Hi fellow cat lovers.
My SO surprised me for my birthday...
She got me a kitten! Have had him for 5 days.
I have never owned pets and I am scared but always loved cats.
What sucks is that I am personally away for 2 weeks at a time most times for work.
Vet has given my domestic short-haired kitten a clean bill of health. They say he is around 12 weeks old.
I named him "zoom" because he really does zoom from one end of the house to another
We are giving him dry food (chicken)
Also wet food once a day.
He seems to like the purina one and will be sticking with it, just like kitty litter.
Questions:
- is this ok?
- he did not like to drink water so I ended up having him drink from the faucet from my hand. I then got him a water fountain and had to show him how to use it. I do however have to manually take it to him... it is in him bedroom with his toys and bed. I'm worried he won't drink but he does drink from it when I put him there next to it.
- he does not seem to eat a treat. Hates temptations so I tried greenies (salmon). He had that 1 time that and also a meowjuna... just 1 of each but then he started to eat his dry food
- excellent at toilet. Trained. I wish I could hug and kiss him I'm so proud of him for doing it properly. Lol. Sorry, I have a soft mushy side to me. Should we stick with the same kitty litter brand? We are using purina one 4 in 1 tighter clumping.
- his food bowl is in the laundry room as is his litter tray but the tray is inside an open closet space. Does not seem to have a problem at all. Is this ok?
- he suckles and seems to get comfy. He is more attached to mama human than me. Not sure why. Is suckling ok? He seems to suckle on finger or clothing or bedding.
- sometimes he has a rush of energy and looks confused or super hyper alert even though we play with him and he loves 1 specific toy I got him (it's like an automatic feather peeper from one random hole to another). It also looks like he is having some panic attack or something. Being a 1st owner I don't know if it's normal. He does eventually calm down. No biting or anything.
- he will be neutered in 4 weeks. Will it hurt him? How much? What signs should we look for? Will he hate us or change his behavior?
- we are also now trying to get him to sleep in his room and have our bedroom door closed. He meows (makes my heart cry) once or twice but then goes away. Is this ok? Are we neglecting him for the night?
- Food: will he be bored with the same dry food or wet food? How often should we change the food to fish or chicken? So far with us, only had the chicken flavor.
Sorry for the questions. I worry. He will be an indoor cat. I happy but so scared. Ugh. I can't focus on work as I am worried about him and if he is ok in general and comfortable. He does purr and gets comfortable and suckles....
My SO surprised me for my birthday...
She got me a kitten! Have had him for 5 days.
I have never owned pets and I am scared but always loved cats.
What sucks is that I am personally away for 2 weeks at a time most times for work.
Vet has given my domestic short-haired kitten a clean bill of health. They say he is around 12 weeks old.
I named him "zoom" because he really does zoom from one end of the house to another
We are giving him dry food (chicken)
Also wet food once a day.
He seems to like the purina one and will be sticking with it, just like kitty litter.
Questions:
- is this ok?
- he did not like to drink water so I ended up having him drink from the faucet from my hand. I then got him a water fountain and had to show him how to use it. I do however have to manually take it to him... it is in him bedroom with his toys and bed. I'm worried he won't drink but he does drink from it when I put him there next to it.
- he does not seem to eat a treat. Hates temptations so I tried greenies (salmon). He had that 1 time that and also a meowjuna... just 1 of each but then he started to eat his dry food
- excellent at toilet. Trained. I wish I could hug and kiss him I'm so proud of him for doing it properly. Lol. Sorry, I have a soft mushy side to me. Should we stick with the same kitty litter brand? We are using purina one 4 in 1 tighter clumping.
- his food bowl is in the laundry room as is his litter tray but the tray is inside an open closet space. Does not seem to have a problem at all. Is this ok?
- he suckles and seems to get comfy. He is more attached to mama human than me. Not sure why. Is suckling ok? He seems to suckle on finger or clothing or bedding.
- sometimes he has a rush of energy and looks confused or super hyper alert even though we play with him and he loves 1 specific toy I got him (it's like an automatic feather peeper from one random hole to another). It also looks like he is having some panic attack or something. Being a 1st owner I don't know if it's normal. He does eventually calm down. No biting or anything.
- he will be neutered in 4 weeks. Will it hurt him? How much? What signs should we look for? Will he hate us or change his behavior?
- we are also now trying to get him to sleep in his room and have our bedroom door closed. He meows (makes my heart cry) once or twice but then goes away. Is this ok? Are we neglecting him for the night?
- Food: will he be bored with the same dry food or wet food? How often should we change the food to fish or chicken? So far with us, only had the chicken flavor.
Sorry for the questions. I worry. He will be an indoor cat. I happy but so scared. Ugh. I can't focus on work as I am worried about him and if he is ok in general and comfortable. He does purr and gets comfortable and suckles....