Getting good start before the cat comes

In order to have a new cat or kitten a proper welcome, you will want the following basic equipment:
- A sanitary pan, preferably of enamel, but a carton, box, or metal tray will do.  Fill this with a sanitary litter (which you can usually buy in the petshop), or with shredded newspaper, sand, or sawdust.
- Food and water dishes. These should not be so deep that the cat soils the hair on his throat nor so narrow that his whiskers touch the sides.
-. A bed. This may be a cardboard box, a carton, a shallow basket, a discarded plastic dishpan, or anything similar. Put into it something soft, like an old sweater or piece of blanket, or a worn bath towel. If the room cannot be darkened, place one carton sideways inside another carton to make an L- shaped retreat into which the kitten can crawling with a roof over his head. This also serves to keen out the light.
- A  detention cage, for protecting your cat against his enemies and for confining him when you want to observe his health.
Before you go for your cat, place the sanitary pan, about two-thirds full by litter, into a small room where the cat could be confined for the night.  Near it place his food dished and his bed.  For a day or two, plan to confine him to one room, allowing him explore it thoroughly so that he’ll feel at home. His bed becomes the place wherever he could flee for safety or for cover if he should become ill.  Use the same pan each day, for your cat comes back to his own odour.
Be prepared to spend some time in the room talking to your cat so that he can become used to the sound of your voice and the odour of your person.  These two means of identification are much stronger for the cat than his sense of sight. Plan to give him time to identify a friend on his first night in strange place.
The detenton cage can be a roomy commercial carrier or a common wooden vegetable crate from your grocer’s.  If your new cat is frightened, he may like the safety and privacy of the detention cage for the first twenty-four hours. Place hi span and his food dished inside the crate, with his blanket in one corner, and let him get used to the smells and noises of the household.
Normally the detention cage is used for transportation or for home confinement and observation, or just for a quiet place for an ailing cat. It is kept handy in the basement or garage for emergency use, but it should be available when the emergency comes up.