What is a week cat?
In order to sell sick cats, many unscrupulous cat dealers will take stimulant drugs to cover up the cat’s sickness and make the cat look energetic and lively. When some novice owners who don’t know much about the cat choose cats, they think that the kitten looks normal, even more lively than other cats, and then buy it. As the effect gradually passes, it will turn into a sickly appearance, which basically lasts for less than a week.
Because the kitten’s immunity itself is insufficient, if it is not treated in time but given some stimulant drugs, it will cause the cat’s body energy to be quickly consumed, even if the caring owner takes the cat to heal, It may not be able to be saved, so they become Week Cats.
Therefore, it is recommended that when you go to a pet store to buy a cat, you must learn the basic observation methods, and then choose carefully, and do not easily decide which cat to keep just because of its good-looking appearance. In addition, it is important to emphasize that you should not buy pets online. On the one hand, you cannot be sure what the cat sent by the other party looks like. Even if you shoot a video, it may not be the same one; on the other hand, cats, especially kittens After a long period of transportation, it may cause a stress response due to tension, which can lead to diarrhea, vomiting, infectious peritonitis and other diseases.
How to choose a healthy cat?
(1) Pay attention to the cat’s mental state: good spirits, active and active (if the cat is not feeling well, it will be depressed, inactive, lethargic, etc.);
(2) Look at the cat’s hair and appearance: look at the cat’s body and spine, without the feeling of being skinny; check whether the hair is shiny, without depilation, etc. (the state of the hair can reflect the nutritional status of the cat);
(3) Pay attention to the area around the cat’s anus: the area around the anus is clean, and there is no trace of diarrhea;
(4) Observe the cat’s facial features: healthy cats are clean around the eyes and nose , no secretions; the color of the oral mucosa is ruddy; the ears are clean (if dark brown or oily secretions can be seen with the naked eye, it may be infected with ear mites or Malassezia, which is recommended to be treated first, and then taken home)
Actually, there are a lot of stray cats now. Rather than buying them, we encourage everyone to adopt them. Don’t blindly pursue breeds. Mixed-breed cats are actually less likely to get sick and have good personalities. If you want to know more about pets, please click “Pet Market” to learn more!
