Outbred cats are no worse than their thoroughbred counterparts. Once you or your child showed compassion and brought from the street a small, defenseless and homeless kitten. You have done a noble deed, and now a pet has appeared in your family that will bring joy to you and your loved ones. Usually such cats do not have the signs of any particular breed and combine the generic features of both a cat-mother and a father. One thing can be said that your new pet is no worse than your compatriots with documents confirming the standard and origin.
Cat Maintenance Tips
Outbred cats, as well as kittens found on the street or donated to you by a good grandmother by the metro, especially from the very beginning need your attention, care and care. Wash the cat, including carefully treat the area around the eyes, feed it and determine the place of the toilet, and the next day, be sure to show the veterinarian. Perhaps your new pet does not seem to have signs of any disease, but you should not postpone the trip to the animal doctor. He will check the animal for the presence of worms, parasites, lichens and other skin diseases, as well as take tests for toxoplasmosis and other infections. I would like to hope that the cat is healthy, although this is not always the case. But the veterinary clinic will give tips on caring for your pet and help cure the animal.
Where to start raising your new pet?
If you took the animal from the street, and did not accept it as a gift or “adopted” from the shelter, then be prepared for the fact that a kitten born at large will behave differently from that born from a cat at home. The fact is that their freedom-loving
e moms - purebred cats - from childhood they teach kittens to be afraid of people, and a little animal will need some time to overcome this fear. It will behave aggressively: hiss, meow loudly and may even try to bite you, so it’s best to patiently accustom a cat to contact with a person. Let the first person in his new life be the one who is responsible for feeding and caring, then the period of adaptation will pass somewhat faster.
Remember that all cats that are not purebred are still predators, so whenever your pet feels a danger (and after life on the street, anything can seem to be a danger), he will use his strong teeth and claws. Therefore, during initial contacts with the "savage" protect yourself by wearing gloves and long-sleeved clothing. Typically, cats and kittens taken from the street, in adulthood, rarely become friendly and eager to contact everyone's favorites, but they are quite capable of making strong friendships with a member of the family that they especially trust.
How to keep caring for your cat?
Upon completion of the necessary procedures (once again recall the mandatory preventive visit to the veterinarian), you should continue to care for the cat as you would with any pet. Food should be given twice a day, periodically change the water in the drinker, determine the place for the toilet. It would be nice for a cat to drink a course of vitamins that the doctor will prescribe. If your pet is the owner of long hair, then it must be combed at least once a day, and for shorthair and cats with medium-length fur, combing once a week will be sufficient. Also do not forget to cut the claws. This can be done independently or in a veterinary clinic. You will never regret having taken a pet that is not purebred, but gentle and sympathetic to the house.