When can you adopt a kitten? At what age is it correct to take a kitten away from a cat? The meaning of mother's milk

If you are caring for a mother cat and her kittens, you should start looking for good homes for them as soon as possible. Once you have suitable device options, an important question arises:
When can kittens be separated from their mother as painlessly as possible?
Should this be done when they start eating food other than breast milk? Or when they completely stop drinking their mother's milk? Or is there some other reinforced concrete criterion?
Many people who want to adopt or purchase a furry friend for their family want to adopt a kitten while it is just a baby, because little kittens are so funny!

According to many members of Cat Clubs, one way to determine a responsible breeder is that a good and loving breeder will not sell a kitten under 12 weeks of age.

Why was this age chosen?

There are two main factors to consider when deciding when to separate a kitten from its mother:

• The kitten should be young enough to easily get used to its new home. Kittens will take much less time to get used to new surroundings and new people while they are young. Their brains are developing and it is easier for them to perceive everything new. They don’t yet have many memories of the place where they were born, so having received a lot of love and care in their new home, they can easily survive parting with their mother. In fact, there is no specific point in time when kittens or cats can no longer adjust to a new home. With enough time and proper care and taking into account their personalities when caring, even old cats can become beloved pets and wonderful friends for new owners. However, as a general rule, the younger the cat, the faster and easier it is to form a cat-human bond.

• The kitten needs to spend enough time with its mother and siblings to learn "cat etiquette." The behavior of cats is determined by several factors. Some behavior patterns are entirely based on instincts. Others are laid down by training. Some are related to both instinct and acquired experience. The best teacher for a kitten is the mother cat.. Some kittens will instinctively pick up positive behaviors, but others need their mother to set an example. Additionally, interactions with mom and with their siblings help establish their ability to socialize with other cats later in their lives. For a cat to acquire good cat manners, they must spend several weeks playing and interacting with their siblings. In this way they learn to control and regulate biting and scratching, for example during play.

How long after can I take kittens away from my cat? What if earlier?

Yes, ideally they should be 12-16 weeks. This is the age range where kittens have had enough time to learn how to behave, but are still young and flexible enough to quickly adapt to a new home. If for some reason you can't wait until the day the kittens are 12 weeks old, at least try to keep them with their mom until they are confident eat solid food(usually at least 8 weeks old). If you can delay their separation from the cat family, any extra day you give them will benefit their mental and social development.

By the way, you can read how to feed small kittens.

Are there exceptions to this rule?

Yes. The exceptions are wild kittens. These are the kittens that were born to a street cat and have never had any contact with people. In this case, the need to learn to live with people outweighs their need to communicate with their mother and siblings. If they stay with their mother for too long, they will only learn to fear people. If you are caring for a stray cat and her kittens, it is best to take the kittens home at 8 weeks. At this age, they can feed on their own, but are young enough to overcome their fear of people and successfully socialize. Some experts even suggest 6-8 weeks as a suitable time frame, depending on your specific situation and whether you can have both mother and kittens in your home at the same time.

“Oh no, I got my kitten when he was only 4 weeks old!”

Sometimes kittens are adopted by a family at a very young age. Rescued kittens may even be newborns, separated from their mother for unknown reasons. In other cases, irresponsible cat owners who allow the cat to breed may be unaware of proper kitten care and separate them from their mother too early.

If you already have a kitten at such a young age, all you can do is learn about kitten care and try to provide your pet with the appropriate environment and care that it needs.

Having found a suitable kitten in a nursery or from friends, new owners rush to take the small, funny, fluffy bundle home as soon as possible. They motivate their desire simply: I want it here and now, I already had kittens before and I know for sure that they grow and develop perfectly every month without a mother. Sometimes such persuasion has an effect, and the baby is sent to a new home before reaching two or even one and a half months of age. Such a decision is fundamentally wrong for many reasons, one of which is a threat to life and health, not to mention stress, lack of proper immunity, mental disorders, and the inability to learn the necessary cat skills from their parents. At what age to adopt a kitten, we’ll talk today.

Why shouldn't you adopt a kitten per month?

A one-month-old kitten is not yet physically developed enough.

By 4.5 weeks, the baby has just learned to stand unsteadily on his paws, takes his first steps, he learns about the world and is gradually accustomed to adult food. At this stage of ontogenesis, the pet is not physically developed enough, weighs little and it will be difficult for him to endure separation from his mother and adapt to a new place of residence.

Every month, a kitten still needs mother's milk - with it it receives important immunoglobulins, antibodies that protect against deadly viruses.

An important period of life is weaning from breastfeeding. No one can do this better and more correctly than the cat itself. Abrupt removal from the breast of a fragile body threatens not only a violation of the mental state (emotional stress, deterioration of behavior), but also problems with physiological health:

• the digestion process is disrupted, which manifests itself at best, and at worst – dehydration;
• there is a high risk of contracting an infection due to the lack of one’s own immunity.

But it is worth noting that immune issues are relevant only for the offspring of vaccinated mothers. It makes no sense to say that the baby will be protected from the same thing, panleukopenia or, if an adult cat has never received such vaccinations.

Why shouldn't you adopt a kitten at 2 months?

At 2 months, the kitten is already strong enough and has gained strength, can eat on its own, but it still does not have high immunity: the natural one is too weak, and the post-vaccination (artificial) one has not yet fully formed.

Yes, vaccinations begin around this age, but lasting protection is developed only after revaccination. And it is carried out 3 weeks after the first injection. Therefore, at the moment, it is better for the baby to stay with his mother for at least another 2 weeks, during which the amount of antibodies necessary for protection will be collected.

As the baby grows up, he acquires useful skills that he learns from the older generation, for example, the same basic rules of hygiene, using a potty or scratching post. It can be difficult for a person to teach a cat to go to a certain place to relieve itself, but by staying with the cat, he quickly and happily copies its behavior.

Early weaning also affects the emotional state. The parent teaches the baby good manners, communication with other animals and the same person. If you deprive a kitten of the opportunity to receive the first lessons of parenting:

• he may grow up to be wary, timid, and sometimes cowardly;
• or go to the other extreme - become aggressive, always wary and distrustful.

It is this kind of inappropriate, uncharacteristic behavior for cats that indicates a mental disorder as a result of premature separation from the mother.

A child brought up in a favorable emotional environment can react adequately to others and is not afraid of people.

Why do you need to adopt a kitten from three months?

It is easier for a three-month-old kitten to adapt to new living conditions.

The baby is confident:

• adapts more easily and quickly to a new life, new owners;
• is not afraid or afraid of anything;
• desires to independently explore the world, showing curiosity about everything unusual and unknown.

According to statistics, the minimum age for handing over a kitten to new owners is 8-10 weeks, the optimal age is 13-14. At the same time, the baby must be healthy, active and well developed physically.

It is clear that in this context we are talking exclusively about the planned decision to adopt a pet. In force majeure circumstances, you don’t really have to choose: either take and save the baby, no matter how many days/weeks he is, or leave him to his fate.

To summarize, we note the following: you can pick up (give away) a kitten when it:

• knows how to eat solid food independently and is weaned;
• confidently uses the potty, is accustomed to a scratching post and takes care of his hygiene independently;
• his immune system is so developed that the risk of infections is minimal;
• ideally adapted to the social environment: the small animal is happy to make contact with new people and adequately perceives other pets, if there are any in the house.

Instead of a conclusion

Yes, there are families who, for some reason, took pets that were immature in terms of adaptation and everything turned out wonderful and charming for them.

But there are also negative consequences of a hasty decision. For example, there have been cases when people adopted a month-old British dog (it must be said that most representatives of the breed have a complex character), and now suffer from aggressive attacks from an adult and a huge inadequate person.

Perhaps the problem could be solved if the owners took up the responsibility of raising them at a young age, but the whole point lies precisely in the fact that the person was unable to correctly adapt and educate the once-shaking little lump of fear.

On the other hand, no one claims that if you take a three-month-old kitten, everything will be smooth and perfect. There are also stories of unsuccessful “adoption” of grown-up pets. So in this matter, not only age matters, but also experience, attitude towards a small animal, and proper adaptation to life near a person.

Naturally, many new cat lovers want to watch their cat almost from the cradle in order to see his first steps, new victories, and follow the development of his character. But knowing that the behavior and health of an adult cat depends on how and in what conditions its childhood was spent, it is better to refuse the desire to take the baby away from its mother in infancy.

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Many people want to take a small kitten into their home - an 8-week-old, or even a 6-week-old. In this case, as a rule, they refer to their own successful experience or the experience of friends. There is nothing strange in such a desire - little kittens are adorable, everyone wants to play with them and see how they develop every day. However, not everyone thinks that taking a kitten away from a cat at such an early age is dangerous for health and even life, not to mention the stress that the baby will receive. It is at the age when many kittens are adopted that immunity is established and changes occur in the mental and physical development of the animal.

At what age can kittens be given away?

Only by 12 weeks is the kitten more or less ready to leave its mother cat and begin an independent life with its owner. At this time, the immunity that the baby receives from mother's milk declines. Immunity begins to develop after vaccinations, which means that the baby can now do without the mother’s breast and is somewhat stronger. Earlier weaning risks diseases, including such common ones for kittens as diarrhea and respiratory diseases, accompanied by frequent sneezing.

If the kitten has already been vaccinated (the first vaccinations are against panleukopenia, calcivirus and rhinotracheitis), this does not mean that the kitten will now not succumb to these diseases. There is no immunity yet until repeated vaccination. And some cats also need later vaccination - at 16 weeks, and not at 12, as usual. In addition, the kitten must be well physically developed and gain weight - then it will be easier to bear separation from its mother and moving to a new home.

There are also problems that arise if you take a kitten too early. An important stage in the life of a cat cub is weaning from the mother's breast. No one will do this as correctly, carefully and firmly as the cat mother herself. If weaning is not done correctly, serious behavioral problems can be expected in the future. A sudden change in diet also negatively affects the baby’s body - the resulting diarrhea (diarrhea) is a consequence of poor nutrition and the cause of dehydration, which poses a real threat to life.

Among other things, the kitten also learns how to use the litter box from its mother. It is not easy for a person to accustom him to this, but the kitten happily copies the mother’s behavior.

The kitten's behavior and emotional state can be greatly disturbed if the kitten is separated from its mother early. It is the mother who teaches her cub to communicate with other animals, to “talk” in cat language. If you deprive a kitten of these first lessons, he may become intimidated, timid, insecure, even cowardly or, conversely, inexplicably aggressive. In a word, the psyche will be upset. Older kittens adapt much better to a new environment, and they experience curiosity rather than fear towards their owner, since they have already received their first lessons from their mother and feel some self-confidence.

In the company of its mother, the kitten is not afraid to meet a person. He sees that the mother is not afraid of people and also does not feel afraid of them. If new people appear in a kitten’s life without a mother, while he has not yet had time to fully get used to them, he may be afraid of them all his life. Something like a phobia develops - a person in a tie or sunglasses may seem very scary to the animal if such people have never appeared with the mother.

So, the optimal age when you can take a kitten from a cat to a new home is about three months. Occasionally - earlier, if the kitten is developed, active, playful and has no health problems.

What is he like, a kitten at three months old?

• Firstly, he is most likely weaned from his mother's breast. This means there are no problems with feeding, he can eat solid food.
• Secondly, the kitten's immune system is fine. The necessary vaccinations are behind us, and the risk of various diseases is sharply reduced.
• Thirdly, the kitten is ready to communicate with people and other animals (this is very important if there are already cats and dogs in the house).

Of course, everyone wants to see the development of a baby kitten literally from the first steps, to observe this defenselessness and the formation of character. But over time, the kitten will turn into a cat, whose behavior and health will largely depend on what happened to it at an early age. Therefore, it is better to overcome the desire to take a very small kitten into your home. Let him spend a couple of extra months with his mother, where he is warm, calm and comfortable. In this case, there is a greater chance that the cat and the owner will not have any particular problems. She will be cheerful, healthy, playful, confident and always ready to give a person joy and her friendship.

Therefore, the future owner needs to be patient - a month or two of waiting is not such an expensive price to pay for a dozen happy years.

Very often people ask, “At what age should I get a kitten?” or “When is it not too early to give away a kitten?”
There are those who are almost sacredly sure - the younger the kitten, the better and faster it gets used to the new environment, the stronger it becomes attached to the owner and in general. As a rule, these are people who adopted a kitten at its month (or even earlier), and everything is fine with them. They, these advisers, react to objections in precisely this vein: “I don’t know anything, I took mine for so many weeks, and we didn’t have any problems.”
Well what can I say? Someone crosses a red light, and everything is fine for them... but this does not mean that such actions are correct.
Let me make a reservation right away that the following text applies to the situation when you take a kitten into your home as planned. Those. you have some choice, time, etc. Because there are situations when you need to pick it up urgently now, because... (but the reasons can be very different, most often it is “rescue of drowning people”)

You can adopt a kitten when, firstly, it is able to feed itself, secondly, it confidently uses a tray and scratching post and takes care of its own hygiene, and thirdly, it is socially adapted. This is minimum requirements.
If everything is generally clear about the first two points, then what “socially adapted” means requires clarification.

According to my personal observations, from about a month and a half (sometimes, but rarely, earlier) a cat begins to raise kittens. Yes, it is the cat, and not the person, who prepares the kitten for life in a pride of people. A person can only help in this situation. A growing kitten begins to look for its place on the steps of the hierarchy. First he sorts things out with his brothers and sisters. During this period, the mother cat, as a rule, does not interfere in the life of her offspring. Then the kitten begins social games with its mother. This is when inexperienced breeders get scared. After all, a cat raises a presumptuous child quite harshly, sometimes it seems that she causes the little one unbearable pain - he even cries! A mother cat can bite the children's whiskers, can drive them away from their homes, and can hit the kitten (usually without claws). Having begun, the process of education ends either with the kitten moving to a new home, or with the end of its claims to the place that the cat occupies in the pride.
At the same time as sorting out the relationship with the cat, the baby can also test the owner’s teeth. What at first seems like a cute game (“he’s so funny hunting my feet!” and “Hooligan! You pet him, but he tries to bite, so funny!”), can lead to very, very serious consequences when in front of you is already quite itself an adult animal. The breeder must remember this. Yes, most likely, the grown-up cat-child will no longer terrorize you, but the new owners. But this is _your_ kitten, he was born in _your_ house. And you are responsible for his future fate. You don't want your cat to get rid of you because of inappropriate behavior, right? And an adult cat that bites and preys on its feet evokes a feeling of tenderness in few people.
Personally, I send the kitten from my lap to the floor at the first attempt to bite my finger. And then I don’t pick him up for at least half an hour. A kitten attacking my slippers will be lightly spanked on the ears and will hear my warning hiss addressed to him. The result becomes noticeable after 3-4 days. It should be noted that the educational process is always a “carrot and stick” method. Those. Along with fairly strict punitive measures, I spend _a lot_ of my time on kittens. I constantly pick them up, pet them, play with them with teasers, throw balls at them, etc.
By the way, if you brought a kitten into the house and it tries to behave in a similar way (bites, “funny” pulls your hands with its hind legs, hunts for your legs, etc.), begin the educational process (the method described above is quite suitable). Because this behavior is only “funny” for now, and then, seriously, it won’t be a laughing matter.

Around two months, the kitten undergoes primary social adaptation, and, in principle, can move to a new home.

But there are a number of other things that need to be taken into account. The following applies more to those who take a purebred animal, because I realize that a breeder of outbred kittens gives them away for free and is unlikely to vaccinate small kittens (there are exceptions, and this is very cool!)
So, we will talk about the kitten’s immune system.
With the mother's colostrum, in the first hours of life, the kitten receives a certain amount of antibodies. I note that this statement is valid only for those babies whose mothers were vaccinated in a timely manner and had active immunity at the time of birth.
These antibodies are in the baby’s blood for up to 2 months of his life and protect the body from viruses (those against which his mother was vaccinated). That is why it makes no sense to carry out primary vaccination of animals received from vaccinated mothers before 2 months.
Thus, at the age of approximately 8 weeks, the kitten requires the first vaccination (it protects against diseases such as rhinotracheitis, calicivirus, panleukopenia. Depending on the vaccine, it can also protect against chlamydia). This first vaccination requires re-vaccination after 3-4 weeks, because any vaccination carried out initially only “prepares” the body for the establishment and consolidation of immunity. It has been clinically proven that with a single primary vaccination, the proper intensity of immunity is not achieved and if a large amount of virus or a very pathogenic strain enters the body, the body may not withstand the load, the immune system will not cope with the antigen and a disease will occur.
When re-vaccination, a new component is added - against rabies. During this period, the baby is very vulnerable, and the stress of moving to a new home can lead to extremely negative consequences. After re-vaccination, a quarantine of at least 14 days is required so that antibodies are developed in the required quantity.
Whether or not an animal needs vaccinations is a debate into which I will not get involved in this article. I believe that a responsible breeder is obliged to vaccinate a kitten. But this is my position, and if someone “has never given vaccinations to a cat, and the cat has never been sick with anything” - that’s his right and the luck of his animal.
The only thing I think is important to report on this topic. I myself live in St. Petersburg, but now I am addressing the residents of Moscow. Please keep in mind that Moscow is recognized as a rabies-prone region.

So, if you arm yourself with some residual knowledge of arithmetic, it is not difficult to calculate that the minimum age for giving away a kitten is 2 months. Optimal - no earlier than 15 weeks.

Finally, I want to return to the topic of social. adaptation and say two things.

I know families where the kitten was adopted immature (not socially adapted), and in these families everything is _really_ fine. But I also know families where there were big problems in a similar situation. You don’t have to go far, my neighbor, who adopted a cute plush one-month-old British cat, now suffers from daily attacks from an adult inadequate cat. Of course, if she had taken charge of her upbringing from the very beginning, these problems could have been avoided. But the trick is precisely that a person who brings into the house a small lump shaking with fear, as a rule, is not able to raise it if such a need arises. A breeder who has seen these kittens from birth is capable, but a stranger is not.

And second. I don’t know of cases where a three-month-old kitten taken into the home, socially adapted and educated, would not become attached to its new owner.

P.S. in the comments you can express your wishes, additions, corrections, etc. This text was typed at 6 am, so I simply could have missed something.

Furry pets have gained great authority throughout the history of mankind. They were the subject of worship in Egypt, personifying the goddess of love among the Vikings. But cats were admired not only for their natural attractiveness, because they were also excellent hunters of mice and rats. Thanks to this ability, furry pets have taken root in Europe.

In the Middle Ages, the British and other European peoples believed that cats were companions of witches, and they began to destroy them. The event became one of the reasons for the emergence of the plague: after all, there was no one to kill infectious rodents.

Gradually, the authority of pets has been revived, and now they are found in almost every home. At what age are kittens taken from a cat, what breeds are pets, what is their cost and the peculiarities of upbringing - all this is described below.

When is the best time to take a kitten away from a cat?

People have different opinions on this matter. Some say that this does not matter, because if desired, even a newborn kitten can be fed with cow's milk; some argue that you should definitely wait until the age reaches 1-2 months. Who is right?

Professional cat breeders say that the optimal period when a kitten can be taken away from a cat is 3-6 weeks. At this time, newborns already open their eyes, begin to move independently and eat the food of an adult cat mother. A parent must raise mischievous children well, teach them her secrets, and pass on what she was once taught. Without such supervision, the kitten may remain stupid, it will be impossible to train him to the litter box, and there is a high probability that he will be wild.

Veterinarians agree with this opinion. It doesn’t matter how long after you can take kittens away from your cat. If the baby is already able to fully support himself and has received initial education from his mother, then the rest is up to the owner. It is possible to instill in a kitten at the age of 1-1.5 months all the necessary habits: teach how to use a litter box, develop the habit of eating the same food, not climbing on the table, etc.

At one month of age, the kitten is poorly developed physically. He is still hesitantly taking his first steps and mastering the world around him. At this age, the baby is just beginning to gradually get used to other foods. He is still too small and not independent. A one-month-old kitten is not able to take care of itself - lick itself and wash itself.

An important moment in a kitten’s life is weaning it from natural feeding. At this time, he especially needs his mother's presence. A sudden interruption of feeding with mother's milk leads to a shock to the nervous system and physical breakdown of the baby's still fragile body. Also in this case there is a high risk of contracting infectious diseases.

2 Two month old pet

At two months of age, the cub gains strength and becomes stronger. He is already eating on his own, but his immune system is not yet fully strengthened. During this period of the kitten's life, it is necessary to vaccinate it. It is still important for him to be close to his mother cat in order to gain a certain amount of antibodies for immunity, which he receives with milk.

A caring mother raises and instills personal hygiene skills in her cubs. Kittens learn to use a tray and a scratching post, because at this age they willingly repeat everything after their mother.

Early separation from the cat mother has a negative impact on the emotional and mental state of the baby. In the future, he becomes fearful and skittish, or, conversely, angry and wary. This behavior, which is unusual for cats, is associated with a disturbance in the animal’s mental state. All negative consequences occur as a result of early removal of the cub from the mother.

There are often cases when future owners cannot wait to pick up the pet they like, and the breeder gives away the small animal at the age of 4-8 weeks. After some time, the new owners return the tiny baby back with complaints of diarrhea, runny nose or inept use of the litter box. A frightened kitten, returning home, remains in a state of severe stress for a long time.

He feels unprotected and tries to hide in dark corners and inaccessible places. The mother cat herself often does not perceive her cub and hisses and sniffs him with suspicion. It’s good if the cat accepts him back into the family, but there are times when she simply rejects the baby, dooming him to loneliness.

Optimal timing

However, cat breeders claim that kittens can only be taken away from a cat after they are 45 days old. It is by this age that the mother cat almost completely weans her offspring from the breast, and the babies are able to take solid food on their own. The one-and-a-half-month-old kitten has already learned the basics of social adaptation: he realized his hierarchical place in the cat family and learned not to be afraid of humans.

At the same time, a weaned kitten partially loses its immunity. Protection against such dangerous diseases as rhinotracheitis, calcivirus, panleukopenia and others can be provided by vaccination, which is carried out at the age of 16 weeks.

If a kitten is taken not only as a pet, but also for active participation in exhibitions and competitions, then breeders recommend being patient and waiting until the kitten is 6-8 months old. Staying with his mother all this time, the future champion, under her guidance, will learn many useful skills: use a tray and scratching post, understand basic commands.

A kitten at three months of age becomes strong, strong and healthy. By this time he had received the necessary vaccinations and his immune system had transformed. There are no more problems with feeding - he has been weaned off his mother's milk and can eat solid food. The baby has settled down and is ready for a new life. Kittens at the age of three months adapt well to a new environment and feel confident in communicating with people.

You can give a kitten to a new home if it:

• Weaned off mother's milk and eating solid food on his own.
• Skillfully uses a tray, is accustomed to a scratching post and licks himself independently.
• Received the necessary vaccinations. In this case, he will already have a well-developed immune system, which will reduce the risk of various infections and diseases.
• It has a high level of adaptation to the environment - it easily contacts people and reacts adequately to proximity to other pets.

No one can give a 100% guarantee that even a three-month-old baby will settle down without problems in the home of its new owners. The hardest thing for him is to get used to and get comfortable in an unfamiliar environment. It all depends on the people, because they will have to become the parents of this baby. And in order for a small pet to quickly get used to a new home and family, the owners need to give it the maximum amount of attention, love, tenderness and care.

What to feed

If the baby has not reached the age when the kitten can be taken away from the cat, then it will have to be fed with something similar to mother’s milk. This can be cow, goat or other types, as well as infant formula. To do this, you will need a bottle with a nipple, like for a child, or a regular pipette.

After some time, the kitten will begin to sniff at foreign odors: meat, eggs, soup, etc. When an interest in something other than milk appears, you can try to gradually give it cheese, cottage cheese, boiled meat and other dietary products that will not spoil the baby's stomach. It is important that the food is not too hard or large. It's better to cut it into small pieces.

Veterinarians speak very negatively about artificial food for kittens, for example, Whiskas, Kitikat and others. They spoil the baby’s fragile body. Therefore, whether it is worth starting to give the animal food, even if it has already reached the age when the kitten can be taken away from the cat, everyone must decide for themselves.

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How to educate

In the first days of a baby's life in a new place, he needs to be closely monitored and cared for. Food should be fresh and suitable for his age. If it is planned that the pet will be exclusively indoors, without going outside, he needs to master the litter box. At what month you take the kitten away from the cat is not so important, the main thing is to show what can and cannot be done.

Often, furry mischief-makers climb onto the table, not knowing that this is a forbidden area. Such antics must be stopped, otherwise in the future you will become the owner of an ill-mannered animal.

Otherwise, as you know, a cat is a free animal, so trying to change its character traits is useless. The wild beauty will not become more affectionate if you scold her for every bite and hiss. This way you will simply lose her trust.

To help your kitten master the litter box faster, there are special liquid sprays that help with this. They have an aroma similar to cat urine, and if you spray it a little in the toilet area, the pet will smell the familiar smell and will go there when needed.