Thread: Buying for my new kitten.

The king of the forest cat tree is fab; big and pretty tough. We found Rasputin loved having a hidey-hole type bed when he was a kitten but he quickly outgrew it. We've also got several small scratching posts around the house to discourage him from using furniture. With the litter tray, we've got a massive covered corner tray and we introduced it to him by leaving the top off for a week or so and then we covered it and he was fine.
I would also recommend getting some cat deterrent as MCs chew quite a lot, Rasputin used to love chewing wires/cables but he leaves them alone now as I kept covering them in deterrent.
Would love to see some photos of your little one

Thanks for the reply. Good to hear that the king of the forest scratching post is a Good one. Good idea to have a few scratching posts dotted around. I think I will have to do the same. I have some very tempting wicker items that I know will be hard for him to resist! Lol!! I never knew they were into chewing, so will definately but some repellant. If you can think of anything else that will come in handy please let me know. Thanks.

With 3 cats in the house I have several cat beds but to be honest they are rarely used. They tend to nap on their favourite parts of the cat trees - or of course on my bed which I really don't mind When mine were little they used to love using the cat carriers as dens or beds. It's something I encourage as they don't associate going into the carriers with going to the vet and hopefully are less stressed because of it.

On the subject of litter trays, I have open trays (3 of the largest size) and I don't find they smell as long as the right litter is used. One thing I highly recommend however is a litter bin like the Litter Champ from Zooplus. Makes cleaning the trays a lot less of a chore.

None of my fluffies was into chewing and so no deterrent was needed but they are all champion claw sharpeners and scratching posts are a must - as are cat trees because they love climbing and being up high. I have the Zeus from Zooplus and they all love it
Looking forward to seeing photos!

I can vouch for the chewing. My first MC chewed straight through the wire of my mobile phone charger one night when hed only been with us a few days. He was fine,luckily(!!!!) but wires were always a big attraction for him as were plastic bags. Mousse is also guilty of obsessive plastic bag chewing!! If anyone has any recommendations of a good deterrent spray id be grateful... lets just say its a good job our hall, stairs and landing was in need of re-papering anyway... More scratching posts required here!haha

I have a nice squishy fleecy bed for Mousse which im surprised to say he has slept on a fair bit...Ive never known a cat sleep on a designated cat bed before but he does, and now feeling a bit guilty that it was a £5 job from B&M bargains...he sure seems to love it though!

Lidded litter trays are great, if only for keeping the litter contained during the burial of the doings!!

Looking forward to the pics of your new baby, and happy shopping

We bought several doughnut shaped beds from The Works bookshops which have been well used and washed many times. For about £6 each, they are excellent, and I'm sure similar ones are available online.

My cats have adapted very well to the large Catit covered litter trays with flaps we tried recently. I tend to leave the flap open, but they will still use the tray if the flap is down. The extra large ones are ample for Coonies and the lid keeps in the litter and the pong.

I bought several catbeds and I noticed that they are used the first days and thereafter my cats are lying again on the Sofa on Tables etc. But it is important to have a least one, maybe he will like it and some other places which are comfortable for a cat

Hi there. I opted for the large lidded Catit litter tray . Just wondered if you knew of a litter liner to fit these trays?

Hi. I have never been able to successfully use a line. Roark things it is a foreign enemy type of thing and spends half his life in the litter box digging it up, scratching it, trying to get it out. I have now given up on them and just wash the litter box properly and leave it out in the sun to dry each time I change the litter.

Hi there.Not sure if you've already decided on a brand of litter but after trying many different types, I found the best to be breeder celect. It is sold online and in pets at home.Its recycled paper pellets.Its best points are that its very absorbent and unlike the clumping types it seems to keep the pee away from the tray and so doesnt attack the plastic ( leaving it rough and dirty). Also.due to the big pellets theres minimal tracking and even if a few get kicked out their easy to.pick up. Theres also no dust, so no getting mucky paws. Even more importantly its flushable! So much easier.The only thing it doesnt do ( which I have not found one that does) is it doesnt hide poo smell, but I remove these quite quickly anyway and flush them. A 30kg bag costs £13 and lasts about 4 weeks with two cats. Hope this helps : )