Hi!
I am sure you will get plenty of answers from cat lovers here but I will give mine, too.

Kittens normally learn how to use the cat box from their mama, so unless you get a very tiny kitten too young, there is no need to litter train You just *show them* where the box is and that is that! They do the rest. I have never had to do anything else after a dozen or more kitties. Cat litter is a preference and so many are available today - I personally like the hard scooping type because it allows you to remove both pee biscuits and poops almost right away or at least once or twice a day so there is no need for any odors to build up and it will always stays clean.

Feeding - again a preference. I use only dry and because my cats are on different diets (two are overweight) - one cat eats on the counter or on top of the fridge. No big deal as there is no place my cats are not "allowed". Some say you can train a cat to not go certain places but I know good and well they go where they please when I am not looking so I let them run the house. Guess they have ME well trained

Normally a cat would never need a bath. Dry food is supposed to keep their teeth clean although many older cats will require a professional cleaning. I have never had to have this done - even for my 16 and 17 year olds. Perhaps I was fortunate but the vet always assured me that their teeth were healthy - possibly because none of them had eaten soft food - I am not sure. Some foods are formulated to avoid tartar.

My cats have previously been declawed but I will not have this done again. We are about to adopt two kittens and so I am learning about how to train to a scratching post and how to keep the claws trimmed. There are also "softpaws" to purchase which are like soft "Lee Press-On nails" that use something like super-glue for kitties if there is a problem kitty. I will be learning as I go!!

Enjoy and let us know if you DO get a kitty OK??
I cannot imagine my life without a kitty or two or five