New Kitten Checklist

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Jefferson Animal Hospital has provided you with a checklist of things you will need when getting your new kitten!

• Litter Box
  • Have 1 for every cat plus 1 more
  • Use a nonscented clumping litter. (The smaller the grain size the happier the kitty)
  • Clean at least 2 times daily
  • The larger the better
  • Cats prefer an uncovered litter box

• High quality kitten food
  • Feed less
  • Less stool
  • Better overall health
• Toys (especially for cats)
  • Keep kitty entertained when you’re away
  • Help prevent foreign body surgeries

• Vaccinations
  • Keeps kitty from getting potentially deadly disease

• Flea and Heartworm prevention
  • Keeps away pesky fleas
  • Protect pets from intestinal parasites (worms)
  • Keeps pet safe from deadly heartworm disease (transmitted by mosquito)

• First aid kit
  • Helps in emergency situations
• Dental care
  • Toothbrush (brush daily)
• Declawing
  • Cat will have to be indoors only for the rest of its life
• socialization
  • So kitty doesn’t hide every time someone comes over