Top 10 Kitten Care Tips According to a Veterinarian

Dr. Sarah Wooten, DVM, CVJ shares her top 10 tips for successfully caring for a new kitten.

0:00 Introduction
0:17 Tip 1: Feed Your Kitten Properly
2:25 Tip 2: Start Clipping Your Kitten’s Nails Early
3:24 Tip 3: Provide Ample Scratching Opportunities
5:33 Tip 4: Litter Train Correctly
6:37 Tip 5: Cat-Proof Your Home
7:49 Tip 6: Make Gradual Introductions to Other Pets
9:04 Tip 7: Socialize Your Kitten Appropriately
10:38 Tip 8: Harness Train Your Kitten
11:33 Tip 9: Don’t Skip Vet Visits
12:49 Tip 10: Look Into Health Insurance for Your Kitten

[erwinsalva]

1. Feed your kitten properly
2. Start nail-trimming asap
3. Provide ample scratching opportunities
4. Litter train correctly
5. Cat-proof your home
6. Make gradual introductions to othet pets
7. Socialize your kitten appropriately
8. Harness train your kitten
9. Don't skip vet visits
10. Look into health insurance

[joefilmco]

Wonderful tips. I said goodbye to my cat of 18 years just four months ago. Starting a new journey by picking up a kitten this Saturday. Thanks Doc :')

[gregorydippel]

Best advice for new kitten owners I think is cat proofing your wires. And the thing that’s completely saved my heart from exploding when I go to work is getting a security camera. They’re super cheap and just awesome to check on them at times.

[jeanniebamabelle]

Harness training is easy in kittens. I have trained one and now I am going to train the 2nd one coming home today!

[felicialovesnkotb]

Extremely helpful. I've had cats all my life, but am getting kittens for the first time (two brothers). I'm nervous, but this has helped.

[nikkinebula]

Just got a kitten today and first thing i did besides grooming and flea treatment was a nail trim because thankfully I had some small clippers around! Glad I did good!

[kingkeysss]

just got a 3 month old kitten and came across this video and it was EXTREMELY helpful thank you so much lol

[nivi]

Thank you for the tips yesterday my daughter found a kitten somewhere of one month old fully stuck with tars and was crying she brought home and now we are taking care of her I don't want to loose her she's so tiny and weak do pray for her and I will protect and love her with all my love

[MateoMontes-op]

I appreciated the education. And I also like your presentation... you sound enthusiastic and not like a robot.. I could also feel your compassion when you spoke of the healthcare. Great Job

[rubiirae]

There should be a law to ban declawing, or prosecute those who decided to declaw their pets, that's animal abuse tbh

[moviegirl]

I once had a cat that liked to hide in a room off the hallway and he would either jump out in front of you as you approached that door and throw his front legs out like a person jumping out to scare you and then he would take off running ahead of you then other times he would wait till you were almost past the doorway then jump out behind you and smack you on the leg (claws in) and then take off running ahead of you. One day when he did that I chased him down until I caught up, I then proceeded to lightly tag him kn his butt then I turned and ran the opposite was and he chased me until he caught and tagged me. We spent several minutes going back and forth tagging each other. I was laughing the whole time because of how crazy it was that I was playing tag with a cat.

[funwithnailsbytina]

I started trimming my cats claws at 6 weeks. I also have both vertical and horizontal scratching areas for my cats.

[IM_Cmac]

I’m just about to get my new kitten. Thank you for the great tips. I wrote a lot of them down and will talk about these things with my local vet.

[shaghayeghtehrani]

I cant thank you enough for your amazing videos.
I've learned alot since i found this channel and unfortunately there are so many things unavailable for pets in my country but at least now i know what to do for my kittens health and how to make some of the things my kittens need.
You saved me and my kittens alot of stress and hardship. God bless you

[AnenInc]

You guys are amazing. First thorough breakdown on how this made me feel when I heard this song.🧘🏾‍♀️🦉☀️

[vm]

I am considering fostering kittens until they can be adopted. This is very helpful, especially the kitty litter training.

[ralucanelson]

I just found a kitten yesterday, and I brought him inside. I took him to the vet, he told me he’s about 2 months old, and he is healthy. He became super attached already to me, and he showed me his belly today . I already love the little fella. I keep him in my small bathroom, and I hope I find him a good family, because I already have 4 yorkies and 2 more cats. I wish I could keep him, it’s just very difficult, because my puppies are seniors, 3 of them, and only one of them is 1 year old. My heart breaks already, because I’m going to miss him. I saved and found families already for 6 cats, what makes me so happy. Thanks Dr for the wonderful tips ❤ps. He got his vaccines today, and got dewormed, and tested for Feline leukemia. Fingers crossed 🤞 everything is ok ❤

[craftyfox]

The shelter we adopted our kitten had her off kitten food at 8 months. She was in a big room with other adult cats. Nail trimming is the next thing to train. Working on teeth brushing.

[saramarie]

Our cats love wearing their harness! They know it means play outside 😁

[karolkingsley]

we found our kitten at 5 weeks on side of road. He has been getting his nails trimmed at least every two weeks since . he is now 9 months . He gets front ones done fine. he forbids the back ones. lol.