How to prevent kittens from getting sick?

2022-04-28

For some newcomers to raising cats for the first time, if they cannot raise cats scientifically, it is very likely that the newly bought kittens will get sick. For example, you spend money to buy a kitten, but because you don’t raise it correctly, the kitten becomes ill, it may have feline distemper or some infectious diseases, then you take it to the veterinary hospital, which may cost a lot of money. It is the best outcome, the worst outcome is that you spend a lot of money on a kitten, and then spend a lot of money to treat the disease, and the result is that the kitten dies, the money is gone, and the heart is hurt.

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How to prevent kittens from getting sick?

If you want to take good care of your kitty, you must always keep in mind that even a healthy kitten can get sick as long as it is not well cared for. Just like our children, there is no problem when they are just born, but after bringing them home, due to the negligence of their parents, the children may develop eczema, prickly heat, colds, etc. You think of a two-month-old kitten as a two-month-old baby, so many problems encountered can be easily solved. First and foremost is keeping warm. This kind of warmth not only refers to the warmth after you get home, but also refers to how to keep warm when you buy a kitten from the pet store and when you go home. You must know that the most suitable temperature for kittens is 25 degrees to 29 degrees. For this two-month-old kitten, if it's not kept warm and is caught in the cold wind, it will soon catch a cold.

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How do we bring kittens home in a warm and safe way?

It's actually very simple, you just need to find a cardboard box, and then make three to four ventilation holes in the front, that is, when you take the kitten home, pay attention to the side of the ventilation hole close to the chest, which can block the wind, because if you put the kitten If one side of the ventilation hole is placed on the other side, the kitten will stick its head in, or the wind will blow directly in, which will not provide warmth. Of course, if you think it's too much of a hassle to do it yourself, you can buy a pet backpack, and when the kitten is safe home, we need to find a place for it to live. It is strongly recommended to give kittens a few months old to develop a good habit of caged from an early age.

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How to properly place the kitten?

The first is that you put the kitten in a cage with a litter box next to it, and it will learn to defecate on its own, not on your bed.

The second one will give it a strong sense of security, because the kitten has just arrived in a new environment. If it is said to be in a spacious place, it will be insecure and cannot sleep well, which will reduce its immunity.

The last one is to be able to develop the habit of the kitten to be independent from an early age. The biggest advantage of doing this is that it can reduce its stress response.

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How to properly feed kittens?

For kittens, the most taboo is to suddenly change cat food, so when buying a cat, be sure to ask or buy some cat food from the seller that the kitten has been eating at this stage.

Don't think this cat food is too cheap, you buy better and more expensive cat food, and then go back and replace all of them. Without any transition, your kitten will definitely get sick. When buying cat food, you must listen to the seller. The seller says how many meals you should eat a day, you must feed it like this, or if he says the food is soaked normally, you soak it, and if he says no need to soak it, you don’t soak it. Don't take the advice of so-called cat experts. Mix a little with other cat food when changing food. The first time you mix less, you must follow the steps. Finally, when it comes to cat litter, it is also not recommended to change it suddenly.