Peqaboo series
The days before your cat arrives set the tone for everything that follows. This guide covers the essential supplies, how to cat-proof a small home, choosing a vet, and setting up one calm starter room so your new cat feels safe from the very first hour.
The first three months at home shape your kitten's health and temperament for life. This guide covers feeding a growing kitten, litter and handling routines, safe play, the first vaccinations, and the everyday signs that tell you your kitten is thriving.
Vaccines protect cats from serious, often fatal diseases. Learn the difference between core and lifestyle vaccines, the kitten schedule and adult boosters, what's normal after a shot, and how to decide what your indoor or outdoor cat genuinely needs.
The wrong litter box is a leading cause of cats toileting outside it. This guide covers the size, depth and hood decisions that actually matter , why bigger and open usually wins, how deep to fill, and when a covered box helps or backfires.
Kittens grow fast and need frequent, calorie-dense meals of kitten-formula food. This age-by-age guide covers how often and how much to feed from weaning to twelve months, how to check your kitten is growing well, and common feeding mistakes to avoid.
Between three and six months, your kitten's confidence and social habits are still forming. This guide explains positive socialisation, handling and grooming practice, enriching a small home with vertical space, and preventing the fear and boredom problems that show up later in adulthood.
Most kittens litter train themselves quickly because the instinct is already there , your job is a good setup. This first-week guide covers tray placement, the right litter, a simple routine, and how to handle the accidents that are a normal part of learning.
Weaning kittens is a gradual three-to-four week process that starts around four weeks old. This guide walks you through making the first gruel, transitioning to solid food, keeping kittens hydrated, and knowing when a bottle-fed orphan is ready to eat on its own.
Your cat's litter box is a daily health report. Colour, shape, and frequency of stool reveal a lot about digestion and hidden illness. This guide helps you tell normal from worrying, so you know when to relax and when to call the vet.
Roundworms, tapeworms and hookworms are common in cats and some spread to people. Learn the signs to watch for, how each type is caught, a practical deworming schedule for kittens and adults, and why a stool test beats guessing at the pet shop.
Dark debris and head-shaking can mean ear mites, a yeast overgrowth, or a bacterial infection , and they need different treatments. Learn how to tell them apart, why guessing with over-the-counter drops backfires, and when your cat needs a vet.
Learn to tell harmless watery eyes from the discharge that signals cat flu, infection, or a painful eye injury. This guide covers common causes, the red flags that mean an urgent vet visit, and the cleaning steps you can safely do at home.
Neutering is one of the most important health and welfare decisions you make for your cat. This article covers typical timing, the real benefits and small risks, what recovery looks like, and the common myths that lead owners to delay a routine, well-understood procedure.
Before your kitten arrives, walk each room at cat-eye level and remove the hazards a curious climber will find first , cables, toxic plants, small swallowable objects and open gaps. This room-by-room checklist shows exactly what to secure so those crucial early weeks stay safe.
The first two days set the tone for your whole relationship with a new kitten. This calm-start plan walks you hour by hour through a quiet base room, low-pressure introductions, feeding, litter and sleep , so a nervous newcomer settles into a confident, trusting cat.
Exhausted by your kitten's 3 AM zoomies? Learn why night sprints are a normal part of their biology, and discover the exact evening play-and-feed routine to reset their sleep schedule so you can finally rest.
A male cat that strains in the litter box but can't pass urine may be blocked , one of the most time-critical emergencies in cats. This guide helps you recognise it fast, act within hours not days, and prepare for the vet visit that can save your cat's life.
If your kitten is keeping you awake crying at the bedroom door, you need a gradual independence plan. Learn how to set up a safe zone, use the play-eat-sleep routine, and survive the extinction burst without giving in.
Discover why the first 2 to 7 weeks of a kitten's life are critical for their social development. Learn how to safely introduce new sights, sounds, and handling to raise a confident, friendly cat.
Vaccines protect cats from serious, often fatal infections. This guide explains how they work, which are core versus optional, how schedules and rabies laws differ by country, what a normal reaction looks like, and the rare warning signs that need a vet.
One prepared room, everything inside it, and no pressure to come out. How to set the room up before the carrier arrives, why hiding is fine but not eating is not, what changes by age, and the admin most owners miss in the first week including the microchip transfer.
Prices differ too much between countries and practices for any guide to quote them, so this one names the categories instead: one-off setup, the costs that never stop, the first-year veterinary calendar, and the unplanned emergencies worth knowing about. Plus the exact questions to ask your own clinic, and why the insu
Kitten play biting is the predatory sequence rehearsing itself on the only moving targets available. It peaks between about eight weeks and six months, and whether it fades depends entirely on whether human skin was ever allowed to be the toy. This guide covers the developmental timeline, the differentials that look li
A kitten's sensitive period runs roughly from the second to the seventh week, before most owners ever meet it. This guide explains what that window sets neurologically, gives an age-by-age schedule, lists the questions that reveal how a litter was raised, and sets out honestly what improves and what does not in a cat t
