By Michelle Edward
Congratulations on adopting your new kitten; your new pet will take a lot of care and will require a lot of responsibility on your part. You'll of course have to feed your pet and perhaps bathe it on occasion but there are other things to consider. Your new kitten is probably not yet trained, so you are going to have to put in the time and effort necessary to get your pet from new addition to established member of your family.
If you have decided that your new kitten will be an indoor pet, then the best time to begin training is immediately when you bring the kitten into your home. Fortunately, a kitten is easier to train than is a puppy.
You will need to understand some basics about cats and cat behavior before you begin training your new kitten. Typically, cats are affectionate and relatively well behaved. When you see your cat exhibiting undesirable behavior, these are usually due to causes which can be addressed.
Here are some tips that can help you train your new kitten at home;
1. Kittens need exercise. Provide your kitten with toys and make time to play with it -a bored kitten will tend to damage your home.
2. Your kitten will not yet be litter trained, at least in most cases. This makes litter training the first thing to teach them. The litter box should be large enough for your cat to easily get in and out of and offer them enough room to move around. Adding newspaper and possibly carpet scraps can help your kitten to learn that this is the proper place for them to take care of their needs.
3. The claws of kittens are not yet as sharp as those of an adult cat. A kitten will not do too much damage to furniture, which means that this is the best time to teach them where to scratch; get them a scratching post and teach them that this is the proper place for scratching.
Give your new kitten treats and praise when it behaves well will help you to teach your pet to behave indoors. Never hit or shout at your kitten, this will only make your new cat afraid of you, making it hard to ever train them to behave well.
Kittens are lovable animals which can be wonderful additions to your home and with a little patience; you can train your new kitten.
Michelle Edward has been a cat lover since her childhood and now she helps teach people how to train their cat with here latest website venture called, Online Cat Training. To learn more about correctly training your cat please visit her website: |
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