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Kitten/Cat Care Tips

FOOD AND WATER

Water must be provided all the time. Filtered or bottled water is recommended.

Recommended food brands:
AMERICAN JOURNEY

MERRICK LIMITED INGREDIENTS
TASTE OF THE WILD
BEFORE GRAIN
(to name a few)

***You may choose another brand of HIGH quality GRAIN-FREE food if you read a label***

You have to AVOID foods contain:

- "By-products" "bone meat" "animal digest" "sugar" "BHA" "BHT" "ethoxyquin" "propyl gallate"
-"Corn meal" "ground yellow corn" "soybean meal" "wheat flour" Excess of "carbohydrate" - "fillers"

- Carrageenan

It's recommended to feed a cat by KITTEN food for his whole life. The only difference between a kitten and adult cat food is an amount of protein contained. Cats need a high amount of protein which is in a kitten food. Kitten food don't make a cat fat!

GROOMING

TOXIC FOOD FOR CATS

- Onions, garlic and related root vegetables (contain N-propyl disulphide which destroys red blood cells in the cat causing a form of anemia - Heinz)
- Tomatoes, green (raw) potatoes (contain alkaloid Glycoalkaloid Solanine which cause violent lower gastrointestinal symptoms)
- Chocolate (contain Theodromine which is VERY toxic to cats)
- Grapes and Raisins
- Cow milk (cause stomach upset, cramps and gassiness)
***Cats are lactose intolerant; give "Cat Milk" or "CatSip" instead***
- Coffee; tea

Cats should not have people food, however a SMALL amount of sour cream, mozzarella cheese, and cooked without any spices chicken are OK (NO chicken bones!)

SAFETY

KEEP YOUR KITTEN INDOOR!!!

- eye cleaning - once a day or every other day

***Use a wet piece of facial tissue to clean tears***
***Use "Opticlear" solution to wash residue from the eyes***
***Use "Eye Envy" solution + powder to remove stains***
***Do not use cotton wools***

- ear cleaning - every week or when needed

- nail clipping - every other week or when needed

- brushing/combing - every day

Brushes/combs you need:
Greyhound comb (made in Belgium)
Pin brush
Slicker brush
Bristle brush

***Do not use scissors to remove knots! Seam ripper works great!***

- bathing - once a month or when you see knots or mats in cat's fur

Brands of shampoo we recommend:

Chris Christensen
E-Z Groom
F1R2
Jerob/House of AnJu
Bio-Groom

For de-greasing:
Groomer's Goop (use before shampooing on dry fur)
Dawn or Ivory dish soap (on a wet coat VERY diluted)

***Complitely brush a cat before bathing***
***Rinse, rinse, rinse... many times***
***Complitely dry a cat after a bath***

Dangerous things

opened windows and doors
fireplace
dishwasher
washer/dryer
hot iron
wires
smog
plastic bags
tinsel; ribbons
small things (like beads, pins, coins etc)
Christmas tree (pines)

Household Items Poisonous To Kitty

antifreeze
furniture polish
paint remover
aspirin
gasoline
permanent-wave lotion
bleach hair coloring
photographic developers
boric acid
herbicides
pine-oil disinfectants
brake fluid
insecticides
rubbing alcohol
carburetor cleaner
kerosene
de-icers for melting snow
dandruff shampoo
laxatives
shoe polish
deodorizers
lye
snail or bug bait
diet pills
matches
suntan lotion with cocoa butter
disinfectants
metal polish
drain cleaner
mineral sprits
turpentine
dry-cleaning fluid
mothballs
windshield-washer fluid
dye nail polish
wood preservatives
fire-extinguisher foam
nail-polish remover

Poisonous Plants for Cats

Aloe Vera // Amaryllis // Apple (seeds) // Apple Leaf Croton // Apricot (pit) // Asparagus Fern // Autumn Crocus // Azalea //

Baby's Breath // Bird of Paradise // Branching Ivy // Buckeye // Buddhist Pine // Caladium // Calla Lily // Castor Bean // Ceriman Charming Dieffenbachia // Cherry (seeds and wilting leaves) // Chinese Evergreen // Cineraria // Clematis // Cordatum //
Corn Plant // Cornstalk Plant // Croton // Cuban Laurel // Cutleaf Philodendron // Cycads // Cyclamen // Daffodil // Devil's Ivy //
Dieffenbachia // Dracaena Palm // Dragon Tree // Dumb Cane // Easter Lily (especially cats!) // Elaine // Elephant Ears //
Emerald Feather // English Ivy // Eucalyptus // Fiddle-leaf Fig // Florida Beauty // Foxglove // Fruit Salad Plant // Geranium //
German Ivy // Giant Dumb Cane // Glacier Ivy // Gold Dust Dracaena // Golden Pothos // Hahn's Self-Branching Ivy //
Heartland Philodendron // Hurricane Plant // Indian Rubber Plant // Janet Craig Dracaena // Japanese Show Lily (esp. cats!) //
Jerusalem Cherry // Kalanchoe // Lacy Tree Philodendron // Lily of the Valley // Madagascar Dragon Tree // Marble Queen //
Marijuana // Mexican Breadfruit // Miniature Croton // Mistletoe // Morning Glory // Mother-in-Law's Tongue // Narcissus //
Needlepoint Ivy // Nephytis // Nightshade // Oleander // Onion // Oriental Lily (especially cats!) // Peace Lily // Peach (wilting leaves and pits) // Pencil Cactus // Plumosa Fern // Poinsettia (low toxicity) // Poison Ivy // Poison Oak // Pothos //
Precatory Bean // Primrose // Red Emerald // Red Princess // Red-Margined Dracaena // Rhododendron // Ribbon Plant //
Saddle Leaf Philodendron // Sago Palm // Satin Pothos // Schefflera // Silver Pothos // Spotted Dumb Cane // String of Pearls //
Striped Dracaena // Sweetheart Ivy // Swiss Cheese Plant // Taro Vine // Tiger Lily (especially cats!) // Tomato Plant (green fruit, stem and leaves) // Tree Philodendron // Tropic Snow Dieffenbachia // Weeping Fig // Yew

IF YOU THINK YOUR CAT HAS BEEN POISONED

Contact your veterinarian or the ASPCA National Animal Poison Control Center at one of the numbers below
1-900-443-0000
($60.00 per case. The charge is billed directly to caller's phone.)
1-888-426-4435
($65.00 per case, credit cards only.)
Follow-up calls can be made for no additional charge by dialing
1-888-299-2973

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Pet Poison Helpline

855-764-7661

($59 per incident)