Katskans MANX

When you take your new cat home, please set his litter, food, and water dishes in a small room out of the main traffic flow. Do not place the dishes next to the litter --- most cats like their food and water away from the litter. Your cat is used to both a covered litter box and a box that is open. He is also used to pine litter that is changed every 4-6 days and World's Best Cat Litter with the litter changed every month and scooped at least once a day. Many bad litter habits can be attributed to dirty litter boxes. Please keep your cats very clean.

Please allow him time to learn a new house and people. He is not used to a large house or one that has different levels. If you have a large house or one with multiple levels, please place litter pans on each level and do not allow the cat total access of the house until he is oriented and settled. Remember, he is still a baby!

He might be shy for a little while. Sit on the floor, talk to him, and pet him. If he hides, pull him out of his hiding place or coax him out with toys then place him in your lap, and talk to him. He is used to being talked to on a regular basis. Once he is comfortable in that room, allow him access to more of the house. When you are not home, you can place him in his room and allow him out only when your are home. Once he is comfortable, he can be allowed the run of the house.

He is used to dry Life's Abundance cat food. I do give a little bit of can food each night. You can slowly decrease and stop the can food if you want to.

Your new cat is used to being combed on a weekly basis, and will enjoy being combed. I use a metal comb. You can comb him daily; that will help with shedding and keep his coat in good condition.

If you want to bathe your new cat, he is used to being bathed in the kitchen sink. First, clip his claws. Try to clip his claws on a weekly basis. Using warm water from the sprayer on the sink, wet the cat, turn the water off, lather with a mild shampoo (I use the Bio Groom products), and rinse off. Towel dry as much as possible. He is used to being dried with a dryer and placed in a crate. After a bath, comb him. This will help remove all the loose, dead hair.

Please provide your new cat with a scratching post. This will help him to not use your furniture. He is used to cat posts and likes ones with sisal rope on the poles. Cats also like posts that are tall, so please find or make one that is at least 3 feet, or better, 4 feet tall.

Your cat is used to lots of toys and will remain playful and ready to play with you if you will set a time each day or a couple times a week to play with him.

If you have any questions concerning your new cat, please feel free to ask, I will be very happy to help you in any way. Also, check out my links page; it may have resources that can help you.