Having acquired a young kitten, its owner is quite likely to find the first few days a fairly noisy business, depending on its temperament. The kitten may try to call its absent mother and siblings by meowing pitifully. However, this will very soon stop. In the first few hours the animal should not be handled, but just observed. A cat needs considerably longer than a dog to adjust to changed circumstances. Step by step it takes possession of its new surroundings. In a large apartment, it should first be allowed to explore one room thoroughly before being introduced to the remaining rooms. Only then should you play with it, and encourage it to race about. A ball, such as a ping-pong ball, which is neither so small that it can be swallowed, nor so big as to make it awkward to play with, is an ideal toy. But even a screw of paper dangling from a length of string will entice the cat to lively play. The string should not, however, be left for the cat to play with, as it can itself tangled up or even be strangled while playing. Plenty of attention lavished on the kitten at this stage will soon make it forget its earlier playfellows.
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