So I called my sister today we chatted for a while and than I read to her the blog post that I published about important facts you need to know before bringing home a kitten/cat. She surprised me and told me that I left some very important things out and that I needed to include it for the people that really would like to have a cat. And I couldn’t agree more. My apologies for not mentioning it before but there are 3 topics I would like to add. Neutering and spaying, keeping the cats indoors at night for safety and vaccines and hospital visits.

Ok so one of the major things my sister knew she needed to do before completely giving her cats total outdoor freedom was to neuter and spay her kittens. We think that getting this procedure done is vital to the fact that they always come back home no matter how much they explore. Like it or not an animal in heat will run away and we honestly think that if my sister had not gotten them operated they would have run away and probably would not have returned. So that is one of the major things to consider when you fear or are unsure of letting your kitten out into the world. It is a pricey procedure and once that is done you have to take really good care of your kittens specially if you have more than one. Since my sister had the two brothers we kept them seperated for two weeks and it was quite a challenge since they had never been apart before. They missed each other quite a bit and the main reason they had to be apart was because they could not lick their privates for two weeks until it healed. They do have a cone on after the procedure which prevents them from licking themselves but if they were together they would probably lick each other. And cats are stubborn as mules they try to lick themselves and one of them actually succeeded in taking of his cone and beat us to it and licked himself. Thankfully we noticed quickly and he was good. They both healed perfectly. Your fur baby will also make a mess when eating with the cone so just be aware and they will bump into things a lot until they get the hang of having a cone attached. My sister neutered and spayed her kittens when they were small we thought it was better and to be honest we did not want any of them to go into heat since they tend to go into heat young.

So we keep them indoors at night because we think the outdoor world is a little more dangerous at night. They know the routine and think they have gotten pretty used to it. Event though not going to lie since they are a little naughty sometimes they run or hide when its time to come back inside and my sister and dad end up chasing them.

And last but definitely not least is that you need to get your kittens vaccinated. It is a must and quite an investment as well. And depending on how healthy your cat is there are also doctor visits. So just keep in mind that kittens are an investment but they do bring so much joy. Thanks you so much if you have read this far and have a great day! Until next time.