歡迎新的貓咪進家門的重要指南
爲新貓咪做準備
Take a good, hard look around your house. You might think that there is nothing dangerous for Kitty to go sticking her nose into, but you would be wrong. Everyone knows that cats are instinctually curious. Places humans overlook out of routine can pose some troubles for felines, especially kittens.
仔細努力觀察你的房子。你或許認爲貓咪碰傷自己鼻子的風險在你房子裏面是沒有的，但是你可能錯了。每個人都知道貓咪的直覺非常敏感。人類日常居住的地方忽視的小地方會對貓科動物造成某種麻煩，尤其是小貓咪。
Cat-proofing
做好防護貓咪的措施
This is like what you have to do for a toddler when they first start crawling. Get on your hands and knees then scan the spacing between furniture, objects that could come tumbling down or get jumped on and yanked loose, bundles of wires and other cords. You don’t want a scared cat to get cozy inside the sofa or knocking down something that could traumatize him inside an enclosed space.
這就像當嬰兒第一次開始爬的時候需要做的事情。趴在地上，然後看一下傢俱、物體之間的空隙，這些都可能會倒塌或者掉下來，突然被拉鬆，以及一捆電線和其他繩子等。你不想你的貓咪被嚇到，想要讓它在沙發裏面舒服的待着，不想讓它破壞什麼東西，這都有可能讓他在封閉的空間裏面受到傷害。
High traffic versus Low traffic areas
高活動量和低活動量的區域
One of the best places for a cat is an unused room that is away from places like the kitchen and living room, where people tend to gather and make noise. The first few days present a lot of new sounds that Kitty might not be used to. Let your new addition unwind in someplace small, like a walk-in closet or spare bathroom. The same rule applies to where the litterbox and feeding station should be placed.
最適合貓咪的地方就是不用的房間，而且距離廚房和臥室比較遠的地方，因爲廚房和臥室是人來人往，嘈雜的地方。剛到的幾天貓咪或許不太適應房子裏面許多新的聲音。讓你的小東西在某個小的地方徹底放鬆，比如更衣室或者空閒的浴室。同樣的規則也適用於貓咪的小窩和進食的地方。
Plant life
植物的生命
Another thing to be careful of is plant life that is potentially poisonous to cats. Be wary of the following:
另外需要注意的事情就是植物可能對貓咪有潛在的中毒危險，要小心以下這些植物：
Aloe vera
蘆薈
Lilies
百合
Asparagus and all variants
蘆筍和其他變體植物
Rhododendrons
杜鵑
Baby’s breath
滿天星
Begonia
秋海棠
Ivy
常春藤
Carnations
康乃馨
Chinese Jade
中國玉
Coleus
薄荷類植物
Dracaena (Lucky Bamboo)
龍血樹植物（富貴竹）
Hemp (and Marijuana)
大麻類植物（大麻）
Poinsettia
一品紅
Yucca
絲蘭
Now, that is not to say your new cat will immediately begin chomping on these poisonous leaves. I have had cats for as long as I have had lucky bamboo and hosta. Never had a problem.
現在，這並不是說你的新貓咪會馬上咬這些有毒的葉子。我養富貴竹和玉簪花的時間和養貓咪的時間一樣長。而且從未出現過問題。
However, cats that love to chew and are looking for greens might be tempted to try these plants. Make sure you keep them out of reach while also providing friendly options like catnip, lemongrass, and mint.
然而，貓咪喜歡咀嚼，尋找綠色的植物，因爲試着咬這些植物對貓咪的誘惑很大。要保證貓咪夠不到這些植物，同時也要提供一些適合貓咪的植物，比如貓薄荷，檸檬草和薄荷。
