Cat raising guide for beginners: Things to note when raising cats, what items are prepared for beginners to raise cats, a guide to fully raise cats
1: The psychological preparation you need to make before raising a cat. If you keep it, you have to be responsible for your whole life. I have been in contact with the pet industry for many years. I have also raised two cats myself, and many friends around me have the urge to raise a cat. Most of the time, I suggest not to raise it. First, pour cold water and give them vaccinations. For those who are irresponsible and cannot become a qualified cat shoveler, I will do my best to make them give up raising cats.
If some people are really determined not to have a playful attitude, I will also remind you many problems that will encounter when raising cats. How to raise a cat well. I am still very cautious about raising cats.
If you are ready to raise a cat, you must be mentally prepared:
1. Once you raise it, you will never give up until you have to be sure of your raising it. In his world, you are the only one of your world, and he is just one of them. We have to give enough love to be worthy of their full commitment.
2. Be prepared for economic preparation. With your current economic conditions, can you afford a cat? The premise of raising a cat is that you can give it a stable and stable life. Of course, it cannot be said that it is very comfortable. At least it can guarantee basic living conditions (eating, drinking, defecating); daily vaccine deworming costs; if you are sick, you must consider medical expenses.
3. Accept cat hair that can be seen everywhere in the house, on clothes, cats are hair-loss monsters. Cats cannot avoid having many worries because of this hair-loss monster. Cat hair may appear on your clothes, on the sofa, on the bed, on the quilt, on the floor, and even in the water cup, and in the rice bowl. This cannot be avoided. You must get used to living with these hairs.
4. Accept their imperfect side and give the shoveler a shot in advance
Raising a cat is not like living a peaceful and peaceful life, but there are all kinds of small accidents and small troubles:
He may be very cold and ignore you; often sticking to your cold butt with a hot face;
You will find that he likes to dance at night and affects you can't sleep;
He likes to make trouble and always brings things from the house down from the table;
He always likes to jump on high places, and it won't matter if you can't catch him;
He always likes to grab things randomly, and none of the sofas and chairs at home are all riddled with holes;
He urinates when he is in heat and wails all night long;
He leaves his mother too early and does not learn etiquette and socializes, and may bite you and scratch You;
He always likes to run cat litter, which makes the floor full of;
He starts having sex after he pulls his poop, and the poop on his butt may rub into various places;
He is very brave and is domineering at home, and he is afraid as soon as he goes out;
If you are ready, you can accept their small shortcomings and be sure to be sure, and never give up; congratulations, you can welcome your little cutie. He may be gentle and clingy, and may be cold and irritable, but since you have chosen, you will be dependent on you for the rest of your life
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Cat-raising items list and expenses, so that you can avoid detours
When you are sure to raise a cat, you must be prepared to welcome him. Basic supplies must not be left behind, create their own space for their children and give them a sufficient sense of belonging.
Essential basic products, mainly including basic needs such as food, drink, defecation, etc.:
1. Top priority: Eating, drinking, defecation,
1️⃣ Cat food (must be available, no less than 15/catties):
There are many types of cat food on the market. Many cat shovelers do not know how to choose and go to Taobao to choose the highest sales Kaimous, and the supermarket. This is a pit that most novice shovelers have stepped on.
These grains are high in sales and are cheap, but long-term feeding will cause cats to be malnourished and cannot meet their daily needs. Cats are pure carnivorous animals and should be fed high-protein foods with high meat content.
2️⃣Canned cat staple food (optional or not, 10/can):
According to cats' habits, the best way is to feed wet food, which can effectively avoid the most common cat urinary tract diseases now.
But most people can't do it: first, the cost will increase greatly, and second, it also increases the difficulty of feeding, which is not suitable for shovelers who go out early and come back late.
If conditions permit, you can choose to occasionally feed the cat some cans for a tooth-beating ceremony.
3️⃣Food bowls (15/piece):
Generally, there are three types of cat bowls on the market: stainless steel, plastic, and ceramics;
Plastics must not be chosen, as they are easy to breed bacteria; stainless steel is too light, and it is easy for cats to eat and walk;
So ceramics are the most preferred option.
4️⃣ Cat litter (15/bag-2.5kg)
The common cat litter on the market are mainly tofu cat litter and bentonite. You can just pick up the cat home in the early stage to use the tofu cat litter that is the least likely to get into pitfalls. Don’t choose the aromatic one. The cat’s nose is very sensitive and doesn’t like too fragrant cat litter. Just choose the original one. You can store a few more bags at a time. The consumption of cat litter is relatively large. You can consume one bag in about 1-2 weeks.
5️⃣ Cat litter box (20/piece)
The cat litter box prepared should not be too complicated. The simplest open cat litter box is enough. It is best not to have a ceiling or have a door, otherwise it will increase the difficulty of going to the toilet, which may cause the cat to urinate and pull around.
Especially for kittens, it is really difficult to climb if the litter box is too high. You can change to the advanced version of the litter box when the cat is suitable.
2. Cat outing supplies
1️⃣ cat bag
If you do not have long-distance transportation and short time to go out, you will be given priority to choose cat bags, mainly light, easy to carry, and high-quality appearance..
Cat bags are recommended to choose common ones that cannot be seen inside, have good privacy and many breathable holes. You can refer to the following figure
2️⃣ Airlines box
If you ask the cat to choose, you will definitely give priority to the air box, which has a large space and good privacy.
3. Home supplies
1️⃣ Cat scratching board (15/piece)
The nature of cats is to grind the claws. The claws are their weapons. They need to be polished frequently to ensure that they can also grind off the aging nails to prevent their nails from being too long into the flesh. The grinding claws can leave their scent, which is equivalent to marking the territory and helping cats reduce pressure. The cat scratching board is necessary, otherwise the hairy child will choose the items they grind their claws by themselves, which may be a sofa, a stool, or a bed.
In order to avoid disasters in the family, you must prepare more cat crawling boards
2️⃣ Cat climbing frame (optional)
Compared with horizontal space and vertical space, what cats need more is vertical height space.
In this way, they are the most secure, with a broad vision and can detect dangers at any time, and the invaders cannot catch them; cats crawling in a cat is to create a safe place for them.
3️⃣Comb
Keeping cats all day long and always deal with cat hair. Cat hair is everywhere at home, especially when it comes to the hair change season, the hair falls one by one, which will always bring a lot of troubles to life.
In addition, the most common thing cats do is to lick their hair and clean themselves, and they will eat a lot of hair, so we need to comb their hair frequently, which can also enhance the relationship between people and cats.
The price of combs on the market ranges from a few yuan to a few hundred yuan. It is really difficult to start with difficulty in choosing. It is enough for novices to prepare these two combs. The price is cheap and easy to use, and it can effectively remove floating hair from cats.
4️⃣Naval Clippers
Cats have very sharp claws. If you want to prevent being scratched by cats, you must cut your nails regularly. You cannot use a nail clipper, which will cause cat nails to crack and feel pain. Just buy this one for the most common nail clipper. It can solve the problem for a few dollars
5️⃣Toys
Most cat families buy a lot of toys, and in the end there is no one that cats like, but they will especially like thread tips, paper balls, etc.
Just choose the most common toys when raising cats, such as cat sticks and plush balls. More than 99% of cats love them.
Cats are different from dogs after all, indoor life is their whole life. Since they have decided to raise them, it is better to do their best to create a comfortable and happy environment for them.
4. Health care
1️⃣ Hair Removal Ball
Cats lick too much hair can easily lead to erectile bulbs. The common common hair creams on the market are cat grass tablets, and fresh cat grasses that help cat hair removal balls;
Hair Removal creams help discharge hairballs like lubricating oil, and it is not recommended to feed them frequently and easily cause diarrhea.
If you want to be lazy, you can feed cat grass slices, and cats are more willing to eat them; a diligent and money-saving little expert like me will buy wheat seeds by himself. After planting them for a few days, you can eat fresh, healthy and affordable cat grass for your cat.
2️⃣ Beautiful hair
Whether a cat is beautiful is first of all, it depends on the quality of the hair, and the quality of the hair directly determines the appearance of the cat. Hair quality directly determines the appearance of the cat. Beautiful hair products are still essential. The main recommendations are egg yolks and fresh sea fish.
Egg yolks are rich in lecithin, and sea fish are rich in fish oil. Both are big shots of the beauty industry
3️⃣Homemade nutritional complementary food
Cats are obligate carnivores. When you have time, you can cook some fresh chicken breasts, fish, beef, and shrimps by yourself, which are very good, making the cats rich in diet
5. Avoid pits, do not buy
1️⃣Cat cage
Kindergarten, beef, and so on. Keeping cats must be free. Cages are contrary to the nature of cats. Cats themselves are free individuals. If you love them, you have to give them freedom
2️⃣Coller
Some people think cats are cute with collars, and even hang bells (cats are very sensitive to sounds, which is no different from humans. Listening to the loudspeaker all the time is harsh and annoying), but this kind of thing is actually very dangerous; you can often see the news that the collar is stuck in the cat's mouth and strangling the cat to death; in order to avoid this risk, don't be like this;
3️⃣ Cats are different from dogs, and they don't need to go out and walk; cats are very sensitive. For cats who have not undergone social training, they react very much once they go out and are very frightened. At this time, the first thing is that they are prone to stress, and then they are prone to break free from the leash and escape. Since you don't go out, the rope is completely unnecessary
4️⃣Clothes
Cats lick their hair most of the day, and once they put on their clothes, they cannot lick their hair, which makes the cat particularly irritable.
Besides, if you are bound by clothes, cats will be inconvenient to move. Some of them will not be able to walk when they put on clothes, and buying them will be a waste.
5️⃣Donut gloves
Donut gloves are considered IQ tax, which is equivalent to the effect of wet wipes. In fact, it is very unnecessary. Cats clean themselves every day when licking their hair, and the hair is very clean.
And if you wipe the whole body of a cat without washing gloves, it is easy to eat the liquid that is rubbed on the surface of the gloves, which may be a bit bad.
I really think that cats are not clean and licked. If you have a clean habit, you can find a towel to dip it in water, then wring it dry and wipe the skin surface; then you should hygienize your home quickly, and the cat will not be dirty if it is clean at home.
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Cats prepare after they arrive home to protect the health and safety of their hairy children
Don't be too happy when you bring the cat back, because they are timid and scared, don't show excessive enthusiasm, kiss and hold high
Give them some time to get familiar with the new environment and the new owner, otherwise stress will be a big trouble
1. Give him time to adapt
Next you just need to open the cat's bag and put it in the room, don't disturb him, do whatever you should do, and do not pay too much attention to the cat at the beginning, they will only feel threatened and afraid.
Because male cats have narrow urinary tracts, this type of disease is very common in male cats
Usually, prepare a few more water bowls at home (wash the bowls frequently, and cats do not drink dirty water). Cats also prefer flowing water, so it is very necessary to choose an automatic water dispenser.
6. If you don't wash cat dishes frequently, cat food is rich in meat, and it will easily breed bacteria after a long time. If you don't wash for a long time, the cat will eat it and cause gastroenteritis, vomiting, diarrhea,
Wash the cat's bowl once every 1-2 days. The cat's food is exposed to the air for too long and it is easy to rot. If you don't finish the cat's food, you should pour it out and replace it with new ones before you finish it. 7. If you don't shovel your poop, change cat's litter every day. If you are too lazy, it's also a breeding ground for bacterial growth. Bacteria are prone to infection of the urethra and causing urinary tract problems. Most cats have a vigilance. Too dirty cat's litter will also make them refuse to go to the toilet, and there will be situations where they urinate randomly. It is best to shovel cat's litter every day. If you are lazy, you should change it once a week. At most, you should change it once a month.