Hewwo I am a new cat owner!

[odokayu]

Hewwo my name is Odo,

I recently adopted my first cat, she is 1 yo and 7 mo and her name is Okayu. She is such a sweet heart and loves just hanging around and relaxing.
I joined just in case I needed some first time cat advice. I am nervous that I might do something wrong, I just really want to do everything right for her since she is my special life pal. I love her so much!!!
She is diagnosed with FeLV, but that doesn't matter to me I want to give her the best life. Here are some cute pictures of her!!! I am still struggling to put the collar on her, but we will get there.

 

[margecat]

Welcome to TCS, Odo! Okayu is beautiful. If you need cat advice, you've come to the right place!

 

[SpecterOhPossum]

The basics I'd say is NO dry food - feed wet, and add a few teaspoons or so of water to every wet meal. Felines are obligate carnivores who aren't suited for plant matter, so avoid any foods with vegetables or fruits altogether. Tiki cat after dark is good, otherwise, you can look into creating homemade cookes or raw catfood in the cat nutrition board > raw and homemade, at the top there are pinned posts about it.. You can also ask around there

Brush her coat daily, purchase a cat toothpaste (C.E.T poultry flavor is good) and toothbrush and brush teeth daily.

The best way to go about anything relating to cats is to set routine and schedule. They thrive off of that. Set routine play times to drain her energy fully at least twice daily, and look into harness training to go on leashed walks..Very good for their mental health.

Don't punish her, cat's don't understand punishment.

Jackson galaxy has some good youtube videos about all things cats, you should go on his channel and snoop around

Good luck, she's quite the looker!

 

[tabbytom]

Odo and Okayu, on behalf of The Catsite community, a warm

to both of you.

So glad that you’ve joined this site and you are in the right place for all things cat and this site is loaded with tons of rich resources and you’ll find friendly and helpful cats around and many of our cats are very knowledgeable in cat related stuffs.

Thank you for adopting Okayu and for giving her a warm and fur-ever loving home and a safe sanctuary to live out her life. She is lovely!


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[rubysmama]

Hello and welcome to TCS. Congrats on being a new cat "parent". Okayu is a cutie pie.

 

[neely]

Welcome to TCS! Thank you for adopting Okayu and giving her a forever home. Please don't be nervous about being a new cat parent. You will find this site has a wealth of knowledge and very friendly members. If you have any questions or concerns we are more than happy to help in any way we can.