Hello

About three weeks ago I found a kitten who had been dumped outside. I have hand reared him on the vets advice and he has now been weaned. The vet I took him too estimated that he was born around the 7th Nov making him around seven weeks now. He is litter trained and away to get his first set of injections in the new year.

My quick question is what behavioural problems am I to expect as he gets older and how would I "train him" to prevent these problems arising? He already can be bad for scratching me and my partner.

Thanks x
Suz and Charlie

It is so good to read that you kindly took this little "boy" in and are now looking after him. Is he litter trained now? If not, he should be using the litter tray reasonably reliably once he is weaned. Normally his mother would teach him this. If he is not already litter trained, you will need to watch him and as soon as you see him squatting, scoop him up and pop him gently into the litter tray and follow up with lots of purrs and praise once he has done something in there.

Assuming that he is already litter trained, you will just need to keep to the vet's advice about the next stage for his vaccinations once he is 12 weeks old. Also, he will need to be regularly wormed - check with your vet but its usually every 3 months. Following that, you will probably need to get him neutered at around 6 months.

All the best with this little babe. It seems he has landed safely on his little paws after all, when you found him.

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Ra

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Hey
Thanks for replying Charlie brings us so much enjoyment. He is off to the vets tonight for a check up *fingers crossed that he is ok*

Yeah Charlie is now littered trained - with only 1 accident in the last two weeks

He just keeps trying to nurse on blankets now - he misses his mum and its heartbraking

I just hope she's alright too - can't get my head around why you would dump a kitten at a recycling point.


Suz and Charlie x

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Charlie My little rescue x

hi everyone
really helpful posts.
i read all of them. i'm thinking to have a kitten.
but i can't decide. you know, it's a long commitment.
i don't have a garden, i have a closed balcony.
does it take a long time in a day to care a cat?
because i and my husband work long hours.

should i have or not?
any ideas?

Hi, I would recommend that you buy an older cat, maybe a retired Queen, they often get along very nicely by them selves, don't tend to wreck your home like some kittens do and they will be neutered already. Also it is quiet usual for them to have never been outside cats, so they will not miss a garden at all.

I do have an interest in this though as I have a small seletion of retired Maine Coon Queens who need new loving homes, the youngest is a year and a half and the oldest is six, neither of them has had kittens! I live near Wellington in Somerset if you are interested email me hshunter@hotmail.co.uk.

Hi

I am a first time cat owner and will be collecting my cats in June and have some ques confused:

Can anyone recommend any wet food I could give them? I think atm they will be on ASDA own brand. Are any supermarket food good? I am not sure whether I will be able to buy online at the beginning. i would like to give them quality food but cant afford too expensive.

Can anyone recommend any insurance cover - it is worthwhile?

Can anyone recommend any websites to purchase items from (other than zooplus)?

When do kittens have to have their flea spray?

The kittens wont be vaccinated when we collect them at 12 weeks - I am not sure whether to get them and do the vaccinations straightaway or wait for them to settle in??

Thanks so much :-)

S