by Dave Plamondon

Created on: September 04, 2008

Kittens are extremely cute but they can be incredible brats, let's face it. What can you do to prepare? How can you take care of these little monsters properly? You love kittens; otherwise you wouldn't be reading this, and you want to prepare. How do you get ready? Is it a big deal?

My girlfriend and i two years ago, learned firsthand what we needed to prepare, after getting the last two kittens out of a litter that was left at the front door of a local pet store. They were adorable of course, and had no full idea what we were in for.

I have to say, one of the more entertaining parts about having them was getting all the things they needed AFTER we got them. However, no doubt there are some obvious things you need to do in preparation, as well as some simple procedures you can do to make life more tolerable for your new "angels.

I have to hand it to my girlfriend, she was already mentally preparing, and all i was worried about was them pooping on the floor. We had already picked up a feeding dish and a litter box with some tools to go with it, some kitty litter, and some food.

Food Dish:
Since we had two kittens, we used both sides of the feeding bowl, and had a separate dish for water, but obviously this was just a personal choice. We had one kitten that liked to eat more than the other and at the time we were more worried that one would get huge and the other would starve to death. Always make sure your kittens have lots of water! You won't know that you need it until your kitten starts eating, but a nice placemat that goes under the food is a nice commodity.

Food:
An obvious need is kitten food, and NOT cat food. Try to do a bit of investigating on your own in which is diet is better than others. You would be surprised, when asking people in pet stores, in what you can learn about what is best for your new kitten. Fortunately for us, my girlfriend's sister at the time made some reasonable suggestions that we went with immediately.

Litter Box:
We got the standard litter box (at first), and the little scoop, as well as a multi-cat litter that at the time seemed to work just fine. When we brought the kitten's home, one of them luckily left a little poop surprise in the box. We set the litter box where we wanted it, poured the litter in and I put the "smelly surprise" right in the middle of the box. Then we released the kittens for the first time right out of the box, I held them near the box, so they could smell, and show them that that's where it belonged. Letting

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