The timeline's has shrunk a wee bit as it turns out. We were thinking late July for getting the cat but it turns out it was late June, and have received an email from the breeder requesting that we take him on June 15th if possible as the litter mama is sick and the situation has become quite busy. In an attempt to summarize what I've learned in this thread for getting started:
1) A decent litter box (to be cleaned with regularity to avoid urinary aromas throughout the household)
2) Decent litter (going to give the "World's Best" a try and see how that goes)
3) Some decent food, with a mixture of wet and dry. Treats as well
4) Make time for the little guy, and play with him early on and often. Play with paws, ears, etc.
5) Train him early on to avoid bad habits
6) A few toys to start off with to see what he's in to
7) Start him off in one room, and gradually introduce bigger areas over the first few days
8) Carpeted scratch post
9) Contingency plans for when he grows large enough and begins plotting my inevitable demise
What are folks' thoughts on pet insurance? Is that a thing that people do?
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