Starting a new life is not easy for anyone. Imagine if they took you away from your mother, took you to who knows where, and put you in an absolutely alien and, as such, hostile environment. And you are only three months old.
I think my cats tell the kittens that they have to leave our house and go to another family. In short, kittens know what awaits them. Some don't want it, others ask every person who comes to take them. In any case, the first days are hard for everyone.
Our Henri seems to have not understood that he is leaving. The second day he cried but then calmed down. He has a room at his disposal with everything necessary and full of toys. In short, the first few days he had things to do.
All my big cats, however, were offended that I brought it and retreated to the porch.
What I like about these cats is that they remain calm in situations when other cats lose their minds. It happened that the carrier with 4 kittens had broken (we were going to the vet for the first vaccination). The carrier had opened, but the kittens remained all together and just looked around. While in a similar situation "normal" kittens ran.
The Very First Steps of a Maine Coon Kitten in the House
So, after putting him in his new room I left him alone. He had time to explore everything calmly. Then I opened the door and "added" another room where I was with him. So he "expanded" the territory to explore with always the possibility of running into his room.
Train the Maine Coon Kitten to use the litter box
Unfortunately, I had the problem that he shit not in the cat litter box. To teach him the right place I put the "find" in the box so that he can smell where to go. Then when he pissed in the wrong place I took toilet paper, collected urine with this paper, and buried it in the box, too.
I teach little kittens as soon as they start to come out of the "den" where they were born to use the litter box in this way. But perhaps the breeder did it differently or perhaps Henri was too stressed, which can also happen. It's not very pleasant, but even at three months, the kitten can be trained to use the litter box.
How should I feed my Maine Coon Kitten?
I had to change food because my cats eat another type of kibble. The breeder gave me a bag of what she uses. At this point, I put some of the food I use and some of what he is used to in the bowl. I mixed both. Smelling the feed he was used to, Henri began to eat everything. Then the cats also came and ate, so Henri followed their example. Cats love to eat together. At my house, the cats wait for me to wake up and then everyone runs to eat. Breakfast all together.
Maine Coon kittens have very strong growth up to 6 months of age, then continue to grow up to 4 years, but not as strong. This is why it is beneficial to help them with multivitamin and multimineral pills or pastes. And if there is a possibility give them special food for Maine Coon kittens.
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