![]() It’s a big, wide world, and a kitten trying to establish themselves out there faces a fewĬhallenges. Read more about microchipping your kitten Your vet team can help you to decide the best time for your kitten’s microchip to be placed. Microchips can be placed at or after the time of primary vaccination or during neutering, when the kitten is under general anaesthesia and doesn’t know anything about it. If someone finds an injured or lost cat, it’s quick and simple to have their microchip scanned and their family contacted. ![]() Sadly, cats can be involved in collisions with vehicles and they often climb inside delivery vans to explore, then get shut in and taken inadvertently to an area they don’t know and from where they can’t find their way home. Even if you plan to put a collar and tag on your kitten when they go outdoors, collars can (and should) ping off if they get caught on anything. A grain-of-rice sized device that is inserted under the skin over the shoulders, a microchip is a permanent means of identifying your kitten or cat. If, on the other hand, there are other cats in the area, or if you live close to a road, even a residential street, you may be better off making sure your kitten comes indoors at dusk.Ĭats tend to be particularly active at night and, although this is a good time for them to explore and to hunt (both natural cat behaviour), being out alone at night puts them at greater risk of being involved in a collision with a vehicle or getting into a fight with another cat.Ĭats and kittens venturing out unsupervised should be wearing a microchip. You may live somewhere very quiet and feel that your kitten could be safe to come and go as they please, day and night. Teach your kitten how to use the cat flap before they need to get in or out by themselves. If you can’t have or don’t want a cat flap, then you’ll need to work out another way for your kitten to get in and out, for instance through a small window, if you can do this without compromising your home security. You can buy cat flaps that only open for cats whose microchip numbers have been programmed into them, which prevents other cats from gaining access. ![]() Your kitten will need to be able to get in and out of your home unassisted, so you may need to get a cat flap fitted to your door. Garages can also be full of hazards for cats – make sure there are no open containers of oil or antifreeze, which is particularly dangerous as it smells and tastes attractive to pets. Lock away any garden chemicals and make sure that nothing can fall off shelves in your shed, should your kitten try to climb up onto them. Cover ponds, pipes and gaps between buildings. Cats often venture further than their own garden, but it is a great idea to make sure yours is as safe for them as possible. ![]()
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