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Arriving
in the new home
During the first 24 hours the kitten should have access only to one or
two rooms where litter box, food and water is placed due to the risk that
it will “get lost” and forget where the litter box is. When you take
your cat out of the transportation box you should put it down in the
litter box. It will leave immediately but knowing it is there!
Introducing
cat to cat
When introducing a new cat to another you
should observe a few simple rules to make adjustment as short and painless
as possible. Push for more.
How
does the transportation and change of home affect the kitten?
When arriving in its transportation box – even after many hours of
air travel – the kitten normally will greet you enthusiastically. Its
first priority will be curiously search the preses before it will have
time for you. Let it have its own way!
The kitten is used to humans and other animals. It has
been in the hands of humans right from birth and is as confident with
people as it is with its mother. It has been raised in the company of
several other kittens and adult cats. It is psychologically stable and not
easy to scare.
The adjustment to new surroundings will stress your
cat a bit even if you are not able to notice it. The consequence of stress
may be weakening of its immunity. Infectious
matter is all over where animals and humans live and the kitten may come
across germs or virus it has not met before. Exane the kitten closely
especially in the first weeks. According to our Sales Agreement you are
under an obligation to consult me if problems arise during the first 6
months. Later on you are always welcome to ask for my advice and
assistance.
The
first period
The kitten must put on at least 50-100 gr. a week or around 10 gr. a
day. Loss of weight is the first indication that something is wrong. Your
kitten has been weighed every morning all its life and I strongly
recommend you to continue daily weighing in the first month and then
weekly the first year. If it does not put on weight as expected or even lose weight something is wrong. It ght just be dislike of the feed but
may be illness cong up. You are under an obligation to contact me during
the first 6 months in case of weight problems.
Feeding
The kind of nutrition decides the health and life length of your cat.
Other things being equal the correctly feed cat will live for 15-20 years.
The kitten is used to a professional quality dry feed with fresh water on
the side. Suitable cat feed is sold by pet shops and veterinarians.
Only such feed contains all what the cat needs and has a very low
content of Magnesium. If the content of Magnesium is too high, your cat
will probably die from some disease in the urinary system at the age of
12-14 years. You should change from kitten to adult food when your kitten
is 12 months.
Let your cat have 24-hour access to the dry food. Dry food will not
get bad and very few cats will eat too much and get fat. Your cat should
live on dry food. It has not the need of change like humans. Do not fall
for offers from the supermarket even if your cat loves the taste of it! Do
not give lk to your cat. It will have stomach trouble!
If your kitten grows too slowly use boiled chicken,
salmon or other food with high content of protein and fat. Or try tuna in
water, cod or other kinds of fish containing much protein. Try to soak a
little dry food in water and even x up soaked dry food with fish.
First
signs of illness
Loss of weight of the adult cat may be the first sign of an upcong
disease. I strongly recommend you to put your cat on the scales every 2
weeks. You give yourself and your cat the chance to act before your
beloved pet is seriously weakened.
John Steenberg
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