How to raise a kitten?

A kitten appearing in the house is a joy for all households. Many people delay the upbringing of a new family member, believing that the kitten is still too small to accept the rules and to obey. However, with the upbringing of the meowing baby, you should not pull it, otherwise it will get used to the process, and it will be harder for you to inoculate something to a mature animal.

Cats are wayward creatures that are difficult to train, but the responsibility of each owner of his house is to teach his furry friend the correct behavior. If this is not done, chaos will begin in the house: all the corners will be marked, the upholstery will be torn off the sofa and so on. Consider how to properly raise a kitten.

Some people who want to raise a kitten make a series of mistakes. For example, the owner of the house is very aggressive in raising his furry friend. Besides, people forget to purchase the necessary things for a kitten in advance. Due to the fact that there is no scraper, the animal sharpens the nails on the upholstery of the sofa, and because of the tray, which smells bad, the kitten fulfills its need for slippers.

Consider these and many other mistakes made by the new owners of cats and cats.

1. Lack of necessary things. It is important even before the appearance of a kitten in the house to acquire the necessary things: a scraper, a bed, a tray, a filling machine, claw clippers, a carrier, toys, disposable diapers, kitten food. With regard to food, many owners make a big mistake - you can not give the animal dry and natural food in a mixed form, that is, each feeding must be either dry or natural. The pet's health and its condition as a whole depends on it.
2. Aggressive attitude towards the kitten. You can not force your furry friend to do something with aggression, for example, to hiss at him, pull at the neck, cruel the little face to the place where he needs it in the wrong place, shout loudly and cause fear in him. From all these actions, the kitten will not become obedient - he will only have to accumulate resentment, and he will want to hide from the aggressive owner rather. He can grow up with a nervous breakdown, and even begin to take revenge. Commands correctly pronounced confident and calm tone. For the kitten to understand the team, it will take time and patience.
3. Permission to sleep in your bed. What the owner does not want to take a small, fluffy lump at night under his wing - probably there are none. However, it is undesirable to allow the kitten to sleep with him. A great concentration of smell accumulates at the place of sleep, and when a small fluffy friend sleeps with a person, he begins to feel equal with him - the person ceases to be an authority for a kitten. Small kittens, as a rule, jump on the bed to the person - this should be excluded. Let the kid have his cozy and comfortable place to sleep and rest - it is better to buy him a cat's house in advance.
4. Lack of attention and affection. Without exception, both the cat and the adult cat and the little kitten are equally in need of the care and love of their owners. When an animal does not receive due attention, it begins to revenge from harm and ceases to obey - the animal can begin to defend the need in the wrong places, and, noticing the dissatisfaction of the person, will continue to do so.

But if mistakes have already been made, of course, you should try to correct them using proven methods. They are not a guarantee, but if you make an effort and try, it is quite possible that the kitten can still be raised. So, if the upbringing was prolonged, or mistakes were made, then you can try to re-educate the pet.

Perhaps he did not recognize the command, or mistakes were made with the tray - he should always remain clean, periodically wash it, change the filler. If a baby prefers a single place - you can try to put a tray there, you can leave a little smell from his excrement, so that he understands where his place is for coping needs.

The kitten gnaws things because he has a broken sucking reflex. If the baby is taken early from the mother cat, and woolen things contain lanolin (animal wax), then it reminds the baby of the mother. In the wet wool, the smell becomes more artsy. If he chews on clothes, perhaps he likes the smell of his master - he feels affection and a sense of security.

But also behavior can be caused stressful situation. In order to wean the fluffy to tear and gnaw things, you can use a spray gun with water - they need to spray the animal when it boils, and soon he will forget how to do it.

The cat is not able to understand the value of the sofa to leave him alone, therefore, in the absence of a suitable product, the animal sharpens its claws. The fact is that a cat, sharpening its claws, follows its ancient instinct, namely: always keep your main weapon ready - claws.

From time to time, the kitten must be eroded, as they eventually grind down. In addition, a kitten, a girl or a boy, mark their territory this way - between the paws of these animals there are glands that produce odor. To keep the sofa and its upholstery in order - you should take care in advance about the acquisition of a scraper, and not even one.

A kid can bite for different reasons: out of love, in the process of playing, while the owner is stroking it, or attacking. He may not have time to adapt to a new home and owners, will not be socialized, so it will be difficult to bring up, and the kitten will grow aggressive. Undesirable aggression can also be caused by a small kitten - best of all, do not tear off his mother until 2.5 months.

The cat-mother never encourages the behavior of her baby - if the kittens scratch and bite her, then she stops him with a hiss, or biting at the scruff. Such actions as scratching and biting should be stopped even in infancy - you can try to slightly hit the baby on the nose, and at the same time to hiss.

Perhaps this is the most common problem of all those who start a kitten in their home. Usually, the problem is easily solved if you select your tray for your child and accustom him to him from the first days of his new home. At first it will be lost, but over time it will get used to the tray. If, however, the cat marks the territory, there may be the following reasons: he does not allow rivalry, a rival appeared in the house.

Before you bring a kitten into the house, you should take care that all the necessary things are waiting for him.

1. Tray. There are closed and open. Cats for some reason prefer the first. They are made in the form of a house, and the animal feels safe from inside.An open tray with a grill is used without a filler, but kittens like to bury their “affairs” in the filler. Therefore, it is better to choose a tray without a grid. Fillers are also different, and woody is best suited - it is eco-friendly and inexpensive.
2. Kogtetochka. In the absence of such an important element for a cat as a scraper in the house, he himself will perfectly find it, so it must be in the house. Pet shops now have a very large selection of scratching posts, and everyone can choose a product according to their own pocket and requirements. There are even kogtetochka with beds, paths, houses. On them the pet will happily climb and run.
3. The bed The main rule when choosing a bed for your furry friend - that it is well cleaned. Even the hair of a short-haired cat will be collected. The cat should be comfortable in the bed, so do not immediately buy more with the expectation that he will soon grow. Otherwise, the baby will find for himself a secluded place in the closet and will sleep on the clothes of his masters. The bed must be located in a quiet place - cats have a negative attitude towards noise. For the beds, you can use disposable diapers - they will be useful if there is no desire to clean the product from wool every time.
4. Toys. On the shelves, you can see toys such as whelping mice, balls, feather sticks, gummy scattering balls, balls that ring inside the bells and others. Sometimes even a treat can be a toy. The main thing is that the toys are safe - the mice should be well-made, and the balls should be closed. It is impossible for a kitten to play with threads of yarn - it threatens to die, because a baby can eat threads and clog its bowels. The same goes for the New Year's rain.
5. Feed. You can not mix food. If the kitten willingly eats boiled meat - it needs to be fed with this. If it feeds on wet food for kittens, then they are. When the baby grows up - it is necessary to change the food for the kittens to the one intended for adult cats. It is undesirable to feed an adult cat with human food - it contains a lot of salt.

Do not forget that You are responsible for the kitten you take to your home. His health, well-being and mood depend on you. Any little kitten willingly comes in contact with a person, just everyone has their own characters, and pets like an individual need an individual approach.

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