Welcome the cat and feed it to the voles. -Book of Rites
Another example: cat's eye (gem name, also known as "opal". Named after crystal clear as a cat's eye); Cats and tigers (cats and tigers. Ancient gods considered beneficial to farming); Cat food (refers to small appetite and irregular eating); Cat urine (dialect. Wine. Expressing disgust or irony)
Civet cats, also known as "bobcats" [leopard cats]. Such as: cats and raccoons (a kind of raccoon, commonly known as wild cats); Cat monkey (mammal)
Civet cats, also known as bobcats. For example, the bobcat (a kind of raccoon, commonly known as wild cat), commonly known as the bobcat, has a net weight from beginning to end (counting the length of the straight tail, the mature bobcat is about one meter long, and its head is about the size of a domestic cat, but its body is quite strong and aggressive. The cry is different from that of domestic cats, and some are like the cry of a small leopard, which often appears in mountainous areas.
(3) the cat monkey (a mammal). As big as a cat, it has a hairy flying film from the neck, forearm, hind feet to the tail end, and can glide between trees. Habitat in tropical forests, hanging upside down from trees during the day, moving at night, feeding on leaves and fruits.
(4) Cat surname is an ancient folk surname in China, pronounced as "tiger".
(5) The nickname of Modem is homophonic with modem.
Cat's character
Cats [1] like to move freely alone. Except for estrus mating, they rarely live together in groups of three or five.
Cats are not born to recognize a particular owner. But when cats are fed in a family,
After raising for a period of time, under the care, cultivation and adjustment of the master, the withdrawn habits can also be changed, and finally feelings can be established with the master; In this process, it will establish a concept of its own territory for its owner's family and surrounding environment, and will not let other cats enter its territory. Once there is an intruder, it will attack immediately.
Cats are very jealous, which shows that they will not only be jealous of similar pets, but sometimes their owners' excessive love for their children will also cause cats' indignation. For example, if you pick up one of the two cats, the other cat will immediately make a "whoop" threat, and the cat in your arms will not be outdone, preventing the other cat from approaching its owner.
Cats have a "cleanliness addiction" and are one of the most hygienic animals. Cats have to wash their faces with their paws several times a day; Every time you urinate in a fixed place, cover the feces with soil after defecation. Cats don't have the habit of defecating everywhere. Therefore, the owner can put bedding (such as sand, sawdust, broken absorbent paper and coal ash) in the bedpan. ) indoors or in a corner of the feeding cage (with a large space), it is convenient to collect all the urine and feces to keep the environment clean.
Cats like to sleep.
Sleep is an indispensable behavior of animals. Sleep can relieve physical and mental fatigue and prepare physical strength and energy for the next activities.
The lovely cat sleeps.
Cats sleep about twice as long as people. But cats don't sleep in concentration like people, but in several times, so cats can get up at any time at night. Lions are the leaders of cats and sleep for about 20 hours every day.
Studies have shown that three-quarters of cats' sleep is fake sleep, which is a nap. So, it seems that cats sleep 16 hours a day, but actually only sleep for 4 hours.
People sleep in various postures, and cats sleep in various postures just like people. Cats sleep on their stomachs, sit down and sometimes sleep on their stomachs. Cats can also talk in their sleep. This is called singing. The cat woke up from the nightmare and opened its eyes.
Cats are very careful about where they sleep. In summer, cats can accurately find a ventilated and cool place. In winter, cats can accurately find warm places. In addition, the cat also moved the sleeping place many times with the movement of the sun. Just like sunflowers always face the sun.
Cats always strive for the most comfortable place to sleep. For example, sleeping near a heating stove often burns the cat's tail; Sometimes the mother cat and cub will choose a comfortable place to sleep together, but it is easy for the kitten to suffocate and die; Sometimes cats step on furniture and things to find a good place to sleep. These cat owners must pay attention.
Cats are used to catching mice. The mouse was frightened when it heard the cat meow. How many mice can a cat catch a year? It is reported that a cat can catch 150-200 mice a year. What an amazing number this is! No wonder cats become family pets.
Cats love cleanliness.
Cats love cleanliness and hygiene, which increases people's love. Cats generally don't defecate anywhere. Cover them with sand immediately after defecation. Smell them with your nose to see if they are covered properly. Therefore, people can set up a bedpan in the house and fill it with sand or coal ash to collect cat feces cleanly.
Cats pay attention to their own hygiene and have the habit of self-cleaning. They often lick the fur of their bodies, limbs and other parts with their tongues to remove dirt and keep their fur clean and bright. Mother cats also help kittens lick their hair and catch lice, showing precious "maternal love".
Cats like bright and dry environments. Unlike mice and rabbits, cats don't want to hide in dark corners during the day. Cats kept freely in the house often lie on sunny balconies or windowsills.
Cats are afraid of water, but cats can take a bath, and they love to take a bath and even swim. If there is a cat at home, whether it is a Chinese cat or a foreign cat, you can give it a bath. The cat started to cringe when taking a bath, but soon calmed down and let you wash. Over time, I developed the habit of taking a bath. If you don't give it a bath, your appetite will drop, your skin will itch and you will look uncomfortable. Cats must dry their hair with a towel after bathing before basking in the sun, otherwise they should dry it to avoid catching a cold.
Cats don't automatically swim in the water. But if you throw it into the water, will you drown it? In fact, it was the instinct of self-help that made it swim to the shore in the water. Its swimming posture is also very interesting, and its swimming style belongs to "paparazzi style". After several experiments with adult cats, all cats can swim ashore safely, and the swimming distance is about 0.5~ 1 m.
Cats like people scratching their chin and neck gently. No matter how unfamiliar and unruly cats are, once they scratch their jaws, they will bow their heads and tame them. However, cats are very afraid of scratching their tails. If it is scratched, no one will not run away immediately, or it will attack you with its claws. Cat owners should pay attention to this.
2 cat feeding editor
To keep a good cat, let the cat have a healthy constitution and keep a good performance of catching mice, we must pay attention to feeding:
(1) Keep the cat's mousetrap characteristics and don't let the cat eat too much. Overfed cats are prone to obesity, inactivity and laziness. Feeding should be based on the principle of "full during the day and hungry at night", generally twice a day, full in the morning and half full in the afternoon, so that cats can find and catch mice.
(2) The feed should be clean and cooked with a special cooker. Cooked food can be stored in the refrigerator and heated to about 35 degrees when feeding. Regularly ration, don't feed cold food or moldy food. Don't feed raw fish or meat. Tableware should be cleaned and disinfected regularly (it can be scalded with boiling water or soaked in one thousandth of potassium permanganate solution).
(3) There should be no more salt in food. Too much salt, cats drink too much water, and it is easy to have diarrhea.
(4) Drinking water should be clean and hygienic, and water should be changed daily.
3 Cat's Publishing Editor
Mainly distributed in provinces: Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet, Shaanxi and Gansu.
Distributed in the following protected areas: Wuyishan (Fujian) Baishuijiang (Gansu) Nanling Nankun Mountain Taoyuan Cave Gutian Daming Mountain 100,000 Dashan Leigong Mountain Maolan Shennongjia Houhe Hu Ping Shandong Dongting Lake Suoxiyu Bamian Mountain Mangshan Poyang Lake Wuyishan (Jiangxi) Jinggangshan Lashan Ainanguan River Gaoligongshan Tongbiguan Liupanshan (Ningxia) Foping Wang Lang Wolong Everest Cangshan Erhai Dawei Mountain Jinping Watershed Nujiang Tianmu Mountain (Zhejiang)
The lakes are distributed in the following mountains: the cool peak of Funiu Mountain.
4 common diseases of raising cats editor
probiotics
Probiotics are an important factor in the gastrointestinal health and even physical health of pets. Animals can supplement probiotics by ingesting various raw foods in the natural environment. Because the dog food, cat food and snacks that domestic pets eat for a long time are all processed foods, the intake of various food additives will constantly destroy the balance of gastrointestinal flora of pets, which is prone to gastrointestinal diseases such as constipation, diarrhea, indigestion and gastroenteritis, so it is necessary to supplement pet probiotics to maintain gastrointestinal health!
When selecting probiotic products, the most important thing is the activity of probiotics. Probiotics are living microorganisms, which will give health and various benefits when ingested in sufficient quantities. Consumers are advised to give priority to pet probiotics. Among them, Gooden probiotics take high-quality probiotics imported from Denmark as the main raw material, and at the same time, Bacillus is specially added to form a combination of intestinal probiotics, which act on the upper, middle and lower segments of the gastrointestinal tract respectively, comprehensively caring for the gastrointestinal health of pets from top to bottom, and is more conducive to fully absorbing nutrients.
flu
Influenza is a viral disease, which can affect cats of all ages, especially young cats. The initial symptoms are conjunctivitis, rhinitis, tears in eyes, half-closed eyes, runny nose, sneezing, coughing, salivation, and possibly ulcers on the surface of eyes or in the mouth. At first, the sick cat's body temperature was normal, and then it gradually rose to 40 degrees and became listless. Cats rely on their sense of smell to arouse their appetite, and influenza will lead to poor sense of smell, which will lead to a decrease in cats' food intake. Influenza is usually spread through contact between cats. Some cats will never recover and become chronic flu patients or "stuffy noses"
. Kittens are often the most serious victims. If they are not taken care of carefully, they will die. Antibiotics have no effect on the virus, so the usual treatment is to reduce the clinical symptoms of cats as much as possible, improve the cat's self-resistance through balanced food, and protect the cat's life until the cat recovers naturally. But there is a way to prevent it-vaccination can deal with the flu. After two injections, cats can gain immunity several weeks later, but they can't be used for pregnant cats. The other is to drip into nasal cavity or conjunctival sac, and cats can develop immunity after 48 hours. Others advocate injecting triple vaccine.
break
Fracture refers to the pathological phenomenon that the continuity or integrity of bone is destroyed. Most cat fractures are caused by trauma, such as external impact, falling, impact, squeezing, falling from a height, etc. When suffering from osteomyelitis, osteomalacia, rickets and other diseases, because cats are osteoporosis and fragile, the stress is reduced, so a small external force can also cause cat fractures.
After cat fracture, the shape of the affected part often changes, and the affected limb is abnormally bent, elongated or shortened. Abnormal activity, tenderness when touching the affected part, and bone rubbing sound. In addition, the swelling and pain of the affected soft tissue are obvious, and the open fracture still has symptoms such as trauma and bleeding. The treatment of cat fracture should be based on the principles of reduction, fixation and functional recovery.
First of all, the displaced bone should be restored to its original position by pulling, pushing, pressing and pressing (anesthesia should be carried out before recovery), and then fixed immediately. There are two fixation methods: external fixation and internal fixation. The former is fixed with plaster bandage and splint, while the latter is fixed with various metal internal fixation materials. After the cat is fixed, it can be placed in a cat nest or cage to limit its activities, and at the same time, anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs can be given. Kittens can usually carry loads after 3 weeks, but they should not be allowed to move freely within 9 weeks. While giving antibiotics to prevent infection, nutrition should be strengthened, and vitamin A, D and calcium preparations should be properly added in food to facilitate fracture healing.
Fight trauma
As a regional animal, cats sometimes fight with nearby or exotic cats. Large wounds obviously need veterinary treatment, but even small wounds should be taken seriously. You should gently wash the injured part with warm water, gently wipe off the scab with a cotton ball, and apply antibiotic ointment to prevent infection. It is very important to heal the wound. In addition, it is also important to carefully check whether the wound is swollen or suppurated. If there is obvious swelling, pus or pain, or if your cat looks upset, you should take your cat to the vet immediately.
enteritis
This disease is very dangerous, especially for young cats. The symptoms of this disease are drowsiness, loss of appetite, vomiting, dehydration and diarrhea. If the mother cat is infected with this disease during pregnancy, her kitten will have symptoms of nervous system damage. Enteritis virus can survive for up to one year in the corresponding environment. Just like the flu. Recovered cats will become carriers of enteritis virus. In addition, young cats need to be vaccinated against enteritis according to the requirements of professional doctors, while adult cats need to be vaccinated once a year.
vomit
Vomiting is a common symptom or phenomenon in cats, not a separate disease. Vomiting is mostly due to the strong stimulation of gastric mucosa, which makes the stomach reverse peristalsis and contraction, accompanied by the opening of cardia and the reverse peristalsis and contraction of esophagus. Vomiting is a protective reflex function of the body, which aims to eliminate irritating objects in the stomach. Cat vomiting is not always a pathological phenomenon, and some vomiting is physiological.
Cats have the habit of licking their fur, and often lick it into their stomachs, where it gradually forms a hairball. When the hair ball reaches a certain size, it will stimulate the gastric mucosa enough, which will reflexively cause the cat to vomit and spit out the hair ball. This is a physiological vomiting of cats. In addition, cats will vomit after eating too fast, too much, eating more green feed such as grass and vegetables, which is also physiological vomiting. When physiological vomiting occurs, cats will eat again after vomiting, except for vomiting.
Cat vomiting caused by various pathogenic factors belongs to pathological vomiting. There are many pathogenic factors that cause vomiting in cats, such as viruses (such as cat plague fever), bacteria (such as salmonella), parasites (such as toxoplasmosis) and chemicals (such as various irritating foods, drugs, pesticides and toxic substances). ) and physics (such as overheated food or frozen food, etc. When a cat vomits, it is necessary to distinguish between physiological vomiting and pathological vomiting. If there is no abnormality except 1 vomiting once or twice, most people who eat after vomiting are physiological vomiting, which can be ignored; If vomiting occurs frequently and lasts for a long time, and you don't eat food, you will vomit immediately after artificial medication, accompanied by other abnormal manifestations, such as listlessness, elevated body temperature and diarrhea. , please consult a veterinarian immediately.
parasite
Fleas and lice are two common parasites of cats. Flea is one of the common ectoparasites in cats, and it is a small ectoparasitic blood-sucking insect. There are many kinds of fleas, but most of them are chlamydia parasitic on cats. Flea body is brown and black, head is long, leading edge is inclined, and it forms an acute angle with cheek. It has developed eyes, three feet and is good at jumping.
The development of fleas is divided into four stages, namely, eggs, larvae, pupae and adults. Fleas generally do not breed between hosts. Adult fleas lay eggs on cats' fur. After the eggs fall off the coat, they hatch into larvae in 2 1 day and 4 days respectively under suitable conditions, and generally attach to the cat's nest. After a few days, they pupate and become adults. If it is a long-haired cat, flea eggs are laid in the deep part of the hair and hatch in the deep part of the hair. Adult fleas can survive for a year or more without eating at low temperature and high temperature. But under the condition of high temperature and low humidity, you can die within a few days. Therefore, for fleas, dryness is more harmful than hunger. Cats are infected by direct contact or entering places with fleas. Fleas suck blood when they bite cats, disturbing their rest and sleep. At the same time, the toxins in saliva stimulate cats to have severe itching and anxiety, which causes cats to scratch and bite their skin, causing local skin inflammation, redness and even ulcers. In severe cases, hair removal is caused, and the affected area has a brown scab the size of millet. Flea droppings left on the skin can also cause allergic eczema on cat skin.
Fleas and lice are usually infected through unclean living environment or contact with other small animals infected with fleas. Once infected, it will lead to other diseases with serious consequences. In order to prevent it, cats often bathe with proper shampoo to get good results. At the same time, it also keeps the cat's living environment clean and hygienic.
If you find that your cat has lice, but the cat has no obvious symptoms, you should remove lice and closely observe the cat's behavior in the next few days. If you have cough, vomiting, incorrect voice or abnormal gait, you should take the cat to the hospital immediately.
Characteristics of cat's temper
Smell: A cat's developed sense of smell plays a very important role in stimulating appetite. When cats are sick, sometimes their sense of smell will be affected, and it is difficult to arouse their appetite. Even it will refuse to use that smelly and dirty bedpan.
Hunting: Cats are natural hunting experts. Even if they are preyed, they will still show this habit to catch flying insects, toys and so on. If you have birds or other small animals at home, be sure to prevent them from playing.
Dressing up: cats often spend a lot of time dressing up, which has many benefits for cats themselves:
1, the saliva licked on the body can cool the body when it evaporates, and it also makes up for the shortage of sweat glands on the skin.
2, fur is a waterproof coat for cats, licking hair can stimulate the development of hair root glands.
Living habits
Part of the charm of a cat comes from its pride and carefree manner, but this careless habit also makes the cat's training ability worse than that of a dog. However, cats can still be trained to form good habits and get rid of bad habits. The best way to train cats to get rid of bad behavior is to say "no" sternly and loudly. The result of driving and beating will only make the cat hide and become withdrawn. In addition, please remember a very important point: the cat is not for fun, but shows its natural habits in inappropriate occasions.