How to choose a healthy pet cat? First, judge from the way the cat is purchased.
1. Reliable pet store
Generally speaking, cats in pet stores will still have some basic guarantees for their own reputation, but the disadvantage is that they are more expensive.
2. Cat house
In fact, there are still many cathouses in the market now, and the regular cathouses generally only train one or two breeds of cats to improve the cat’s bloodline. Secondly, the living environment of cats in regular cathouses is relatively good.
3. Adoption
In fact, adoption is also a very good channel. Generally speaking, adoption of cats is divided into two categories, namely free and paid. Judging from the current situation, in fact, more than 90% of the so-called free adoption cats on the market are fake. Therefore, here is also to keep your eyes open and pay attention to distinguish the true from the false.
4. Platform transactions.
Now there are many platforms on the Internet that can trade pets, but here is also a point to pay attention to.
- That is to see whether the platform is formal and whether the price is reasonable. Secondly, distinguish the quality of a cat from the appearance characteristics. First, the body is moderately developed, the muscles are strong, the limbs are thick and not bent, the walking is normal, and the reaction of pulling the legs and feet with the hands is strong. It is normal for a kitten to have a slightly bulging belly.
- The hair is smooth and supple without peeling, flakes or scabs, without a lot of hair loss, and the coat color is smooth, the cat is healthy. Do a quick check for fleas—many kittens have fleas.
- A healthy cat’s eyes should be clear and bright, without eye mucus; if there is frequent tearing or mucus, abnormal secretions from the corners of the eyes, or even purulent pus, you must be careful if there is any foreign body intrusion into the eyeball or trauma, and you must consider the possibility of other infections.
- A dry dark gray or brown buildup in the ear is a sign of ear mites. A healthy cat’s ears are clean and have no odor. If a cat’s ears have a lot of black or brown earwax, it may be infected with ear scabies.
- A healthy cat’s nose is slightly moist, without secretions or nasal water, but if a pet has a cold, nasal allergy or upper respiratory tract infection, it will have a runny nose or even cough with phlegm. After infection, the secretion will turn milky white, yellow or green. pus
- The tongue and gums were pink, the teeth occlusion was normal, and there was no abnormal bad breath and tooth loss. But malnutrition, parasites, and congenital anemia can make the gums pale.
- The fur around the cat’s anus must be clean and free of feces. If the surrounding hair is dirty, or the anus is red and swollen, it may be diarrhea. If there are rice-like foreign bodies attached around it, there may be parasites.
Before deciding on a good pet cat, it is best to learn the basics of raising pet cats. In this way, in the process of selection, you can distinguish whether the pet cat is healthy or not, and confirm whether you can get along well with the pet cat and so on. Only when we are fully prepared can we usher in an interesting life with pet cats.
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