A must-read guide before raising a cat!
Are you suitable for raising a cat? List of cat supplies? List of cat supplies? Cat health issues?
Are you suitable? Do you want to raise a cat?
1. Are you ready to raise it for a lifetime?
The normal life span of a cat is about 10-15 years, and can even reach 20 years. Are you ready to keep it for a lifetime?
2. Do you have enough time to take care of the cat?
Cats cannot live completely independently at home and need care from their owners. If you want to raise a cat, you have to consider whether your time allows you to raise a cat.
3. Are you able to afford the cost of raising a cat?
I am willing to save a sum of money for the cat to cover daily expenses and medical treatment, ranging from a few hundred to a thousand per month.
4. Are you willing to learn about cat raising?
I am willing to learn about cat raising for it and raise cats scientifically.
List of cat supplies:
Necessary: ??cat food, cat litter box, cat litter, cat litter shovel food/water bowl, cat nest.
Snacks: cat strips, canned cats, freeze-dried, catnip and dried fish.
Health care: hair removal cream, probiotics, goat milk powder, lecithin, fish oil.
Supplies: absorbent towels, window sealing nets, shame circles, cat bags, shower gel, wet wipes (alcohol cotton), combs, hair sticks, nail clippers and ear cleaning solution.
Toys: Cat teasing sticks, cat scratching posts.
Drugs: anthelmintics.
Cat health issues:
Vaccine: Cat triple vaccine. Pet hospitals often inject Miao Sanduo. Cat triple vaccine is a vaccine that can prevent three diseases. Rabies vaccine is generally not required for domesticated cats that have not been outside, but it is recommended just in case.
Deworming: Deworming requires regular deworming, and different anthelmintics target different types of parasites, so you need to prescribe the right medicine. External parasites are visible to the naked eye, while internal parasites can be observed through stool examination.
Cat moss: Cat moss is a fungal disease caused by Microsporum canis, which is especially common in young cats. The treatment plan is oral itraconazole, the dosage is 0.1G/KG (halve for young cats). Use this medicine to ensure that the cat’s liver is healthy. Overdosage will damage the liver! Terbifen hydrochloride cream can be used for external use, and sulfur soap or stone can be used for bathing. Sulfur mixture usage: mix with water in a ratio of 1:100.
How to choose cat food?
Read the ingredient list:
1. The first five ingredients in the ingredient list should preferably be meat, and the first one must be Meat!
2. Kitten cat food: the crude protein content needs to be above 33%, adult cat food: the crude protein content needs to be above 35%, and the normal standard for cat food fat content is 14~20%.
4. The normal intake of taurine in cat food is 0.2~0.25.
5. Cats’ intestines and stomach are sensitive to crude fiber and have difficulty digesting crude fiber. The crude fiber of cat food must be within 5.