It is December now, and your little cuties have been fighting against the cold for a while. The editor will give you a few things to do when you spend the winter to ensure that our cats are safe and healthy.
⭐Wrong method: Turn on the air conditioner for a day
✔Correct method: Turn the air conditioner to the appropriate temperature and keep the air circulating.
Cats staying in unventilated air-conditioned rooms for a long time can easily become infected with respiratory diseases. In winter, you can open the windows for a period of time to ventilate. The air conditioner should be suitable for the appropriate temperature. Generally, the indoor temperature is at 25℃.
⭐Wrong way: put clothes on cats
✔Correct way: let cats bask in the sun more
cats wear clothes in winter. If it is thick, the cat may not be able to lick the hair. If it is thin, it will not have a warm effect. In addition, cats do not like to bind themselves and do not like to wear clothes. So, for those who are shoveling cats should not dress cats during the winter. In addition to hairless cats and German cats, the correct way is to let cats bask in the sun more and change to a warmer cat nest.
⭐Wrong method: Sleep the cat with electric blankets
✔ Correct method: Place a small blanket for the cat's sleeping place
Some cat shovelers think that the electric blanket is very warm and comfortable, but when sleeping with the cat's electric blankets will keep the blood vessels in a dilated state, causing discomfort and constipation of the cat, and also affecting the cat's temperature regulation. It is best to lay a warm blanket in the place where the cat sleeps in winter, but many cats should not use it because it will take the initiative to drill into the cat's quilt when it is cold.
⭐Wrong method: Water is stored and drunk as usual
✔Correct method: Prepare a constant temperature water dispenser (cheap yogurt machine is also OK)
Cats are unwilling to drink water in winter, and their bodies are prone to dehydration. If the water is stored and drunk as usual, the water temperature may be too low, and cats may have diarrhea after drinking it. You should prepare a constant temperature water dispenser for the cat. A cheap yogurt machine on the market is also OK. Keep the water temperature at 25℃, and cats will be more willing to drink water.
⭐Wrong method: If the food is not cooked and heated, give the cat
✔Correct method: Heat it in water, eat
cats are fragile intestines, and eat raw and cold in winter. Raw and cold things will stimulate the cat's stomach and intestines and reduce the cat's appetite. If it is canned, you can give the cat
cats to eat with water. After boiling raw meat, the meat will be more fragrant and the cat eats healthier. In order to keep the cold, the cat's body will store nutrients, so the food that cats eat must be sufficient.
⭐Wrong way: Cats don’t like to move, just don’t move
✔Correct way: guide cats to exercise, improve resistance
In winter, cats sleep more time and do not like to move, and some owners will let it go, which is not good for the body. The correct way should be to guide cats to exercise, which can improve resistance and reduce the risk of obesity. You can use the teasing cat stick and snacks that cats usually like. When cats exercise, their bodies have strong cold resistance.
Conclusion: How do your cat spend the winter?