New Kitten Considerations

For all those out there that are also considering getting a kitten or cat, here are some things to think about before making the purchase.

If your thinking about buying a kitten, you may want to also consider getting one from a shelter. This not only saves money, but saves lives. google "yourcity Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals" would be a good start.

If your thinking about declawing, you may want to reconsider, see www.declawing.com for more information.

Some things to ask before you buy (If your doing it via e-mail/phone skip the visual questions if you can actually see the cat.. :p )

*Physical*
Age:
Sex: male/female
Neutered: yes/no (Spayed)
Color:
Claws: Front/back
Size: runt/small/medium/large
pictures (if any)

*History*
Wounds/Viruses/Deformaties: No/Yes, please specify
History:
Immunization (Deworming etc)

Once you have your new pet, here are some things to consider purcahsing.

I checked petsmart.com for most of these, your local store should sell similar :)

Food / Water
Nutro® Natural Choice® Complete Care Kitten Food - 20.00
Petmate® Fresh Flow Cat Fountain (50 oz. capacity) - 40.00
100% Pure Catnip by Cosmic Pet 5.00

Sleeping / Litter
Companion Road 3-Way Plush Cat House
Litter:Self-Cleaning Litter Box from Omega Paw - 25.00
DuraScoop® Cat Litter Scoop - 13
Actual Cat Litter

Coat
Hair Remover / Comb

Toys
Miracle Beam Laser Cat Toy x 2 - 8.00
Blitz® TurboScratcher Cat Toy - 12.00
Sisal Scratching Post by Doskocil - 16.00

And the most missed section...
CleanUp
Feline UV Light Stink Finder by Stink Free Products - 16.00
Just for Cats by Nature's Miracle - 4.00

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