way inside.
- The window can also be a pleasant place to look outside the house. Make sure you have strong glass and make sure the windows are tightly closed. Curtains that are stringy and stringy can suffocate a kitten if they get caught. Shorten or cut the thread.
- Store all toxic items, such as bleach, mousetrap, lye, etc., out of reach of the kitten so he can't bite the package.
- Kittens like to crawl into small places. Look for dangerous places (where crawling can be, places around pipes inside or outside the house, and sump pump hoses) and block them if possible.
Step 2. Bring a familiar scent into your home
Ask the previous owner of the kitten if you can bring a blanket or foam toy that the kitten and mother use so that the kitten can have something to cuddle with or something that smells good from its mother.
You can use Feliway, which is a product containing pheromones (chemicals produced by cats to communicate and calm other cats). This product can be sold in a variety of forms, sprays, wipes, necklaces, or automatic sprayers
Step 3. Provide a mattress for the kitten
Take a small cardboard box and cut off the top, then put a warm and cozy blanket inside. Also, buy a small cat basket with a comfortable base.
Step 4. Place the kitten's bed in a room away from the noise in the house and quite quiet
The kitchen or family room can be a good room. Kittens will need a safe place to hide just in case the busyness of the house makes them uncomfortable.
Before raising a kitten, think about where you will put the mattress. Don't let your kitten sleep in your room for the first month as the kitten is not used to you and will feel uncomfortable, or it may fall off the bed
Step 5. Buy a sandbox
The litter box should have short sides (about 5 - 7.5 cm). Kittens will need this short litter box until they are about 3-4 months old or when they are tall enough to use a large litter box.
Place a layer of sand, whatever brand you choose, at the bottom of the box. You can use a rug, newspaper, or bed protector at the bottom of the box to catch any sand caught between the kitten's paws
Step 6. Place the food and water bowls near the basket, but away from the litter box
Adult cats and kittens don't like to eat near the bathroom as much as humans do. Make sure the food you are giving is kitten food, not adult cat food, as kittens grow quickly and require more calories and solid food nutrients than adult cats.
The litter box should be placed near the basket for now. Once the kitten has acclimated to your home, the litter box can be moved to a better location but for now, the kitten needs easy access to the litter box
Step 7. Get some toys made for adult cats and kittens
Little fluffy mouse toys and hairy sticks are favorite toys for most cats. Catnip is not needed for kittens because they do not have a response to catnip until they are old enough.
Part 2 of 2: Introducing the Kitten to its New Home
Step 1. Position the kitten near the bed
Do not immediately remove the cat from the cage. Let him in with the door open and let him out on his own. Make sure he sees the food and water bowls. This can motivate the kitten to leave the cage and explore.
When the kitten won't come out, gently pick it up and place it in the litter box to give it a chance to pee. If the kitten doesn't poop, at least she'll know there's a litter box there to use
Step 2. Keep the kitten away from other pets at first
If you have other pets in the house, keep the kitten in its own room (along with the litter box, mattress, food, and water) for a week before introducing it to other pets. If you have small children, ask them to be gentle when picking up, cuddling, or playing with the kitten to avoid injury to your kitten or child.
Step 3. Give the kitten time to adapt to its new home
Let him take his time and he will get used to you and your home quickly. Keep the kitten in one of the rooms (unless you're at home watching it) and keep other pets away from the kitten for a week before introducing it.
After a while, try to play with the kitten but don't force it to do anything it doesn't want to do. The kitten will get out of its cage quickly, and don't panic if it gets out of the cage and hides under something. Let the kitten explore the room. He will sniff a lot of things
Step 4. Place the kitten on top of the litter box every few hours until he uses it
Kittens are quite smart and will use the litter box quickly. The condition is, if the kitten enters the litter box, the box has been cleaned every day (shoveled) and is in a quiet place.
Tips
- If he starts rubbing his body against various objects in the room, he is marking his area. In other words, if another cat comes to your house and sniffs it, it will know that another cat has taken over the place.
- You can try giving the kitten a stuffed animal to cuddle. This doll will put your kitten at ease because she no longer has her mother or siblings to cuddle with.
- Give the kitten some alone time. Cats need time to adapt to new environments.
- Bend down to the level of a kitten so he won't see you as a threat.
- Pet the kitten and be nice. Use a soft voice around him.
Warning
- Do not shout at or around the kitten.
- Keep the kitten in the same room until you really recognize it, then introduce it to all parts of your home.
- Never hit a kitten or throw it at it. Gently toss the toy aside if you want to lure the kitten with the toy.
