What is a long-haired cat?
, formerly known as Persian or Angora. In 1935, someone followed the results of the original American breeding program and began to study the establishment of this variety. Originally, the cross between black long-haired cats and siamese cats has produced three black short-haired kittens. Later, the breeder let two of them mate and got a long-haired kitten, named “First Entered Social World”. girl”. Put it and its father together to mate, and get a point color long-haired kitten. It is a very beautiful and gentle cat breed that many people like as pets.
What does a long-haired cat look like?
The longhair cat is a domestic cat known for its long, soft, smooth coat. Large or medium-sized, stout, with short legs, large and round head, flat nose, short hairy tail. The eyes are large and round, and are blue, orange, gold, green or copper in color, consistent with the coat color. The fur is soft and slender. The neck is hairy and shaped like a ruffle. Variety of coat colors. Monochromatic are white, black, blue, red and cream. The patterned ones are: silver and black mixed (smoke); silver, brown, blue, red with dark patterns (tabby); white and slightly blackened (squirrel); cream, red and black (tortoise color); tortoise color with white spots; blue-gray and cream mixed (blue cream) and two-color, etc. Tortoise, blue-cream and spotted cats are almost exclusively female, but males are mostly sterile. Blue-eyed and white cats can be deaf.
Habits of long-haired cats
The cat’s paw is the cat’s tool for catching mice, climbing and self-defense. If the owner has a cat to catch mice, of course, the claws cannot be trimmed. If the owner raises the cat as a companion animal, the cat’s claws should be trimmed frequently to avoid scratching people and damaging clothes, furniture, floors, etc. Trimming the paws should start at an early age, once a month. The specific method is as follows: hold the long-haired cat in your arms, grab one of the cat’s feet with your left hand, and squeeze slightly with your thumb, index finger, and middle finger to extend the paws. Then use the nail clipper in your right hand to carefully cut off the transparent part of the front end of the claws, and then use the small file on the nail clipper to polish the claws. When trimming, don’t cut too far to avoid hurting the longhair’s feet. Then cut off and polish the other claws in turn.
Bathing a long-haired cat can not only keep the cat clean and beautiful, but also remove some parasites on the body surface, promote blood circulation and metabolism, and play a role in disease prevention and fitness. The habit of bathing is best to be cultivated from an early age, and the cat will be very reluctant to start bathing the cat when it is an adult.
Before taking a bath, you should prepare the utensils for bathing, such as bath tub, bath towel, detergent, comb (preferably one sparse and one dense), brushes, etc.
longhair cat feeding
1. Feeding: Changes in the amount of exercise will change the digestion and absorption capacity of the intestinal tract and the filtering and detoxification functions of the liver and kidney. You should pay more attention to the hardness of the food suitable for cats, and supplement calcium, iron, vitamins and other trace elements. Food with different tastes. Note: fast food indigestible, to ensure the supply of water.
2. Brushing: If possible, brush your pet‘s teeth to reduce bacterial invasion caused by gingival inflammation.
3. Eye Care: Frequently remove excess mucus with a damp cotton pad and clean the skin around the eyes.
4. Ear Care: Regularly check the inner ear canal.
5. Joint care: Joint pain is a common problem for elderly pets. If it cannot move regularly, you can gently massage the muscles or move the limbs and joints for it when it is resting.
