The Kitten Nobody Wanted: 19 (Holly Webb Animal Stories, 19)

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Looking to collect mid December at 8 weeks old so putting feelers out now for anyone expecting imminently. We are located in Cambridge but prepared to travel within reason. You may have been approached numerous times about “free kittens near me.” Cats can be prolific breeders. A litter of baby kittens for free is not likely going to have health certificates or parental guarantees. There are still ways to enhance your chances of adopting a healthy kitten. You can win half the battle by visiting where the kittens are before taking one home. If the mother is there, see what kind of health she exhibits. Make sure she does not look too thin or have runny eyes. But especially look at the entire litter. Avoid specific qualities in free kittens. Tabby - browns and caramels with no white (apart from chest/chin I.e. full tabby, no white paws etc) Maintaining their claws is part of the feline’s grooming ritual. Your kitten learns it at a young age. Providing a scratching post may save your furniture, cabinets, and walls. Many times, you will have to try various kinds of scratching surfaces to determine which type your kitten likes best. Some cats like horizontal surfaces while others prefer vertical posts. Experiment with different materials as well. Collars and Leashes A food-motivated cat can be just as easy to train in certain areas as a cat. Plan on working with your kitten daily. Training provides mental stimulation and can help with socialization. Persistence and patience will pay off over time. Kitten-Proof Your Home

Looks – Short, round-faced, cobby-bodied short-haired cat; Many colors – Solid, bi-colored, tri-colored; Silver, brown tabby, and many others Upper respiratory infection – Sneezing, nasal, and ocular discharge; If a cat loses her sense of smell, she may stop eating as well; Secondary bacterial infections can worsen symptomsKittens for sale should be the picture of health and vitality. However, a few problems commonly plague young cats. Origin – 1950s USA; unintentional at first as owners of American Shorthair show cats outcrossed to Persians; cross gained formal recognition as a breed in 1966

Health – Skin problems, breathing difficulties, fungal infections such as ringworm, eye problems (cherry eye, excessive tears, entropion), heat sensitive, feline polycystic urinary disease (hereditary in Persians, can cause kidney failure) Toys keep kittens busy and help engage their minds. Lures, lasers, and balls hone their chase skills and help their motor development. As you would for a baby, you need to make sure toys do not have small removable parts that could be choking hazards. String poses unique challenges as cats love to eat it, and it can cause detrimental effects on the digestive tract. Sometimes you must teach a kitten how to play effectively with toys. Everyday items such as cardboard boxes sometimes make more amusing toys than shiny commercial objects. Bedding We lost our beloved 10-year-old Maine Coon to leukaemia last year, and are now ready for another one. We would love another Maine Coon as find them to be so affectionate and intelligent, and such wonderful company. We are ideally looking for the following: Coat – Dense coat of hairs of uneven lengths, giving a tousled appearance; ruff down chest to belly; soft undercoat Diarrhea – Worms or coccidia; Coccidia is a one-celled organism that sometimes requires weeks of treatment

Looks – Short, round-faced, cobby-bodied long-haired cat; Many colors not limited to chinchilla, blue, red, white, silver, or tortoiseshell

Health – Potential for sunburn, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, hereditary myopathy, luxating patellas (kneecap intermittently comes out of position causing lameness) Colorpoint – Like a Siamese but may not have a pedigree and can have the body type of an American Shorthair; Points can be tabby and other unusual patterns Looks – Ears fold down to give the breed a lopped ear; medium-boned cat with round face, round eyes, and a round body: Kittens for sale are born with straight ears and they will fold at about three weeks of age if the cat has the trait. Looks – Short, round-faced, muscular compact short-haired cat; Many colors not limited to blue, red, smoke white, or calico; Eyes do not always match and can be copper, blue, greenYou can start litter training a kitten as young as four or five weeks old. One of the benefits of acquiring a kitten over the age of ten weeks is she will likely already know how to use a litter box. Refrain from using clumping litter until your cat is eight months to a year of age because kittens may try to eat it. Scratching Post Traits – Affectionate, independent, tolerate dogs and kids, do not like a lot of cuddling or being carried Traits – Highly intelligent, like being center of attention, do not like being alone, can get along with dogs, social, trainable