Kitten-Proofing Your Home

Kittens are naturally curious and will get into all kinds of trouble if allowed free reign in your home. It is important to make sure that you’ve made some changes to keep your feline cutie out of danger. The goal is to prevent your kitty from hurting itself or doing damage to your house.

• Indoor Plants: Cats do love to chew on greenery, but some can be poisonous or otherwise hazardous to their health. Make sure all indoor plants are safe for cats and keep them up and away from kitten’s teeth and claws to ensure that they don’t become eaten. You can check your houseplants against this list from the ASPCA.
• Cords: A kitten playing with or chewing on electrical, phone, computer, or cable cords can not only give him a shock, but destroy the cord in the process. Try to keep the cords off the floor or dangling off surfaces. You can easily hide cords in plastic channels made for this purpose, wrap them in special sleeves, or use other types of concealing devices. If you have blinds with long cords, wrap them around a cord holder on the wall or loop them over the blinds to keep them out of reach.
• Cleaning Supplies: Smells from cleaning supplies can attract cats. While they might not be open, your kitten can lick the outside of bottles and cans, and even the smallest amount can be harmful. Make sure all cleaning supplies and any other type of poisonous product (i.e. medicine) are inside cabinets and out of harm’s way.
• Toilet: Keep the lid on your toilets closed while your cat is young. There is the possibility that they will fall in and be too small and wet to be able to get out, leading to drowning.
• Screens: Check all window screens and screen doors for punctures, rips, or holes that may enable an escape. Even a small hole can be made bigger by little claws. Repairing or replacing screens is not difficult and there is an abundance of how-to guides on the internet to help you do so if the need arises.

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