Hi everyone!

Wow what a useful forum! I found this while doing some searches on the internet for tips on new kitten bahaviour etc and I thought you guys would be perfect to help me!

To fill you in, we have a new kitten who came home with us on Sunday. He is a little black and white fella who is 15 weeks old. He's had no trouble settling in and purrs constantly! He follows us around everywhere and just seems happy to be with us. We love him to bits!

I just wanted to check on a couple of things though. Firstly, I don't think he is sleeping in his bed. He has his own room which we put him in at night. In his room he has his scratching post, tray, bed, food, water etc and some toys. He meows at first when he is put in but once he can't hear us walking about he's fine. I'm trying to get him to sleep in his bed as the room has a wooden floor so might be a bit cold for him, we've put some carpet in for him but its not over the whole floor. Any tips?

Also, we've put a collar on him that seemed to bother him at first but he's better with now. When he scratches he does it around his neck, could he hurt himself?

Finally (promise!) we're getting confused with how much to feed him. He is on Hills dried food at the moment as that was what he was fed on before we got him. We feed him in the morning, then twice during the day and once at night. We don't want to over/under feed but whatever we put down he eats it all! Can anyone advise?

Thanks in advance!

Firstly, my kittens never sleep in their bed when they're supposed to! I wouldn't worry about him not staying in his bed, he'll just go to sleep whenever he's comfy and tired.

Is he going to be an indoor or outdoor cat? My two are indoor and don't wear collars, so I can't answer that one.

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Emma
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My two Babies! 15 weeks old, and moggie mischief makers!

Thanks! I've always had cats so I know they sleep anywhere, I just don't want him to be cold and uncomfortable! His bed looks so cosy!

He will eventually be an outdoor cat, we're not letting him out yet as he's a bit young but we've got a nice garden he can play in when its time and lots of places to explore!

True, I can't let mine out at the minute, as I'm in an apartment, but im moving to a house with a garden soon, so Im guessing I'll start receiving 'presents' soon!

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My two Babies! 15 weeks old, and moggie mischief makers!

Leave the dried food down for him all day. if he's not leaving any then he's still hungry. There's hoenstly not much worry about him overeating at this age.

Don't worry about where he is sleeping. He will prefer to be high up, that is natural for cats.

Liz

I always make sure there's food down at all times for mine.

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HI JOLLY, our cats here have dried food and water all the time so i wouldn't worry about over feeding him, As for a collar , well its entirely up to you if you want him to wear one but my opinion is if he is going to be an "outside" cat then theres always the danger that he could get the collar caught up somewhere when he's off investigating his neighbourhood, so my advice would be if you do want to put a collar on him get the type that has a short piece of elastic on them so then if it does get caught up at least it will stretch and he should be able to get out of it. as for sleeping in his bed , well we have 3 here and they have beds everywhere , on radiators on climbers etc etc but they sleep everywher except for in their beds, sometimes ours too sleep on the laminate flooring , im sure at this time of year its nice and cool for them. everything your doing for him is right so i really wouldn't worry, i hope some of this helps, good luck with the kitten.
best wishes...................Chris.

Thanks very much! We think we're doing the right things but you're never sure are you and we just want the best for him!

We're quite often out during the day so we thought about one of those timer feeders, we can feed him in the morning then we get in and he'd have 2 feeds during the day. Obviously on the days when we are in its not a problem but we thought this might be a good idea. Maybe its just best to leave food out all day though?

Hi Jolly! I just adopted a baby girl that sounds a lot like your boy!

With the sleeping issue, it's not an issue at all! Kittys really enjoy being uncomfortable.. So if he gets cold or uncomfy on the wood, he will get up and lay in a more comfortable spot! My kitty sleeps in bed with me.. She right near me now running around on my bed.. Trying to hunt the pillows. :P

About the collar, like Raggs said, pet stores sell easy release collars designed especially so cats dont get caught and accidentally *Gulp* hang themselves! My kitty is an indoor cat, but I bought her one of these anyway! I'm sure if you ask a worker at your local pet shop, they'll be able to point them out right away, and even give you a recomendation. Most have a little elastic band that streches, or snaps (if they're really stuck) to let them get loose. Some just have an easy release clip.

Tell me if your kitty looks like mine! :P

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