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How to choose a cat?
Adopting a kitten is not to be taken lightly. Before you start and welcome a cat that will accompany you the next 10 or 15 years of your life, it is a question of asking the right questions. Here are 5 tips to help you choose your future fur ball.
1. Male or female?
The first question to ask is whether you prefer to adopt a male or a female. The most important thing is to choose the gender of your kitten according to their preferences and lifestyle.
Uncastrated males may, once sexual maturity is reached, want to mark their territory by urinating all over the house. This inconvenience can also be accompanied by running away when the females are in heat. If you live in a house with an exterior, sterilization can be a safety for the cat. Indeed, it will be less likely to run after a cat and thus avoid accidents.
Unsterilized females have their heat regularly from January to September. The reactions will depend on the personality of each, but they generally become outrageously affectionate and grow in the long run of nagging meows. If your cat can have access to an outside, it is recommended to have her sterilized in order to avoid any unwanted pregnancy. On the other hand, if you would be very happy to welcome a litter of small kittens, opt for a female.
2. Pay attention to age
Kittens are usually weaned from their mother after 2 months. Adopting a kitten before this date can make it more fragile, but also cause certain behavioral problems in adulthood. Indeed, for a cat to be able to develop and flourish fully, it is necessary that the bases which it received during its very tender childhood are solid.
Only the mother of the kitten or, if necessary, another cat can lay the foundations of its education. Likewise, life within the litter is an important passage for the kitten. If you realize that the kitten you have chosen has not reached the two months, go your way.
3. Contact qualified breeders
Animal trafficking in Europe is legion. It is therefore better to make sure that the small animal that will enter our life has been raised in a healthy environment. The first thing to do is to go to the chosen farm in order to see for yourself the current situation.
The premises must be clean and well kept. In the case of a breed breed, the breeder must be able to provide you with the pedigree of his cats, i.e. their origin and their family tree.
4. Determine the state of health
A sick kitten is very fragile. Caring for him can not only be expensive, but he can die as soon as you get home. In order to avoid this, it is important to observe the general condition of the cat before adopting it as well as the healthiness of its place of life.
The signs of good health to observe in the kitten are a shiny coat, clean eyes, pink gums and an invisible navel. On the other hand, a kitten who is constantly scratching, who has diarrhea, irregular breathing or even a runny nose is suspect.
In any case, before adopting a small feline, ask to see its health record. You will see if it has been properly microchipped, dewormed and vaccinated and if no comments made by the veterinarian are to be observed.
5. Analyze behavior
The last step in choosing a kitten is to determine its personality. From an early age, it is indeed possible to roughly predict the character that your cat will have. There are several types of behavior in kittens.
If, when you approach the kitten, it comes instinctively towards you and lets itself be carried and handled without blinking, then you are dealing with a very well socialized little feline. Curiosity is anything but a bad thing here. Indeed, this behavior is ideal, because it means from the start that the cat will have a good chance of developing fully in your family.
If, on the contrary, the kitten seems frightened on your approach, it is that you are dealing with a reserved temperament. A kitten who tries to hide in every corner to avoid contact at all costs could be suitable for a single person. Family life, synonymous with noise, could be too difficult to bear for this little nature.
An aggressive kitten will be very difficult to educate. If, as soon as you reach out to him, he grabs you and struggles, it means that you will have to be patient to make him more docile in the future.
Adopting a kitten is not to be taken lightly. Before you start and welcome a cat that will accompany you the next 10 or 15 years of your life, it is a question of asking the right questions. Here are 5 tips to help you choose your future fur ball.
1. Male or female?
The first question to ask is whether you prefer to adopt a male or a female. The most important thing is to choose the gender of your kitten according to their preferences and lifestyle.
Uncastrated males may, once sexual maturity is reached, want to mark their territory by urinating all over the house. This inconvenience can also be accompanied by running away when the females are in heat. If you live in a house with an exterior, sterilization can be a safety for the cat. Indeed, it will be less likely to run after a cat and thus avoid accidents.
Unsterilized females have their heat regularly from January to September. The reactions will depend on the personality of each, but they generally become outrageously affectionate and grow in the long run of nagging meows. If your cat can have access to an outside, it is recommended to have her sterilized in order to avoid any unwanted pregnancy. On the other hand, if you would be very happy to welcome a litter of small kittens, opt for a female.
2. Pay attention to age
Kittens are usually weaned from their mother after 2 months. Adopting a kitten before this date can make it more fragile, but also cause certain behavioral problems in adulthood. Indeed, for a cat to be able to develop and flourish fully, it is necessary that the bases which it received during its very tender childhood are solid.
Only the mother of the kitten or, if necessary, another cat can lay the foundations of its education. Likewise, life within the litter is an important passage for the kitten. If you realize that the kitten you have chosen has not reached the two months, go your way.
3. Contact qualified breeders
Animal trafficking in Europe is legion. It is therefore better to make sure that the small animal that will enter our life has been raised in a healthy environment. The first thing to do is to go to the chosen farm in order to see for yourself the current situation.The premises must be clean and well kept. In the case of a breed breed, the breeder must be able to provide you with the pedigree of his cats, i.e. their origin and their family tree.
4. Determine the state of health
A sick kitten is very fragile. Caring for him can not only be expensive, but he can die as soon as you get home. In order to avoid this, it is important to observe the general condition of the cat before adopting it as well as the healthiness of its place of life.
The signs of good health to observe in the kitten are a shiny coat, clean eyes, pink gums and an invisible navel. On the other hand, a kitten who is constantly scratching, who has diarrhea, irregular breathing or even a runny nose is suspect.
In any case, before adopting a small feline, ask to see its health record. You will see if it has been properly microchipped, dewormed and vaccinated and if no comments made by the veterinarian are to be observed.
5. Analyze behavior
The last step in choosing a kitten is to determine its personality. From an early age, it is indeed possible to roughly predict the character that your cat will have. There are several types of behavior in kittens.
If, when you approach the kitten, it comes instinctively towards you and lets itself be carried and handled without blinking, then you are dealing with a very well socialized little feline. Curiosity is anything but a bad thing here. Indeed, this behavior is ideal, because it means from the start that the cat will have a good chance of developing fully in your family.
If, on the contrary, the kitten seems frightened on your approach, it is that you are dealing with a reserved temperament. A kitten who tries to hide in every corner to avoid contact at all costs could be suitable for a single person. Family life, synonymous with noise, could be too difficult to bear for this little nature.
An aggressive kitten will be very difficult to educate. If, as soon as you reach out to him, he grabs you and struggles, it means that you will have to be patient to make him more docile in the future.
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