How to care for a British kitten and an adult cat?

The British kitten with its round-eyed attractive face, strong body and thick plush hair can touch anyone. This merry creature will fill with joy every home and quickly turn into a universal pet. In order for the kitten and then the adult cat to be healthy, playful and beautiful, he needs to provide the right care.

The description of the character of the British, most likely, will force to be inclined to think about having a quad tailed such breed. The British, like most cats, are independent beasts that easily endure long loneliness and are capable of occupying themselves at such intervals. Therefore, the British kitten is quite suitable as a friend to a busy person who spends too little time at home. Among the positive features of these cats are the following:

• calm temper;
• restraint against children;
• livable with other animals;
• congenital nobility;
• unobtrusive;
• independence;
• high intelligence;
• sociability and good humor;
• resistance to stress;
• cleanliness.

The difficulties of the nature of the British can be attributed to some stubbornness, which is difficult to overcome in the upbringing, and dislike to the requirements of a person. Like most cats, the British are vindictive. And if the owner decides, for example, to teach Fluffy how to behave properly through physical impact, it will be very difficult to return the cat's location. Taking the kitten into the house, you need to be prepared for the fact that this is a playful creature.

British people often play around throwing things off high shelves. And also they like to take a position “somewhere higher”, even if they do not play at this time, they “look around the neighborhood” from a height.

British life checkers. Owners often have to deal with the fact that their pets are climbing packages. You can bring the products from the store, turn away, and in a minute you can find that they are already inspected by the “tail auditor”, having put a curious face in the bag.

To the guests of the house, these tailed show goodwill. It is hard to imagine that such a cat will start to stand up at the sight of a stranger or otherwise demonstrate its disapproving attitude to it. If a cat of the British breed allows the child to play with itself for a long time, then adults will not tolerate "increased attention and caress." This is not the beast that can be endlessly worn on your hands and ironed "until blue in the face." Too much attention leads to the fact that the pet begins to hide and snort with displeasure.

To provide the little Briton with normal care and "living conditions", You need to purchase such necessary accessories as:

• cat toilet with a filler;
• soft bed or house;
• food and water bowls;
• scraper;
• pukhoderka;
• outdoor clothing;
• carrying;
• toys

In order for the kitten to grow up cheerful, playful, healthy, develop properly, it must be fully fed from the first days. The diet should be balanced. There are two options for feeding at home - use regular food or ready store. Ready food has the following advantages:

• during its creation all necessary components necessary for saturation of the kitten's organism were taken into account;
• do not have to think about cooking cat dishes - you spread it in a bowl and that's it.

For feeding use dry and wet food. It is better to buy special products of the same brand, focusing on the age of the pet. Information about who the food is intended for is indicated on the packaging. When feeding solid store food you need to watch that to have clean fresh water at the ready. If it is decided to feed the fluff with natural products, it will be necessary to prepare food for him separately. Food from the master's table is not suitable.

If the kitten was recently born, it is natural for him to feed on mother's milk. If it is taken away from the cat too early, you need to use a milk replacer, which can be found in vet pharmacies. From one and a half month old baby is transferred to goat or cow milk, diluted with boiled water to reduce fat. After 30 days of life, in addition to milk, lean meat in the form of minced meat becomes part of the diet. Purring fed cottage cheese with a small percentage of fat, milk porridge from cereals.

From the age of two months, the pet store canned food for kittens, boiled lean meat, yolks from eggs. After another month, a little four-way friend is introduced to fish food. From sea fish before its use remove all the bones. And also from 3 months on, the kitten is offered boiled vegetables.

If before this age they fed him 5–6 times a day, now there is enough four meals a day. At 5 months, the kitten is ready to eat all the foods that cats usually eat. In cat dishes can not add spices and salt.

From six months of life, British cats are offered regular cat food with a significant content of lean meat, both cooked and raw. To give the pet raw meat and fish, they are first frozen in the freezer, and boiled with boiling water before eating, thus avoiding infection with parasites. From six months the porridges and milk are no longer given to the British. This food is poorly digested in the body of an older cat, which leads to abdominal pain and an abnormal stool.

From year to year they provide food depending on the preferences of a particular pet. And if the cat is neutered, you can not give him fish and some other products. In this case, it is better to consult with a specialist about the intricacies of the diet, as well as about the age cats menu. From the age of eight, these animals are considered older. Their diet is different from the "youth". Tailed inhabitant of the apartment can not be fed chicken or turkey skins, legs.

Meat is preferably supplemented with rice, buckwheat or barley. Fermented milk products remain part of the diet. You can feed an adult pet 2-3 times a day.

To avoid trouble with the toilet, the kitten must be taught to do its own small and big things in a specially designated place from a very early age. Pet will be dirty only if the point for the toilet is inappropriate. To calmly relieve the need, the kitten needs a quiet place without witnesses. Before you take a new furry inhabitant to the apartment, you need to immediately determine where to put this very tray. If the zone chosen by the owners does not like the kitten, then it will be almost impossible to accustom him to the new one that is located within the same house.

Learning to go to the toilet of a British kitten is not much different from teaching a man’s children. As the child is seated on the pot by the hour, so is the caudate. After each trip to the toilet, the tray must be cleaned and the filler in it must be changed. If the kitten has chosen an inappropriate point for its toilet work, knowledgeable people are advised to treat it with a compound containing chlorine.

As for the tray itself, it should be convenient for the animal. Many experts advise to choose a closed toilet. The “structure” should be with a high ceiling, considering that the matured cat will be rather large. It is desirable to use wood material as a filler, since it absorbs liquid quickly and does not allow an unpleasant smell to spread.

Keeping a british kitten requires proper care. From a young age you need to watch that to keep the cat's hair, ears, and eyes healthy. The eyes of the British occasionally have to be cleaned. Discharge is especially common in kittens. Slight contamination is removed with cotton buds or wipes moistened with water. There are special lotions for the care of the eyes of cats. Some of them are used if tearing becomes too abundant. And there are also daily use facilities.

The British take care of their hair well. But if, for example, you need to bring a pet to the exhibition, you can redeem it. For this you need to use special shampoos for this breed of cats. To bathe the cat, do the following:

1. one third fill the pelvis with warm water;
2. put there a cat;
3. holding it under the throat, lather the wool (it is impossible that water gets into the ears);
4. wash the foam with a watering can;
5. You do not need to wash the “causal place” - the cat will not tolerate it;
6. having finished with bathing, wrap the animal in a towel so that moisture from wool is absorbed into it;
7. after some time, comb the hair and dry it with a hairdryer, without bringing the device close to the skin.

It is necessary to take into account that In many respects, the state of wool depends on whether the cat has enough vitamins from products. To improve the appearance of the pet, in addition to the usual food, it can be given special additives that are offered in pet stores. It is better to take the compositions that are suitable for the British, taking into account the age of a particular pet.

The natural process is the molting of such animals. In order to avoid problems with digestion, the cat will have to be given a special paste for removing wool from the stomach. In addition, the undercoat needs to be combed several times a week. Kota combed in the direction of hair growth, with the exception of the neck and face.

Twice a month, the Briton should cut the claws on the front paws. At the rear of this procedure is done monthly. A claw can also keep claws in order. As for the care of the ears, do not be zealous in cleaning them. “Planned” can be done 1 time per month or if it is clear that the ears are dirty. For cleansing using hydrogen peroxide. Some liquid is applied to a shred of cotton or a disk and rub the ear shell. Peroxide should not get into the depth of the ear canal.

Part of the care, many British owners consider haircut, although the other half of lovers of such animals call it redundant. The first ones motivate the need to cut cats by the fact that there is too much wool in the house, and the pets themselves suffer from heat, considering their thick undercoat. The latter are not willing to spoil what nature has generously bestowed on pets.

Grooming supporters should know that such a thing must be trusted to a specialist who knows the cat's anatomy in detail. If you do the haircut yourself, you can hurt the animal and bring a dangerous infection into its body. When shearing excludes the use of force, so that the cat does not receive psychological trauma. The comfort of the state of the animal is largely determined by whether he likes the master.

Part of caring for a kitten or an adult cat is systematic vaccination. Vaccination is carried out according to the calendar. The first vaccine against panleukopenia, viral rhinotracheitis and calicivirosis is given to the kitten as early as 9-12 weeks, repeating it after 2 weeks. In 3 months it is desirable to vaccinate a kitten for rabies. As well as the British are vaccinated against the following diseases:

• chlamydia;
• microsporia;
• trichophytosis (lichen);
• infectious peritonitis;
• leukemia;
• dermatosis.

Most British babies are taken from the nursery at 3 months. But if the kitten got into the house at the age of 1 month, you need to keep in mind that the fright of the baby cannot be avoided. This is quite natural. It is necessary to calculate in advance the probable places where the new tenant is whirring in order to hide from prying eyes. They are blocked in advance, so as a last resort they do not have to move furniture, arrange searches and so on.

If the kitten still hides, it is better to give him the opportunity to sit quietly in the "trench", moving the bowls closer with food and water. Until the four-legged child leaves the shelter, it is desirable for someone from the family to be at home. No need to prematurely determine a place for a kitten's bed. The litter needs to be put in that place which will be chosen by the pet. If he liked a certain point in the apartment, he is unlikely to change the place of rest.

If there are children in the house, you will have to warn them in advance so that they do not squeeze the kitten, try to pull it by the tail, and so on. The voice on the new tenant also can not be raised. The baby will distinguish the tender intonation as well as the demanding one. We need to give time to Fluffy to adapt to the new environment. When the first psychological barrier is overcome, the kitten will begin to explore the house. Its safety at this time is paramount.

It must be borne in mind that habits acquired in childhood will accompany the cat throughout life. Give a good education need up to 2 years. The kitten should immediately be made to understand that he is not the master of the house, but a man. And what exactly a person sets the limits of what is permitted. If a cat behaves approximately, say, uses a scratching post for a scratch, it should be encouraged with a snack. If the pet acts against the rules, it is required to make the suggestion in strict intonations.

If during the procedures for caring for a cat, it breaks out and is scratched, you can take it by the scruff of the neck, look into his eyes and hiss terribly. If he has not stopped struggling, he should not be let go. If you step back, the next time the cat begins to show character again.

British kittens are playful. They like the following things:

• clockwork mice;
• small balls;
• dish sponges;
• empty bags that rustle loudly.

A kitten or an adult cat will chase after a laser pointer light spot sliding on the walls and floor. Such entertainment will bring a lot of joyful minutes and four-legged tenant and his owners. For people who have even little experience in dealing with cats, caring for the British is not difficult.

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