As a novice cat raising Xiaobai, I was always at a loss when I brought the cat home for the first time. What should I do if this soft and glutinous thing is done! Ask experienced cat owners and start stocking up for the newly added cute little ones at home~
cat food, cat bowls, cat basins, cat toilets, and cat litter
, etc.! Cat litter?
Do you really know why cat litter is used when raising cats?
Let’s talk about history first.
The history of cats being domesticated only dates back about 9,000 years ago. Compared with the 100,000 years of dogs, cats are still a bit short. Therefore, cats still retain most of the wild genes of the past. For example, compared with cat food, it is more suitable to eat raw meat. The relationship with the owner is not as good as the relationship between the dog and the owner. Use soil and sand to bury the smell of excrement, so that the prey will not find their whereabouts. These habits are innate to cats, just like people start to learn to walk when they are over 1 year old.
Then using soil and sand to bury the smell of excrement so that prey does not discover their whereabouts is the fundamental reason why cats use "cat litter", not because cats love to be clean.
Before the 1940s, people had not invented cat litter. Most of the role of cats at that time was just to catch mice, not pets. The most popular "Cat and Mouse" animation at that time can be understood by Westerners who regard cats as pets only just emerged, but cats are still defined as "a tool for catching mice".
With the development of the times, more and more people regard cats as pets, and the issue of cats using the toilet has attracted attention. Most people will prepare a basin at home, then go to the backyard to hold a handful of sand and soil, and put it at home for the cat to use the toilet. But after the cat goes to the toilet, the hair near the chrysanthemum and his claws will carry some mud and sand all over the room.
Most cats who are not domestically raised will choose to solve their internal urgency in the vast wilderness. After I came back, I had more dirt on my body. It can be seen that the cat doesn't care whether it is clean or not. It just instinctively burys its own excrement.
In the late 1940s, a man named Edward Lowe invented cat litter by chance, and since then, he started a happy life for domestic cats to use the toilet!
Teaching cats to use cat litter
When the cat just brought it back, it is impossible for the cat to be unaware that the cat litter is its toilet. In this case, the pet owner should teach a cat who does not have the concept of "toilet" to use cat litter. First, it can bury its feces in the cat litter. If there is no feces, use tissues dipped in urine to make the litter smell like a cat. Some cats know that this is its toilet.
Or whenever a cat has excretion, it must take it to the litter box and use its hands to pick the cat litter a few times. Over time, it will know what to do.
Choose cat litter suitable for cats
There are many cat litters on the market, such as bentonite cat litter, tofu cat litter, pine cat litter, crystal cat litter, etc. Previous articles have also made simple evaluations for everyone, but we still need to emphasize several key points: First, strong cohesion and water absorption (this is the most basic requirement for cat litter); second, less dust (floating dust will not only cause cats to get sick, but also prone to allergies); third, healthy ingredients (regular manufacturers, quality assurance, health first), reject three-no products; fourth, good claw sense (different cats may have different requirements for cat litter claw sense, so choose 1 or 2 types for cats to try).
No matter what kind of cat litter, it is most important to choose cat litter suitable for your own cats!
Clean up cat litter in time
When cats use cat litter, they pay great attention to hygiene. If there is too much feces in the litter, the cat will not want to go to the toilet.
So pet owners must shovel cats every day, or once every two days. In about half a month or three weeks, all the cat litter in the cat litter box must be replaced once.
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