Having a kitten provides you with unique and wonderful playmates. When adopting a kitten, remember to give it several vaccinations between eight to sixteen weeks of age. These vaccinations are for protection against upper respiratory illnesses, rabies, feline leukemia and feline panleukopenia. If the kitten is not given these vaccinations, it may become seriously ill and may die!

Kittens are more likely to become infected with parasites like tapeworms, hookworms and roundworms. To control such infections, the kitten has to be given some medication for the prevention and control of the parasites. Kittens infected with these parasites may experience diarrhea and vomiting. To control the kitten’s skin from external parasites like ear mites, ticks and fleas, there are many good prescription products available that are given monthly to prevent and control fleas and ticks. It is better to ask the veterinarian which medicine is best for the kitten; sometimes medicine for mitts is better and sometimes for fleas. Kittens don’t actually overeat; so you have to be certain that it has food available at all times. Feed it limited good quality food so that the kitten gets the right amounts of vitamins and minerals that is required for growth. It is better to avoid feeding the kitten table scraps as this may only make it overweight, and not give it the right nutrition it needs. It is rather easy training the kitten to use the litter box. You first have to have at least two to three inches of litter in the litter box for easy digging and burying. The kitten has to be placed in the litter box and it’s paw guided through the litter. This teaches the kitten what it is supposed to do. The kitten will then instinctively know what to do next. The litter box should then be changed every week. It is always better to use scoopable litter in it so that the box need not be changed often.