The growing place, appearance characteristics and living habits of kittens.

Cats are carnivores (according to the classification of zoology), with sharp claws, five fat on the forelimbs and four toes on the hind limbs. The forelimb has 1 finger more than the hind limb, which further enhances the power of catching mice. The claws are sharp and tough, showing a triangular hook shape, which is convenient for catching rats. Paws can reach into fingers (toes) and touch the ground silently, so it is not easy to be hooked by rat hooks when catching rats. Paws can flex in fingers (toes) and touch the ground silently, so it is not easy for rats to find them when catching rats. Eyes are very different from other animals, and the size of pupils can be adjusted sensitively according to the intensity of light. When the light is strong during the day, the pupils contract into a line; When the sun goes down and the light weakens and enters the wild, the pupils are dilated, round and bright, and the eyesight is very strong, so it is very convenient to walk in and out at night. In the mouth, the cat's tongue is also different from other animals, which can filter the bone spurs on fish. Even if the cat eats fish quickly, it will not accidentally swallow the bone and cause bone infarction.

Cats are small animals. Larger, the body length can reach 40-45 cm. Weight: male cat 4-5 kg, female cat 2-3 kg.

Cats are warm-blooded animals, with a normal body temperature of 38-39 degrees, a breathing frequency of 20-30 beats/min and a heart rate of 120- 140 beats/min.

Living habits of cats

Have you ever had a cat? Why do most people have the habit of keeping cats at home? Needless to say, you will answer quickly, because cats can catch mice, and it is much safer to put things at home.

Cats are used to catching mice. The mouse was frightened when it heard the cat meow. How many mice can a cat catch a year? It is reported that a cat can catch 150-200 mice a year. What an amazing number this is! No wonder cats become family pets.

Cats love cleanliness and hygiene, which increases people's love. Cats generally don't defecate anywhere. Cover them with sand immediately after defecation. Smell them with your nose to see if they are covered properly. Therefore, people can set up a bedpan in the house and fill it with sand or coal ash to collect cat feces cleanly.

Cats pay attention to their own hygiene and have the habit of self-cleaning. They often lick the fur of their bodies, limbs and other parts with their tongues to remove dirt and keep their fur clean and bright. Mother cats also help kittens lick their hair and catch lice, showing precious "maternal love".

Cats like bright and dry environments. Unlike mice and rabbits, cats don't want to hide in dark corners during the day. Cats kept freely in the house often lie on sunny balconies or windowsills.

Cats are afraid of water, so can cats take a bath and swim? This question is very interesting. it wont hurt you to try it In fact, cats not only bathe, but also love to bathe and even swim. If there is a cat at home, whether it is a Chinese cat or a foreign cat, you can give it a bath. The cat started to cringe when taking a bath, but soon calmed down and let you wash. Over time, I developed the habit of taking a bath. If you don't give it a bath, your appetite will drop, your skin will itch and you will look uncomfortable. Cats must dry their hair with a towel after bathing before basking in the sun, otherwise they should dry it to avoid catching a cold.

Can cats swim? Cats don't automatically swim in the water. But if you throw it into the water, will you drown it? In fact, it was the instinct of self-help that made it swim to the shore in the water. Its swimming posture is also very interesting, and its swimming style belongs to "paparazzi style". The author tried several times with adult cats, and all cats could swim ashore safely, and the swimming distance was about 0.5~ 1 m.

Cats like people scratching their chins gently. No matter how unfamiliar and unruly cats are, once they scratch their jaws, they will bow their heads and tame them. However, cats are afraid to scratch their tail roots. If it scratches the root of its tail, no one will run away at once or attack you with its claws. Cat owners should pay attention to this.

Cat's choice

People keep cats and like to keep 1 good cats. What is a good cat? It's hard to answer in one sentence. For convenience, it is more suitable to use them in combination.

If it is used to catch mice, this kind of cat had better choose Chinese cat species. Because cats in China are medium-sized, good at crawling and jumping, flexible in action and quick in response, and have the traditional habit of catching mice. However, there are individual differences among Chinese cats. A good individual should have the characteristics of tiger head (short and wide head), tiger body (strong body) and tiger tail (thick, round and flexible tail). Big eyes, bright eyes, sharp eyes. The nose is round and flexible, the mouth is wide, the teeth are sharp, and the beard is long and strong. Toe (finger) claws are elastic, good at jumping, and flexible in claw hooks, usually hidden in claw hair and not exposed.

If you choose to play with cats, you should pay attention to the appropriate size, smooth and bright fur, bright colors, bright stripes, gentle temperament, love to be close to people, love cleanliness and hygiene, and don't steal food.

Feeding of cats

To raise a good cat, let the cat have a healthy physique, maintain good mouse catching performance, and feed it up and down carelessly.

(1) Keep the cat's mousetrap characteristics and don't let the cat eat too much. Overfed cats are prone to obesity, inactivity and laziness. Feeding should be based on the principle of "full during the day and hungry at night", generally twice a day, full in the morning and half full in the afternoon, so that cats can find and catch mice.

(2) The feed should be clean and cooked with a special cooker. Cooked food can be stored in the refrigerator and heated to about 35 degrees when feeding. Regularly ration, don't feed cold food or moldy food. Don't feed raw fish or meat. Tableware should be cleaned and disinfected regularly (it can be scalded with boiling water or soaked in one thousandth of potassium permanganate solution).

(3) There should be no more salt in food. Too much salt, cats drink too much water, and it is easy to have diarrhea.

(4) Drinking water should be clean and hygienic, and water should be changed daily.

Cat habits

Among domestic animals, cats are the most hygienic. You can see that cats wash their faces with their paws every day. And every time you urinate in a fixed place, you should cover the feces with your claws after defecation. The habit of cats loving cleanliness is an important reason why people are willing to keep cats. But do cats really pay attention to hygiene and love cleanliness as people think? In fact, grooming cats is entirely out of physiological needs. If the cat licks the coat with its tongue, it is to stimulate the secretion of sebaceous glands, make the coat bright and smooth, and it is not easy to get wet by water. Licking a small amount of vitamin D will promote the normal development of bones, make the coat fluffy and promote the heat dissipation function. This is not difficult to understand as long as you pay attention to when cats are good at grooming. Cats usually start to comb their hair after eating and playing, or after chasing their prey and waking up in the sun. In the hot season or after strenuous exercise, a lot of heat will be generated in the body. In order to keep the body temperature constant, excess heat must be discharged from the body. We humans can solve it by washing our hair or sweating, but the sweat glands of cats are underdeveloped and cannot evaporate a lot of water. Therefore, cats use their tongues to smear saliva on fur, and the evaporation of water in saliva can take away heat and play a role in cooling and relieving summer heat. Regular combing during hair removal can promote the growth of new hair. In addition, by scratching and biting, fur can be prevented from being infected with parasitic diseases, such as fleas and lice diseases, and kept healthy.

Cats' behavior of covering up feces is entirely out of the instinct of life, which is inherited by ancestors. The ancestor of cats-wild cats, in order to prevent invincible from finding it from the smell of its feces and tracking it, so they cover up the feces. This behavior of modern cats has no meaning in this respect, but it has won a good reputation for hygiene for cats.

Cats still keep the habit of not sleeping during the day and going out at night, and many activities (such as catching mice and courtship) are often carried out at night. Cats are most active at dawn or evening every day, and spend most of the day resting or sleeping lazily. According to this habit of cats, the daily feeding time should be in the morning and evening, because at this time, all kinds of functional activities in cats are very vigorous, not only eating much, but also digesting well. The time to raise cats should also be arranged at night to ensure a high success rate. This habit of cats is unpopular with cat owners in most cases. Especially in cities, families keep cats. At night, the barking of the female cat and the slapstick of the male cat are very annoying. Cats are active indoors at night, sometimes waking people up. Although this is the nature of cats and cannot be completely overcome, it may be corrected to a great extent after training.