5 Ideal Accessories for Your Cat

Pet owners are responsible for keeping their furry friends happy and healthy. If you are about to bring a new cat into your home, you are probably preparing a list of essential accessories you’ll need to be a good cat owner. There are so many good feline products out there, so this can be an overwhelming task, especially if it’s the first time you are doing this.

To choose the ideal essentials for a cat, you should think about their essential needs: eating, hygiene, going to the toilet, sleeping, their health, staying engaged, scratching, etc. Cats aren’t as easy to get to develop habits you like as dogs, but it’s much easier for you to make your cat like a spot you’ve chosen for them if you put a soft donut cat bed and put them at that spot.

Cat Furniture

There are many different types of cat beds, and they all have one thing in common: they all look quite cute. However, when you are choosing one for your cat you should still be cautious and make sure you buy one that will last a long time, and that your cat will really like to spend time in. Cats spend most of their time sleeping, which is why you can often see them sleeping anywhere around the house, even in some places that look quite uncomfortable, and sometimes in some very weird positions.

Nevertheless, this doesn’t mean that looking for cute cosy donut cat beds and investing in one is in vain. On the contrary, both your kitten and you can benefit a lot from having a bed that’s only theirs. Since cats are territorial creatures, they appreciate having a place to consider their own. When you buy a cat bed for your pet, you should choose a spot for them, which will be their own little corner.

If your cat is too stubborn and doesn’t accept the spot you’ve determined for them, you can observe their behaviour, and when you locate a spot where they want to spend a lot of time, simply put the cat bed over it. Aside from the classical donut cat beds, just like dog furniture, cat furniture comes in many different forms, including igloo-like beds or other beds that provide cover, which can be a great option for anxious cats, cat wall or window perches and so on and so on.

Cat Blankets

You can also get a blanket for your cat to remind your kitten of their mother. Cat blankets can provide them with comfort, relax them and make them feel happy, comfortable and secure. They also provide them with a nice familiar place for sleeping if you take them travelling. The blanket will carry their scent and remind them of home and safety. This also makes them a great tool to help them get used to a new place if you need to move.

Cat Toys

Like with children, toys are a great way to help pets with their motor skills, but also to keep them engaged. In turn, this will help them fight off boredom, stress, anxiety, etc. However, toys are above all an essential cat product that will help your cat have a lot of fun and your kitten will use the toys you buy for them to practice their hunting skills.

Cats love to play with many different things, but one of the most obvious choices are balls. This is because as they roll and escape them, cats get to chase them as if they were prey, and they are also crazy cute when they do so. But pet supplies shops offer many more engaging and fun cat toys.

Cat Scratching Posts

One of the biggest problems that you’ll encounter as a cat owner is their instinct to scratch. There are a lot of theories as to why cats love doing that, but regardless of the reason, the fact is that you simply can’t make a cat stop scratching. What you can do is provide it with something to scratch, so that you can save your furniture.

As we mentioned, and no doubt you already knew, cats can be quite stubborn, so it’s best if you get a post and place it somewhere where your cat will always have access to it even before bringing them to their new home. You can find different types of scratching posts – basic posts, posts that engage your cat to play, like ones that move or ones that feature a mouse, and more complicated and more interesting scratching products, like climbing platforms with scratching surfaces.

Litter Box

The second big problem you have to deal with any pet is their potty training and their toilet habits. Fortunately, cats are quite easy when it comes to this issue since they basically self-train. All you’ll need to do, basically, is to provide them with sand and they will even be kind enough to clean after themselves. To do this, you’ll need litter, and to hold the litter you’ll need a box. Another thing that you’ll need for this is a litter scoop.

Even though all of this seems quite easy, whether you decide to use something custom made like a simple box, whether you buy a litter box, or even if you go for something very fancy like a self-cleaning litter box, one thing that will probably be a problem is the odour. This is why you should also always have chemicals that can help against the litter box odours.