Like children, cats cannot be overly loved, because of the excessive love of pet owners, there are many examples of cats developing bad habits. Many cats are overly obese or extremely picky in food, which may be caused by feeding the cat casually when the pet owner eats. Below is a few ways to correct cat bad habits.
1. Correct cat habits and diet
1. Obese cats Bulminosis
refers to cats' obesity caused by too much food intake. They can reduce food and lose weight for cats and achieve normal conditions through hunger therapy or diet therapy.
2. Anorexia Refusal to eat
Anorexia is a manifestation of cats' lack of appetite, which is manifested as refusal to eat certain or special foods. Anorexia can easily cause imbalance in nutritional intake, which leads to cats' physical dysfunction or disorder, so medical measures are needed to treat it.
3. Picada diet
Picada is an abnormal feeding behavior, mainly manifested in the intake of substances other than normal food. When you see a cat having abnormal feeding behavior, you will immediately spray water on it. When the cat is suddenly attacked, it will run away immediately.
4. Correct that eating plants is randomly
cats may become enemies of houseplants. It may chew off leaves and flowers, dig out the soil, and use the pot as a toilet. Prepare a pot of grass for the cat, or spray diluted lemon juice on the houseplant, because cats hate lemon juice.
5. Correct cat love to destroy
Cats instinctively need to grab things to exercise their claws, but this does not mean that you should allow cats to scratch your favorite new sofa. Giving cats toys or grab sticks can meet cats' favorite needs.
When a cat uses a stick, it should be praised and caressed. When it is discovered that other things are caught, it should be corrected quickly.
6. Correct cats to pee indiscriminately
Some cats often spray urine on the walls, clothes, refrigerators, recorders, bookcases, owner's beds, kitchen utensils, etc. of the house. This is a cat's encirclement behavior. This behavior in uncastrated cats is more serious than that incadence cats.
Whenever a cat breeder finds that a cat is spraying urine, he will immediately spray water at the cat with a water gun because the cat is afraid of water. This abnormal behavior can be corrected over time. However, the owner needs proper education and do not spray too much water.
2. Cultivate good eating habits for cats
1. Dietary methods for kittens
The first few weeks of their lives rely entirely on breast milk, and there is no need to add additional food. During this period, the ideal growth rate should be 100 grams per week. However, due to the influence of nutrition, breed and female cat's weight, there are great differences between different individuals.
(1) The kitten will be 4 to 5 times a day three weeks after birth
three weeks after birth ~ 2.5 months. Dry cat food can be mixed with hot boiled water and cat milk and then eaten for cat food. It is given in small amounts just after the weaning period, and the number of times is increased. Some cats may suffer from diarrhea when ingesting milk, so they should use milk for cats.
(2) Two months after birth
{2.5 months to 6 months after birth3 times a day. Give dry cat food directly, and be sure to place fresh water next to it at any time so that it can be drunk. 6 months after birth to adult cat twice a day.
2. Changing eating habits
Changing cats' eating habits requires a process, about a week. First break up what it likes to eat, and then mix the new food in a ratio of 1:6, new food 1: 6 it likes to eat, and mix it together.
Reduce the amount of old food by 20% every day, fill in new food, and so on, and feed all new food on the seventh day.
3. Regular and quantitative feeding
Regular feeding can make the secretion of gastric juice and gastrointestinal motility more regular, enhance the feeling of hunger, and are of great benefit to feeding and digestion and absorption, and are more conducive to growth and development. Irregular feeding will make it difficult to control the feeding amount and will disrupt digestion and absorption.
4. Don’t indulge cats to eat greedy
Don’t indulge cats to develop the habit of eating greedy meat. Eating meat all will cause indigestion and difficulty in absorption of the kitten, leading to diarrhea. It would be better to choose Birigi cat food, which is a natural cat food with a variety of nutrients.
5. Feeding small amounts of multiple meals to
kittens must be paid attention to, and it is more appropriate to eat small amounts of multiple meals. This is because the digestive system of the kitten has not grown yet and its relative function is relatively weak. If you feed too much food at once, it will be a great burden on the kitten's digestive system. However, you should pay attention to regular and regular meals when eating less and eating more, and do not change it at will.
