By Jasper Cabbage
Hi Kids- Jasper here to talk about getting a new kitten, and how you can easily make it your best friend for life.
Many of you may be thinking about getting a brand new kitten, or may have just got one. Well I thought you might like to know a few tips to help you enjoy having lots of fun with your new little friend.
Kittens are great cute little balls of furry fun, and if you give them lots of love & attention as they grow they will become your friend for life. That also means of course that you'll have to give them a lot of care as well, and it may be YOUR job to feed them & clean their litter tray and so on, and this HAS to be done every day of the week. Remember, your kitten doesn't know when it's Saturday or Sunday & those may be days when you want to go to your friends place for some fun.
Remember also that your kitten may have just left his or her mother & brothers & sisters, and may be feeling quite lonely; so you need to be there with them to keep them occupied and their mind off of the big family they have just left behind. It would be better if you invited your friend round to your house to enjoy your new kitten with you.
Nursing and stroking them will relax them because that's what their mother used to do. If you do lot's of this in the first few days they will love you for it and will REALLY become your best friend. Playing with them when they are in a frisky mood is also great fun. For instance they LOVE chasing a piece of string if you trail it across the floor. You can also get lots of brightly coloured fluffy toys like mice, fluffy balls, and so on from your local pet shop. Generally they are not expensive, and will give Tibby hours of fun & just as important use up all that extra energy that they've always got when you're feeling tired!.
Kittens are also VERY curious about everything they come across. Try this just for fun. Cut a hole in the side of a cardboard box big enough for your kitten to get through and turn the box upside down. Place your kitten's head near the hole, and with your other hand scratch the OTHER side of the box on the outside, but don't let your kitten see you do it. Chances are he'll sneak into the box looking for those imaginary mice that he can hear and he'll stay in there jumping around all over the place if you move your hand around the outside of the box whilst scratching it. Kittens will play for hours with things like cardboard boxes and balls of wool.
When feeding your new pet, at first just put down a couple of small spoons of tinned food in a clean dish, and a dish of milk. then just stand back quietly and watch. If they scoff-down the food rapidly and seem to be looking around for more (some kittens may even ASK for more by making a "MEWING" sound) try putting down a couple more spoons and watch again. This way you'll quickly get a good idea of just how much to put down for them. Later, in a couple of months time as your kitten grows a bit you can put down another dish with some DRY biscuity things that generally wont attract flies and so on. Your kitty then can nibble whenever they feel the need during the day when you may be away from the house.
Later, as your kitty grows into a big cat try a dish of water next to their food.. WATER? Yes, you'll be surprised how many cats prefer WATER rather than milk as they grow up. You have to remember that milk is a liquid FOOD, and not really a true drink, but don't forget that we Humans put a lot of chemicals in our tap water and though most of US can't smell them your Tibby certainly will.
The best way to deal with this chemicals problem is to half fill a container (ask mum for an old saucepan) and let it stand without a lid for 24 hrs. Most of the chemicals will go out of the water into the atmosphere, and most cats will then drink the water. Don't forget though, when you use the water today you must refill the container for tomorrow and allow it to stand otherwise it'll have chemicals in it if you use it straight from the tap, and Tibby will know!.
Having a kitten for your friend DOES mean you must give up some time to take care of them, but you will get SO much, FUN & LOVE given back to you from your lovely new furry friend that it'll well worth it in the end.
Have fun with Kitty,
From your friend
JASPER CABBAGE.
For a FREE printable colour-in picture of Toby the Puddy tat, go to http://www.jasperskidstuff.com Jasper's purpose is to bring you & the family a diverse selection of information & entertainment. Jasper Cabbage is also proprietor of http://www.jasperstreasure.com
Hi Kids- Jasper here to talk about getting a new kitten, and how you can easily make it your best friend for life.
Many of you may be thinking about getting a brand new kitten, or may have just got one. Well I thought you might like to know a few tips to help you enjoy having lots of fun with your new little friend.
Kittens are great cute little balls of furry fun, and if you give them lots of love & attention as they grow they will become your friend for life. That also means of course that you'll have to give them a lot of care as well, and it may be YOUR job to feed them & clean their litter tray and so on, and this HAS to be done every day of the week. Remember, your kitten doesn't know when it's Saturday or Sunday & those may be days when you want to go to your friends place for some fun.
Remember also that your kitten may have just left his or her mother & brothers & sisters, and may be feeling quite lonely; so you need to be there with them to keep them occupied and their mind off of the big family they have just left behind. It would be better if you invited your friend round to your house to enjoy your new kitten with you.
Nursing and stroking them will relax them because that's what their mother used to do. If you do lot's of this in the first few days they will love you for it and will REALLY become your best friend. Playing with them when they are in a frisky mood is also great fun. For instance they LOVE chasing a piece of string if you trail it across the floor. You can also get lots of brightly coloured fluffy toys like mice, fluffy balls, and so on from your local pet shop. Generally they are not expensive, and will give Tibby hours of fun & just as important use up all that extra energy that they've always got when you're feeling tired!.
Kittens are also VERY curious about everything they come across. Try this just for fun. Cut a hole in the side of a cardboard box big enough for your kitten to get through and turn the box upside down. Place your kitten's head near the hole, and with your other hand scratch the OTHER side of the box on the outside, but don't let your kitten see you do it. Chances are he'll sneak into the box looking for those imaginary mice that he can hear and he'll stay in there jumping around all over the place if you move your hand around the outside of the box whilst scratching it. Kittens will play for hours with things like cardboard boxes and balls of wool.
When feeding your new pet, at first just put down a couple of small spoons of tinned food in a clean dish, and a dish of milk. then just stand back quietly and watch. If they scoff-down the food rapidly and seem to be looking around for more (some kittens may even ASK for more by making a "MEWING" sound) try putting down a couple more spoons and watch again. This way you'll quickly get a good idea of just how much to put down for them. Later, in a couple of months time as your kitten grows a bit you can put down another dish with some DRY biscuity things that generally wont attract flies and so on. Your kitty then can nibble whenever they feel the need during the day when you may be away from the house.
Later, as your kitty grows into a big cat try a dish of water next to their food.. WATER? Yes, you'll be surprised how many cats prefer WATER rather than milk as they grow up. You have to remember that milk is a liquid FOOD, and not really a true drink, but don't forget that we Humans put a lot of chemicals in our tap water and though most of US can't smell them your Tibby certainly will.
The best way to deal with this chemicals problem is to half fill a container (ask mum for an old saucepan) and let it stand without a lid for 24 hrs. Most of the chemicals will go out of the water into the atmosphere, and most cats will then drink the water. Don't forget though, when you use the water today you must refill the container for tomorrow and allow it to stand otherwise it'll have chemicals in it if you use it straight from the tap, and Tibby will know!.
Having a kitten for your friend DOES mean you must give up some time to take care of them, but you will get SO much, FUN & LOVE given back to you from your lovely new furry friend that it'll well worth it in the end.
Have fun with Kitty,
From your friend
JASPER CABBAGE.
For a FREE printable colour-in picture of Toby the Puddy tat, go to http://www.jasperskidstuff.com Jasper's purpose is to bring you & the family a diverse selection of information & entertainment. Jasper Cabbage is also proprietor of http://www.jasperstreasure.com
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