Kitten Proofing Your Home

Before bringing your kitten home, ensure that the following are out of harm's way

• Loose wires
• Balls of string, wool, thread, rubber bands - if swallowed, these can wind around the gut
• House plants - cats often treat them as a salad bar, but many are poisonous. Poinsettia, Azalea, Dieffenbachia, Mistletoe, Ivy, Figs, Asparagus Fern, Philodendron, Umbrella Plant, all Cherry varieties, Chrysanthemums, Amaryllis, Sansaveria, most bulbs, Virginia Creeper, Privet, Lily of the Valley, Horse Chestnut and Laburnum are all poisonous.
• Household products that the cat could eat or drink - e.g. bleach, antifreeze (cats like antifreeze because it tastes sweet!)
• Chocolate! (Chocolate is highly toxic to cats, and even a small amount can be lethal.)
• Also check for small spaces that the kitten could get into - small kittens are all would-be Houdinis, and can squeeze into surprisingly small, usually inconvenient, places.