The feeding of kittens is not only the usual maintenance, but also the diet of the kittens. The cats need to gradually adapt to the strange environment. Don’t punish the kittens because they are naughty. The proper teaching is possible, so the cats are raised. Not only limited to diet, but also care must be comprehensive.
What are the precautions for feeding and feeding of kittens?
The feeding of kittens is not only the usual maintenance, but also the diet of the kittens. The cats need to gradually adapt to the strange environment. Don’t punish the kittens because they are naughty. The proper teaching is possible, so the cats are raised. Not only limited to diet, but also care must be comprehensive.
First, the kitten cat feeding matters
The cat was born and squatted and squatted, and could not warm himself. The toilet cat also needed help from the mother. The cat's nose will develop completely when it is three weeks old, but it can distinguish the taste of the mother when it is born. At this time, the kittens sleep very long, so if they are calling, they are usually too cold, uncomfortable or hungry. The female cat will use the tongue to stimulate the anus of the young cat so that the young cat will excrete.
The kittens weigh about 100 grams at birth and weigh twice as much after about two weeks. The kittens within two weeks of age have a normal heartbeat of more than 200 times per minute, and the rate of breathing is about 15-35 times per minute. The newborn kitten has a low body temperature of about 35-36 ° C and will rise slowly in the first 1-2 weeks after birth until about 37.7 ° C at four weeks of age.
The kitten has pain when it is born, but the neuromuscular reflex associated with pain is not developed until 7 days of age. Open your eyes 5-14 days after birth, when the iris appears grayish blue, the so-called gray-blue eyeball. In the next few weeks, the eyes will slowly become the color that cats will have in the future, but the kittens will have enough normal vision when they are about 3-4 weeks old. At the beginning of 7-14 days, it will slowly crawl. On the 16th day, it will start to sway and learn to walk. By the 21st day, the pace will be more mature and stable.
Cats usually have to walk until the third week to stabilize. Before that, they can only rely on the mother cat to move. The cat will grow the first group of teeth when it is two weeks old, and basically can go to the toilet itself for three weeks. At this time, the cat will start to play, and the big cats around will bite each other and learn how to not hurt each other. The kitten begins to wean in the fifth week and begins to eat hard food and becomes independent. At this time, the cat's sense of balance has developed completely, and it also knows how to comb the hair. This period is the stage of cat learning, they must learn to know themselves and other animals.
After the cat is born for two months, the muscles are fully developed, but it takes a lot of exercise to accurately determine the distance, height and speed. Hunting skills were also learned during this period. In general, it is best for a kitten to leave the mother after three months of age, because the cat has a concept of territory and a good sense of direction when it is three months old.
Second, the cat diet
The growth process of kittens has two periods, one is the rapid growth period and the other is the sexual maturity period. The rapid growth period is about 2 months to 6 months after the weaning of the kitten cats. During this period, the kittens love to play and grow fast, need a lot of nutrients and heat, and must provide high protein and heat energy. Balanced nutritious food that supplies all the nutrients and energy needed for the rapid growth of kittens. However, the kittens are not perfect because of their various functions, so the kittens at this time eat at least three meals a day. The best food is fresh fish, chicken, pork and beef with a small amount of baby cat food, try to feed starchy foods as little as possible, and do not limit the amount of food.
From 6 months to 12 months of age, the growth rate of cats begins to slow down and the amount of activity is reduced. At this time, the cat's food intake is larger, which can increase the amount of each meal and reduce the number of daily meals, increasing the change of food. Add a little nutrient-rich canned cat food on the basis of food to ensure that it has different nutritional needs due to slower growth.
Remember that cats are carnivores and all feed must be meat-based. In addition, usually there should be a large amount of fresh water for the cat to drink, regularly injecting the epidemic prevention needle to the kitten, patiently adjusting the behavior of the kitten, it is not difficult to raise the kitten!
The diet of kittens is especially important for it. If you eat cats in your early childhood, it is easy to cause stunting, but too much nutritional supplement is not advisable, so any food should be good enough to avoid cat discomfort.