Matters needing attention when living with old cats
Pay attention to the adjustment of indoor temperature.
When cats get older, the somatosensory nervous system will also decline, so it is speculated that with young cats, the ability of body temperature regulation will become worse. If the indoor temperature of cats is too hot or too cold, there may be health hazards, indoor heatstroke and hypothermia may occur, so the shovel officer should pay special attention to the environmental temperature of elderly cats in summer and winter.
If it was previously stocked, it is also recommended to turn to indoor breeding after entering old age.
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Increase the number of visits to the hospital
Many diseases that are prone to occur in old cats can be solved by early detection and early treatment, such as hyperthyroidism, diabetes, chronic renal failure and so on.
If it is a kitten, it is basically enough to have a physical examination once a year, but for cats over 7 years old, it is very recommended to increase the frequency of physical examination and maintain it twice a year.
Frequency of physical examination: twice a year
Keep the room safe
When cats get old, their hearing and vision will decline, so even in their familiar environment, safety accidents may occur. For example, if you fall from a bed or cupboard, it may be fatal to fall directly on your head if you are unlucky.
Therefore, in order to prevent this from happening, the shovel officer should try to adjust the environment at home to adapt to their living conditions, and try not to let them climb high or enter the toilet and other places that are easy to slip.
Physical examination at home every day
Body temperature, blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, etc. Can become daily vital signs, shovel officials need to pay more attention to monitoring the harmonious values of elderly cats in their daily lives.
Once found to deviate from the normal value, you need to go to the hospital for further examination.
Nursing skills of elderly cats
Hair care
Old cats that lose flexibility rarely comb their hind legs and PP and other places that need to bend their bodies to reach.
Therefore, the shovel officer will comb them, but because the hair activity of elderly cats is reduced, it is easier to lose hair, so the shovel officer's technique must be gentle ~
If you find that the cat's coat color and shedding are abnormal when combing, you need to pay more attention to whether the cat has skin diseases.
About washing and care
Old cats with reduced exercise have slower skin metabolism, less oil secretion and less dirty body. The shovel officer should try to reduce the number of baths for older cats, or clean and protect easily dirty parts such as claws and PP alone.
Old cats' thermoregulation ability and immunity decrease, so they should be dried immediately after washing with wet water to avoid catching a cold ~
About brushing your teeth
For old cats with weak chewing ability, shovel officials will also choose to give them soft food such as wet food, but this will bring about the problem of food residue and tartar accumulation, so in order to prevent periodontal disease, shovel officials also need to brush their teeth regularly for old babies ~