With the continuous development of the economy and the gradual improvement of people's living standards, keeping pets has become something that many people like to do. How do people who plan to keep pets choose their pets? In fact, we still need to learn more about this issue. Especially for people who like pets, it is very necessary to know how to choose healthy pets.

1. Choose a regular and reliable pet store

1. Business license

Choose a regular pet store with a business license. If the pet store diagnoses pets, it must also have corresponding veterinary certification procedures.

2. Anti-epidemic injection registration certificate

When purchasing a pet, you should ask the pet store to produce the pet’s vaccination registration certificate. The pet’s breed, age, gender, color, and the registered veterinarian’s phone address and name should be clearly stated on the registration certificate. At the same time, you must carefully check whether the registered information matches the pet you purchased. If the pet store cannot provide such proof, it is best not to buy there.

3. The environment of the pet store

The environment in the pet store should be hygienic and clean, the pets sold in the store should be lively and normal, and the pets in all cages should not be overcrowded.

4. Store clerk’s pet knowledge

Store clerks should have sufficient knowledge about pets and be able to provide professional advice.

Warm reminder: When buying a pet, you usually go to a pet store, but you often hear complaints from pet owners that their newly purchased pets get sick or even die within a few days. This will cause losses to your beloved friends not only in money, but also in feelings. Before purchasing a pet, you can ask the store clerk to bring the pet to the veterinary clinic for examination. It is best not to buy pets sold by street vendors. The health problems of these pets are most uncertain!

2. Distinguish between purebred and mixed-breed cats

1. Differences in bloodline and reproduction

In the classification of pet cats, there are purebred cats and mixed breed cats. These two cats have obvious bloodline and breeding differences. Purebred cats refer to cats whose ancestors are all of the same species. They usually undergo inbreeding. Inbreeding often causes congenital defects in cats. Mixed-breed cats are the offspring of cross-breeding. Their bloodlines are not pure, but they have excellent adaptability, so they are loved by the public and are bred.

2. Purebred cats

Purebred cats are generally the result of selective breeding. A long time ago, people bred cats and then bred them through selection. Therefore, the next generation of purebreds is cultivated step by step. This process is through crossbreeding and selection. Therefore, the cats that can be held in people's arms today are not "purebred" in the narrow sense, but "hybrid". Later, some cats with similar appearances and similar temperaments gradually emerged. These cats were gradually stereotyped, and then through careful selective breeding, the genetic characteristics of their appearance were stabilized. These are today’s purebred cats, but the difference is , some of them are hybrids, and some are natural, but in the end they will narrow the changes in breeding characteristics and form a unique breed under strict control. In the end, the next generation will be bred from breeding cats with the same appearance and characteristics.

3. Mixed breed cats

Mixed-breed cats are generally not easily recognized by people or relevant institutions in terms of breed, and the appearance of cats may also be very complicated. Because there are no restrictions on breeding, coat patterns vary, and it is impossible to make meaningful classifications based on facial features. Of course, in a certain area, there has been inbreeding between related non-purebred cats, so there are many similarities between them.

Warm reminder: Most people will not choose purebred cats. For them, domestic cats fully meet their requirements. Domestic cats come in a wide variety of colors, coats, and can be quite gentle if they have had pleasant social experiences as babies. Pet lovers should be clear about the breed characteristics of cats and be familiar with whether the morphological characteristics, coat color, body shape, etc. of each breed (especially the breed you want to choose) meet the requirements of that breed. If the pet shop calls the cat a pedigree cat, it must have a birth certificate (blue slip) or registration certificate (green slip) issued by a credible cat association such as CFA. Attention, mommies!