New kitten

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I am getting a kitten in a couple of weeks. I eventually want it to sleep in the kitchen, where it will have a bed, food, litter tray and a cat flap. But I'm worried about leaving it there for the first few nights. Should it sleep in the bedroom until it's a little older?

The kitten shouldn’t be going outside until it’s spayed\neutered, and even then it needs time to get to know you and the house.

They can sleep in the kitchen overnight but you need to look for all dangers like toxic house plants, ornaments, blind cords need hooking up safely.

They shouldn’t be out overnight, worst time for getting run over.

Thanks I don't intend on letting the kitten out until about 6 months. And will have it vaccinated and neutered lin before then. I was just worried about its first couple of nights in the house and whether it would be okay on it's own.

Luckily I'm working from home due to COVID, so have plenty of time to settle him in.

When I bring home home, should the first room he sees be the kitchen as that's where the litter tray and food will be?

My intention is to bring him home in a carrier and then leave the carrier with the door open and let him come out in hos own time. Is that right?

The cat flap will be locked so he can't get out

Have you considered 2 dkittens op? Reduces the destruction of soft furnishings by 50 % and you won't have guilt about 1 sleeping alone /being left home alone...

Yes that’s right, let him come out in his own time. If he’s very little I’d let him in bed with you because he’s used to sleeping with his mum so it would be rather daunting to have no company.

Sybil joined us a week ago. She'll be 10 weeks tomorrow. She sleeps alone in a room which has been kitten proofed with gaps sealed off. It does tug at the heart strings when you close the door on her at night but she's fine and we get to sleep. I'm not sure about the notion of getting two together - it's fine when they're young but they can grow up to dislike one another.

Thanks all appreciate the advice. I just want to make sure I get it right

Ours weren't kittens ( they were a year when we got them ) Bro/Sis and always had each other for company .

The first week they were kept in one space ( kitchen/dining room/ family room all one)

I volunteered my DS (20) to sleep on the sofa so their first night here they had human company .
We were adviced to keep them in one room for a week.
They didn't go outside for two months .

Feed him on demand, ours was fed on demand. Knew someone who tried to feed his cat 2 pouches a day. No wonder that kitten was always hungry. My dad had a word with him.

I've fed all my cats on demand except the current 19 year old because given free rein she would just eat all day.
She gets three pouches and she can top up on unlimited biscuits when she is hungry, she doesn't care for biscuits much so doesn't overeat on them.
She came to me fantastically obese from her last owner who had also assaulted her and broken her nose because she nips quite a lot.
It took two years to get her down to a normal cat size.
The other 5 cats (all now gone) were never fat and never over ate.