Welcoming Home you new Kitten
Be prepared for your new kitten before bringing it home, and both you and the kitten will be happier for it. Think safety first when purchasing a Cat carrier (travel cage). Buy a nice roomy sturdy cage. Don’t just buy a small kitten cage as your kitten will grow to be anywhere between 3-9kg plus. When you purchase toys for the kitten, there is a wide variety to choose from, take into consideration small parts that may possibly become loose and get swallowed by your kitten. Your Ragdoll will happily play with an empty cardboard box with holes cut into the side of it, or even a cardboard tube.
Have available to your kitten a Scratching post, these come in many shapes and sizes and will help prevent the kitten using your furniture to groom its claws. The next most important purchase is the litter box and a litter scoop. Purchase a small litter box with low sides that the kitten can easily climb into. Lastly you may wish to purchase a small pet bed for your kitten, more than likely it will end up on a bed somewhere in your home, but in those early days a pet bed may be useful.
Enquire with the Breeder about the sort of food that the kitten is accustomed too eating; also ask the breeder what brand of Kitten Litter the kitten has been using.
Once you have collected your new kitten and brought it home it pays to have a calm, quiet, safe area to place the kitten. Let the kitten venture out of the travel cage by itself. This shall not take long as these kittens are very inquisitive, as long as everything is calm without loud noises and shouting. Once the kitten has climbed out of the travel cage show him/her were the food and water is and also the Litter box. Allow the kitten to gradually explore as it feels comfortable. Do not over handle the kitten immediately upon arrival as it will want to settle into its new surroundings before it meets the family and other pets.
If you have young children allow them to meet the kitten one at a time. When introducing the kitten to other pets do this slowly over a period of days allowing them to sniff each other through doors or cages. Gradually open the doors allowing them to meet face to face. It may take a while and you may notice some aggression from the older pets in your home but this will subside after regular supervised introductions.
Have available to your kitten a Scratching post, these come in many shapes and sizes and will help prevent the kitten using your furniture to groom its claws. The next most important purchase is the litter box and a litter scoop. Purchase a small litter box with low sides that the kitten can easily climb into. Lastly you may wish to purchase a small pet bed for your kitten, more than likely it will end up on a bed somewhere in your home, but in those early days a pet bed may be useful.
Enquire with the Breeder about the sort of food that the kitten is accustomed too eating; also ask the breeder what brand of Kitten Litter the kitten has been using.
Once you have collected your new kitten and brought it home it pays to have a calm, quiet, safe area to place the kitten. Let the kitten venture out of the travel cage by itself. This shall not take long as these kittens are very inquisitive, as long as everything is calm without loud noises and shouting. Once the kitten has climbed out of the travel cage show him/her were the food and water is and also the Litter box. Allow the kitten to gradually explore as it feels comfortable. Do not over handle the kitten immediately upon arrival as it will want to settle into its new surroundings before it meets the family and other pets.
If you have young children allow them to meet the kitten one at a time. When introducing the kitten to other pets do this slowly over a period of days allowing them to sniff each other through doors or cages. Gradually open the doors allowing them to meet face to face. It may take a while and you may notice some aggression from the older pets in your home but this will subside after regular supervised introductions.