When you are thinking about get a cat, you need to get your house ready to be cat-proofed. Here are some of the things you need get ready for. You need to create a shopping list for your new cat, such as cat litter box, sand, cat food, brush, etc. It will be also good to have a safe room for your new cat. This is a place your cat can go to all the time and consider it his/her spot. One last thing to consider is to cat-proof your house. This means you need to keep your new cat from scratching household item. This will take a some times but it can be done. Wish all the new cat parents, Good Luck!