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Subject Never owned a cat before...getting a kitten on Wednesday. Any advice?

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DO NOT FEED IT TUNA! It causes malignant tumors in cats! I lost two this way.

Also, Check the ingredients in the cat food, never buy one that starts with corn or any type of meal.. It will cause kidney problems, and it bad for the overall health.

Keep lots of fresh, clean water down for it..

A good scooping litter, and cleaned at the minimum once a day.. dump weekly, and scrub the box every other week with baking soda and vinegar. Make sure to rinse well, and dry after. The first time you do this make sure the cat knows the box is still there with the fresh litter, and adjusts to the smell. Mine would sit there and watch me do the litter box and wait.. then as soon as it was done, would climb right in it. I would always ask them why they couldn't do it before I cleaned it. lol.

I would recommend keeping it indoors, people can be really cruel to cats, and there is a lot of feline diseases running around. If you do intend on letting it outdoors, keep it inside for at the very minimum 3-5 days at first, so it can adjust to its surroundings, otherwise it will likely run away.

As far as tearing up furniture, a squirt gun, or spray bottle, with water, and a firm no. Mine understood hand gestures.. After they started understanding "no," I would start snapping my fingers and pointing down right after, while saying no. After that, all I had to do was snap and point, and that was that.

Lifetime cat owner here..
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Original Message My daughter called this morning said they found a little kitten in their barn again (last July they found 2). Anyway, she thinks the kittey was dumped as they have 4 barn cats and all have been fixed. She wore me down and I agreed to take it even though I've never had a house cat before.

I'm taking her to the vet Wednesday to get it checked-out and get any shots necessary and probably de-wormed. Tomorrow I'm getting food, toys, litter box, and scratching post. Anything else I should have? I really don't want her to start tearing up my furniture so any advice anyone can offer on deterring that kind of behavior would be appreciated.

I already named her Winnifred or Winnie for short.

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