The initial social period appears in the cat's 4 ~ 14 weeks. During this time, cats are like rough jade, which can be carved into cats that conform to normal etiquette. Introduce various positive experiences and interactive games of cat-friendly people, cats and even dogs. Now is not the time to make it a hermit. If the above activities are absent or something unpleasant happens during this period, the cat will become anxious or completely contrary to your original intention as an adult.
From when the cat eats to when it is full, the family tries not to receive visitors. Because reception is also very important in the process of training cats to socialize. Remember, change takes time, so be patient.
Of course, spending a little time every day massaging the cat, playing with its toes, stroking its back, touching its ears and mouth will make it have a positive experience.
Cat: It's best to start from 2 months. Smaller ones should pay attention to the requirement that the milk is clean and not expired. After eating, observe its excretion. If it weren't for diarrhea, vomiting and liveliness, there would be no problem. 2, 3 months later, the cat will be healthier and better raised!
Help the baby to urinate. Touch * * with soft gauze or paper to stimulate excretion. After the row, you can use cotton wool dipped in warm water to scrub it clean.
Leave the mother's warm arms and let the baby sleep on a hot water bottle covered with a towel or blanket. If there is a female cat who has just given birth nearby, it is also a good idea to ask her to be a wet nurse for 2-3 days.
~ feed and care ~
1. When you take the cat home, you must first make clear which places are its activity range, such as whether it can enter the bedroom, restaurant and so on. Otherwise, it will be too late to limit it when it gets into the habit.
2. Cats should pay attention to balanced nutrition. If you choose artificial feed, you should buy more kinds instead of eating it to avoid anorexia.
The cat's drinking water should be changed every day, preferably with warm water.
Generally, domestic cats will comb their fur and keep it clean, and give it a bath once every six months. However, if cats often go out to play, they must take more baths. Besides, long-haired cats must also take a bath frequently. White cats should also be washed often.
5. If the cat refuses to take a bath, you can cover baby powder with dry cleaning agent and comb carefully.
6. Cats have the habit of grinding their claws, and they should prepare pads for grinding their claws; As soon as the cat grinds its claws on the furniture, it must be stopped at once, otherwise it will be too late to form a habit.
7. When cutting the cat's paw, be careful not to hurt the cat's finger meat and avoid nail breakage. It is a good choice to use nail clippers for cats.
8. Clean cat litter regularly every day.
9. Male cats that are not castrated have the habit of urinating to mark their territory, so you can buy "deodorant" to prevent it.
Disease treatment ~
1. If the cat's eyes often discharge thick secretions, it may be allergic. You should go to the vet and buy some eye drops.
2. An old cat's teeth may become yellow and inflamed. In order to strengthen their dental health, it is best to brush their teeth with salt water and a small toothbrush every week.
3. If the cat's ears have increased secretions and black sand-like dirt, it means that it is troubled by ear lice. You can clean your ears with cotton dipped in olive oil and see a veterinarian for treatment.
4. It is best to have at least one shower gel, spray, collar, etc. Has the function of removing lice and fleas at home. When a cat is infected with lice or fleas, it can be treated immediately. If it still can't be cured, it should be treated by a veterinarian.
If there are worms in the cat's feces, it means there are parasites, so you should seek medical treatment.
6. Mild vomiting or diarrhea of cats may be food poisoning, especially when there are newborn kittens at home, pay attention to the placement of potions and pesticides. Prevent cats from eating by mistake.
7. Sometimes cats vomit or diarrhea because they are allergic to certain ingredients in food. You should write down the food you ate that day and find out what your cat is allergic to, so that you can stop feeding that food in the future.
8. Sometimes a cat's vomit is just a pile of hair balls, which it swallowed when cleaning its body hair, and it can't be digested, which leads to vomiting. You can add "cat-specific hair cream" to food to prevent it.
9. If the male cat squats hard in the bedpan, but can't urinate, it may be urethritis or urethral calculus. This is a very serious disease and should be sent to the doctor immediately.
10. If the cat loses appetite, can't stand up straight, and purrs, it may have intestinal obstruction, so it should be sent to a doctor immediately.
1, cat nest
Kittens should be put in a warm nest where the wind can't blow. You can use paper boxes, disinfection cat cages, laundry baskets, etc. Put a towel or blanket on it, and you need a heat source to keep the kitten warm, because the kitten can't adjust the temperature by itself until it is 4 weeks old. This heat source can be an electric blanket, a thermos bottle or an electric lamp for heating. Don't let the heat source be too close to the kittens to avoid scalding them, and the heat source should be in a corner of the cat's nest, so that the kittens can move to a cooler place in the nest when it is too hot. The temperature in the cat's nest will change from 32-34℃ (the hottest place) to 24-27℃ on the other side. When kittens are 4 weeks old, the external environment can be kept at about 24℃. If there are several kittens in a litter, it may not be necessary to make the litter as hot as when there are only one or two kittens, because they can snuggle together to keep warm.
The humidity is about 50% to prevent dehydration. If it is too dry, you can spray some water outside the cat's nest or put an air humidifier. Kittens under 3 weeks old had better not be exposed to the sun directly.
2. Basic nursing care
If the kitten eats some mother's milk, it has a higher chance of survival, because it gains some immunity from colostrum. If kittens have not eaten colostrum, they are more likely to get sick and die. It is particularly important to maintain hygiene.
Precautions related to health:
Clean and disinfect feeding utensils, cat nest pads and cat towels with boiling water.
The storage time of brewed cat milk should not exceed 24 hours. Cat milk that is not used for the time being should be stored in the refrigerator.
Cat milk stored at room temperature should not exceed 1 hour, and cats should not be fed afterwards.
Heat the amount to be fed only once, and heat it with hot water. It is best not to use the microwave oven (if you use the microwave oven, shake the heated milk for a while to let some hot milk in the milk disperse).
Step 3: Feed.
frequency
Kittens of 0-2 weeks old are fed every 2-3 hours and once at night.
2-3-week-old kittens are fed every 4 hours, not at night, but the feeding interval should not exceed 6 hours.
4-6-week-old kittens are fed every 6 hours and don't need to be fed at night. They can persist for 8- 10 hours without feeding, and eat some cat food themselves. You can offer them cat food in public. Often feeding kittens can prevent them from hypothermia, but if they are fed too often, the milk in their stomachs will never be emptied, which will ferment the milk and cause flatulence, which is also bad.
Cat milk powder
Use the recommended cat milk substitute-cat milk powder. These cat milk powders are prepared according to the energy required for the normal growth of kittens, and the required amount should be fed according to the instructions of the milk powder. All brewed milk should be heated to 35-38℃ in hot water before feeding it to kittens (if microwave oven is used, shake the bottle after heating, because uneven heating in microwave oven will produce hot spots, and kittens will burn after drinking hot milk). If you want to know whether the temperature of milk is appropriate, you can drop a drop on the inside of your wrist. If you don't feel or feel warm, the temperature is appropriate.
If you can't buy cat milk powder for a while, you can temporarily use the following formula milk powder substitutes:
180ml whole milk (goat milk is better)
2 egg yolks (no egg whites)
1/2 teaspoons of vegetable oil
Dropping children's vitamins, fully stirring, and heating to 35-38℃ with hot water.
5. Possible problems during feeding.
The common diseases of newborn kittens are hypoglycemia, dehydration and hypothermia. These diseases will kill kittens. The common signs of a kitten's illness are: it keeps barking, growing up and becoming listless and soft. Kittens seldom bark. If they bark often, it means they are uncomfortable: too cold, hungry, sick and so on.
dehydrate
Insufficient water intake, diarrhea, too high ambient temperature or too dry environment may dehydrate kittens. If this happens, it should be found and treated as soon as possible. Kittens die easily from dehydration.
There are two ways to diagnose whether a kitten is dehydrated:
1) Pick up the skin at the back of the kitten's neck, pinch it and let it go. If the skin recovers quickly, there is no problem. If the skin slowly returns to its original position, or keeps your pinched shape, it is dehydrated.
2) Touch the cat's mouth. If it is wet, there is no problem, but if the mouth feels sticky or dry, it is dehydrated. It is best to keep the ambient humidity at 55-65%. If a kitten is very small and weak, it may need 85%-90% humidity, but please note that if it is very humid, the ambient temperature should not exceed 90 F (32.2 C). 95 degrees Fahrenheit (35 degrees Celsius) and 95% humidity can cause breathing problems.
constipation
Cats fed with cat milk powder are more prone to constipation, so sometimes it is necessary to feed some white water, or melt a little ointment in warm water to feed kittens, which can soften their stools. If you don't defecate for a long time, the wall of the large intestine will expand excessively, and even if you defecate eventually, the large intestine will still not work normally.
Kittens with diarrhea may die of diarrhea. When the stool is smelly, watery, bloody, or accompanied by vomiting, you should see a doctor in time. Kittens will dehydrate quickly. It is necessary to replenish water by subcutaneous injection and feed water containing electrolyte nutrition. Diarrhea may also need to be treated with anti-inflammatory drugs
The best age for cats to train is four to five months old. If you are too young, you will be playful and have little reaction to training.
Cats are unwilling to obey people when they are one year old and mature, because they think it is ridiculous and boring to entertain others, which is unnecessary. Their personalities are quite withdrawn and unique.
Train cats to defecate.
First of all, don't scare the new kitten, let alone let the children play with it at will, give it some delicious food they like regularly and quantitatively, gently touch its fur and gradually establish feelings with it.
The first thing to do when you start training is to let him pee in the designated place. Cats like to be clean. As long as the bedpan it uses is kept clean and hygienic, it will be easy to form this good habit. If the bedpan prepared for it is not cleaned frequently, the bedclothes that have been urinated are not changed in time, or even the ground where the bedpan is placed is dirty and smelly, then it will find a clean place to urinate, and after a long time, it will develop the bad habit of urinating everywhere.
In this case, the solution is to thoroughly clean the bedpan and the ground with soapy water and a hard brush to remove the original odor, and then repeatedly and patiently guide the kitten to urinate in the designated bedpan. Don't punish the first few unsuccessful tour guides rudely. It is reported that some cat owners can train their cats to pee in the bathroom. Please try patiently. The first sign that a kitten adapts to a new environment is to start licking itself.
Second, cats like clean toilets.
● Keep the toilet clean and clean it at least once a day.
When a toilet is prepared for the cat, but it doesn't want to go, it is necessary to consider whether the cat doesn't like the toilet, not just setting the toilet. Please note the following points:
Keeping a kitten at home, the toilet is too dirty to use, which will have a lot to do. Also, for clean cats, it is unbearable that the toilet is polluted by feces, so it is best to clean the toilet, and it is best to clean it immediately after each defecation. If not, clean it at least once a day, change the sand in the toilet frequently and clean the whole toilet frequently.
● The toilet should be set in a place where the cat can feel at ease and quiet.
Cats don't like animals whose lives have changed, so the owner can't change the location of the toilet at will. If you change it frequently, it will be difficult for the cat to be comfortable and convenient. If you want to change places, you should change them slowly and let the cat adapt.
The bathroom should not be located in the living room, corridor and other crowded places, and it should be quiet.
If the training fails, it is important to remove the smell there quickly.
Cats have a habit that once a place smells of their own excrement, it will go there for many times to excrete. Therefore, if the cat excretes outside the toilet, pay attention to washing off the odor with water or detergent. If there is still a smell, I will go again. Anyway, it will not be a habit. You can use burrs or deodorant when cleaning.
Third, let the cat pay attention to matters at home alone.
● Prepare enough food and water and prepare more toilets.
If there is no one at home for about two days, it is better to let the cat stay at home alone and entrust it to keep it, so that the cat can have no burden. If possible, please ask a cat's favorite person to take care of it once a day, feed it and go to the toilet. If not, prepare enough food and water for the cat before going out, put it in several places and prepare two toilets.
It is cold in winter and hot in summer, so try to avoid going out. When you go out, you will close the window and turn off the air conditioner. In a sultry home, cats will be extremely hot and worry about food deterioration.
On the contrary, in the cold winter, the health of cats will be worrying. Try not to close the window that can let in sunlight, so that at least it can be warmer during the day and the cat will be more comfortable. Besides, the quilt should be spread out so that it can get in when it is cold.
Don't forget to prepare a claw grinder to eliminate the tension and loneliness of cats.
Don't forget to prepare a claw grinder for the cat before you go out. When a cat is lonely, it often grinds its claws and relaxes itself. Some owners leave a lamp for the cat at night in order not to feel lonely. In short, the point is to consider your cat's habits and let it live as usual.
Let the cat do more exercise and bask in the sun.
● Train cats to do vertical movements.
Cats at home should pay attention to exercise. Long-term closed in a narrow space, cats will be unhappy because their desires are not satisfied, leading to loss of appetite and depilation. Cats' sports are basically fun. Dogs like to move horizontally, while cats like to move vertically, so they can move freely even in a narrow room.
For example, let the cat jump up and down to chase the ball or paper bomb thrown on the steps. Shake a feather duster or a fluffy ball tied to a stick or string to let the cat skip the chase. You can also hang a small cloth toy on the ceiling with a rubber band for the cat to play with.
Take the cat for a walk where there are few cars and many people. Cats don't follow people like dogs, so their owners will feel very uncomfortable, but please be patient. The walking collar is not only around the neck, but also the kind (copper ring) used by guide dogs.
Sunbathing is an effective way to prevent rickets and relieve mental stress. So in a sunny room or balcony, leave a corner for the cat to bask in the sun.
5. Obesity is a harbinger of disease.
● Understand the obesity signal from the cat's body shape.
Like people, cats don't want to get fat. If there is more subcutaneous fat, the resistance will drop and it is easy to get skin diseases. The fat of heart, liver, kidney and other organs can also lead to the failure of these organs. The average weight of cats is about 5 kg for males and 7 or 8 kg for strong ones. But because the weight varies with different breeds, the best way is to judge whether a cat is obese according to its posture. The key points are as follows: 1) Fat accumulation, ribs can't be felt clearly with fingers. 2) The back looks like a watermelon. 3) The fat on the face and body is so thick that it looks like there is no neck. 4) The belly is bulging and looks all fat.
As long as the cat's posture conforms to any of the above, it means that it is too fat. The easiest way to lose weight is dieting. Because the fat cat has a big belly, it can't meet its needs by giving it only half the food it used to have. There is also cat food to lose weight, and you should consult a veterinarian while limiting food.