6 Tips To Make Life With A Kitten A Lil Easier

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Aug 9, 2021 1:00 PM EDT

Imgur User and feline behaviorist "adrianaontherocks" is using Imgur as a platform to educate and answer questions about all things feline behavior. "Hi Imgur, I'm your friendly neighborhood feline behaviorist. If you're having a cat behavior issue, or are just curious about something cat-related, feel free to ask me about it and I'll see if I can help you out."

Today she focuses on something that can be relevant for pretty much all cat owners. Things you can do with your kittens to make your lives easier! Kittens are essentially babies, and babies are A LOT of work. We are all looking to make our lives a little easier so why not start with some practical tips from a cat behaviorist? Let's get to learning.

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    Hey lil kitty, we bet you want to give our delicious fingers a nibble don't you! Well the answer is no! According to adrianaontherocks, we need to be very strict with letting lil kitties like you play with our hands and fingers while your teeny weeny, it can become dangerous as you get bigger and stronger!

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    Organism - Be very strict about not letting them play with your hands While it can be SO cute to have a kitten play-bite your fingers, it's suddenly not so cute when they are bigger and are applying more pressure. You should never encourage your kitten to play by waggling your fingers or wiggling your toes under a blanket. Use wand toys and kicker toys to let them get out their urge to scratch and bite, and if they ever turn their energy towards your skin, gently push INTO the bite or scratch un
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    Hello lil fella, would you like to go outside for a bit and have a look around? Adriana says that we can harness train you, and go on walks together safely and carefully! We want our kitties to have the most enriching environments we can possibly give them!

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    Font - Harness train them More and more people are taking their cats for walks- why not be one of them? You can keep your kitty extra-safe while still giving them the bonus enrichment of the great outdoors! While it's possible to train adult cats to accept harnesses, it's much easier if you start the process when they are kittens!
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    Organism - Get them used to a crate (and maybe even a car) I suggest you invest in a larger-sized crate that you will be able to use as your kitten gets bigger. Leave it out for your kitten to explore; make it a fun place by tossing toys inside, or leaving catnip or treats for them to find. You can even feed their meals in the crate if they're already comfortable with it. Once they've learned to love their crate, practice closing the door, so they'll know that even if they're in the crate and th
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    Font - Feed them yummy snacks out of a syringe At one point or another over the course of their life, your cat is probably going to need to take some kind of medication. Many cats will turn their noses up at meds in food, so you may have no choice but to use a syringe or a 'piller' tool to get your cat what they need. If you desensitize your kitten to these tools while they are still young, you're going to have a much easier time medicating them in the future! Once a day or so, use a syringe or
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    Organism - Get them used to having their paws touched/nails trimmed With kittens, it's relatively easy to just hold them and trim their nails- but as they get bigger this might become a much more difficult task. If you make it a positive experience, they're going to be much more likely to hold still for their manicures as an adult. Start by just gently touching their paws while they're eating their favorite snack, and then get them used to having you push gently on the pads to extend their nails
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    Font - Get them used to strangers Especially if you just have one or two people in your household, you should try to expose your kitten to other people as well. If you don't have friends to invite over, consider asking a neighbor or two if you don't hate your neighbors. Or use this as an opportunity to make friends- and by that I mean, asking a coworker or acquaintance if they want to come play with your kitten. I do NOT recommend going up to a random stranger on the street and asking them back
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