How To Properly Raise Your Kittens

By Angela Wood


Have you ever thought of raising a pet in your household? Since you are reading this, then probably your answer is affirmative. Nonetheless, you found yourself confused about the right things to do. You wanted to have a cat but find it reluctant to have one. Perhaps you thought it would be the breed. But whatever the breed you choose, who you raise them will still matter. You got a Persian but in the end, the pet turns aggressive. If your problem is the lack of knowledge of nurturing, then learning some tips is good. You probably will look for silver tabby British Shorthair kittens for sale and let them be a part of your household.

When selecting pets, people would always go for dogs. For them, those animals are much reliable since they could protect and guard the house. You also can teach them some tricks and help you with something like picking the newspapers at the porch and playing Frisbee with you. However, some may still prefer with the feline species. Cats have some charms and charisma as well. And maybe those qualities made you like them.

You might prefer to buy or adopt one from your neighbours. But one must remember that adopting and raising one is almost similar as getting and raising a human baby. You want a kitten and it does not matter if that breed is a Persian, Siamese, Ragdoll or others. In order to properly take care of them, the tips below will surely help you.

When choosing a kitten, you must wait before it becomes eight weeks old which is equivalent to two months. Let the mother nurture it because those early months are necessary. Those are the fundamental steps to begin his life naturally and in a healthy manner.

As you see, the mother cat nurse her babies. And her nursing can protect the little kittens from potential diseases. Furthermore, it is also better to let your preferred kitten to learn socialization with his fellow felines and adjust the environment. When third month comes, that is the right time for you to provide him nutrition.

Foods must certainly be nutritious. And by that, it should be a veterinarian-approved. Most experts would recommend that feeding them after reaching one year of age is beneficial. The extra nutrients they gain from the foods will make their development healthier.

Provide them some fresh water to always. Aside from that, guide and help the kitten to socialize with others. Make him know the environment and let him gain experience to shape his behaviour into a better one. This could help to diminish the aggression that would occur later on.

Give them some cat toys so that they would not use the human hands to scratch on as a plaything. Practice them gently to get used of being picked up, patted on the head and groomed. That way, they will not be afraid and alarmed with people especially the vets.

Lastly, provide him a safe place wherein no other animals can intrude. Whenever he feel stressed he could go that place to be his own. With these, your kittens will surely turn into a well cat.




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