JMA wrote:
Most probably my partner will take some time off when he arrives.
Since we will be both off to work, i read it will be a good idea to keep kitty in a safe area and not having access to all of the house especially cause of the staircases.
Two thoughts on this:
1. Taking off work is a good thing, but keep this in mind: every cat reacts differently to re-homing, but one common reaction is fear and despair from the kitten in question. Many young kittens just want to hide and cry, and you are initially no comfort to them. You are big scary monsters who just kidnapped them from their families. Some cats react very differently, but this is not uncommon. So you may end up spending the first 24-72 hours of your precious time off, in this kind of awkward, dumbfounded state, where you are kind of helpless and feeling bad for the cat but just have to kind of stand back and watch this thing play out.
2. A safe area is a good idea (if the cat needs it) for initial acclimation (which is often < 1 week for a new kitten), but it's really not a valid (or humane, imo) strategy beyond the first week or two imo. You will have to find a way, longer term, to accommodate your kitten/cat better than that, and "cat-proof" (and "catify") your house to accommodate them.
JMA wrote:
We have 2 rooms at the top which i think will be ideal for him, with a big glass door overlooking the roof. Maybe i can set up his litter in one corner and his food/water at the other side of the area. I thought it would be a good idea to have a cat tree setup near the glass door so that he can stay looking outside whilst on top of it if he does use it. He will have a sofa, and maybe i'll get him a cuddly bed too and lots of toys. I might also get a camera to see what he's up too.
Again, initially yea, that all sounds fine. Longer term though, if you have a big house, you will need more cat trees/cat shelves/poles etc. In general, while you are home, that cat is going to want to be in the parts of the house where you guys spend the most time, so that is where you most need cat trees or high perches. If you get him a "cuddly bed", try putting it up high somewhere (after he gets a little older).
JMA wrote:
Would it possible to move his litter according to were he is ? Or will it be better to have more than 1 litter trays say on each floor ?
What are your thoughts please? Maybe something I missed ?
Moving the litter is a terrible idea. Even for adult cats. What you want is for him to have good litterbox habits, and to encourage that you want him to:
1. Always know, without a shadow of a doubt, where his litterboxes are.
2. Never be very far from a litterbox.
Once you have a cat who has started peeing and pooing outside the litterbox (because you skimped and decided you want to see how few litterboxes you could get away with, or how small or inconveniently placed they could be), it is a lot harder to convince them to change their behavior.
What are you missing? I think you guys should be thinking a lot more seriously about "catification" and also about providing interactive games with your new kitten (which usually means researching and purchasing different interactive toy options for your young kitty). Play, to a bengal, is a really really big deal!