if you have a cat at home or thinking of
bringing home a kitten you're going to
want to cat proof your area and make
sure the cats safe most important things
you want to think about are making sure
that your cats can't get a hold of
toxins and can't get into unsafe areas
of your home toxins that are commonly
diagnosed in cats that can cause
significant problems include medications
and plant toxicities like lilies while
most people don't think about those
right off the top of their heads they're
actually very important and many people
keep them in their homes and yards so
make sure to take a look at the list of
toxic plants if you're going to have
your cat in and out of your home so that
you know what you can't get a hold up
you also want to make sure that you know
where your cat can get in your home and
in the backyard some cats will hide in
very small areas that are difficult to
reach the classic is an example of a cat
that runs up a tree and gets stuck up
there well that doesn't happen as often
as one might think cats getting stuck in
ceilings and in walls and in little
cubby holes that you might not even know
exists that happens every day so take a
good look around your home in your yard
from a cat's eye view and see where your
cat might be inclined to stick himself
so that you don't end up losing him
accidentally and having to go find him
and missing them in those cubby holes
another thing to consider is protecting
your home from your cat two major ways
that cats cause troubles in the house
are scratching and urination or
defecation outside the box if your cats
being are pooping outside the box make
sure that box is clean and in an
accessible area and if you want to
protect your home from scratching make
sure to provide an appropriate
scratching area and reward your cat for
using it and that's how you protect your
cat and your home