It's not hard to have a baby cat. Especially in the spring, when everything comes back to life, people can often hear cats meowing in the community, because spring is the peak time for stray cats to breed.
However, picked up such a small milk cat, in the end how to maintain it? This is also a headache for many new cat owners. This article will teach you how to care for your kittens properly and scientifically, from diet, litter, entertainment, travel and other aspects.
Whether you buy from a pet store or adopt a kitten from a small neighborhood, try to choose a kitten over the age of two months. At this stage, kittens can be separated from their mother's breast milk and are more suitable for human care.
After owning a cute kitten, it is necessary to prepare basic daily necessities for them.
1. The cat litter
When a young cat arrives in a new and unfamiliar environment without its mother around, it's easy to feel insecure. Hence the need for a safe, quiet, warm nest. It is best to choose a semi-closed cat nest, enough to let the young cat hide inside, there is more security.
In case of emergency, you can also use a larger paper box with a hole in it to serve as a cat's nest. This will help ease the anxiety of the kittens.
2. Litter and litter box
Cats are very clean animals and are used to going to the toilet in the litter box. It's a skill that kittens are almost born with. If you bring home a kitten who doesn't know how to use the litter box, just put a ball of paper stained with her urine in the litter box and put her in for a sniff and she will learn.
Note that when choosing a litter box, try not to choose a high height, so that the baby cats can get in and out. An open litter box may not be as beautiful, but it has a good flavor and is easy to clean up daily, and it will be more affordable.
Cat litter should choose as far as possible dust less, plant health raw materials, strong condensation, can be flushed directly down the toilet. In particular, the choice of natural taste helps to protect the young cat's respiratory health.
There are two types of cat litter on the market: bentonite and tofu. Bentonite litter has the advantages of being dry, fluffy and absorbent, but the disadvantage is that it is dusty and round particles are easy to be taken out of the litter box. The advantage of tofu cat litter is natural composition, no dust. The disadvantage is that the price is more expensive than bentonite cat litter, not as good as bentonite cat litter clinging effect.
3. The tableware
Young cats are fed with a rice bowl and a birdbine. Try to choose utensils that are low enough for the kittens to reach. Food material CHOOSES stainless steel OR ceramic as far as possible, can prevent young cats from appearing on black chin. Daily cleaning should also be done properly to avoid the breeding of bacteria.
When young cats transition from breast milk to solid food, the intestines and intestines need to adapt. Therefore, it is recommended to add sheep milk powder to the baby cat food to soften, and then let the baby cat eat, so as to reduce indigestion, diarrhea or vomiting and other adverse reactions.
Cats are pure carnivorous animals, and need to consume a large amount of animal protein nutrition as energy. Young cats need protein for their daily energy and nutritional needs for growth and development, so young cats have a higher protein requirement than adults.
