What to look for in a newbie cat owner?

What to look for in a newbie cat owner?

I believe that every owner in the welcome of the first cat is full of anticipation and nervousness, for some do not have the experience of the cat shoveling officer, a super complete cat care strategy can help the shoveling officer to better meet the new cat in the house, super complete cat care strategy.

一. Preparation before raising cats

(A) Preparation of cat supplies

Necessary supplies: cat food, food bowl, water bowl, cat litter, cat toilet, cat teaser, nail clippers, cat combs

Optional supplies: cat climbing frames, cat toys, cat snacks, cat bags, cat scratching boards, cat nests

(B) Preparation for the cat to move in:

1. Quiet environment

The cat is a very sensitive animal, when the cat enters a new environment, it is easy to be nervous, and in serious cases, it will be stressed, so prepare a quiet environment and let the cat be alone for a period of time by itself first, to be able to better let the cat adapt.

2. Clean environment

Before you get a cat, you can disinfect your home environment with a special disinfectant for pets, and a clean environment can effectively avoid cat moss and other diseases in cats.

3. Comfortable environment

A soft and comfortable environment is the favorite of cats, especially the cat's favorite box. Cats are the animals that love to hide, so you can prepare the box and the box in advance, and put soft blankets inside, so that the cat can better adapt to the new environment.

(C) Cat knowledge preparation

Before owning a cat, you can learn some basic cat knowledge in advance, different cat breeds need to pay attention to the feeding methods, for example, like Garfield cat intestinal digestion is not good, the nasal passage is shorter, so you need to prepare a wide-mouth food bowl in advance at the same time, you need to prepare easy-to-digest cat food. There are also similar to the cat vaccine, deworming understanding, the performance of basic disease symptoms and other knowledge, before owning a cat can be in advance to understand first, in order to better care for kittens.

 二.  pick up the cat notes

(A) Let the cat adapt to the environment

When cats first arrive at a new environment, we must provide a quiet and comfortable environment for them to be alone for a period of time first. When the owner picks up the new cat, set up the food bowl, water bowl, cat litter box and cat food in advance, so that the cat can observe the environment and adapt slowly. The adaptation period for cats to move into a new environment is usually 3-7 days, during which owners should not disturb them too much and pay attention to their daily diet and defecation, and once you find that the cat has been in the home for an abnormal period of time or does not eat or drink for a long period of time, don't delay, and deal with it immediately according to the actual situation.

(B) Don't give the cat stimulation

When the cat is just in contact with the new environment, do not give the cat too much stimulation, and it is not allowed to take a bath or vaccination in the first week of the stay. Because when cats face unfamiliar environments, their body functions will be lowered and their resistance will be lowered, and then taking cats for vaccinations as well as bathing will cause cats to have a stress reaction, and even symptoms such as fever and cold.

(C) Separate from children first

If there are children at home, the new cat must be separated from the children first. This is because children are usually very excited when they see cats, which can lead to over-excited behavior and make the cat feel scared. At this time, the cat is prone to struggle, scratching phenomenon, in the accidental injury to the children at the same time will also make the cat produce a stress reaction, so families with children in the new cat to move in must let the cat and the children first separate, and then let the children to play with the cat when the cat adapts to the new environment.

(D) Close the doors and windows

When the cat moves in, the owner should first check the condition of the doors and windows of the home, if there is no security net balcony must pay attention to the installation of security nets or close the balcony doors and windows, and at the same time, check the door and window gaps at home, try to seal, to avoid cats falling or running away from phenomena such as the occurrence of the loss of the cat.

三. Daily Guide to Keeping Cats

(A) Dietary habits

Cats are generally accustomed to eating on their own and do not have a fixed eating time, so the owner only needs to pour enough food into the bowl, and the cat will eat according to its own situation and does not need too much attention from the owner. When the new cat moves in, the owner can also prepare some small snacks to hold in the hand to feed the cat, in order to make the cat closer to you faster. It should be noted that the cat's stomach and intestines may be affected when it arrives in a new environment, so it is recommended to feed the cat canned food after a week. The canned food can be imported or foreign, and owners can purchase it according to the situation. Canned cat food is generally prioritized by meat and the protein content should not be too low. If it is a young cat, you can choose cat milk cake, goat milk powder, goat milk pudding and other small snacks.

(B) Drinking habits

Cats are actually animals that don't like to drink water, some cats are used to drinking flowing water, some timid cats may be used to drinking static water, and the owner can choose a water bowl or a water dispenser for the cat to use according to the cat's situation. It is worth noting that cats are not allowed to drink tap water, which contains a lot of bacteria that can easily make cats vomit and have diarrhea, so it is important to give cats drinking water in their daily life.

(C) Excretion habits

Cats are very clean animals, put the cat into the designated cat litter box, use the cat's claws to rake down the cat litter, the cat will naturally know that it will have to go to the toilet in this place in the future. In daily life, the owner should always observe the cat's defecation, and when the cat is found to have abnormal stool or difficulty in urinating, the cat must be taken to the hospital for examination in a timely manner.

(D) Cat Supplies

Cat supplies owners can choose according to their own preferences, it should be noted that the cat toilet try to choose according to the size of the cat to the larger, so as to avoid the situation where the cat toilet can not accommodate the cat resulting in pulling to the outside of the toilet. At the same time, the owner can choose to buy some toys to increase the interaction with the cat, so that the cat is better close to the owner. In the pooper scooper's daily process of raising cats must pay attention to the cat supplies, especially cat bowls, cat toilet cleaning, cats are a very clean animal, when the cat found the toilet is dirty or the odor is serious may not be in the toilet to defecate. At the same time, regular cleaning of cat supplies can effectively avoid black chin, cat moss and other diseases produced Oh.

  Owning a cat requires the patience of the owner to take care of, a cat is like a child, at the moment of picking up home to be responsible for them, please take care of the cat seriously, must not appear to abandon the situation.