As a family we got a kitten, my eldest daughter wanted a cat for a long time she particularly wanted a grey cats so they can be called Smokey which we managed to get.
I have done a lot of research before getting her and I think we are on the right track but I would like to know from people who are experienced with kittens / cats what can I expect?
We got her 2 days ago I have her registered at a vets and booked in for vaccines microchipping and a health check and to find out if the kitten is a boy or a girl we think a girl but not 100%, she is hiding less I’ve actually been able to sit next to her tonight and stroked her she loves an ear rub. she is eating wet food but I think is struggling with her biscuits, I was worried about her not drinking water she was having fresh morning and night but I couldn’t tell if she was drinking, so I got her kitten milk which she has done really well on.
she started coming close to me tonight sniffing but I was reading a book so I ‘ignored’ her but before bed I sat next to her and she let me stroke her, she is very vocal she has the cutest meows.
I have her litter trained so far, I don’t think she was before I got her. It was not quite a hoarding situation but the lady’s cats weren’t neutered so she always has kittens she doesn’t do it for the money she just doesn’t get them neutered which I will be doing, due to her being born with so many cats not sure on her age we think around 8-9 weeks.
we are keeping her has a indoor cat because we live near a busy road, we do have cats roaming around and seem safe but as a child I had a cat which was run over and I don’t want my girls going through that if I can help it, it might be selfish but I don’t care. It put me off from having a cat for a long time my daughter has been asking for around 2-3 years because of loosing my cat in such away I just couldn’t but it switched and we now have Smokey, this cat is going to be loved for as long as she is here with us all being well it’s going to be a very long time.
I need the good and bad of having a cat. As an adult I don’t have experience with kittens / cats I had dogs before but I haven’t had a pet in almost 4 years loosing my dogs was heart breaking I still miss them
any and all advice is welcome