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SAHJA KITTEN CARE INFORMATION
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You have now accepted the responsibility to care for this bundle of energy and love. The kitten will need a small quiet place for a few days so it can adjust to your home. A bathroom would be ideal if there is enough room for the carrier, litter box and food dishes as well as space for you to sit on the floor to comfort and play with the kitten. This is a very important step in getting the kitten to bond and trust you. They will reward you with long conversations and hours of purrs.
You need to child proof your home. Kittens will chew electrical cords and investigate burning candles. Be sure to remove all hazards and valuables. Check your house plants to be sure they are not poisonous in case your kitten decides to nibble. Here is an extensive list of hazards to cats and a list of harmless houseplants for you to enjoy. This site has an extensive list of bad plants . My cats will find any African Violet I bring into the house and I know they are safe!
You will notice that the kitten feels very warm when it snuggles in bed. Their temperature ranges from 100-103 degrees with the average about 101.5 degrees. You will no longer need a heating pad, but the kitten will certainly love to have one. They seek a warm place and will miss the comfort of mother and litter mates.
If you leave the kitten alone during the day, you may want to leave the TV or radio turn on.
HEALTH RECORD: Your kitten born on ______________Parents: ______________________
Your kitten was tested for FeLV and FIV on _____________ ; spayed/neutered on __________
Vaccinated with FEL-O-VAC PCT + CaliciVax on:______________
The kitten does not need any more vaccinations: http://www.holisticat.com/vaccinations.html Vaccines are destroying the kittens/cats’ immune system: http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/drjordan.htm#vaccine
If your kitten must receive a rabies shot, use Merial PureVax rabies vaccine, a non-adjuvant vaccine which is safer. The Contract will be voided if another rabies vaccine is given. Your kitten has been wormed twice with Pyrantel Pamoate.
FEEDING INSTRUCTIONS: Read: HOW TO FEED YOUR CAT and www.catnutrition.org about feeding your cat and cat nutrition.
It is important to keep your new kitten on a meat diet. This is what we feed our kittens: Raw Meat Diet – moist – The kittens are weaned directly to raw meat. Some kittens even like to chew chunks of raw chicken. I feed them as much raw meat as they will eat twice a day. They also have Young Again dry cat foods available because their mothers eat it as well as raw. The older kittens eat about 1/4 cup of raw meat twice a day. Some cats never eat any dry having their nutritional needs met with the raw meat while others prefer Young Again. (equivalent to eating about 2 mice a day)
You can purchase Nature’s Variety Raw Frozen instead of making their food. But if you are unable to conveniently locate Nature’s Variety Raw frozen meat, use a canned food with 10%+ protein, 6%+ fat and no grains. Look for canned food with LOW carbs and high protein.
FIND a SOURCE for cat food Nature’s Variety Raw frozen put in your zip code to get stores in your area You can order Young Again dry food from our website.
You want a food with high meat based protein and fat. ELIMINATE foods with grains: ground corn, corn gluten, wheat, rice, soy because they are poorly digested plant protein. They also increase the carbohydrate percentage in the food. Cats are carnivores and need meat and not more than 4-9 percent carbohydrates. LEARN to read the labels. The pet food companies may divide the grains so they appear to be different: brown rice, brewer rice, rice flour, rice, corn gluten meal, corn grits, ground corn, corn meal, etc. Cats can not utilize fruit and vegetables like peas. Read my cat food comparison chart showing the first 6 ingredients. Companies may change ingredients, check the label.
LITTER BOX I use wood pellets for wood stove or the pellet bedding for horses for litter. Spread a very thin layer in the box because as it gets moist it breaks down into inches of sawdust. Pellets are a seasonal item in many stores. |
