Reddit mentions of SmartyKat Critter Pack Variety Cat Toy 12 Pack

Thank you so much for taking them in!

They're fine being inside a room in a house with food, water, toys (you did get them toys, yes?), things to scratch and climb, and protected from the elements. Your health questions/concerns have been covered really well by other posters. If you don't mind, I'll talk about something else.

If you haven't already, go to Walmart, Target, Petco, PetsMart or whatever your moderately-priced local equivalent is and get some cardboard scratchers (horizontal & vertical or inclined), squeaky toys, a cat pole (<$45 @ Walmart, goes from ceiling to floor with 3 shelves) or pay a bit more and get a tower. The towers are good because it gives the cats high places in addition to integrated scratching posts. However, multiple individual scratching posts are also helpful in encouraging the kittens to use them rather than your furniture or carpet. Spreading them around your home may help with this.

Nearly everyone is running some sort of Memorial Day sale right now so the towers may currently be much more reasonably priced. Also looking at some in person (my local Petco had a couple set up), if possible, gives you a better idea regarding their stability. Also recommend Amazon and Wayfair for the towers- just pay attention to the reviews.

You'll need a pet carrier to transport them; again check reviews and get a higher rated one. Because they're so small now, I would personally get a larger carrier capable of transporting all of them together until they reach a combined ~20 pounds or so.

Try to pick up a variety of toys. My cats always loved the little battery operated critters that chirped or squeaked like birds & mice. Catnip mice are almost universally adored. They'll also love chasing after things so try to get a wand toy as well. Just stroll through the pet dept and choose a few.


Here's a decent starter variety pack:

https://smile.amazon.com/SmartyKat-Skitter-Critters-Catnip-Value/dp/B0055ITZMG/ref=sr_1_22?keywords=Cat%2Btoy&qid=1558582669&s=pet-supplies&sr=1-22&th=1


All-time favorite mouse:

https://smile.amazon.com/OurPets-Play-N-Squeak-MouseHunter-Squeaking-Interactive/dp/B001HWF2W6/ref=sr_1_4?crid=E201PGE8MTAW&keywords=squeaky+mouse+cat+toy&qid=1558583518&s=pet-supplies&sprefix=Squeaky+mouse%2Cpets%2C143&sr=1-4

All-time second favorite mouse^:

https://smile.amazon.com/SmartyKat-Skitter-Critters-Catnip-6-Pack/dp/B0722GH8HK/ref=pd_sbs_199_2/136-8812298-2647110?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B0722GH8HK&pd_rd_r=39ea32a2-7d0c-11e9-a800-798d64934000&pd_rd_w=kxH7J&pd_rd_wg=OiiDJ&pf_rd_p=588939de-d3f8-42f1-a3d8-d556eae5797d&pf_rd_r=WA64VBFRATT7H6CYHZE2&psc=1&refRID=WA64VBFRATT7H6CYHZE2

^: these are also available with just one set of three mice for $4-5.

Favorite bird toy:

https://smile.amazon.com/SmartyKat-Chickadee-Chirp-Bird-Sounds/dp/B001FK44TC/ref=sr_1_5?crid=E201PGE8MTAW&keywords=squeaky+mouse+cat+toy&qid=1558583430&s=pet-supplies&sprefix=Squeaky+mouse%2Cpets%2C143&sr=1-5

Best wishes for you, your wife and all of your little ones.

A bored kitty is a destructive kitty! Figuring out her preferred type of toys (tracks, balls, crinkle, wands, etc) can take a little time, but giving her lots of toys and scratching targets can make a big difference keeping her from destroying your things instead.

Teach her what "no" means, just a stern voice and then redirecting to something good (such as, when she scratches the couch, say no, then put her on the scratching post and praise her there) makes life a lot easier later. "Get down" can be helpful, too, but some cats ignore that one even when they know what it means (looking at you, my fluffy girl!)

Hands are not toys. If she tries to bite or claw your hands, say no, remove them from reach, and replace with a toy. If she, like one of mine, thinks this means hands are an EXTENSION of toys, then you have to say no, remove hands, and walk away or otherwise remove attention. Then give kitty a toy from a distance.

Here are some of my favorite toy options, none are too expensive and they cover some variety so you can learn what kind she likes:

• toy pack
  
• jingle balls
  
• and most especially CatIt track (or basically any other CatIt product.)
  
  Also a slightly more expensive one, but the Ripple Rug is hugely popular with all my kitties, they like to burrow in and attack stuff, I can hide toys in there, they pop out the holes and attack each other or wand toys.