My kids made those puppy dog eyes and i got them a 6 week old kitten. Does anyone have any advise of what i should do, and what things i should buy? i know food and kitty litter and stuff like that but anything im forgetting?:
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The essentials are food, water, litter, and litter box. Make sure to always have plenty of water available. Feed your kitten only kitten food, at that young age preferably moist food and gradually add dry food as it gets older.
Toys you can make or use items from around the house, a waded up paper, shoe lace, etc.
Cat nip is pretty much like drugs for kitties so that's up to you.
You can provide a bed but most likely it will sleep where it wants and it won't necessarily be the bed you bought.
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Buy her toys, they love toys. I have a 8 week old kitty and she just loves to play. You don't even have to buy her toys if you just get paper and roll it up into a ball and let her play it will entertain her for a long time.. well at least it does my kitty. Well enjoy your kitty
eyedropper for the replacement milk. its only 6 weeks old so it needs cat milk, so get replacement milk no cow milk. dont get clumping litter! anddd get kitten food, but when you feed it to the kitty, add some water to the food, and let it sit before you feed the kitty the food, so the food will be softer. some toys, non toxic, NO YARN OR STRING! my kitty almost choked to death because she got all tangled up with the yarn.
Well maybe litter deodorizer. Try getting him a food bowl. You should be good.
at 6 weeks it should be eating out of a dish, so can food at first or hard kitten food water or milk down wet the hard food for his teeth are not that strong yet no matter what he bitters and it hurts have fun with him%26#92; her hold, pet, etc. just have fun.
Buy some catnip mice. Especially the ones that make noises like little maraccas. (My cats go crazy over those.)
A cat bed is not necessarily needed... many cats will sleep right on the bed with you (or your kids).
Try getting some kitty treats and see how the kitten likes them. Some wet food to stir in with the dry isn't a bad idea either. (I recommend Fancy Feast.)
You can also get some Lysine. It can be found in your vitamin aisle in the supermarket. The kitty shelter I used to volunteer at would put Lysine in the wet cat food, in order to boost the cats' immune systems when they developed cat colds. (A half a Lysine for a kitten, a full one for a cat per day. The capsules easily pull apart.)
One of the best toys for cats I have ever discovered are shoelaces. You hold one end and throw it out towards the cat, who will try to attack it.
There are also plastic balls with bells in them, balls that light up when they bounce on the floor, big feathers...
First off, in my humble opinion, 6 weeks old is too young to be separated from it's mother as at 8 weeks, they begin to learn socialization. 10 weeks is about right for separation and 12 is perfect. But what is done is done. First off, this kitten should be given a milk replacement as it's too young to be without some form of mother's milk. I've used a homemade version for my kittens called kitty glop - the formula is simple and follows:
2 pkgs plain gelatin
2 c. Water
Boil together and cool
Add:
2 c. goats milk
2 T. mayonnaise
4 T. yogurt
4 egg yolks
2 t. karo syrup
You can then add any vitamins or ?? to the mix to suit your cats needs. Good for kittens, pregnant and nursing cats and as a 鈥榟ospital鈥?food for ailing cats.
Since you only have the one kitten I'd cut the formula in half - it jells up into a kind of pudding - keeps for about a week in the fridge and can be warmed up in the microwave in a bowl for the kitten at feeding time. Don't return any of it to the original mix if left over tho! You can also freeze it in ice cube trays and then defrost a cube at a time and it'll keep for about 4 months that way. I would definitely want to add some kitten vitamins or something along that line to the glop or his food - check with your vet for recommendations.
Soft cat food or the glop mixed with a quality dry kitten food will be a good transitional food for the kitten too. Quality food is always better than cheap - look for something that has a first ingredient that is meat or at the least, a meat by product, not grain. Once you have a decent food set up - simple food dishes can be saucers or fancy kitten dishes, the kitten won't care as long as he can get into them %26lt;g>
The litter box should be low enough that he can get into and out of easily so big ones can come later - a low sided one for now is fine. I agree that scoopable litter may not be the best choice to begin with simply because the kitten tends to get his paws messy from eating or whatever and then litter sticks to his paws and he may ingest some of the litter - not a good idea, so look for something that is non-toxic and with large pellets. Because he is so young, you may have to help him learn his litter habits so placing him in the litter box, especially after he eats may help.
Toys are great but one thing I think might be a good idea would be a cuddly bed with a soft, warm toy for him to snuggle with. He's probably used to a brother or sister to cuddle with and he might just enjoy having something to feel like his old warm bed. Get him a fuzzy toy kitty of some kind (or any fuzzy toy) to be his 'pal' and a round sleep bed that is his and place it in a quiet spot for him.
As far as toys - anything that dangles or crinkles and makes noise will do!! Be sure and get his vaccinations as soon as possible. Because he's been removed from his mom so early he will be susceptible to all those nasty germs out there and you want to keep him protected. And of course, to keep him happy and healthy all his life, neuter/spay at the appropriate age later on!! Best of luck with your new family member!
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