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Before raising a cat, you need to be mentally prepared. Once you raise a cat, you will be responsible for the rest of your life

I have been in the pet industry for many years. I have two cats myself, and there are many around me. When friends have the urge to raise cats, my advice most of the time is not to raise them. First, pour cold water on them and vaccinate them. For those irresponsible people who have a premonition that they cannot become qualified poop scoopers, I will do my best to let them They gave up having cats.

If some people are really determined not to have a playful mentality, I will also tell you about the problems that will be encountered in raising cats, and how to raise a cat well. Regarding raising cats, I'm still very cautious.

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If you plan to raise a cat, you must make the following psychological preparations:

1. Once you raise a cat, you will never give it up unless absolutely necessary

There is only you in his world, and he is just one of them in your world. We have to give enough love to be worthy of their complete trust.

2. Be financially prepared. Can you afford a cat with your current financial conditions?

The prerequisite for raising a cat is that you can give it enough stability and stability. Life, of course, cannot be said to be very luxurious, but at least it can guarantee the basic material conditions of life (eating, drinking, sleeping); the cost of daily vaccinations and deworming; if you get sick, you have to consider the cost of medical treatment.

3. Accept cat hair that can be seen everywhere in the house and on clothes

Cats are shedding monsters. Cat families cannot avoid having a lot of troubles because of this shedding monster. You Cat hair may appear on clothes, sofas, beds, quilts, floors, and even in water glasses and rice bowls. This is unavoidable and you have to get used to living with these hairs.

4. Accept their imperfect side and vaccinate the cat in advance

Having a cat does not mean living a peaceful and peaceful life, but it will There are all kinds of little accidents and worries:

He may be very cold and indifferent to you; he often has a warm face but a cold butt;

You will find that he likes you late at night The disco music keeps you awake;

He loves to make trouble and always knocks things over at home from the table;

He always likes to jump to high places and you can’t catch him. There is nothing I can do to help him;

He always likes to grab things randomly, and every sofa and chair at home is full of holes;

When he is in heat, he messes around Peeing and wailing all night long;

He left his mother too early and has not learned social etiquette, so he may bite or scratch you;

He buries feces and always likes to run away. The sand is all over the floor;

He starts to have fun after pooping, and the poop on his butt may rub into various places;

He is very timid, and he is very timid at home. Be king and dominate, and you will be scared as soon as you go out;

If you are prepared and understand their shortcomings, you can definitely accept them and never abandon them; congratulations, you can welcome the one that belongs to you. He is so cute, he may be gentle and clingy, or he may be cold and irritable, but since you have chosen, he will be dependent on you for the rest of your life

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List of items and costs for raising a cat, Save you from making mistakes

When you decide to raise a cat, you must be prepared to welcome it. Make sure you don’t leave behind the basic supplies and create a space that belongs to the furry child. An ample sense of belonging with them.

Indispensable basic products, mainly including basic needs such as eating, drinking and defecating:

1. The top priority: eating, drinking and defecating

1️⃣Cat food (must Preparation, no less than 15/catties):

There are many types of cat food on the market. Many cat owners don’t know how to choose, so they go to Taobao and choose Kaimousi, which has the highest sales, and Moujia from the supermarket. This is a pitfall that most novice poop scoopers have stepped on.

These foods are sold well and are cheap, but feeding them for a long time will cause malnutrition in cats and cannot meet their daily needs. Cats are pure carnivores and need to be fed High protein food with high meat content.

2️⃣Canned cat staple food (optional, 10/can):

According to the cat’s habits, the best way is to feed wet food, which can effectively avoid the most common Cat urinary tract disease.

But most people can’t do it: firstly, the cost will be greatly increased, and secondly, it will also increase the difficulty of feeding, which is not suitable for today’s shit shovelers who go out early and come back late.

If possible, you can choose to occasionally feed the cat some canned food as a toothpaste.

3️⃣Food and water bowls (15/piece):

Generally, there are three main types of cat bowls on the market, stainless steel, plastic, and ceramic;

Do not choose plastic, as it is easy to breed bacteria; stainless steel is too light, and it is easy for cats to eat while walking;

So ceramics are the top priority.

4️⃣Cat litter (15/bag-2.5kg)

The common cat litter on the market mainly includes tofu cat litter and bentonite clay, which are least useful when you just take the cat home. Tofu cat litter that is easy to trample on will be fine. Do not choose scented litter. Cats have very sensitive noses and do not like cat litter that is too fragrant. Just choose the original flavor. You can store more bags at a time, but the consumption of cat litter is still relatively large. , one bag can be consumed in about 1-2 weeks.

5️⃣Cat litter box (20/piece)

The prepared cat litter box should not be too complicated. The simplest open cat litter box is enough. It is best not to have a roof or a door. , otherwise it will increase the difficulty of going to the toilet, which may cause the cat to urinate and defecate randomly.

Especially for young cats, the litter box is too high and difficult to climb. You can change to an advanced litter box later when the cat is used to it.

2. Cat outing supplies

1️⃣Cat bag

If you are not transporting long distances and going out for a short time, give priority to cat bags, which are mainly light, easy to carry, and Good looks.

It is recommended to choose a cat bag that cannot be seen inside, has good privacy, and has more ventilation holes

For common ones, please refer to the picture below

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If the cat were to choose, he would definitely choose the flight box first, as it has a lot of space and provides good privacy.

3. Home necessities

1️⃣Cat scratching posts (15/piece)

It is the nature of cats to sharpen their claws

Their claws are their weapons and they need to be sharpened frequently to ensure they are sharp

It can also grind away aging nails to prevent them from getting too long and piercing their flesh

Grinding claws can leave their scent behind It is equivalent to marking the territory and helping the cat reduce stress

Cat scratching posts must be there, otherwise the cat will choose the item on which they can sharpen their claws. It may be a sofa, a stool, or a bed. .

In order to prevent things in the home from being damaged, be sure to prepare a few more cat scratching posts

2️⃣Cat climbing frame (optional)

Horizontal space Compared with vertical space, cats need more vertical space with height.

In this way, they feel the most secure. They have a wide field of vision and can detect danger at any time, and invaders cannot catch them. The cat climbing frame is to create a safe place for cats.

3️⃣ Comb

Keeping a cat is always dealing with cat hair all day long. Cat hair is everywhere in the house, especially during the shedding season. Dropping it will always bring a lot of troubles to life.

In addition, what cats do most is to lick their hair to clean themselves, and they eat a lot of hair, so we need to groom them frequently, which can also enhance the relationship between humans and cats.

The price of combs on the market ranges from a few yuan to several hundred. It is indeed very difficult to choose. For novices, it is enough to prepare these two combs. They are cheap and easy to use, and can effectively remove the hair on cats. Floating hair.

4️⃣Nail clippers

Cat claws are quite sharp. If you want to prevent being scratched by a cat, you must cut your nails regularly. Do not use human nail clippers, as it will cause the cat’s nails to crack and cause damage. For pain, just buy this nail clipper, which is the most common. A few dollars can solve the problem

5️⃣Toys

Most cat-raising families buy a lot of toys, but in the end there is no one cat. If you like it, you will especially like thread ends, paper balls and so on.

Novice cat owners can just choose the most conventional toys, such as cat teasing sticks and plush balls, which are loved by more than 99% of cats.

After all, cats are different from dogs. Indoor life is everything to them. Now that you have decided to raise them, you should do your best to create a comfortable and happy environment for them.

4. Health care

1️⃣ Hairballs

Cats licking their fur too much can easily lead to hairballs. The main common ones on the market are hairballs. Cream, cat grass tablets, and fresh cat grass all help cats expel hairballs;

Hair removal cream is like lubricating oil to help cats expel hairballs. It is not recommended to feed cats frequently as it can cause diarrhea.

If you want to be lazy, you can feed your cat grass flakes, and the cat will be more willing to eat it. A diligent and economical little expert like me will buy wheat seeds and grow them myself in a few days for the cat to eat. Fresh, healthy and affordable cat grass

2️⃣Beautiful hair

The beauty of a cat depends first on the face, and the second is the quality of the hair. The quality of the hair directly determines the cat's beauty. For good looks, hair-beautifying products are still indispensable. The main recommendations are egg yolks and fresh sea fish.

Egg yolks are rich in lecithin, and marine fish are rich in fish oil. Both of them are big names in the beauty industry

3️⃣Homemade nutritional supplements

Cats are obligate carnivores. You can cook some fresh chicken breast, fish, beef, and shrimp when you have time to enrich your cat’s diet.

5. Avoid pitfalls, be sure Don’t buy

1️⃣Cat cage

Cats must be kept free. Keeping in cages goes against the nature of cats. Cats themselves are free individuals. If you love them, you must give them freedom

2️⃣Collar

Some people think cats wearing collars are cute, and even hang bells (cats are very sensitive to sound, which is the same as listening to loud speakers all the time, which is jarring and annoying) ), in fact, this kind of thing is very dangerous; you can often see news about collars getting stuck in cats’ mouths and strangling cats to death; in order to avoid this risk, it is better not to follow this trend;

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Cats are different from dogs. They do not need to go out or be walked. Cats are very sensitive. For cats that have not been socialized and trained, once they go out, they will react very strongly and act very frightened. At this time, One is that it is easy to get stressed, and the other is that it is easy to break away from the traction rope and escape. Since you don’t want to go out, the rope is completely unnecessary

4️⃣Clothes

Cats spend most of the day licking their fur , once the clothes are on, the cat cannot lick its fur, causing the cat to be particularly irritable.

Furthermore, if the cat is restrained by clothes, it will be inconvenient for the cat to move. Some cats will not be able to walk when wearing clothes. It is a waste to buy them.

5️⃣Non-wash gloves

Non-wash gloves are an IQ tax, equivalent to the effect of wet wipes. In fact, they are very unnecessary. Cats will clean themselves and their coat by licking their fur every day. All are very clean.

Furthermore, if you wipe the cat's body with disposable gloves, it is easy to ingest the liquid rubbed on the skin surface by the gloves, and there may be some bad substances.

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Be prepared after the cat arrives home to protect the health and safety of the furry child

Don’t be too happy when you take the cat back

Because they If you are timid and scared, don’t be overly enthusiastic and kiss them well

Give them some time to get familiar with the new environment and new owner, otherwise stress will be a big trouble

1. Give him time to adapt

Next, you only need to open the cat bag and put it in the room. Don’t disturb him. Just do whatever you need to do. Don’t pay too much attention to the cat at first. They just feel threatened and scared.

The next step is the cat’s exploration time. If there is no one in the room, he will slowly come out, look here, smell there, and slowly adapt to his new home; for the first time, the cat may see you. Just hide, don't worry about it, and don't get close to pull him out

As long as the poop scooper is responsible for feeding and scooping poop, he will slowly feel that you are no threat to him and will slowly let down his psychological defense and become a Becoming a clingy little elf is just around the corner.

After about a week of raising the cat, you will need to take the cat to the pet hospital for a physical examination and deworming vaccine. This step must not be skipped.

2. Physical examination

Normal physical examination mainly includes the most basic physical examination, blood routine, infectious disease examination, and stool examination

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B. Routine blood test

Mainly checks the cat’s physical health status, whether there is anemia, inflammation indicators, bacterial and viral infections, etc. This examination is the most basic and can only be seen It is impossible to determine the specific physical problems based on the overall general condition of the body.

C. Infectious disease examination

The risk of infectious diseases in most kittens is still relatively high. If the cat has some symptoms within a week of feeding it, such as vomiting and diarrhea, sneezing and runny nose, etc. For these symptoms such as tears, infectious disease examination must be done; if there are no symptoms of any disease, you can choose not to do this.

Why not bring it back for this inspection at the beginning?

Because the virus has an incubation period, the virus cannot be detected during the incubation period, which can easily lead to misdiagnosis. The normal virus incubation period is about a week. If there is one, it will basically break out within 7 days, and it can only be detected at this time.

3. Vaccination

After the physical examination is completed, the cat can be vaccinated if it is completely healthy.

If the cat seller tells you that you have been vaccinated, you need to ask for a voucher, otherwise you will have to start the vaccination again.

Because the cost of vaccines is relatively high, it is very likely that cats have not been vaccinated.

At present, the main vaccines that cats need to be vaccinated include Miosanto and rabies. The main purpose of vaccination is to produce antibodies against viruses in the body

The common vaccines for cats to prevent infectious diseases are Miao San Duo is mainly used to prevent the three most common infectious diseases: feline distemper, feline rhinorrhea, and feline calicivirus;

Vaccines need to be injected regularly according to the immunization program to keep the antibody concentration at a relatively high level. level.

Vaccination process

First immunization: When vaccinating a cat for the first time, three consecutive injections of Miao Sanduo are required (can only be given after 2 months). The interval between each injection is The time is 21 days; the rabies vaccine (can only be given after 3 months of age) only requires one injection, and can be injected together with Miaosanduo

Strengthening immunity: counting from the last injection of the first vaccination, every year thereafter Get a shot of Miao Sanduo + rabies vaccine. [You can check the antibody concentration first. If it meets the standard, you don’t need to take it]

When does the vaccine need to be given? Each hospital will have a vaccine booklet distributed to the doctor. Just give it on time according to the time of the visit< /p>

The introduction to antibody testing does not mean that the vaccine is enough. Many cats will fail their first immunization. That is, after receiving all three shots of the first vaccine, the body does not produce enough antibodies. At this time, it is still There is a risk of contracting infectious diseases;

4. Deworming

Parasitic infections are very common in cats, and regular deworming is very important

Don’t think that my cat is It is not necessary to deworm if you don’t go out. In fact, this view is very wrong

It may be carried everywhere in the environment, such as the soles of your shoes, potted plants, flying insects outside, etc.

Beginner deworming Most of them choose to do it together with the vaccine in the hospital, but it is actually very unnecessary

Because the price of anthelmintic drugs in pet hospitals is too high, you can buy it yourself at the online flagship store, and the anthelmintic drugs and pet hospitals Same, the price is indeed much lower;

The deworming combination I often use is Dapaiai + Hailemiao; both have the effect of expelling internal and external insects, Dapaiai mainly focuses on external insect repellent, Hailemiao It focuses on internal deworming. When combined, the deworming spectrum is very wide. Kittens under 1 year old are dewormed once a month, and adult cats over 1 year old are dewormed once every three months. This can kill common parasites to the greatest extent. .

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Taboos about raising cats, one can kill a cat

1️, plants poisonous to cats

2. Windows in high-rise buildings are not sealed

Cats like high places. If there is an open-air balcony at home, that is where cats usually live. Some people think that cats cannot jump downstairs if they are sensible. Who knows that they will drown? Can water.

Some cats are in heat and jump for love, some see a bird flying by and want to catch it, some fail to stand firm and fall. The number of cats jumping off buildings seen in pet hospitals is definitely very high. of.

Cats don’t have nine lives. Most of them jump and die on the spot. If you are lucky, you may have a fracture. First of all, it is very expensive on the wallet, and secondly, it is also painful for the cat, so don’t take it lightly. Windows and balconies at home are usually It must be sealed to avoid accidents. Once it happens, the consequences are irreversible.

3. Bathe the cat frequently

There is actually no need for cats to take a bath

Cats are very, very clean creatures and spend most of their time In order to clean yourself by licking fur, as long as you keep your home clean and the environment at home is clean, the cat will never get dirty; if you really feel that the cat is not clean, wash it once every three months at most, but not too often.

Bathing is absolutely torture for cats. They are afraid of water and wind. If you bathe a cat at home, you will be scratched by the cat accidentally!

4. Do not control your weight and regard obesity as beautiful

I often see round fat cats on the Internet and think they are cute. They do not control their diet and often feed various snacks, which leads to weight gain. Soaring.

In fact, this kind of thing is very unhealthy. Excessive obesity can lead to three highs. Fat oppresses the heart and internal organs, causing cats to pant non-stop when exercising. They become less and less interested in exercising, and can also oppress joints and cause joint inflammation. inflammation;

As time goes by, various diseases will follow

5. Drink little or even no water

Nowadays, most cats feed on dry food. Mainly, coupled with their own nature of not liking to drink water, it is very easy to cause urinary tract diseases, urinary crystals, frequent urination and blood in the urine. In severe cases, urinary obstruction, complete blockage of the urinary tract can lead to kidney failure, which poses a threat to life.

Because the urinary tract of male cats is relatively narrow, this type of disease is very common in male cats

Usually prepare several water bowls at home (wash the bowls frequently, cats do not drink dirty water) ), cats also prefer flowing water, so it is also necessary to choose an automatic water dispenser.

6. Not washing the cat bowl frequently

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Cat bowls should be washed once every 1 to 2 days. Cat food will go bad if exposed to the air for too long. If the cat food is not finished for a day, it should be thrown out and replaced with new ones

7. If you don’t shovel poop frequently, change the cat litter

Cats have to go to the toilet every day. A dirty cat litter box is also a breeding ground for bacterial growth. Bacteria can easily infect the urethra and cause urinary tract problems; most cats have mysophobia, which is too dirty Dirty cat litter boxes will also cause them to refuse to go to the toilet and cause them to urinate and defecate.

To shovel poop every day, it is best to change the cat litter once a week and wash the cat litter box. It is really lazy. It needs to be changed every half a month at most.