Kitten care is significantly important all through the life of the cat but more so on it’s early months as a kitten. The training and the care of raising kittens you show will be its foundation as an adult.
You must not, at any cost, substitute a cat’s milk to a cow’s milk to be fed to newly-born.  And by stating that, you also need not to separate the kittens from their mother for at least a month and a half. After vaccination, kittens should stay indoors no less than a week. And never yank kittens, as well as grown cats, at the back of their neck.
The right time for weaning a bottle fed kitten is approximately three to four weeks after birth. From milk, you can gradually change your kittens’ diet by adding foods on something liquid to soften them up. A month after birth you can start giving canned foods to your kitten. It’s best to chop the kitten food thinly at first. And on their sixth week, you can fully supply solid foods to your kitten.

Another means of kitten care is to play with your pet. Kittens love to play a lot. And since they do, as a responsible and caring owner you should be aware of the right toys for your kitten. Ask your veterinarian what are the safe toys for you to buy. Most vets will have a guide for kitten care.  Generally, the best toys to buy are those which medium sizes; large enough to avoid swallowing and small enough to avoid flapping around. And once you purchased these toys, make a conscious effort to play the toy with your kitten.

Yet another means of kitten care is proper discipline. Treat your kitten the same way you treat a kid. Be affectionate and give praises when they do something good. An on the other hand show them you’re disappointment if they do something bad. Be firm in saying ‘no’ when there’s a need to. Avoid shouting though so that your kitten won’t feel any emotional abuse. Just express yourself in a way that shows you are the one who holds the higher power in the house without you spanking or physically hurting the kitten.
And additional kitten care is the dental supervision. Majority of cats have dental problems. To shun away from this bad situation, you must start taking care of the teeth of your pet when they’re still kittens. Like human toothache, cat’s dental problems can be so painful and quite pricey. What you need to do to evade this is to give your kitten dry food. Dry food cleanses kitten’s teeth and makes their gums a lot healthier. Another way to fix steer away from this dilemma is to brush the teeth of your kitten. Surprisingly, this is a task that cat owners swear to be an easy one.

Here are some of kitten illnesses that cat owners need to know to avoid the kitten illnesses nightmare.  Raising kittens is a joy but does have a lot of responsibility.  Number one among the kitten illnesses is called Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis (FVR) or more commonly known as the feline influenza and feline coryza.

Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis is a cat infection in their upper respiratory brought about by herpesvirus.  FVR can be considered deadly since it’s transmissible through air and contact. It can result to pneumonia to kittens that will eventually be the cause of their death.  FVR’s symptoms consist of sneezing and coughing, conjunctivitis and nasal discharge. Loss of appetite and fever may sometimes occur. If you observed these symptoms for a couple of weeks, go visit your vet now (that is if you haven’t in the first few days). Other visual sign of FVR is a decrease tearing production. The complications of this infection can also trigger abortion to pregnant cats. 
Fortunately, there are treatments in this one of kind kitten illnesses. And like any other infection, an antibiotic is the most common prescription. But make sure that the antibiotic is prescribed by your veterinarian to avoid other complications. Vets would probably suggest oxygen therapy for your pet and the use of feeding tube if it’s absolutely necessary.  Taking a few minutes of loving care will help you to notice a problem with your kittens health.

Another one of the kitten illnesses is Feline panleukopenia. It is commonly known as feline distemper and is also a viral infection. And yet again, this infection is spreadable. It is usually transferred through direct contact on the bodily fluids on an infected cat. Fleas can also be the source of the transfer. Panleukopenia can cause internal soreness since the virus mainly assaults the areas of the cat’s stomach and intestines.

If your cat has bloody bowel feces or suffers from serious dehydration then again, go to your vet. Because of this illness, there will be a drop in the white blood cells of the cat thus making its immune system weak. This weakness will cause anemia and malnutrition that more often than not leads to death. If your cat is pregnant when diagnosed with Panleulopenia then there’s a big possibility that its brood will have cerebellar hypoplasia which is a non-human disorder where the cerebellum is not fully developed at birth.  If you are breeding for kittens you will want to discuss this with your vet.

The treatment for this kind of kitten illness is feline distemper vaccination. With the help of your veterinarian you can obtain this vaccine for your kitten.
These are just two of the kitten illnesses known to man.  Ultimately, going to the veterinarian for a monthly check-up or when the kitten is feeling poorly can prevent any severe disease. Generally though, proper caring for your beloved pet can go a long way.

Simple tasks like checking for dandruff or fleas can alert you if there’s something to worry about. Check your kitten’s eyes and nose at all time. The condition of kitten’s ears can indicate a lot so make it a daily routine to examine them. As the old adage goes, prevention is better than cure.

Raising kittens can either be highly gratifying or extremely exasperating. And sometimes it’s a little bit of both. Raising kittens especially the new ones can be a success if you follow the following advises and tips.

1.    Once you’ve set your mind on raising kittens then be prepared. Read helpful books or search the net for websites that focuses on the proper way of kitten care. And then put everything in order to make the kitten feel at home. Buy kitten foods, beds and litter boxes.
2.    Be touchy. Hold the kitten as often as you can. Kittens that are constantly being handled and stroked can turn into a loving and devoted cat. Continuously stroking them is a sure fire way on teaching and raising kittens to enjoy your caress thus making them familiar with your scent and touch. And if there are kids around, make sure to teach them correct way of handling the kittens.
3.    Make an effort to give the kittens everyday grooming like bathing and ear/eyes cleaning. Doing this everyday when the kittens are young can make them feel at ease and relax which will be advantageous to you when they grew up since they won’t make a fuss about everyday washing.  Your kittens health is your responsibility too.
4.    Familiarize the kittens with the daily or routinely constant in your life as early as possible. If you bought them cat carriers then practice placing them there even when you’re not traveling. Acquaint them with the places where you usually hang out and introduce them with the people and other animals that are constant in your life.
5.    To avoid relentless scratching from them try to create a more playful environment. Talk with them, play with them, do different activities with them both as a bonding time and means to avoid damaged fixtures.
6.    With raising kittens you need to try feeding them with different kinds of kitten foods. With so many varieties in the market and a tip from your pet doctor you can surely enhance and widen the appetite of your kittens. This is good because you are actually teaching them to expand their food pallets thus lessening the possibility of raising such picky kittens.
7.    Don’t be a pushover. Kittens can sometimes be a little bratty, strident and unpleasantly presumptuous. Make them understand who the authority in the house is. If they did something wrong, make it a point to convey to them that you disapprove with their actions. Don’t yell at them but be firm in saying ‘No’ or in expressing your point. Even with pets, discipline should be in the list in raising kittens.
8.    Be their hero. Protect them at all cost and they’ll love you for the rest of their lives. Most of time cats are scared of thunder and lightning so when it’s pouring rain check them once in a while.
9.    Through thick and thin, for better or worse, be with them. Sure, you’ll have moments of irritation or you’ll get so mad you want to bring them back to the pet shop but contain yourself. Your negative feelings will pass but your love for the kittens won’t.  10.    Go visit a vet. If human needs an executive check-up then kittens also need it too.

It is really amazing how these beautiful cats were breed and where their clan started. Just like munchkin cats which were found in 1983 by a breeder named Sandra Hochenedel. When breeding for kittens, the cats have short limbs.

Eventually, they adopted the name Munchkin from a movie “The Wizard of Oz” where small characters were named “munchkins.” Although munchkins were cute and lovely just like other breed cats, munchkins were not recognized as breed by most animal federations. It is because munchkins have genetic disease known as achondroplasia. This is the disease resulted from the copying error on genetic materials during breeding process. As a result to the breed munchkins, they turned to have short legs, abnormally. Animal federations considered munchkins as unacceptable because of their abnormal body structure.
Although munchkins have short legs, there’s nothing else different from their characters and traits as cats. The achondroplasia was not accurate disease for munchkins because aside from the short limbs, there are no signs of the said disease found on the munchkins. Later, in the year 1995, munchkins were already recognized as breed cats because there were munchkin cats that were seen in different country that has no similarity than that of Hochenedel breed.

For one munchkin parent and one normal cat, there is more likely to have half of the kittens as munchkins and half of their numbers will be normal kittens. For both munchkin parents cat, there can still be one or two siblings that would end up as normal kittens.  Munchkin kittens move slower than normal kittens and cats. It is because of their short limbs. Though they have short limbs, the rest of their body is not affected.

Munchkin kittens are also healthy like any other normal breed cats. But due to their short, thick bones on the limb, there are few munchkins that accumulate diseases like lordosis and pectus.  Lordosis is a disease that gives extreme dip in the spine behind their shoulders, and as a result, there is a compression of heart and lungs. Pectus is just the same, affecting the chest.  Be sure to check with your vet for your complete kitten care. 

For munchkin lovers, they find munchkin kittens and cats as very playful. They can run very fast and they can jump. They are friendly, confident, outgoing and curious. They bring joy to their masters. They are good looking, with a good shape of the head, and furry. There are mainly two types of munchkin hair growth. There are munchkins that have short hair and there are long-haired ones as well. Both hair types are weather textured. Though munchkins are being considered as dwarves compared to normal cats, they don’t actually worry when it comes to mating. Like human, cats that are “in love” does not care about leg size, whether it is long or short. This is why munchkins always got competing skills.
Munchkin kittens are a wonderful breed. They’re just short-legged but they look and perform similarly to normal kittens. They are playful and full of love. They are friendly once treated nice right after birth.

Ragdoll kittens got their name from Ann baker—who was a prominent cat breeder who is in the business of breeding cats for kittens, back in the 60s—due to their cute, ragdoll-like qualities. They have coats similar to a rabbit’s silky, medium-length fur. Ragdolls have muscular bodies and legs, and some have coats that bear a striking resemblance to Siamese kittens, and tend to have a padded abdominal area.

  Most Ragdoll kittens weigh 4 kilograms when healthy, but some of them weigh only 3 kilograms even without any type kitten illnesses. Adult ragdolls can weigh up to 10-15 kilograms without being considered as obese. The heaviest and biggest ragdoll known is a male that weighs 35 kilograms.
Ragdolls are big and powerful and have unique marks. Ragdoll kittens and cats have six different colors. There are blue (diluted), lilac, cream, chocolate, seal, and flame. Studies found out that they are three different patterns, Bicolor, which has a white reversed “V” on their face, tall white socks, and have white tummy that sometimes comes with patches on the back. Another pattern is called pointed because this ragdoll has pointed ears, tail, nose, paws, in different colors but not white. Another is mitted which has white paws, tummy and chin, with white line in the face. They always look relaxed and laidback, which is another reason why they are called ragdolls. Their heads are flat and there is a wide distance from one ear to another. They have chubby, round cheeks. Their eyes are blue and because they have broad chest, it made their neck look short. Their paws are also bunched, rounded and large. Their tail is long and hairy, and can reach their shoulders. Ragdoll kittens look the same until they reach three or four years old.

Ragdoll kittens should be taken care of well. A guide for kitten care states they are required to eat only 70 kilo- calories of food per day, depending on their body weight. They’re being watched out not to become obese. They are known to be healthy cats and are not prone to diseases. They are very gentle. When ragdoll kittens learned to socialize since birth, they tend to become playful, affectionate and attentive. They seek human friendliness and they enjoy being considered as a family member. Ragdoll kittens and cats are just the same as dogs. They follow their master wherever they go and tend to sit and wait for  them at the door steps just like dogs. Ragdoll kittens remain being playful until they become cats. They can adjust their attitudes when it comes to playing with children or adult. They are always watchful of their claws and teeth while playing. They are vocally modest and can easily forgive of unintentional wrong treatment.

Ragdoll kittens and cats are good and naturally less defensive, that’s why they are not recommended to be left alone outdoors. Ragdolls kittens and cats have manageable coats. It doesn’t shed. They can be groomed once a month, but combing should be done once a weak just to take away loose hair and to prevent matting. They have healthy appearance and they require light grooming compare to their eating habit. It is always necessary to bring them to their vets, have them bathed and have their nails trimmed as well for their overall health.

Of course, if this is the first time you’ll own a kitten you need to be aware of the overall health status of your feline friend, keeping an eye out for any type of kitten illnesses that may happen. 

Since healthy cats can live up to 16 years and will eventually be your constant companion, your kitten health condition should be a priority in your list. Before finalizing a buy from one of the kitten adoption agencies or the local humane society, take your time in choosing the one that will connect with you for a long time. You can say that the kitten care is trouble-free if you can give a big thumbs-up to the following:

• The eyes of the kitten are clear, bright and most importantly free of discharge. A discharge in the eyes can be an indication of an illness.
• The ears of the kitten are unsoiled and wax-free. Wax in the ears of a kitten can lead to all sorts of viruses that can cause infection.
• The nose of the kitten is velvety soft. Again, it should be free of discharge to avoid any feline malady.
• There’s no sign of fleas and/or ringworms of the kitten’s coat.
• The kitten is on the ball, playful and has its own character.

If you finally chose a kitten, make it an effort to have the kitten health check-up with the veterinarian before heading home. Sometimes, there are a lot of things that escapes your eyes and assistance from a professional can aid you a lot.
Kitten Health Care

There’s a massive of selection in the market that can help you in your pursuit of giving a superb kitten health care to your pet. Choosing the right food for your feline friend is one way on caring for your adorable kitty-kitty cat. Like humans, mother’s milk is also the best for kittens. But if it’s not accessible to you, you can either shop for good milk at the pet corner of your local grocery store, at pet shops or at the veterinarians’ clinic. As for food, you have the option to buy a dry or canned food or obtain raw food for your kitten, so long as it is specifically made for kittens and not cats. You must remember that kitten food is different from cat food. And as youngsters, kitten needs to have all the proteins and calcium that they can.

Your vet will be happy to provide you with a guide for kitten care. Another way to care for you kitten is to provide the best litter box that you can afford and to be patient in training your kitten how to use it. It’s probably best for you to purchase both the litter box with and without cover. Just to make sure which box your kitten prefers. Also find something that doesn’t have a strong odor and as much as possible get those which have small-grained litter that are easy to scoop. If you have more than one kitten then your litter box should also be more than one as well.

Weaning is a process where most kittens are slowly introduced to an adult diet or food while withdrawing from the usual feeding on its mother’s milk, just like in humans.

Today we are going to discuss on how to wean the bottle feed kitten, and introduce them to their own natural food.  Normally, it goes around in about 7 or 8 weeks, but the process of weaning usually begins during the 4th week. Kittens are different in terms of this process. There are certain cases where some kittens grow their teeth early, even if the weaning stage hasn’t started yet. As you will notice, some kittens are ready for eating when their mother frequently leaves their bed and for longer periods.  You can do some test with your kittens if they are ready to eat by offering solid food like mild meat and chicken meat.
There are issues on how to wean bottle fed kittens. Sometimes when a kitten is so used to bottle feeding, it will keep on lapping on anything. Sometimes it goes through sucking even other kittens around him. Some may take a while before they wean the kittens but you have to be carefully concerned with the kitten’s needs.

First, locate or find a local pet store for some good food options. Usually, they offer starter feeds and canned foods for kittens. A guide for kitten care can be found at the pet store also.  You have to regulate some of the food they take because you don’t want to upset its stomach or traumatize your pet with the food. Other pet lovers’ practice how to wean bottle fed kittens using wet diet.
Here’s another advice though, once you start using solid food, refrain from feeding kittens with milk like the usual thing they do. Add some water on the diet. Water can be a good way to eradicate the usual milk intake or bottle feeding.

Speaking of diet, one way on how to wean a bottle fed kitten, is that you should exert an effort on putting a balance between wet and dry food. Wet food is often considered better because it can avoid dehydration, and may prevent some urinary problems, also if you want to minimized such work on cleaning your kitten’s teeth. Try to feed them with raw food. Raw feeding keeps their teeth clean and nutritionally challenged. However, if this doesn’t work, try using other methods.  If worried about your kittens health always consult the vet.
There are several things you can do on how to wean a bottle fed kitten aside from those that are mentioned. You may want to consider asking around people who have ample knowledge. Take in some full consideration and assessment on which works best for your kittens. You can continuously do this and observe whether your kitten is adapting the right way. And one thing you should not forget is the fact that in every food you give your kitten, you have to make sure that it is also safe and secure to eat. And if you can provide time and effort in doing this, then do so.

So you’ve made up your mind and finally decided to get a pet kitten. What to do next you ask?  Of course, make a decision whether to buy a kitten in a pet shop or to adopt one from the various kitten adoption agencies. Buying a kitten can be less complex than the other but adopting can be a little bit more rewarding. And with the plentiful organization in the streets and online you can surely find a great kitten adoption Agencies that will suit your taste.
Finding kitten adoption Agencies online is one way to expedite your search process. You can easily hunt for kitten adoption Agencies online that are secured and reliable. Most will insure the kittens health.  And the most important thing that you need to look for when searching online for kitten adoption Agencies is the credibility of the site.
You want to adopt a kitten from an agency that not just lets you take on their kittens but an agency that questions your intentions and your lifestyle, that educates you with the vital techniques in raising kittens and that do follow-ups after adoption. This is also pertinent to agencies you find other than online.  Kitten adoption Agencies that questions you as a possible owner is a sign of their true dedication and fervor. Of course their line of questioning should always be professional.

Sample questions are as follows:

• Why do you decide to adopt a kitten and not other animals?
• What kind of lifestyle do you have?
• Are you home often or do your work takes you away from home a lot?
• What does your family thinks about your decision in adopting a pet?
• How’s your health? Have you verified with your doctor if you don’t have cat allergies?  Do you have any previous experance of newborn kitten care?
• Do you have any other pets? If yes, how do you plan to juggle your time so no one will be taken for granted?
• Is your place suitable for raising a kitten?
• Are you knowledgeable enough to detect if there’s something wrong with the kitten?

These are just some of the questions that you can expect to be asked by the agency to make sure that you can truly take care of your pet.

Another thing to look for in kitten adoption Agencies is if they can assist you when something goes wrong with your adopted kitten. Normally agencies aid you with your small kitten problems. This is a good thing because agencies do follow-ups after adoption. They do this to make certain that everything is fine and to acknowledge the way you’ve been taking care of your kitten.

This is also a good thing because kitten adoption Agencies have pet experts who can check your surroundings to make sure that the place is not accident prone. They can examine your electrical wiring. And they can give you professional advice if there’s a need of improvement.  All in all, making sure that the agencie where you’ll adapt you kitten is trustworthy and dependable can go a long way.

Bottle feeding is done to enhance nutrition especially if the kitten is in a bad condition or if the mother is no longer present. You can ask several veterinaries to help you out with your plan on getting a bottle feed diet for your kittens. Usually, bottle feeds are presented with cats or kittens that have gone through nutritional trauma.

So here are the ideas on how to bottle feed a kitten.  Let us start with the nipple’s opening. Nipple’s opening shouldn’t be too large or wide. Make sure that all your feeding supplies are ready. If you can sterilize your kitten’s feeding bottles, do so. You can also let it cool down before you use it. There are several dietary milk brands that you can use depending on what type of nutrition you need for your kitten. You should consult your vet on this.

Your vet of pet store may have a guide for kitten care that may include bottle feeding. Moving on, you can fill the bottle with your desired amount of this milk formula. You can make it a little warmer by placing it in a bowl with hot water as well. This method will avoid upsetting the kitten’s stomach. Some instructions on how to bottle feed a kitten, can be a little exaggerated, but all you have to do is to be more careful and set it right depending on your pet’s needs. In feeding, you may want to sit with a towel in your lap. Place the kitten on your lap, facing you. Try to rub or caress its back so that it won’t get upset while feeding. You don’t need to tilt or raise the kitten’s head, just place the bottle’s nipple inside its mouth. Just make sure that you are focused, not letting the kitten be overfed.

It is advisable to start with few smaller feedings. Another most important thing you have to know on how to bottle feed a kitten is the time of feeding. You should set schedules and keep in mind that newborn kittens require rest and milk feeding constantly. They are much similar to human babies; kittens may constantly need ‘burping’ after feeding. And what you need to do is place your hand under its abdomen, while you pat its back. As a natural thing for kitten’s mothers, licking the genitals and anal area of the kittens is proven to stimulate elimination. All you need to do then is to place a damp and warm washcloth for defecation.
After bottle feeding or nursing, most kittens are likely to sleep. You can place it back to its bed then and avoid being disturbed. A lot of other suggestions on how to bottle feed a kitten came up, and it can become much like a job. It is sometimes demanding but intensely rewarding to put an extra care and watch how it grows. You can also make use of some weighing scale and try as much as possible to weigh your kitten every day.

Newborn kitten care is fun and exciting, but you have to pay much attention to all the details so that it won’t cause you any problem.

Taking care of Persian cats has been very popular. Persian cats are cute, with most of their popularity stemming from their long fur coat and the various colors they can have. However, their breed also requires some special attention and a guide for kitten care is recommended.

If you’re thinking of adding Persian kittens into your family home, then you have to think about it carefully: Do you want a full-bred Persian cat? Can you meet the heavy demands for caring for Persian cats? Can you handle having more fur in your home, more than the usual? Even if the answer to all these is yes, it’s better to read up on the actual care for Persian cats, and possibly a little more on their background. If you’re still enthusiastic, then it’s time to look for people who breed their cats for kittens, mostly to sell.  Breeders for Persian kittens are generally easy to find. A quick search in the Internet will result to a lot of offers. Take the time to list the qualities you’d like out of your Persian kittens, and then try to match it up with the deals being offered. You’ll have to pay the adoption fee, and adoption fees for kittens are usually higher than when adopting adult ones.

Take the time to meet the owner, or at least look into the mother and stud cats’ medical and genetic backgrounds. This will help you visualize the healthcare you’ll be able to provide for your Persian kittens, while also giving you the chance to find out more about their temperaments.

Persian kittens, like all cats, will usually take up the social temperaments of their parents; however, they are generally very affection and sweet. While cats are usually inquisitive and naughty, Persian kittens tend to be laid back and generally keep out of your way most of them times. That doesn’t mean they aren’t adverse to any snuggling and hugs! Remember to always keep your Persian kitten indoors; their long fur coats tend to become dirty easily. Allot at least 30 minutes everyday for your kitten’s health care and grooming. Have a brush solely for your Persian kittens, and keep their fur out of tangles and free of dirt. Pet stores always sell brushes specifically made for cat fur, so you can consult them if you have any questions.

Keep track of their growth rate; weight your Persian kittens every week to see if they are gaining the average 50 grams or more every week. If you think there are any complications or if your Persian kittens have turned 5 months old then it may be time to bring your kittens to the vet. Bring the documents for your kittens, including the records you kept and the ones that state their background, just in case the vet has to check for their family’s medical history. Keep up with your Persian kittens’ shots and vaccination schedules for better kitten care of them.

Persian kittens make perfect pets. They usually don’t like climbing, so your things are kept safe (although to be on the safer side, it’s best to keep glass and breakables out of your cat’s reach). They love getting attention, and would think you worthy of being their owners if you give them constant grooming and keep the dust and mud off their fur. The special care for Persian kittens require that you be patient when it comes to their grooming needs, but it can also be the quality time you get to spend with your cat everyday. The connection you and your new kittens build through this can become a very long partnership.