morpheus22
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following on from the [pet day] dog owners
im getting a kitten in four weeks time with the mrs,i have no knoledge on looking after cats as we have been a dog family for many years.
how soon after getting the kitten should we take it for injections etc
what do they eat, do you put them straight on to kitten food and kitten milk? and how often 3 times a day?
cheers people 
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John
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They are like vermin.
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morpheus22
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thanks for the positive feedback john 
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Ben J
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Get a kitten book or search online.
You will need special kitten food and kitten milk for it though, NOT adult stuff.
My Mum and dad's cat was a kitten when they got it, but I can't remember what the crack was with it.
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Cosmo
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Originally posted by John
They are vermin.
edited for accuracy.
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Lynny
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We have two kittens, cant remember about injections, but i know we gave them wormer etc straight away, got them at about 2-3 month old, sure they got jabs after couple weeks. Ours have always been on dry food, (james wellbeloved cat food),and fresh fish such as tuna, salmon, prawns etc. They always have dry food available, and give them fish once every day or two. Getting attacked by one as i type this 
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Brett
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My cat dispensed worms on my arm
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Baskey
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my kittens just had its jabs, its about 4.5 months. They were £40 ish
He also needs his bolloxs chopped of soon, think the vet said thats also about £40
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morpheus22
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we where in pets at home and quite a few people picked up james wellbeloved cat food whilst we where there. so must be decent.i would rather feed it dry food rather than meat,where getting the kitten when they are ready to leave there mother. i dont know when that is but i wasjust wondering when they needed there first injections. allso has anyone got there cats insured??
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Originally posted by loafofbrett
My cat dispensed worms on my arm
I remember 
Kittens for Dummies is a good book!
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morpheus22
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Originally posted by loafofbrett
My cat dispensed worms on my arm
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Dean_W
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Originally posted by Cosmo
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Originally posted by John
They are vermin.
edited for accuracy.
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Lynny
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quote:
Originally posted by morpheus22
we where in pets at home and quite a few people picked up james wellbeloved cat food whilst we where there. so must be decent.i would rather feed it dry food rather than meat,where getting the kitten when they are ready to leave there mother. i dont know when that is but i wasjust wondering when they needed there first injections. allso has anyone got there cats insured??
both ours are insured, but thats because theyre meine coons. They never leave the house, etc, look too special, would be stolen for sure
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_Allan_
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Whiskers do a nice range of Kitten biscuits and food. You can either opt to feed dry food only or some people (we did mix a few biscuits into the food to keep the teeth clean etc..) TBH they will get most of their moisture intake from the food but water is better than milk all the time. If you do use the milk then get the kitten milk and give it as a treat. Our cats have also been fed from an early age, chicken, ham and fish etc..
Just pop along to the vets and they will advise a schedule for jabs, worm tablets and flea control. Best to start them early.
Most vets I've known will also give the first consult free for a new kitten, give it a quick check over, weight, eyes, teeth, ears etc.. If not it won't cost too much.
[Edited on 02-09-2008 by _Allan_]
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morpheus22
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okie dokie mine isnt that pretty tbh lol, but i was thinking insurance because my dalmation was which im glad of due to very high vet bills after three ops lol. the kitten we are getting will be a house cat as we live next to a busy main road
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morpheus22
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Originally posted by _Allan_
Whiskers do a nice range of Kitten biscuits and food. You can either opt to feed dry food only or some people (we did mix a few biscuits into the food to keep the teeth clean etc..) TBH they will get most of their moisture intake from the food but water is better than milk all the time. If you do use the milk then get the kitten milk and give it as a treat. Our cats have also been fed from an early age, chicken, ham and fish etc..
Just pop along to the vets and they will advise a schedule for jabs, worm tablets and flea control. Best to start them early.
Most vets I've known will also give the first consult free for a new kitten, give it a quick check over, weight, eyes, teeth, ears etc.. If not it won't cost too much.
[Edited on 02-09-2008 by _Allan_]
cheers matey
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morpheus22
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feeding meats such as chicken,tuna etc do you mix that with cat food/biscuits or just on its own?
[Edited on 02-09-2008 by morpheus22]
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okie dokie mine isnt that pretty tbh lol, but i was thinking insurance because my dalmation was which im glad of due to very high vet bills after three ops lol. the kitten we are getting will be a house cat as we live next to a busy main road
Just about to get my cat insured, he needed an operation last month after he hurt himself and it wasn't cheap 
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morpheus22
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tbh its probably one of the first things i will do
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Lynny
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quote:
Originally posted by morpheus22
feeding meats such as chicken,tuna etc do you mix that with cat food/biscuits or just on its own?
[Edited on 02-09-2008 by morpheus22]
we put them in a seperate bowl next to dry food
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morpheus22
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ok cheers. the mrs has just sent me a link to a cat toy she's orderd  lol.
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_Allan_
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Originally posted by morpheus22
feeding meats such as chicken,tuna etc do you mix that with cat food/biscuits or just on its own?
[Edited on 02-09-2008 by morpheus22]
we put them in a seperate bowl next to dry food
+1, or sometimes substitues a whole meal as our cat will eat most fresh/tinned fish or a bowl of chicken etc..
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morpheus22
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in moderation i take it not as a set daily meal
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_Allan_
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in moderation i take it not as a set daily meal
Yeah more of a treat etc... I'd get pissed off eating the same type of food everyday.
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morpheus22
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tell me about it ......*hopes the mrs doesnt read this*
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