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implimitten' Kitten Care

Feeding your Kitten

We wean our kittens on a variety of foods - wet tinned/packet food, dry biscuits and fresh cooked food. We do this so that when they go to their new homes they will be accustomed to a variety of different foods.
Your breeder should give advice about what foods your kitten has been fed. If you want to change the kittens diet do it gradually, introducing the new food over several days.
Access to Fresh water at all times, is essential.
Milk - Do Not feed milk or dairy products, it is not an appropriate food for kittens they lack the enzymes to digest the lactose and it can cause diarrhoea. Siamese, Bengals and cats of foreign variety are particularly intolerant. Cats who do tolerate milk should not be given it as a substitute for water.
Commercial Pet Foods - Commercial cat foods can be excellent; give your kitten different flavours and varieties of good quality tinned cat foods or complete dry diets, which have all the necessary nourishment and vitamins in the correct proportions. Use a product that is designed especially for kittens.
- Kittens weaning to 9 months – Feed Kitten varieties
  Cats 9 months – 7 years – Feed Adult Cat varieties
  Cats 7 years plus – Feed Senior Cat varieties

Fresh Food – Meat If you feed your kitten/cat only fresh meat you will need to add supplements as meat lacks some of the vital vitamins that are added to commercial products and are essential for the good health and well-being of your kitten/cat. If unsure ask your vet.

Chicken, rabbit, turkey, beef will be enjoyed by your kitten/cat. Take care to remove any bones especially in chicken and rabbit as these may splinter and cause damage. A larger non-splintery bone is good for a kitten to chew, especially when it is teething at 5-6 months.

Be aware that Liver can be addictive to your cat/kitten who may then refuse to eat anything else. Liver contains high levels of vitamin A, which if eaten to excess can cause fusion in the bones of the spine resulting in the cat being unable to move its neck.

Fresh Food – Fish should not be the sole diet of your kitten/cat and should not be fed too frequently. They will enjoy most white fish, tuna sardines and pilchards as an occasional treat, however, cats fed on a fish only diet get a disease called pansteatitis or "yellow fat disease".

Neutering

Unless your kitten is registered on the active register, spray or neuter at an early age to prevent unwanted pregnancies and protect your pet against tumours of the reproductive organs.

Early neutering also improves behaviour by reducing roaming, urine marking, and aggression between male animals. Because neutered pets generally live longer than non-neutered pets, failing to neuter is an important risk factor that can greatly affect the quality and length of your pet's life. Discuss the right age to neuter your pet with your vet. We recommend between 5 and 6 months.

Socialising

When introducing a new kitten into a home with resident cat/s there may be some initial friction and territorial issues. The existing cat/s may see the kitten as an invader and seek to 'see it off'.

After arriving home put the kitten into a small quiet room with a litter tray and a bowl of water and leave it for an hour or so to settle down. Put the resident cat/s in another room then swap them over. This allows both cat/s and kitten to become accustomed to each other’s smell and the general house smell. Swapping them over several times is ideal but eventually they will need to meet, under supervision.

There may still be hostility but as long as there is no actual fighting they should settle down in about 3 days to a week and hopefully become friends. Pay special attention to the resident cat/s and give extra fuss to avoid creating jealousy.