Having love affair with a cat or just think about it? With an adorable face, affectionate personality, and intimate “meow” tones there is nothing better than taking it home. When it comes to adopt a cat, it also means like looking after your children. If you treat your cat with proper care and training when they were young, it can be sure your cat will grew up to be healthy, and have well-adjusted adults.
Having a cat living with you inside home is trusted producing a number of positive health benefits for people both physically and mentally. Cats can be your good roommates. Among companion animals or pets, cats are the best well-suited pets to live their whole live inside home, apartment, or other small dwellings. Here are 3 basic ways to take care of cats at home for beginners:
1. Before taking your cat home
First thing you should think over in adopting a cat is kind of environment you will give to the cat. There are many kittens and cats in breeder or shelter which is ready to adopt and get forever homes. We have to correct public perception first about giving a cuddly kitten as a gift or strays wonder in, and people will think it is a good idea to adopt them and let them stay. This wrong perception have been taking root for too long in society. Without proper consideration about what you are going to give to your cat, you only make yourself in a difficult situation, and your cat will get improper care. Therefore, as beginner you should follow these 3 basic ways to take care of cats at home for beginners.
Moreover, cats are territorial, coming into a new home will make them extremely stressful. There are many spaces they don’t know before, and who knows what may lurk there. Without a favor and proper care,your cats will feel uncomfortable in their new home. Provide a small space for adjusting their new environment for few days or weeks. Cats can be independent and considered as well-suited pets for busy lifestyle, but they still need attention and to be looked after.
2. Steps to do
Just remember that taking a cat into his new home is so stressful for both of you. Therefore, you should introduce his new home slowly, and make sure all your cat needs, such as a litter box, food bowls, cat carrier, toys, cat toilet, and cat furniture have prepared. If you did the new home introduction properly, your cat will be comfortable in the whole house soon. Here are some training and tips for first step of taking care your cat:
- Litter box training .
Usually training a cat to use litter box is easy one as a cat generally clean by nature. Here are some tips you can do for training your cat to use litter box: place your cat and a clean litter box in a quiet area that gives your cat some privacy, place your cat’s litter box away from his bed, make sure the box is clean. If it is ever been used before, clean it with baking soda and fill with clean litter.
- Cat-feeding
Feed your cat a quality, complete, balanced, good meat-based food, and you will get a healthy cat. Cats cannot eat vegetables, Just like human food, cat food also has healthy and junk food. You should know several types of cat food like dry food, canned food, moist food, and others. If your cat is a new cat home, the best way for feeding him is keeping same food type (brand and type) with the previous home. Maybe you can ask the shelter or breeder for your cat food type. Food should be placed in area where the cat feels safe and comfortable.
- Behavior training
If you notice your cat is doing something, you should pay attention. If your cat claws your furniture, it means he needs to claw something (it is a naturally survival instinct). Just train your cat to focus its clawing instinct on proper objects like scratching posts. Train your cat uses positive reinforcement and treatment, not punishment. In addition, when you are playing with your cat and he begins biting or scratching, startle him with loud noise or clapping your hand. You can do it every time when your cat gets rough, and it will learn your cat about the consequences when doing bad things, and finally it may end.
- Reward good behavior and socialization training
The socialization and training your cat receives will affect how well he will interact with people and other animals around. Just make sure your cat have a positive and good experience from any socialization you provide him. You can consider trying some of this training and socialization methods: pet him frequently, introduce him to his new toys, take him outside on a lead or in her carrier (It can be so dangerous to allow a kitten outside without one), train him to explore objects, such as puzzle boxes and tower of tracks for building cat’s intellegince, play soft music or cats’ song for soothing his environment, give him experience for walking in different surfaces (carpet, wood), reward him for his friendly behavior with praise or little gift (toys), the one and only mantra you should have is being always patient.
- Grooming
Mots cats are very clean and stylist animal. Every cat needs grooming to look sleek and beautiful. You don’t need to get cat saloon grooming, if you can do by yourself. Here are several things, you should prepare grooming supplies such as metal comb, teeth brush, cat claw clippers, slicker brush, and others) to groom your cat. Long-haired cat should be brushed every day to keep his fur in a good condition, not tangled. If they are not regularly groomed fur can become matted and uncomfortable. Short-haired cat will probably only need to be groomed once a week. Grooming also gives you an intimate time for you both.
3. Check-up is priority
Just like human, a cat needs medical check-up. A cat cannot let us know when he is not well. Within a week of being adopted, make pre-scheduled visit a veterinarian for your cat wellness. Choosing a veterinarian for your cat is like choosing a doctor for yourself. You want someone with a good skilled manner and particularly someone you trust. . A recommendation from a friend or neighbor is a great place to start, otherwise, you could phone around or pop in and see them before making your choice. It is important that you get on with your vet, can ask questions and have faith in the care they can offer. Early and frequent vet will help your cat socialize with his vet, so his vet can establish good check-up and care for your cat.