Cats, dogs and pets can make people feel happy and learn to live in harmony with animals. For children, playing with cats and dogs is conducive to regulating emotions, improving emotional intelligence and cultivating a gentle personality. Love for cats and dogs can be extended to brothers and sisters and even all mankind. In some countries, children in primary and junior high schools are also allowed to bring pets, cats and dogs to school.
2. A study in the United States found that the risk of death of patients with heart disease is 5% within one year, but for those who have pet dogs, the risk is reduced to 1%, while those who have pet cats do not reduce the risk. A survey in Australia found that people who own cats and dogs go to the doctor less often and have fewer problems with heart disease and insomnia.
3. It is found that when the owner's blood sugar level drops, one third of the pets (mainly dogs, but also cats, birds and rabbits) who live with diabetics will change their behavior. This is probably a reaction to the chemical changes in the owner's body. Some institutions specially trained some dogs to accompany patients with unstable blood sugar content.
Second, the shortcomings:
1, cats, dogs and other pets are prone to hide fungi in their hair, and the cuticle is thin and there are no sweat glands, which makes them prone to tinea. People are in close contact with cats and dogs suffering from tinea, and fungi can be inoculated on people's skin to cause tinea.
2, may suffer from cat scratch disease. Cat scratch injury is an infectious disease caused by Sebal being bitten by a cat, and it has also been reported that it is spread to people through scratches of dogs and monkeys.
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Precautions for raising cats:
1, it is best to do some disinfection work at home before raising cats, because many people suddenly leave their familiar environment after buying kittens, which will cause the decline of physical function and immunity and cause diseases. At this time, the environment with relatively few sanitary bacteria can reduce the chance for kittens to adapt to the new environment. Sterilization at home is also very simple. Can be fumigated with 84 disinfectant or vinegar. Although the taste is not very good, it can kill some details well.
2. When we start to raise cats, we need to prepare cat food, food basin, cat litter, cat nest, cat comb, shampoo and so on for kittens. Because cats have the habit of hiding feces after defecation, we prepare some cat litter at this time, which can not only urge cats to form good defecation habits, but also satisfy their habits.
3. After the kitten grows to 12 weeks, it is necessary to start vaccination. Cats are vaccinated mainly by intramuscular injection. You need to be vaccinated twice in the first year, with an interval of about 20 days. Vaccinate once a year. Vaccinating cats with rabies is also a kind of safety guarantee for cats and human bodies.
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