New kitten guide
The first days at home, coat care, feeding and vaccinations: our advice for new owners.
- Your kitten's first days at homeThe day your kitten comes home is exciting for you, but for the kitten it is a big change: new smells, new voices, no littermates. With a few simple steps the first days go…
- How to brush a British: long and short coatsThe British Shorthair has a short but very dense coat with a soft undercoat; the British Longhair has the same undercoat plus a long, silky top coat. Both are easy to care for…
- What a British kitten eatsThe British grows slowly and becomes an adult at around two to three years old. In its first year it therefore needs a specific kitten food, rich in animal protein, and regular…
- Vaccines, microchip and papers: what you receive when you adoptA kitten from a serious cattery does not leave before 12–13 weeks. This is not a whim: at that age it has completed its first vaccinations, is fully weaned and has learned from…
- The British temperament: what to expectThe British is often described as a teddy bear: round, soft, with big eyes. Its temperament matches its looks: calm, affectionate without being clingy, very attached to its family.