The growth period of a kitten is of particular importance. Right now, all the foundations with which he will go through the rest of his life are being laid. Usually, babies spend up to 8-10 weeks with their mother in their own nest, and only then begin to leave it and disperse to their new owners. That is why, when we are invited to the breeder, we have grown kittens waiting for us (2 months). What to feed and how to care for - these are the first two questions that appear in the newly made owner. Today we will try to fully reveal the topics of feeding and vaccinating your baby.
Growth and development control
Every loving owner should know how kittens develop (2 months). What to feed them, we will figure it out a little later, and now let's determine how to assess the normal growth rate and when you need to sound the alarm. It is very important to weigh the pet daily. Normal weight gain is 10-30 g per day. If your kitten has not recovered in a week or lost weight, you need to urgently go to the veterinarian. Depending on the breed, the weight of the kitten at 2 months may vary, but on average it should be approximately 600 g. From 4 months it will be possible to switch to weekly weighing.
Feeding Features
If the first feeding was carried out mainly due to baby food, now the time has come to introduce new feeds. So, you have kittens (2 months), how to feed them? Gradually you need to add solid food to the diet. It can be finely chopped meat, porridge, vegetables, mashed fish. It is very good if the food is natural. Having decided to transfer the baby to the finished feed, be sure to pay attention to the brand. Only super-premium food can be rated as suitable for a fragile baby's body. At the same time, dry food is not suitable for such crumbs - you can only use canned food.
What can not be fed a kitten
Despite the fact that the cat is a predator, raw meat and fish should not be given to it, as they can be infected with parasites. Do not feed your baby pork, as it is too fat. Cats in nature are more focused on eating birds. You can not give the baby sausage or sausages, any fast food. It is very undesirable in the diet of oil and other fatty foods. Just remember that you can’t give bones. It goes without saying that you can’t feed the kitten with food from your table. This applies to soups and main dishes, often too spicy and spicy, fried and fatty.
How to change the diet
Feeding a kitten (2 months) should be as natural as possible for its biological needs. In nature, a cat first feeds its children milk, then begins to bring birds and rodents. This is exactly what should happen in captivity, only changes in the diet are best made as smooth as possible. To get used to the “new products”, a kitten will need about two weeks. At this age, the baby is actively developing and growing, and he should receive 120-150 g of food per day. It should be given to him 30-40 g of meat per day. If the baby refuses food, then you should immediately show it to the veterinarian.
Diet
Like all babies, kittens often eat (little by little) (2 months). How to feed them and how? Do not organize feeding as if you were dealing with an adult cat. A daily serving of food exposed in the morning is not a good option if we are dealing with a kitten. The baby should divide the daily feed rate by five times. The menu should be as varied as possible. The diet is built with an eye on the individual characteristics and sizes of your pet. The most important thing is that the bowl has constantly clean drinking water. The food for the kitten should be fresh every time, at room temperature. During breaks, you can leave a small amount of food in a bowl, as the baby can approach the cup up to 20 times a day.
Kitten behavior after feeding
We have already mentioned how many times to feed a kitten (2 months). Only if you are very busy can you leave him food for the whole day at once, but it is advisable to give him fresh food every time (4-5 times a day). After eating, all babies need a rest, your kitten is no exception. Therefore, do not play with him immediately after a meal, digesting food at this age is a very important process, and excess activity can only do harm.
How to feed a Scottish kitten (2 months)
At this tender age, chicken breast is suitable for feeding kittens of any breed, which should be boiled and chopped beforehand. Your pet will not refuse raw beef. To protect the furry pet, you need to deploy a piece of meat and put it in the freezer for 2-3 days. This method of freezing destroys all the parasites that can be transmitted to the cat. At the same time, one should not get too fond of raw meat, it is enough to give 30 g every other day. An excellent supplement is boiled liver, it is rich in trace elements and vitamins. Scottish kittens (2 months) can receive it once a week. Most cats love chicken yolk and can be given twice a week. The growing body has a great need for calcium, so you need to give the kitty fat-free cottage cheese at least three times a week.
Usually everyone considers milk a very useful product for kittens, but this is not so. However, you can give fat-free kefir, fermented baked milk and sour cream. Cream is also perfect, they need to pamper the baby, but they should be introduced into the diet in small quantities. For full growth and development, cereals are also needed. Therefore, every day, cook the baby different cereals (rice, oatmeal, buckwheat). You can add meat to the porridge so that the kitten begins to eat more willingly. It will also be very good to prepare a vegetable mixture with meat. To do this, boil cauliflower, carrots and asparagus beans until soft and cook mashed potatoes. Fish should be given only in exceptional cases, not more than once a month. In addition, do not forget to buy special vitamin-mineral complexes for kittens. Now you know how to feed a Scottish kitten (2 months). Everyone will be able to correctly draw up a diet for the baby. Even if you never kept cats, then you can easily cope with it. Let's find out now whether the feeding of kittens of other breeds is different.
How to eat a British kitten (2 months)?
Milk is an inappropriate food for all cat breeds, without exception. But British little kids eat milk porridge with great pleasure. Hercules, semolina or buckwheat will do. Any dairy products are very useful, it is better to choose low-fat cottage cheese, yogurt, fermented baked milk, sometimes a little sour cream. Cream (10%) two to three times a week will be very useful. Once every two to three days, you can give an egg yolk.
Many experts advise feeding kittens boiled low-fat fish. Prepare soup for your pet, in which you can add finely chopped meat, grated cheese, liver, beef heart. Boiled and chopped chicken meat is also great. As you can see, there are no special differences, any breed of cats can be fed in approximately the same way. But if there is an intolerance of products by representatives of your breed specifically, the breeder must definitely warn about this. When feeding natural food, kittens are given daily vitamin supplements: Beofar, Kitzim, Farmovit, and Dr. Zoo.
First vaccinations
Inoculation to kittens in 2 months to put or wait a little longer? This question often arises before the owners. On the one hand, while the child’s body protects maternal immunity. On the other hand, he is getting weaker every day, which means there is a big risk of catching a dangerous disease. Many experts advise putting the first complex vaccine a week after you take the baby home. This time is enough for him to survive stress and easier to endure the procedure.
Regardless of the breed, the kitten should receive a vaccine against a number of dangerous diseases. This is plague and leukemia, infectious peritonitis, panleukopenia, viral rhinotracheitis. At the same time, the rabies vaccine is still too heavy for a fragile organism; it will be delivered when it reaches the age of 6-8 months, after a tooth change.
Vaccination Tips and Revaccination
Inoculation of kittens at 2 months of age should be done only by a veterinarian. You can consider options in which the doctor leaves the house so that the baby does not experience unnecessary stress, but it is not recommended to independently choose a vaccine. After the vaccine has been produced, a three-week quarantine is required. During this period, you need to provide your baby with a home regimen and regularly monitor his condition. If the vaccine is tolerated normally, it should be revaccinated. Such a scheme provides protection against formidable diseases in 99% of cases. Separately, at the request of the owners, a vaccine is given against chlamydia and ringworm. Further, vaccination should be carried out annually in order to renew the body's defenses.
Things to remember
Before vaccination, you need to make sure that the pet is healthy. To do this, just watch him. He must be alert and active, have a good appetite. Body temperature should not exceed 38.5 degrees. Before vaccination, the kitten must be given antihelminthic drugs. After 10 days, you can go to the doctor. After vaccination, the baby needs enhanced control. Any deviation in behavior is an occasion to immediately contact your doctor. This can be a refusal of food or lethargy, convulsions, vomiting, and much more. Do not forget that the choice of a veterinarian is often decisive, so pay attention to the status of the clinic and the experience of the doctor. It is better if you attach to one specialist, you will be observed with him all his life.