The American Bobtail cat, as the name suggests, has a short tail. The city has a strong adaptability, is not afraid of strangers, and is a relatively easy-going cat. It loves to stick to its owner, so don’t leave it alone at home.
Morphology of the American bobtail
The American Bobtail is medium to large in size. Weight 3 to 9 kg. Semi-chunky to chunky body, powerful, weighty, muscular. short tail. Medium long double coat.
Head: Broad and rounded. Slightly curved eyebrows. Cheeks are plump and developed. The width and length of the snout are almost equal. Slightly interrupted nose. The nose is broad and straight, with a slight depression between the brow ridge and the nose. The chin is strong, firm and well developed. Strong claws. Brown markings with a white American short tail.
Ears: Medium in size, broad at the base and rounded at the top, preferably with a lynx tip. The ears are large and sensitive. The ears are covered with abundant long hair.
Eyes: Large, broad, oval almond-shaped, with the tip of the eye sloping toward the ear. Eye color and coat color are in harmony.
Neck: Of medium length, well muscled.
BODY: Medium in size, compact. Chest broad, slightly raised back. Bone. Strong and muscular.
Legs and Claws: Medium in size. The hind legs are slightly longer than the front legs. Bone structure is strong. Broad, round claws. There are hairs between the toes.
Tail: Short (2.5 to 20 cm) and flexible; can be knotted or curved. Covered with long, thick, rough coat.
Coat; double coat, thick and dense, of medium length, very hard and coarse. The undercoat is rich in fluff. The collar and tail hair are longer. Any color is acceptable.
Feeding the American Bobtail
Although cats have a wide variety of cat food options, the ingredients are almost the same. Even if the cat does not chew the cat food (cats have no molars, no matter what food, they are always hissed into small pieces and swallowed directly. Therefore, food other than cat food must be chopped), after the cat food meets water will expand and soften.
Cats are animals that like to eat “snacks”, only a little bit at a time, and then eat them again soon. Especially for kittens, they should eat at least 7 or 8 times a day, that is, 4 or 5 grains of cat food each time.
If your cat has never eaten cat food, you can start now, add a little cat food to each feeding, and gradually increase the proportion of cat food. Cat food must be soaked in warm water before it can be given to him.
Just give the cat water to drink. During the treatment, if the cat refuses to eat or has a bad appetite, you can feed some sugar saline (glucose water plus normal saline) to replenish water and energy, but do not feed it during the recovery period. Long-term use of glucose will also affect the cat’s appetite. Forget about eating.
If you are worried about the lack of nutrition, you can add a little egg yolk, up to 1/3 a day, and you would rather be hungry than support it. It should be noted here that if the cat has an intestinal disease such as cat distemper, it is absolutely forbidden to eat milk, dairy products and egg yolks during treatment and recovery! Because during the treatment period, antibiotics are usually used in large doses for a long time. In this way, the bacteria in the stomach that are helpful for digestion are also killed together, resulting in gastrointestinal dysfunction, so after eating something so indigestible, it will either eat something or pull it up, or it will pull water like soup, or it may be Just eat it and pull it out! Parents, please pay attention to this!
Caring for American Bobtails
If the cat is sick, in the recovery stage of the disease, if he has diarrhea, he can go to the pet hospital to buy medicine and take it for 3 days under the guidance of the doctor (40,000 units at a time for big cats and 20,000 units at a time for kittens), consolidate it, and once the stool is formed When it is ready (it can be easily picked up with chopsticks), you can stop.
If the cat has the problem of vomiting after taking medicine, it is best to inject it faster, and it will not increase the burden on the stomach.
If your cat has not been vaccinated, it cannot be vaccinated now, and it must be completely cured. Do not take a bath during this period, and keep warm. Don’t hold it all the time, let it rest well, it will recover slowly.
