How to Choose a Kitten for a Pet

When picking out a kitten, you want to find one that’s healthy, happy, and ready to be a positive addition to your family. You want a kitten that demonstrates

• Curiosity — this goes without saying, doesn’t it?

• Friendliness

• Playfulness

• Purring

• Comfort with being picked up

• A mouth with healthy, pink gums

Pass on a kitten with the following warning signs, which tell you she’s not healthy or well socialized:

• Listlessness

• Gooey eyes, running nose, or sneezing

• Visible third eyelid (like a film or goo on the inside corner of his eye)

• Crusty stuff around butt or runny poop

• Skin scabs or missing fur

• Black stuff in the ears

• Fleas or flea dirt

• Thin with potbelly

• An incorrigible nipper or hard biter

• Frightened or shy