#cat trainer

✨Basics Of Cat Care!✨

When owning a feline it’s a daily routine. Once you & your feline(s) have established a routine, your feline will thank you for it! 🐱 Having more than one feline can be helpful as well.

🍥Meal Times🍥

Have meals at set times (Morning, Afternoon & Nighttime)

✨Good Behavior & Bad Behavior✨

When felines display good behavior it is important to reward them for this behavior

When it comes to bad behavior, it’s important to safely correct the behavior before it can turn into a bad outcome of multiple bad behaviors over time.

🌸Food & Fresh Water🌸

Felines will let you know if they’re thirsty or hungry, so it is super crucial to ALWAYS have fresh food and water for them at ALL TIMES!!

If you plan on taking a vacation with family/friends be sure to get a babysitter/a trusted individual to watch over your cats while you’re away from home!

🐈Brushing/Grooming🐈

Medium Hair - Long Haired Cats: need their coats brushed on a daily basis, this helps prevents matting of the fur which can cause discomfort and over-grooming!

Short Haired Cats: Occasionally can be brushed but it is not necessary

Trimming claws = CRUCIAL! if claws are grown too long can cause damage/discomfort/pain to toe-pads & mess with their balance!

🐾LitterBox(s)🐾

Cats will use the bathroom elsewhere in your home if their litter boxes aren’t cleaned, and in order to not have your home smell like a litterbox daily cleaning is in order.

If you have 1 to 2 cats = clean litter box every few days!

If you have more than 3 cats = CLEAN LITTERBOXES EVERY SINGLE DAY!

🌱Cat Care Essentials🌱

As you begin your journey with your kitten/Cat you’ll need some essentials..💕

🐱What Kittens Need..🐱

If nursing on mother cat as newborns they’ll need a secluded area, & fresh food and water for mother cat

Once fully weaned off mother cat begin feeding kitten based food/treats

Crystal Litter - this is litter you’ll use to train your kitten(s) how and where to use the bathroom so as adults they know where their bathroom is. Mother cat will also demonstrate to teach her young. be sure to use a SEPARATE litterbox for your kitten(s)

Toys - Kittens need lots of toys to begin socializing, hunting/play behaviors!

💓Adopting A Stray Kitten💓

If you have adopted or have taken in a stray kitten whose still or was nursing off a mother cat be sure to get Kitten based formula & feeding bottle so they can continue to get the DHA & nutrients they need to grow healthy and strong! Lastly, make sure to make an appointment with a vet to make sure they get their vaccinations & that they’re in a good health!

🐈‍⬛What Cats Need..🐈‍⬛

Once kittens have grown past this stage and prepare to grow into big, adult cats, at 1 year age they are fully ready to consume adult cat based foods, this includes wet food (canned food) or dry food. Be sure to gradually introduce this food with kitten food to help them wean off & to help their stomachs adjust to the new adult food, otherwise it’ll cause an upset stomach/diarrhea.

💉Vaccinations💉

Yearly comprehensive exams! Very crucial for a cats health.

Which include getting booster shots, rabies shot, etc!

💫New Litterboxes & Cat Litter💫

With your cats finally being adult they can now use regular cat litter and some newly placed litterboxes around your home to establish territory, and remember more cats = more litterboxes!

🌳 Cat Trees! 🌳

Cat trees are a essential for your cat(s) to have a place where your cat(s) can play, groom & sleep, or to flee from a threat. Having a cat tree in open spaces where humans interact with each other can help your cat(s) feel secure of their environment as well as gain confidence & Human socialization.

🌱examples include🌱:

Wall Shelves- for cats who enjoy being up in high places

Scratching Posts- for cats to scratch their claws so they do not do it to the furniture in your home!

🧸Toys!🧸

Toys are VERY ESSENTIAL for cat(s) as well as kittens. It gives them the ability to display their hunting skills & to prevent boredom/destructive behaviors that can develop as they age.

Find toys that resembles prey-like, that move/get stuck in corners & interactive toys!

🌸examples of toys will include🌸:

Mice 🐁

Feathers 🪶/ birds 🐦

Crinkled stuffed balls ⚽️

Plastic see-through balls with a bell 🔔

Feather wands/ animal-toy wand

Laser pointers!

🐾Eat, Play & Groom/Sleep🐾

Proper nutrition & exercise are keys to having a happy, healthy cat(s)

Eat- have scheduled meal time(s)

Play- get a toy & have some playtime! 🧸 (once cats have finished eating)

🐈‍⬛ Negative Body Language 🐈‍⬛

Aside from positive body language, felines also express their negative body language. Although, it is important to notice these body languages in case it could be a behavioral condition.

😾Fast Swishing Tail/ Low Growl😾

Felines who are displaying this behavior are irritated & are expressing whatever is making them this way to back off, or there’s a new feline (cat or kitten) in their territory. It’s a way of saying: “this is mine.. back off” as well as making a low growl to give warning ⚠️

⚠️ examples include⚠️:

A cat trying to play fight with another cat; but the other cat isn’t up for play

Over treats/ food

😾Claws Fully Extended/ Swatting😾

If another cat has not heeded it’s warning, the main feline whom feels under threat or they’ve had enough they will typically display this behavior.

⚠️examples include⚠️:

Chasing each other / vocalizations

Hissing or loud growl vocalizations

Biting (at any body part of the body)

Batting at each other (Boxing)

😾Narrowing Of Eyes/Small - Dialated Pupils😾

Felines typically display this behavior as another warning sign to other felines to leave them alone or they wish to be alone. Pretty much saying: “I will attack you if you don’t leave me be!”

⚠️examples include⚠️:

Occasionally with low growling/hissing

Slight quick side to side motions

Fur becomes slightly raised & puffed up

✨Socialization Of A New Cat✨

If you’re ready to give your cat a friend keep in mind that bringing a new cat can spark stress in both felines or if you have multiple cats in your home!

🐾What You’ll Need For a New Cat!🐾

A new, fresh, unscented area where you’ll make a secure place for the new cat. This gives them time to explore & mark their territory, while embedded confidence in the environment. (Basically making a base camp ⛺️) also a cat will let you know when they wish to explore further areas around your home.

Doors are a slow transition into cats recognizing their scents. Giving them the ability to socialize with each other!

Room-to-room or “side swapping” have the new cat move into other cats territory.

🍴Meal time 🍴

If you’re still using the door method, make sure each cat is on each side of the door while eating 🍽

Full-Visuals- Baby gate with a blanket so they don’t see each other yet.. once cats have adjusted to each other have them gradually eat side-by-side.

🧶 Play Time! 🧶

Give a toy to the new cat in the same room as the other cat as another way to help the cats recognize each other. 🐁

If multiple cats use a toy that provides the hunting aspect of play. This will help the cats adjust to their new family member.