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So I've recently moved in to my new home and once everything is cleaned up and settled, I was going to be adopting a pair of kittens. I have two older boys who will be staying with my family since that's their home, they're comfortable there, etc. I wanted to adopt kittens so I could get them started early on being handled, nail trimming, trained properly, etc. Well, the last time I had kittens, I was 11 and that was a whole different experience and I just haven't found helpful advice for the questions I have.
- My home is an open floor on the first floor, and the second floor has a bedroom and the spare room. Normally I'd set the spare room up as the cat room for this, but the spare room is going to have my computer set up in there as I'm using it as an office. Would it be better to get the kittens set up in a special area in the downstairs living room instead?
- Off this first question, how could I set up a good kitten playground that I can confine them in while I'm at work during the day to minimize their getting into cords and whatnot? Playpens seem to be frowned upon but I want to keep them safe when no one is home during these first few months until their bigger.
- The steps going upstairs are open with no risers. Now, I know my cats love to sleep and play on the steps and I very easily see a pair of rambunctious kittens rolling down and then rolling through that open space and getting seriously hurt or worse. So should I keep them confined to their designated area until they're older before letting them at the stairs?
- Feeding schedule! Would love to get them on a feeding schedule. We always free fed our cats, but in the past few years, we have a timed feeding schedule of wet food (once in the morning and once in the evening). I haven't been able to find something on how to do with that kittens.