1. Is your current address stable?
2. The economy of cat ownership
3. Do you have enough energy?
4. Can you and your family accept the shedding of cat hair?
5. Cats may parkour and bark at night.
6. If you are pregnant, can your family accept the existence of a cat?
7、 ..............
There may be more problems in the actual process of raising cats. If you decide to keep a cat, you should be prepared and try not to abandon it.
How to choose a healthy cat? ? Adopt rather than buy
Adoption channels: nearby pet hospitals, local animal protection associations, official WeChat accounts, idle fish, street stray cats, etc.
Whether it is adoption or purchase, you need to pay attention to the following points.
1. Cat age: kittens ≥3 months. It is recommended to make sure that you have had two shots of vaccine and one deworming before taking it home.
2. Cat status
Eyes: clear and bright, no secretion (a small amount of dark brown secretion is normal)
Nose: no excessive secretions such as runny nose, moist in front of the nose (the cat just woke up is dry)
Ear canal: clean and fresh, without dark brown secretions (some may have just been cleaned, so you can observe whether the cat has been scratching its ears)
Oral cavity: the gums are pink, without redness and inflammation. Tooth occlusion is normal, no abnormal bad breath, no drooling.
Hair and skin: the hair color is smooth, not sparse, without dandruff, depilation, scabbing, redness and other phenomena. Pull out your hair by hand and observe whether there are a lot of black particles. If there is, it means that the cat has fleas.
Meat pad: no swelling and ulceration.
Mental appetite
Others: the environment of the cat house is clean, without peculiar smell, and other pets have no abnormal symptoms.
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4. Ask for vaccine books and deworming records.
What do I need to prepare to bring my cat home?
1, project
Staple food, cat litter and cat litter basin: the criterion for judging the number of cat litter basins is n+ 1(n is the number of cats).
Water bowl, food bowl, cat scratch board, bellows
2. Environment
Cleaning and disinfection, sofa bed should be clean.
Seal windows and balconies to prevent cats from jumping out of windows.
Stay away from needles, thread, rat poison, cockroach medicine, green radish, laundry detergent and other harmful substances that cats can easily swallow.
How does the cat adapt to the environment as soon as it gets home?
1. Multi-pet family: It is recommended to put the cat in a separate space first to avoid fighting with the aborigines and transmitting diseases to the aborigines.
2. Put some blankets, bowls, etc. For cats at home. Kittens should keep warm, and the temperature should not be too low.
As soon as the cat gets home, it may hide without eating or pulling. At this time, don't interfere artificially, let it explore the environment by itself first, and it will gradually return to normal after a day or two of familiarity.
4. Play with cats more and bring them closer to you by playing games.
5. Grain change follows the seven-day grain change method, step by step.