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rescue kitty
I am so excited I am getting a kitty for my b-day from my husbqand and I decided to get a rescue cat and I just wanted to know if anyone had any advice for how to help her get use to her new home when I get her on saturday...any ideas or advice would be good and also I planned on bringing her home in a box with some soft blankets for the ride home is this a good Idea or should I borrow the cat carrier from my sister inlaw?
Re: rescue kitty
You definitely need a cat carrier. When we adopted our cat, they didn't let us leave without a carrier. If you don't have one, you may as well buy one because you'll need it if you take kitty to the vet. A towel or blanket to line the bottom of the carrier would be nice.
Some cats get stressed out and poop in their carrier... so be prepared.
Set up the litterbox either before kitty comes home, or immediately after. When you bring her in, take her straight to the litterbox. This way, she'll learn where it is and will orient the rest of your house around the litterbox.
When you bring her home, she may want to explore or she may be shy. Give her the time she needs to explore. If you already have a cat (is the cat in your sig yours?), I've heard that you need to give them time and space to get to know each other. But I only have one so I don't have very much experience with that.
Baby #2: Surprise BFP 9.19.12, EDD 5.24.13, natural m/c 10.19.13 at 9w
Ok, first off, and I don't mean to be rude, but an you PLEASE use capitals and punctuation. It is really hard to understand your posts.
Second, you should definitely get a carrier. It is ok to borrow one from your sister if it's only temporary. My 2 kitties can fit in one carrier, and they don't mind it (but this was only attempted after we knew they got along). You should also isolate the new cat in its own area (bathroom, separate bedroom) where it has access to a litterbox and food so that it can get aclimated with its adoption. You should introduce the cats slowly and only allow them supervised visits at first. Also, make sure you take the new kitty to a vet right away to confirm good health. A lot of rescues wind up with worms of some kind, and you don't want the rest of your pet family to catch it (trust me it sucks). Hope this helps.
Ringy and NeptoonGrl pretty much said it all. It would be best for you to just buy a pet carrier as you will be needing it frequently for vet visits.
Also make sure you give the new cat and the one you have some time to get used to each other.