Kitten Play

You’ve got your kitten and it’s just adorable, so cute with those big ears and huge eyes. How can you possibly resist? Well, you can’t, but getting play sessions right from the start will save lots of fingers and toes down the line.

At 2 or 3 months of age, a kitten chewing on your fingers and toes is just plain cute. It’s not particularly painful, just adorable, but when kitty’s baby teeth are replaced by adult teeth, that story changes. It’s downright painful. So the rule of thumb is never allow your kitten to play with your fingers and toes, always with a safe toy.

Kittens generally will play with just about anything, but again, choose your toys carefully. Whatever you allow your kitten to play with sets it up for being an okay toy as the kitten matures and becomes an adult cat. Think about it.

There are so many cat and kitten toys available for purchase, you can make toys and exciting places for your kitten to keep itself entertained safely. A cardboard box is always a hit, with or without holes cut into it. Anything dangling is going to be very appealing to your kitten, so make sure that electrical cables are out of the way. If you don’t want your curtains shredded, tuck them out of the way for the first few months too.

Remember that lots of popular house plants are poisonous to cats, and your little kitten, just like a child, will chew on everything, especially when it’s teething, so be proactive and keep your kitten safe, happy and healthy from the moment you welcome that little darling into your home and your life.