Practical Cat Accessories

Besides the bed, cats need a dish for food, a water receptacle, a tray for their needs and a collar with an identification plate.

Do that they usually don't like to put their snout into anything to deep, you better select flat accessories to put a washable straw under the water is important, so try to have always clean fresh water for him.

Collars and identifications
The collar must be very elastic for the cat to get out of it easily in case he's caught with something, for example, a tree.

Although your cat may almost never go outside and you being the most careful person on the world, there is nothing that can prevent a cat from escaping through an open window or door. That is why it's so important for all, going out or not usually from home, have all it's data put on the plate on the collar. The data must include the name of the cat and the address or telephone number of the owner. It is always advisable to have an extra data plate and collar because cats usually loose them.

Because collars are loose easily or are fast to get off in case of robbery, many people decides to implant a microchip (electronic identification number) inside their pets to solve identification problems. It's a circuit of the size of a grain of rice that contains a special contrasting code with the identity of the owner. It's implanted quickly and without pain under the cats skin on the neck, and to read the code they use an special reader that is passed over the cat, registering the number on a screen.

If you are interested in receiving more information, consult with the veterinary.

Other accessories
Other basic requirements of a cat are a brush with soft pricks, a steel comb and some toys.

Animal shops offer varied catalogues of educational toys that are relatively cheap, but the truth is that cats usually have fun with simpler things as a ball of wrinkled paper, a ping pong ball, the cylinder of the toilet paper or a rag.

Anyway, pay attention to the objects the cat uses for playing and try to see that they don't have pieces that he could swallow; chewing paper won't hurt them, but swallowing plastic will.

If you want to increase its fun, build him a cardboard tunnel big enough for the cat to go inside. And if you don't care on paying more money and you dispose of enough space, you can install a whole area for the cat to play, although you will find out that most of the times cats tend to ignore them and go out looking for their own entertainment.

Cats hate changes, for which in the first day on a new house they are usually very nervous. They tend to stay still and to hide in dark places, under the furniture or beds, to rest and adapt itself to all the new things that surrounds them.

There are hiding places that should be shut down because they are dangerous, such as chimneys and other openings, and the best is to also close windows, closets and drawers.

It is also advisable to keep them apart from other animals, as from children, until the cat starts to investigate and intermingle with the rest of the family.

The great priority of a cat in a new environment is to establish affective bonds. Once diluted the initial shyness, it is important to pass some time with them, to talk softly to them and to pronounce repeatedly its name.

Some cats like to be cared more than others, so the first days serve for learning which are their preferences and what they dislike.