Feeding:
Make sure you start you kitten off on to the right foot. Currently he/she are on
Science Diet Kitten hard food. I recommend keeping them on hard food for good
oral health. Once the kitten reaches 1 year of age they can be switched to
Science Diet Adult Maintenance food. Make sure to keep an eye on your
cat/kittens weight. Overweight animals have shorter life spans. Always have fresh
clean water available.
(If you are going to switch food make sure to do it properly. Mix the new food
slowly increasing it with the old over a week’s time and they should be fully
switched. Science Diet is a wonderful food and is recommended that the kitten is
to be kept on this diet.)

Grooming:
Persian coats are luxurious and flowing, but that just does not happen over night.
Persians should be combed daily with a metal med/wide toothed comb to avoid
tangles or mats. Make sure to focus on the belly, in-between the legs, behind the
legs, behind the ears, and under the chin. These tend to be the greasy areas
which tend to mat. Clipping nails should be a weekly routine to avoid scratches.
A scratching post is a must. This promotes normal territorial behaviors as well as
saving your furniture. Make sure to clean eyes with a warm damp soft towel to
avoid staining (water only). Never touch the eye ball itself.

Bathing:
Once grooming is done and all the mats and tangles are free bathing is possible.
Never bath a matted coat. The knots will only get tighter. Make sure the water
temp is warm not hot or cold. Get the whole coat wet and I recommend Dawn
original dish soap make sure to lather up the entire body excluding the head.
Never scrub the coat in circles that can create knots in the coat just back and
fourth motions. Rinse well. Rule of thumb when you think the soap is out, rinse 2
more times. Now use Johnson’s Baby Shampoo for the head and face. Avoid the
mouth and nose area. Rinse well and then towel dry, and finally blow dry to
perfection. Once completely dry, groom the coat once more and when done,
stimulate hair growth by brushing against the grain of the coat and finish. I would
say that on average a Persian should be bathed every 1-2 months.
Persian Care