Showing posts with label caring for kittens. Show all posts
Showing posts with label caring for kittens. Show all posts

ring For Kittens After the Mother Cat Has Given Birth

It is important for the mother cat after birth to bond with the new babies before they can be taken away from her because this helps them to be familiar with other felines.
This period should last at least 7 weeks, preferably 8 weeks from the moment they are born.
It is also good if they socialise with other cats up to the first 47 weeks of their life otherwise they may have problems with interactions with other pets.
If you are selecting a baby to care for, you should go for one which seems confident and not one that tries to squirm away when you pick it up.
The best kitties are those with an inquisitive nature rather that those that jump at their own shadow.
You can test this nature out by throwing a set of keys near them.
If they run away but still come back to investigate the noise then they are likely to be a confident pet.
The best thing you should do to care for your kitty after the mum cat has given birth is to make the home safe for them.
You should make sure all the cleaning products in your kitchen are kept away and cannot be accessed by them.
You should also put away any knives and sharp kitchen utensils away for obvious reasons.
You should also cut up lemons and put them in your bins because they like to rummage into things however hate the smell of fresh lemons.
Finally you should keep all dangerous liquids away from them and make sure they cannot knock things over when may be a potential hazard.
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Discipline - A Necessary Element in Caring For Kittens

You give your little kittens regular baths. You give them plenty of treats. You take the time to stroke their fur. In fact, you love your little feline friends so much you accommodate their whims as much as you can. But is that the only thing you should do when caring for kittens? Would you be an uncaring and unkind master if you refused them something? Will you be a mean companion if you teach them No means no. The answer is NO.
While it is good to dote on your pets (and there are those who claim doing so has a therapeutic effect), you have to be careful how you go about it. Pets, your precious little kittens included, can easily be spoiled by too much love. Sound very human-like, doesn't it? You bet! We are all animals, after all, and when it comes to kittens, humans can be more doting than these kittens' biological parents. I should know because I used to spoil my little kitty rotten. The operative word here is "should" because the moment I realized this treatment is turning my kitty into a monster, I stopped right away. So my point is this: you do not have to spoil kittens when caring for kittens. In fact, you shouldn't.
As much as you love your kittens, you need to learn how to discipline them. Your kitten may be your best friend but is it everyone else's? If your kitten claws at every couch it sees or sprays every doorway it walks on, you and your pet can easily become social pariahs! So yes, if you want what's best for your kittens, train them. Teach them to respect commands. There is no need to pay a professional trainer to do this. You can do it yourself with Paula Robb's 'Complete Cat Training: Cat Training To Stop Your Cat's Behavior Problems!' as your guide. The manual is an illustrated and practical guide to caring for kittens by balancing the need to spoil with the need to discipline. Try it and see how the strategies work with your pet.
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