Raising cats in a scientific wayThe following are some key points for raising cats in a scientific manner:
** 1. Living environment **
1. ** Sleep related **
- It is not recommended to share a bed with a cat, because it may cause late sleep due to playing with the cat, affecting the efficiency of the next day.
2. ** Home decoration **
- Reduce the layout of furry items in the house because cats like to scratch furry things and may scratch the sofa and other furniture.
- Screens should be installed on the windows of high-rise residential buildings. Since cats like to jump through small spaces, and cats may come out when the windows are open, installing screens can avoid accidents.
3. ** Item placement **
- Don't leave water in the cup because cats like to play with water, especially the water in the cup.
- The water dispenser should be placed out of the cat's reach to prevent the cat from being scalded by opening and closing the water valve by itself.
- If you have a cat, try not to raise a bird at home at the same time, because the two are connected in the food chain, to prevent the cat from hurting the bird and leaving a bad impression on the owner.
- Don't always take the cat out because cats like quiet. The noisy environment outside is not good for them.
** 2. Cat Selection **
- They should go to a regular cattery to choose cats and avoid buying cats online (such as WeChat, Pinduoduo, etc.) to ensure the health of the cats. When choosing a cat, health should be the top priority. Kittens should be lively, energetic, have smooth breathing, and have no major problems walking and running. They should ensure that there are no diseases such as cat plague and cat transmission. They should also choose the type that they like and not be too fierce (avoid scratching and biting people).
** 3. Food and drink **
1. ** Different stages of diet **
- Kittens between 0 - 2 months old are recommended to be breastfed; kittens between 2 - 6 months old are recommended to be fed with cat food; kittens between 6 - 8 months old can be added with freeze-dried, cat strips, and canned food; kittens between 8 - 12 months old can choose cat food and full-price cat food.
2. ** Key Points for Choosing Cat Food **
- Check the cat food ingredients list. Meat should be ranked in front of the ingredients list. Choose grain-free cat food that does not contain pet compound seasonings, taste enhancing agents, flavors, and other appetizing ingredients. Kittens need more nutrition than adult cats. You can choose between 15 - 20% fat. Don't buy too cheap cat food.
** 4. Impact of cat ownership **
1. ** Benefits to Master's Health **
- It can help relieve daily stress and even prevent depression. It can lower blood sugar, which is good for the heart, reducing the risk of heart disease and high blood pressure. It can also reduce insomnia (the snoring of cats may help the owner fall asleep).
2. ** Impact on the owner's social interaction and personality **
- It can become a "good friend" who has a heart-to-heart talk. The cat will not reveal secrets. It has the hope of getting a sweet love (attracting people with common topics). It can cultivate the good qualities of the child. It can make the owner's personality become gentle. It can make the owner more motivated to work.
In addition, to raise cats in a scientific manner, owners could also learn about pet health and nutrition. For example, like some pet health nutritionists, they could create a healthy living environment for their cats through systematic learning.
The right way to feed catsThe correct feeding method for cats is as follows:
* * 1. In terms of feeding quantity **
1. According to age and weight:
- Kittens weighing 0 - 2kg should consume 30 - 85g of cat food per day within the scientific range; kittens weighing 2 - 4kg should consume 85 - 120g of cat food per day; cats weighing 4 - 6kg during puberty should normally consume 100 - 160g of cat food; cats weighing 7 - 9kg are recommended to consume 80 - 90g of cat food per day.
- Pregnant or lactated female cats should be fed three to four times a day. Pay attention to the reasonable nutritional content. Kittens that are 2 - 5 months old should be fed four to five times a day. Kittens that are 6 - 7 months old should be fed three times a day. Kittens over 7 months should be fed about twice a day. The appetite of kittens gradually increased when they were 3 - 4 months old. When they were 8 months old, their appetite basically remained stable.
2. Avoiding overfeeding: Do not feed too much food at a time to prevent the cat from eating too much. Food exposed to the air for a long time will be oxided and contaminated with bacteria. Moreover, cats have a sensitive sense of smell and will be resistant to food that is not fresh. At the same time, it also prevents waste.
* * 2. In terms of feeding frequency **
1. Eat more:
- Cats 'stomachs were relatively small and digested quickly, so eating less and eating more was more in line with their physiological structure. However, there were many problems with completely free feeding (24 hours a day to ensure that there was always food in the cat food bowl). For example, cats might become obese due to excessive intake, some cats in multi-cat families could not eat food, and cat food that was left for a long time would breed bacteria.
- If the cat was fed on time, the cat might be hungry for too long or afraid that the next feeding interval would be too long, causing discomfort and nausea.
2. Regular feeding:
- Form a regular feeding time and let the cat develop a habit. For example, adult cats could be fed at a fixed time every day to avoid random feeding.
* * 3. Other precautions for feeding **
1. Food bowl preparation:
- In a multi-cat household, prepare as many food bowls as possible to avoid the problem of cats sharing a feeding bowl.
2. Food type:
- Kittens up to 2 months old can be fed with cat food (or after soaking in warm water), kittens up to 2 months old (up to 6 months old) can be fed directly with cat food, and kittens up to 6 months old can be fed with cat food. In order to ensure a balanced diet for kittens and adult cats, they can be supplemented with canned food.
- Whether it was kittens or adult cats, it was not recommended to feed them milk because most kittens were lactose-intolerant and prone to diarrhea. It is forbidden to feed cats with human food. The nutritional composition and proportion of human food are not suitable for cats, and some of the ingredients contained in human food are not beneficial to the health of cats. Food containing salt cannot be fed because cats have a special physiological structure. They do not sweat and their kidneys are fragile. Eating salty food can cause hair loss and even illness.
3. Drinking water:
- Cats are advised to drink cold boiled water and change fresh water regularly every day to prevent the growth of bacteria.
The Best Way to Kill Stray CatsStray cats were also lives. They should not be killed, but should be treated properly. If you don't like stray cats, don't hurt them, because many stray cats die every year due to disease, cold weather, and food problems. For people who like cats, if they are not suitable for adoption, they can build a cat nest for them in a sparsely populated area, feed them food, and take them for sterilization when they have the economic conditions. If you have the idea of adoption, you must first consider the cat's personality. If the character is suitable, you should take the cat to the hospital for a physical examination, do a good job of vaccine and deworming.
The best way to treat stray catsThe best way to treat stray cats was as follows:
- Don't hurt and treat them rationally: Even if you don't like stray cats, don't hurt them, because the bacteria on stray cats are not transmitted through the air and are not that harmful to humans. Moreover, many stray cats die every year due to diseases, cold weather, and food problems.
- ** provide proper food and accommodation **
- ** Feed **: If you choose to feed stray cats, choose a cat food with high cost-effectiveness, such as some domestic cat food of good quality (such as Youbei cat food). Cat lovers could buy their own cat food for them to eat, ensuring that they had enough food and water to reduce the risk of illness and injury. However, it was best to set up a fixed feeding point for them when feeding them, and set up the feeding point at the edge of the community or slowly move it outside the community to avoid disturbing others.
- ** Temporary shelters **: Temporary shelters can be set up to provide food, water, and shelter. These shelters need to provide a safe environment to protect stray cats from weather changes and other animals. At the same time, they provide certain medical services to deal with injured or sick stray cats in a timely manner.
- ** Reasonably control the number **: promote the sterilization program, which is a key measure to reduce the number of stray cats. Through sterilization, the reproduction of cats could be controlled and the growth of stray cats could be reduced. It also helped to reduce the risk of fighting between cats and infectious diseases. They could provide low-cost or free sterilization services to community residents and strengthen publicity and education to let more people understand the importance of sterilization.
- ** Capture and adopt **
- Capture: You can send professionals or partners to capture stray cats, ensure that they are captured in a safe and humane way, and then send them to the local animal adoption center.
- ** Foster **: Those who have the ability can directly adopt stray cats. When adopting, they should choose healthy cats with suitable personalities for domestic use and provide them with a stable living environment and necessary medical care. In the adoption center, stray cats would receive the necessary health checks, inoculations, and sterilization before being adopted by a suitable family.
- ** Raising Awareness of Protection **: Strengthening education and raising awareness so that more people know how to properly deal with stray cats. For example, schools could incorporate knowledge about animal protection and stray cats into the curriculum, and the community could organize some promotional activities to encourage people to actively participate in the protection of stray cats.
- ** Protect your own safety **: When facing stray cats, you must learn to protect yourself reasonably. If you are unfortunately scratched or bitten by a cat, you must seek medical advice and get a vaccine in time to prevent further damage.
The correct way to raise cats in cagesHere are some of the correct ways to keep cats in captivity:
1. ** Make the cage a part of your daily life **: Place the cage in the room and make it a part of the room's decoration. Don't close the cage door. Let the cat get used to seeing the cage and eliminate its fear. Let it feel that the cage is a safe place and won't be trapped.
2. ** Create a comfortable cage environment **: Make the cage more comfortable. For example, put a cushion that the cat likes. If the cat is very sticky, you can put old clothes. The owner's smell will make the cat feel safe.
3. ** Use the power of food and toys **: Prepare enough snacks, periodically throw the snacks near the cage, slowly put the food from the entrance of the cage to the top of the cage, and finally put it into the cage to let the cat get used to eating in the cage. This is especially important if you plan to keep it in the cage at night for a long time. If the cat refuses to get close to the cage at the beginning, you can play the game near the cage first, starting from a distance, and then slowly approaching it to make the cat willing to play near the cage.
4. ** Gradually adapting process **: If you want to put the cat in the cage and go out, don't be in a hurry to put the cat directly in and then go out. You should let the cat adapt gradually. Cats were more sensitive to environmental changes. If conditions allowed, they had to adapt step by step, such as adapting to a quiet corner of the corridor first, then expanding to a corner of the community, etc. If they had a car, they could even let the cat slowly adapt to the car environment.
However, it should be noted that although there are correct methods of caging, long-term caging has many adverse effects on cats. For example, physical development will be affected due to lack of exercise (kittens 'bone development is slow), they will become obese and cause diseases such as diabetes and shorten life expectancy; Psychologically, it may lead to depression; adult male cats may also have a bad temper and hate their owners. Therefore, caged rearing should be avoided for a long time and only used for a short period of time under certain circumstances, such as when the kitten just arrived home (to increase the sense of security and prevent the spread of disease), cats who had just undergone surgery (to facilitate physical recovery), cats who had no protection at home to prevent cats from jumping off buildings, cats who were in a family with many cats to prevent disease transmission (such as cat moss), cats who were too naughty and had failed to educate their owners many times, and owners who were out for a short time.