Please join me to meet and greet our newest Star Kit, Maple. She is a 10 week old British Short Hair from the UK.
Hello,
I’ve just bought a beautiful BSH kitten at 10 weeks, she is fully scratch post and litter trained and is on dry and wet food. My partner and I got her over the weekend so we have had a full day to settle her in and let her explore the apartment, she seems very happy and is extremely affectionate.
Today we left her for the first time in a safe big(ish) room whilst we are at work from 8am – 5.30pm, we have equipped her with a few toys, food, water, scratch post, litter tray and tv on. However, I am extremely anxious about her being okay at home alone. I am very worried she will get lonely and upset every day and feel very guilty leaving her.
Can anyone advise if it is okay to leave her as she is every day and when it would be appropriate to let her out in the rest of the apartment whilst we are at work? The apartment is a large two bed and we are unable to get another kitten until next year.
Any advise/support of how to improve her situation is appreciated.
Thanks!
Tom is the owner of 4 amazing cats, and using the Daily Kitten he provides a place for cat and kitten lovers to share the love for their own cats and kittens.
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Maple is gorgeous! My Chloe was home all day every day and it was no problem. I made sure that she had perfect views of the outside where she could watch the birdies and other critters. Her favorite spot was on a soft pillow on a chair right at the bedroom window. When not snoozing, she was keeping an eye on the world. : ))
Miss Maple (almost typed Miss Marple -ooops!) is a lovely floofy ladykit.
Purrhaps one of the other TDKers can advise you as I’m no kitten expert. Or you can easily join TDK, create topic in General Chat and ask your questions.
What a sweet little fuzzball!
Don’t forget that she’s a CAT. That means that she’ll be sleeping most of the time. If you really want her to have company, you can take home another cat, and the two of them can play together. The other one will be less annoyed if it’s also a kitten and playful. I also think that two cats of the same sex tend to get along better than of the opposite sex. Not that opposites would fight or anything, but they would ignore each other more.
Good luck, and please be well (all of you)!
Maple is a lovely ladycat.
She is beautiful. As for being alone, I have had cats both ways. Kittens especially need activities. Interactive toys are the best. If you can hang a feather from something so she can attack it. Cats are hunters so they need to use that instinct. The toys that you can hide treats inside are good … just not too many treats so she keeps her trim figure. The little balls that float around in tubes are also good. During the day she will want to look outside and watch things going on. Also, if you have a window with sunshine, that is a good place for a comfy bed. Hope this helps. Kittens/cats usually adapt easily to new friends (well, most do). I have had a couple that didn’t. Good luck on your new adventure. I wish you many years of purrfect love.
You said you cannot take in another cat for a year so Miss Maple will have to be on her own while you’all (I’m Southern) work but with mornings, evenings and days off a wonderful bond will be created and I don’t think she will suffer any negativity once she knows the routine.
Window seats for cats can be a pain to install but, once it’s done, it can give Maple a good place to look at the outdoors and sleep. I recently bought two for my indoor kitties at PetSmart and I’m sure other pet stores have them or you could get them online.
Many blessings to you’all and Maple.
Wow, look at all that grey floofiness – Maple is absolutely gorgeous!
Once she’s had time to explore the whole apartment while you’re home, she should be okay while you are out. If she has all the essentials, fresh water, food, clean litterbox, and of course favorite toys and bedding, Maple should be just fine!
Wishing you lots of happiness together!
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