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  • StewartCopelandsDad [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    When you get your food and water bowls, make sure to get kind of wide/shallow ones. In a narrow bowl a cat's whiskers have to touch the sides and they get tired / overstimulated. I second the recommendations for nail trimmers (work up to it slowly, cats don't like their paws held) and a cat fountain (buy online) so they drink enough.

    For the litter box you need a scooper. I really like the metal one I bought at Target, it's worth the extra $4 or whatever to have one that doesn't flex. Recommend a mat to put the box on to cut down on litter tracked around the home. The wirey ones are great at trapping litter but impossible to clean, get a textured rubber one.

    Get a brush. My cat is very efficient at turning cat food into cat hair. If you don't have one you may want a robot vacuum to cut down on sweeping.

    You may want both a vertical (scratching post) and horizontal (cardboard scratcher) scratching thing. Mine scratched the fuck out of my bedposts til I figured out he likes vertical better.

    You should buy a collar even if it'll be indoor only, cats get out sometimes. Online they sell ones with non-dangly nameplates you can put contact info on. Make sure it's got a clasp you can remove just by pulling hard, otherwise they can catch it on something and choke.

    And finally, you can get a clicker for training. My cat is too stupid.