Cat Raising Guide: 25 Tips for Raising Cats

Mar 09,2024
7Min

Cats are willful, mysophobic, a little proud, and even not close to their owners, but there is nothing we can do. We just like this furry little thing, but raising a kitten to adulthood is not an easy task. During the breeding period, there are many things that we need to pay attention to when caring for cats. Pet Cat Network has prepared the following 25 little knowledge for everyone, hoping to help you. ​​​​​​

1. Once you choose, you will be responsible for life. Cats can live up to 15-20 years, so please seriously consider whether you can live with them forever.

2. Before raising a cat, please fully consider the acceptance of cats by all members of the family, because the cat will become a member of your family just like them.

3. Kittens will be healthier if they eat breast milk for more than 6 weeks. They can be immunized as early as 10 weeks, and the second immunization will be given 21 days after the first immunization.

4. Injection of triple vaccine can prevent feline distemper (panleukopenia), feline viral rhinotracheitis, and catarrhal enteritis. The immunity is valid for one year.

5. Cats over 10 weeks old should take anthelmintic drugs every three months to get rid of internal parasites. The usage and dosage must be strictly followed by the doctor's instructions to avoid accidents.

6. For external deworming, you can use Fulian, which can be dropped on the back of the neck. It is safer and more effective than bathing or shaving. It can be used on kittens as young as 8 weeks old.

7. Kittens who have not been vaccinated cannot take a bath. Taking a bath may reduce the resistance and cause more serious problems. If it feels dirty, you can wipe it with a hot towel.

8. It is best to bathe a cat at least once a month. Too frequent bathing will destroy the cat’s natural secretion of sebum. Keeping your home clean is the best way to keep your cat's body clean.

9. Spending 20 minutes every day grooming cats is very beneficial to their physical and skin health, especially to prevent hair balls in long-haired cats.

10. After a new cat comes into the home, it may keep barking due to nervousness or loneliness. Appropriate comfort and companionship are very important. They will adapt to the new environment in two or three days.

11. Do not give fresh milk to kittens. Cats lack the enzyme to digest milk protein. Special cat milk powder should be used, or infant formula milk powder should be used instead.

12. Let the cat develop a good habit of eating cat food. The kitten will control its own food intake. In order to prevent the cat from becoming overweight, feeding should be done at a fixed point, time and quantity.

13. Cats can be given homemade fresh food, but cats can never be given leftovers from human tables. Excessive seasonings and salt are very harmful to cats.

14. Animal liver is very nutritious, but cats cannot eat it often. The large amount of vitamin A in liver can cause poisoning and cause rickets.

15. Sunshine is the best nutrition for cats. Exposure to the sun has many benefits for cats, but excessive intake of vitamin ACertain cats cannot bask in the sun.

16. Cats are not good at eating bones. Chicken wing bones, which are hollow and easily broken, can easily puncture their gums, mouth and esophagus and pose a fatal risk.

17. Cats are not born to eat fish, and many cats develop oral or gastrointestinal allergies to fish. Cats cannot digest pork, and beef and mutton may also cause gastrointestinal allergies.

18. The most natural food for cats is poultry and rodents, because cats make a living by preying on them in their natural state of survival.

19. Cats are naturally good at using cat litter. If a new cat urinates everywhere, wipe it with paper and put it in the cat litter box to let it smell it, and it will not make the same mistake next time.

20. Play with cats more during the day. After a period of time, the cat's biological clock can be adjusted to synchronize with people, and it will not affect people's sleep at night.

21. Cat’s nails are constantly growing, and it is a cat’s nature to scratch. Prepare a special scratching post or cat climbing frame for cats so that they will no longer damage your furniture

22. Let the cat develop the habit of having its nails trimmed every week to avoid being scratched by the cat. Only cut the translucent front part of your nails, otherwise it will hurt them.

23. Kittens will change their teeth when they are 4-5 months old, and they may bite things randomly. Spraying toilet water and other smells that cats don’t like on things they don’t want to be bitten will be very effective.

24. If you feel that the kitten is too energetic, you can consider raising an extra cat to keep each other company. However, if there are too many cats, the owner may become more neglectful.

25. The normal body temperature of a cat is about 39 degrees. Once you have a fever, you should go to the hospital in time. The way to measure the temperature is to hold the thermometer on the inner thigh for 5 minutes.

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