• Hooded litter pan(A Must)

• clumping litter (A Must)
• Scoop litter pan at least once every 24 hours. (Remember a dirty unkept litter pan, will cause your kitten to find another place in the home to use, as they will NOT use a dirty litter pan). Changing litter or declawing your kitten can cause the same reaction, due to confusion for some kittens.

• metal scoop (A Must)

• General Warnings:

  
  BEWARE of plants, dried leaves, small objects your kitten/cat can swallow.

   

  
  NEVER feed garlic or onion to your dog or cat. It attacks the red blood cells and your animal "could" die. (Yes some current cat/dog food found on the store shelves, have quantities of garlic/onion in it - READ the entire label.

   

    Fish is another problem, as it can cause black-chin to form on the face, due to the fish oil.  Fish also has chemicles, which could lead to ill health and has been linked to FUS (kidney crystals, which is deadly). Stay away from beef and stick with 100% free range lamb and you’ll find you have less opportunity to potential disease.

   

  Never feed a diet that has by-products listed on the label. This is a open invitation to allow the food company to place anything they want in the food, which again carry no nutritional value or worse, potential disease carrying items).  

   

  Other warnings: Your kitten is like a two-year old child; they will swallow anything they can get into their mouth (and tend to taste everything). Rubber bands, jewelry, buttons, plants/leaves, small toys, string, ribbon etc. Kitty proof your home and if you have small children, keep the kitten/cat away from toys which have small objects they could chew off the toys. (IE: eyes, string) Your kitten will also tend to jump inside almost anything, so be very aware of open toilet bowls, tubs, ovens, dryer, washer. NEVER place a collar on your kitten, then tend to go into small areas and it could get caught on something and choke your kitten. The only safe leash is a harness, which fits around the body and should never be used without an adult present. Never leave string hanging, as kitten/cat could play with it and get it caught around their neck/tails etc. Only use these toys when an adult is present. NEVER leave your cat/kitten on a rope, string or harness outside. Cats leap and jump and will panicky and choke themselves. Be aware of open stairwells, as your kitten is fearless and could try to jump. If you always remember your kitten /cat is like a very young child which is playful and foolish. They do not always understand the dangers. Protect them as you would a two-year-old child.
  

• Glass or metal food dishes, low enough for the kitten to eat from. (NO PLASTIC dishes) ( A Must)

• Scratching post which the kitten can climb and sleep in/on. (A Nice to have to prevent scratching furniture)

• Comb (4 1/2" long x 1/2" to 1”Wide - "butter comb") (A Must) DO NOT NEED BRUSH as this can serve to cause static in the coat.    We do carry these in our display case, for sale.

• Eye Wash found at www.aventix.ca or ask your vet to bring it in Make-up (not cotton balls as they have fuzz, which will get on the eyeball. Found at Wal-Mart or any drug store, used to remove makeup.

• Cat Shampoo - To keep that kitty PURRfect! (Breeder will tell you which color you need for your kitten’s coat color. (A Must)   We do carry shampoo in our display case for sale, if your picking up your kitten at the cattery.

  Bathing Instructions

  The kitten is used to bath and blow-dry. The most important things to remember when washing your kitten is to NOT get water in the eyes; ears; nose or mouth while washing or rinsing the kittens coat. The easiest way to prevent this is to wash the face with baby shampoo and water using a washcloth.Make sure you wash the entire body with cat shampoo OR if not available use "Johnson and Johnson" baby shampoo. Rinse the coat until is squeaks; this shows that the soap is out of the coat. Then blow dry the coat upward towards the head but have the kitten facing away from the blowing air. This again prevents air from blowing into the ears; nose; mouth and eyes. (This is what scares a kitten, so prevention will keep your kitten calm and enjoying the grooming process).

• Cat Carrier (if shipped by air, we will purchase this for you) Carpeted to prevent the kitten from being hurt from sliding around.  We do carry a fully finished carry in our display for sale case.

• A comforter to keep baby warm on those cold windy days or to allow the kitten a place to hide, if they become scared on the trip home. (A Must)
  

No kitten or cat is allowed to leave our cattery without a proper cat carrier. So remember to bring one, unless you have asked us to purchase one for you and prepare it for safe pet travel.

You should feed the kitten ¼ to 1/2 cup of dry food per day and dump any
leftovers the next day. (Reason: food does not have vitamins after 24 hours
in the open air, therefore zero value is left).If your kitten still likes can food, then you'll give him 1/4 can of food in a dish, twice daily (AM & PM) and keep the rest in the refrigerator with can covered with a lid. If the kitten has not eaten all the food by the PM, you toss leftover, wash the dish and give fresh for the evening.The goal should be to get the kitten to move to dry food ONLY but in the mean-time, you must be very careful that the food does not go bad as it will create bacteria and make the kitten VERY ill! So keep the food out of the sun/heat and never leave it down past 12 hours.Always have dry food and a bowl of fresh water available 24 hours a day as well as their litter pan). Wash all dishes every 24 hours to prevent bacteria forming.

Current diet we feed:

1. Performatrin Ultra - Chicken (dry) Pet Valu (Uninary Tract Care)

Supplier website: http://www.performatrinultra.com/cat/cda_chicken.html

Go to their website to read the details on the food.

2. Nutrience Jr (can) Super Pet, Pet Smart

Zoom in on photo to read ingredients:  (IE: chicken, chicken broth, chicken liver, oceanfish, brown rice etc.)

With the dog/cat recalls, these are the current diets that have a natural meat base and are still suppose to be safe?  Like all families, we are watching for report details to keep our cats and dog safe.

Changing the kitten/cat diet:

If you decide to change the diet, it must be done over a ten (10) day
period, slowly moving upward with the new diet and down on the old. Start
with a 25% new diet mixed with 75% old and each day, add more of the new diet and less of the old, until you reach 100% new diet. Do not feed table foods or allow children to feed snacks to your animal. Changes in diet can cause loose stool, vomiting, dehydration and lead to a very ill animal.