HEALTH & ADVICE

INNOCULATIONS - maintain regular worming and flea treatment every month for kittens upto 6 months old and then every 3 months thereafter.  All our kittens are wormed with liquid Panacur and (Drontal Tablets once yearly).  They are flea treated with frontline, even though they are indoor cats, fleas can still be transferred on our clothes and shoes etc.  For treating fleas in the home, we use Indorex or Acclaim on the furniture etc.  We strongly recommend that you vaccinate your kitten against Leukaemia.

INSURANCE - we provide all our kittens with 4 weeks free insurance with Petplan and would strongly recommend you fully insure them after the 4 weeks.

NEUTERING - all our kittens are sold un-neutered, as per our kitten contract we advise they are neutered between 4-6 months of age.

DIET- all our kittens/cats are raised on Royal Canin Cat/kitten food as we feel it suits them best and as such they require no additional vitamins etc.  Cheap supermarket food is not nutritionally balanced enough to fulfill all their needs, if you have an expensive cat then feed it decent food not cheap rubbish just to save your costs.  If you change your cats food, do it gradually over about 10 days.  Other recommended foods are James Wellbelloved, Science Plan and IAM's.  Ensure they have fresh clean water daily to drink and avoid giving any form of milk as it can cause diarrhoea.

Your kitten may show no signs of ill health, but may become withdrawn and may hide and will even reject food.  DO NOT give human medicine, but CONTACT YOUR VET IMMEDIATELY and under no circumstances force feed it food - it may need veterinary treatment which could cause it to vomit or choke.  IF your cat suffers vomiting or diarrhoea, again contact your vet for advice.  Do not be tempted to buy any medication from a supermarket, ONLY FROM A VET.

FIRST AID BOXES - are very useful and we advise that you keep one handy in the house at all times.  Some contents are cotton wool balls, cotton buds for eyes and ears, a small bottle of antiseptic for cuts, antiseptic wipes, wormer, flea control, lint, roller bandage, latex gloves, roll of plaster, tweezers, scissors, foil blanket, ear drops, warm blanket and most especially a cat carrier.  These are just some of the items that we keep at all times.

NEW HOMES - for kittens can be very distressing for  them due to all the changes in their life, this can lead to small bouts of diarrhoea or even small infections due to the stress.  Don't be worried, it is very common with young kittens.

POISONS - cats can very easily be poisoned by numerous things in the home such as detergents and cleaning materials.  Some plants are deadly to cats, such as LILLIES.  Most good cat books will often list dangerous plants in the home.  The Feline Advisory Bureau have an extensive list of different plants etc that are dangerous or toxic.