We got a 9 week old kitten from the rescue centre a month ago.
Never had a pet before.
Here are some lessons I have learned.
1.Do not bulk buy kitten food in advance, the type may not agree with him and he will have the squits if he continues to eat it.
2.Do not buy fancy igloo bed, he will peep in once, wee in it and then sleep where he chooses.
3.The high sided litter tray was a good buy. Once he was used to it I put the lid on and it contains the - er contents.
4.He will hate the cat basket and poo in it.
5.If you try to familiarise him with it by leaving it around with a few toys in it he will go in and poo in it.
6.If he has done a poo somewhere he will do another on the same spot no matter how much I clean up.
7.Home made toys are the best. He loves boxes. DS stuck two boxes together at an angle with a hole cut through and stuck some foil on string inside. This is his number one favourite toy. He also loves an empty tissue box, primark carrier bag and a cardboard tube.
8.The fancy cat activity centre we bought is of no interest to kitten.
- He hates cellotape. I have stuck it around the base of areas I want him to keep out of and he won't push past it.
10.He doesn't respond to NO in any language or tone of voice.