Cats NEED water...not milk. Milk gives cats diarrhea.
Check your window screens and make sure they are secure. This has happened where kitty is watching birds in the window and leans on the screen and can fall out.
Poisonous Plants- check your plants at home... if you have any poisonous plants either put it up on a pedestal stand or give it away to a friend that has no pets as a gift! It is not worth it!
http://www.cfainc.org/articles/plants.html
http://aspca.org/pet-care/poison-control/plants/
Never leave string-thread or yarn around. Cats and especially kittens love to play with string and may end up swallowing it and obstructing the intestines and can be fatal...and costly
http://www.webvet.com/main/article?id=225&med=1
Cats NEED to scratch, it is a natural behavior for cats. Invest in a scratching post or two and even the cardboard ones are great also sold at Petco or PetSmart
Wondering what brand of food to feed your cat? well...you get what you pay for. Basically, read the ingredients...the first ingredient should be Meat or Poultry...not corn or meat-by-products. "Many first-time cat owners, in an attempt to hold down expenses, buy the cheapest foods they can find for their cats. This is false economy for a couple of reasons. First, studies have shown that cats eat as much as they need to get the nutrients they require. Therefore, they might eat twice as much of that generously-carbohydrate-filled store brand to get the nutrients they need in a normal feeding of premium food. Second, the continued feeding of substandard foods over a period of years will heavily contribute to, or even cause, serious medical conditions that will require expensive veterinary care."___ taken from the website below...read more
http://cats.about.com/cs/catfood/a/tipsforchoosing.htm
