New Meowmie questions... *getting nervous!*

[sirrahbed]

Originally posted by catnapper
(Which reminds me to remind you about keeping the seat down! )

I have to keep remembering this too!! I keep imagining a baby kitty in there!!

[lv4dogs]

Congrats on the newbies!
You're getting them tomorrow? Can't you get to a pet store today, or even grocery stores sell litter pans & litter, or maybe wake up a bit early & stop by in the am?

I don't mean to sound rude, but I like to be prepared for a pet before I bring them home. Its a lot easier & less stressful for both the owner & the pet.
I don't know, maybe I missed part of the story, maybe they are rescues & you have to get them asap without much notice or something.

[shais_mom]

Originally posted by sirrahbed
I have to keep remembering this too!! I keep imagining a baby kitty in there!!

Me too!!
I agree with what everyone else said. I went and picked Kloe up, took her to the vet, ran to the grocery store, (in there maybe 10 minutes) came home - 20 min drive, gave her 3 baths (fleas that would not come off) and got her mostly dry before she used the box. Sometimes they wait, and I was hurrying as fast as I could. I was really surprised, and there were times I would come home from work and she wouldn't have used the box the whole time. I asked the vet about this and she said cats were different and you could never tell what they would do...
I used the aluminum cake pans also for the first 2 weeks. Then went to an extra large dish pan for a week and now Kloe has Kylie's old box.
*Also, keep a spray bottle on hand - I have 3 in my 4 room house! When they scratch or bite you or the furniture squirt them.
*get a scratching post - I bought one at Walmart for $10 and both love it - I never bought one for Kylie b/c she is declawed. (was declawed when I got her) I think I should have, she might have liked it all along!
*this was in one of my cat magazines, I have not done this yet b/c it hasn't become a problem but when I see Kloe playing with electric cords I spray her, but with 2 you might have your hands full ~~go to the dollar store or Big Lots and buy shower curtain rods pull the ends off of them and slide your cords thru them and it will be protected from kitten teeth! the person that reccommended this said she wished she would have thought of this earlier b/c it would have saved her a lot of time and money!
and headache!
that is probably a great tip for new human babies also, b/c when my cousin was a baby he chewed on an electric cord and burned a hole around his mouth and had several reconstructive surgeries and dental work - it was horrible.
GOOD LUCK!