CATDOLL : Three common problems you may encounter when you first get a cat

Common problems encountered by first-time cat owners:

1. Do you need to get vaccinated? You must get vaccinated in time to prevent the occurrence of malignant infectious diseases such as feline panleukopenia.

2. Can I bathe my cat? I cannot bathe my cat before vaccination. Unvaccinated cats have low immunity and it is easy for them to catch a cold and have diarrhea after bathing, which may lead to more serious problems.

3. Can I feed milk? Remember: Do not feed milk to kittens. Kittens of 8 weeks old can live independently and can eat cat food by themselves. The ingredients of cat milk and cow's milk are different. Some cats do not have digestive enzymes that can digest milk, and eating milk will cause diarrhea. It is recommended to feed them only kitten food.

Things to note when getting a cat for the first time:

1. Prepare food and water and let the cat adapt to the environment on its own.

2. While the cat is getting familiar with the environment, the owner should secretly observe whether the cat has any abnormal behavior or disease. If so, the cat should be sent to the doctor for treatment in time.

3. After the cat has completely adapted to the new living environment, you can start to consider deworming and vaccination. Deworming can be divided into internal deworming and external deworming. Vaccination usually requires three shots + rabies in the first year, and only one shot of vaccine is needed each year thereafter. Cats that do not go out do not need to be vaccinated against rabies.

4. It is not recommended to bathe kittens under six months old or those that have not been fully vaccinated.

5. Kittens between 3 and 5 months old are the most active and noisy, and their owners’ sleep may be affected at this time, but the condition will gradually improve as they grow up.

6. When feeding kittens, try to feed them mainly good cat food and canned staple food, and feed them less snacks or not at all, so as not to cause adverse effects on the kitten's stomach and intestines, and also to avoid letting the cat develop bad habits of being picky about food.

7. Don't often dress cats in clothes or put them on collars such as ropes or bells. Cats need to lick their fur constantly to relieve stress, and wearing clothes for a long time can easily cause them anxiety. Although collars look cute, they can easily cause safety hazards, and there are many cases of cats being suffocated to death by ropes.