Tips for Kitten-Proofing Your Home

The world is an exciting but dangerous place for kittens, but
you can take simple precautions around the home to protect your
cats and kittens from their own curiosity. KITCHEN:

	Chicken bones in garbage

	Roast beef strings

	Anything with grease on it

	Hot stove or pots

	Getting shut in refrigerator or dishwasher

	Cleaning chemicals on floor or counter

	Getting under counters

	Getting behind refrigerator

LAUNDRY ROOM:

	Getting shut in washer or dryer

	Poisoning from licking soap or bleach off fur

	Falling ironing board or iron

LIVING ROOM AND FAMILY ROOM

	Crushed in recliner

	Television and stereo cords (use Bitter Apple Spray)

	Metal clips, aluminum foil, tubing

	Fireplaces (keep screens up and flue closed)

	Strings on window blinds

	Lamps and breakables

	Unsecured or unleveled bookshelves

BATHROOM:

	Toilet

	Toilet bowl chemicals

	Alcohol, First-Aid supplies, aspirin, medications

	Make-up

	Dental floss on waste basket

	Shock (unplug appliance cords)

BEDROOMS:

	Perfume (poisonous)

	Small jewelry, toys, and pacifiers

	Deflated balloons and their strings

DINING ROOM:

	Candles (never leave unattended)

	Breakable glasses

	Leftovers

BASEMENTS AND GARAGES:

	Automatic garage door

	Falling tools

	Running or sleeping under car

	Sleeping in car engine or on tires

BALCONY:

	Secure openings, including top

HOME OFFICE:

	Secure electrical cords

	Protect equipment against jumping kittens

	Use covers against cat hair

CHEMICALS:

	Many aerosol sprays, cleaning fluids, and bleach

	Weed killers and insecticides

	Detergents and floor wax

	Antifreeze and gasoline

	Deodorants and mothballs

	Turpentine 

SOME POISONOUS HOUSEPLANTS:

	Asparagus fan

	Avocado

	Chrysanthemum

	Daffodil

	Delphinium

	Dieffenbachia

	Foxglove

	Garlic

	Holly

	Honeysuckle

	Hydrangea

	Iris

	Ivy (most kinds)

	Jasmine

	Larkspur

	Lily of the Valley

	Lupin

	Marigold

	Mistletoe

	Mushrooms

	Narcissus

	Oleander

	Onion

	Philodendron

	Pointsettia

	Rhubarb

	Spinach

	Tobacco

	Tulip

	Walnuts

	Wisteria

The above is general veterinary information. Do not begin
any course of treatment without consulting your regular
veterinarian. All animals should be examined at least once every
12 months.