How to take care of the domestic cat

Do I need to regularly carry the cat to the vet?

No matter how you have a cat - got from friends, he came from a nursery or you found it on the street. The first thing is to show the animal to the vet. Even if the owner of the nursery says that the cat is all right, better to personally verify this. What about the talk an animal from the streetWho had a difficult life before I met you.

Once a year to do the cat vaccinated.

Yes, your pet exclusively home and nowhere to walk. But you can not even imagine how insidious viruses.

If you did not buy an animal for breeding, castrated him. After that, your pet will start completely carefree life.

Drops and pills that suppress estrus, causing inflammation of the urogenital system. At worst - cancer. Give them to an animal is not recommended.

What to feed the cats? That you can not give?

Do not skimp on the stern. You would not have a potato? About the same nutritional value of feeds in economy class. Talk about adequate diet possible if the feed costs from 400 rubles per kilogram. Employees shelters that collaborate with Teddy Food, choose this category of feed, so as not to spend large sums on the treatment of animals by problems with the gastrointestinal tract.

Cats do not get bored crunch the same food all my life. In the wild they feed on the same mice and birds, and are happy with this situation. If you want to diversify the cat menu, add the wet food of the same brand as the dry.

Absolutely can not mix natural and dry food, as well as dry food of different brands. also not recommended to feed cats human food.

Adult cats do not digest lactose, which is found in milk, so it is useless to treat the animal. From fish, too, need to give - hurt by it more than good.

Do not forget to clean filtered water. It should always be in a bowl.

Do I need to wash your cat? How to get rid of parasites?

If you decide to bathe a cat, first answer these questions:

• She somewhat soiled?
• She participates in the exhibition?
• It is old or sick and can not lick itself?

If every item you have answered in the negative, leave this idea. It would be better for the cat for you.

Clean the ears can and should, if they settled mite. In other cases, it is not necessary to touch them. Teeth should be cleaned, if they had a tartar. This can be done only in a veterinary clinic.

Even if the cat home, it is not immune from the appearance of fleas. If they were, it is necessary to put protivobloshinye drops on the withers and treat animal anthelmintic drugs. Giving a tablet from worms, even a healthy cat is necessary every year - two weeks before the vaccination.

If the animal is walking on the street, collar insect repellent is required. But it does not always help. With walking cat may come back with a tick, then you have to go to the hospital to remove the parasite.

What you need to remember, keeping a cat in the apartment?

• Clean toilet and clean the bowl - it is an axiom.
• Cat couch vacuuming and can sometimes be washed to ensure that it is not bred fleas and other parasites.
• Lattice or mesh on the windows are required. Cats can not fly, only to fall.
• Do not leave plastic window in ventilation mode, when you leave the house. The animal may be stuck in it.
• Be sure to remove the noxious plants from home. A cat can get to them, to eat and poison.

Illustrated - Alena Vedernikov