Re: I\'m buying 2 kittens this week
I think you got plenty of good advice here already, but here are my two cents:
- Keep them indoors. They will live longer, be healthier, be more playful, be cleaner and do less damage to the environment. Tell everyone who comes over that the cats are not allowed outside.
- Do not declaw. Just trim their claws and teach them to use a scratching post.
- Get a special container for food that keeps ants out.
- Feed them mostly dry food. It's better for their teeth and they will live longer.
- Be nice and gentle with them when they're young. If you play rough with them when they're babies, they will turn into attack cats when they're older.
- Get them microchips. If you get them from a shelter, the shelter will probably give you a deal - I got my cats chips at the shelter for 5 bucks a pop!
- Invest in an automatic litter box and some air freshener. Clean that [censored] often!
Welcome to heaven.
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