7 Things You Should Consider Before Buying a Kitten

Kittens are not unlike growing babies. They begin their little lives so small and pretty soon, they are lying in your arms, as cute as can be – at total peace with the world. And, before you know it, they enter that kitty-toddler phase – running up and down your favorite drapery and crawling like moles under your throw rugs!
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Kittens can be fussy eaters. Even the tiniest kitten can/will spit out anything it doesn’t think is the best available. And by the way, ‘best’ is subjectively defined by each kitten – less to do with brands or expensive cost and more to do with what each kitten likes or dislikes – which takes a little experimentation to learn.
Which brings us to number 3 – your kitten will, before long, become a cat that has definite opinions on what it likes and dislikes. Be prepared for your feline to adopt many of your items as his own.
For all of your friends and family that have ill-feelings about felines to those that are desperatly allergic to them, count on your kitty to fall in love with them – it’s inevitable.
Cats have a well-deserved reputation of being difficult to train – and they are compared with other animals like dogs by and large. However, that doesn’t mean that they can’t be trained – trained to use the litter box, for example. Some industrious cat-owners have even been able to train their beloved furballs to use the toilet! But be prepared for some work ahead.
Your small, little kitten will grow, and grow quickly. It seems to happen almost overnight. As they grow older, the can become more territorial – be prepared for some battles – like over your favorite pillow.
Kittens are infectious – be prepared for them to quickly warm itself into your heart. But here comes the challenge…they are so cute, you will be tempted to get a 2nd or 3rd – be prepared because it happens a lot. Your single kitten household can turn into a two to three cat household very easily.

Maryam Wittke

March 13, 2010 | 5:30 am

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