This pet care sheet gives you some great tips about caring for your cat and it also makes a colourful poster for your wall!
You can download and print it here.
Don't forget to watch our fantastic new video clips of PDSA vets and nurses showing you how to care for your pets.
This clip is of PDSA vet Alice showing you how a vet does a health check on a cat.
I need lots of fresh water, but not milk – it can upset my tummy. Make sure you keep my bowl clean!
I love to eat meat and fish or tinned cat food, but don't feed me too much or I'll get fat and this can make me ill.
I need exercise just like a dog does, but I like to play, climb and chase cat toys!
I love fuss and attention from you, and if I have long hair, I love to be gently groomed to keep my coat healthy.
Ask an adult to talk to your vet about having me microchipped. FACT: a microchip is a tiny computer chip which a vet will inject into the loose skin at the back of my neck. It works like a barcode and means that if I get lost, the police or a veterinary surgery will have a scanner and be able to find out where I live.
Make sure my litter tray is cleaned out regularly – and always wash your hands afterwards!
I need you to help me keep my teeth nice and clean. Your vet can tell you all about special cat toothbrushes and tuna flavoured cat toothpaste!
Check my fur regularly for nasty parasites like fleas.
Think safety - make sure that I cannot reach anything dangerous as I am very inquisitive!
Take me to the vet for advice about vaccinations, neutering, regular flea treatment and worming, as well as diet and microchipping!
