How to properly care for a Scottish kitten?

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

What is special about Scottish cats? This breed is similar to the British felines, but has its own characteristics. Scottish kittens are extremely sociable and calm by nature. They cannot be left alone for a long time, one of the household members must definitely pay a lot of attention to the pet, otherwise it will get bored.

Scottish fold kittens, like straights, are well trained. They are quite intelligent animals and very curious.

How did the breed form?

In fact, these cats did not appear as a result of special selection, but only because an accidental failure occurred in nature. One of the farmers adopted a lop-eared kitten and noticed how good it is as a pet. This happened in the 60s of the twentieth century. After loud disagreements and disputes, it was the Australians who adopted this breed and set all the standards regarding ideal shapes and colors. Then, all over the world, they began to be recognized and recognized as a separate breed.

It is believed that sailors brought kittens from Eastern countries to Europe. And perhaps the history of the breed is quite rich and much more interesting than is commonly believed.

Although in ourWhile the English association abandoned this breed, many amateurs at exhibitions still take leadership positions with their pets. The American Association continues to nurture and raise purebred Scots.

How to feed a kitten?

From the moment a Scottish kitten settles under your roof, you will have more responsibilities. You need to take care of proper nutrition, vaccinations and many other things.

The owner needs to know that you can not give dry food to a kitten up to 2 months. And then you can try one of those foods that the breeder will advise you.

If it is more convenient to feed your baby with regular food, then take note of the list of those foods that are forbidden to give to Scottish Fold kittens:

• Smoked sausage and sausages are not allowed.
• No herring.
• Too fatty foods.
• It is forbidden to feed the bones.
• Nothing sweet.
• It is also completely forbidden to give pork, whether boiled or raw.
• You can give boiled chicken,
• Chicken eggs are also not recommended to be given raw, so that the kitten does not get sick with salmonellosis. If you cook eggs separately, then give the kids only the yolk at first.

It is very important to monitor how much calcium enters the pet's body with food. When there is a lot of calcium in the food, the kitten's ears rise, he becomes a straight. The gene that determines lop-earedness affects joints and cartilage. If there is a lot of calcium, the cat's joints will be stronger, but your kitten will not be the winner of the competition.will become.

As for the frequency of feeding, a kitten up to 2 months old is fed every 2 hours. Then, by 8 months, the cat is already fed 4 times a day, 250 grams for each meal. And in a year the Scot is already an adult, and he needs to be transferred to 2 meals a day.

Very small kittens are boiled oatmeal with the addition of chicken pieces. If you plan to feed the animal with dry food, then a bowl of clean water should always be nearby. Feed, I must say, expensive. Those types of feed that contain the entire diet for the day, taking into account the ratio of meat and plant foods, are an expensive excess for many families.

In general, proper nutrition ensures that your pet will live a long and happy life next to you.

What does a thoroughbred kitten look like?

The main difference between the Scottish breed is a completely round head with pressed, forward-tilted ears and large eyes. The eyes are usually the same shade as the fur. The head merges into a short but powerful neck.

The muzzle is short, with full bulging cheeks. The chin is strong. Their coat is short, very soft and thick.

The body of the animal is strong, "knocked down", rather muscular with strong graceful paws. You must have seen them at least once at the exhibition. This is enough to remember exactly what Scottish kittens look like. Their photo always touches even those who do not particularly like cats.

It is impossible to confuse a lop-eared little Scot with another breed. But straights, kittens of the same breed, but having the usualears, often confused with the British cat.

Features of the Scottish breed

Scottish kittens are loved by everyone, but not everyone knows how to care for them. These are entirely domestic cats, many thoroughbred boys and girls take prizes at exhibitions. But if you took such a kitten into the house not for exhibitions, but for yourself, know that this is a wonderful home friend for your children. Kittens of this breed love to play with children and will never offend them.

They won't hurt the furniture either. Since they have a calm, almost "aristocratic" disposition, they quickly get used to the master's rules and will not do you out of spite.

One of the strange features of these kitties is that for some reason they don't know how to meow like everyone else. The sounds they make are completely different from the usual meow.

Scottish Newborn Baby Care

Actually, a Scottish kitten is an unpretentious animal in terms of warmth and food. Of course, they like to sleep on the radiator, like all cats, but you don’t need to specifically monitor the thermal regime if the kitten is more than a month old. But newborn crumbs should not freeze if the owner's apartment is cold. They need at least 2 weeks to create a cozy thermal regime.

Of course, the mother cat warms them with her body, the first weeks she completely cares for them, licks them. But by the end of the 3rd week, the owner can already feed the babies. By the 18th day after birth, some kittens have drooping ears. But they are all born with completely ordinary, erect ears.

Food,a comb is purchased immediately. The kittens are clean, their mother immediately teaches them where to go to the toilet.

They are taken from the cat at the age of two months. But it is better to wait until 2.5-3 months of age. At this time, they are slightly larger than a human palm and already have the color that is given by nature. Cats can weigh a little over a kilogram, and cats up to 800 grams.

Bathing and combing the kitten

Part of essential grooming is bathing. It is necessary to accustom a kitten to water as early as possible. Although cats lick themselves, sometimes bathing is necessary. Especially when the cats start shedding.

Water temperature must be at least 35 degrees. To bathe a kitten, you need to prepare, special drops are dripped into the eyes, and the ears are covered with cotton balls. Many cats and cats gradually become accustomed to such procedures and behave calmly, without scratching or breaking out. For bathing, you need a special cat shampoo that will make the fur even softer. Especially good shampoo is needed when the owner is preparing the kitten for the show.

It is advisable to bathe your pet approximately once a month. Do not forget to wipe his eyes sometimes with cotton swabs. In addition to this procedure, the kitten still needs to be taught that sometimes its ears need to be cleaned and its claws trimmed a little. A kitten must also be taught from a young age to tear its claws only on a special scratching post.

Since the coat is stuffed in a lop-eared kitten, it is also recommended to comb it constantly. The owners of the Scots are very fond of taking care of theirpet. Since they are very calm kittens, they usually don't scratch.

What suits are popular?

Which Scottish kittens are valued? There are many suits of the Scottish breed. There are one-color and two-color individuals. Ordinary gray colors are popular, but pure white or white with red Scots are more preferred.

The most popular Ash Scottish kittens, but we also love red, pure white, and cream tones, black and torbies.

There is a theory that pure white cats with blue eyes are often deaf, this may be due to the fact that their genes are weak. But they look very cute.

House for acquired crumbs

Before the appearance of the crumbs in the house, you need to take care of a personal place to relax. Cats need sometimes, like people, to be alone, and they are looking for a secluded corner. They can climb into your closet with clothes, it is better that he has his own house.

It is not necessary to buy expensive soft corners, any kitten will be happy with a regular box, which the owner "equips" with soft upholstery inside. Next to the house you need to put a scratching post.

When to vaccinate?

It is recommended to vaccinate a kitten of a Scottish cat from 3 months. There are a huge number of viruses and bacteria right on your shoes. And your cat or cat, even without leaving the apartment, can get infected.

Before vaccination, the pet must be prepared. Be sure to give the baby an antihelminthic and look after his general well-being. If contraindications to vaccination are noticed, this procedure is moved to anothertime.

You can not vaccinate a kitten in the following cases:

• If the baby has lethargy and poor he alth.
• If he has recently been operated on. After any surgical intervention, they are vaccinated only after 2 months.
• Has been used as a treatment with antibiotics.
• The vaccine used is the one bought directly from the veterinary clinic, not from the pet store.

What vaccinations are needed:

• "Felovax". This complex vaccine acts as protection against 3 diseases: rhinotracheitis, chlamydia and calcivirosis.
• "Nobivak Triket" - also over 3 months old. Protects from plague.
• At 6 months they give an injection against lichen.
• At 13 weeks vaccinated against rabies and revaccinated a year.

Distemper is one of the most dangerous diseases. Almost 50% of cases of diseases end in the death of the animal. It is better to take the kitten to the veterinary clinic once again and get all the recommended vaccinations.

Lop-eared kittens and straights

Scottish kitten is born with normal straight ears. But after 10-20 days, some ears "fall off", while others remain so, kittens with ordinary ears are also needed by breeders.

They are called straights. Scottish straight kittens are required for breeding. Those who deal with such cats know that lop-eared kittens do not have enough calcium, and in order for the offspring to have normal he althy genes, crossing two lop-eared animals is prohibited. Straights and folds always cross.

Highland Fold and Highland Straight

Scottish fold kittens are called Scottish folds. But there is another branch in the breed - long-haired Scots. They are called Highland Fold. Their ears are even smaller, and from under the long hair they are almost invisible. Highlands are sometimes born from a short-haired cat. But still they are trying to display them separately.

The Highlands are a beautiful area in Scotland. In the US, these kittens are simply called long-haired Scottish folds. They are also crossed only with Longhaired Straights or Highland Straights. Previously, these kittens were culled from a pure breed. But in 1993, they nevertheless recognized and determined the standards for the exhibition. Any coat color is accepted. And the color of the eyes, just like that of ordinary Scots, should ideally match the color of the coat.

How to find a kitten?

There are many sites on the Web where breeders post ads for the sale of animals. In St. Petersburg, the Avito website is popular. Scottish kittens are sold there at different prices: from 6 thousand to 20 thousand rubles. Cheaper kittens do not have a pedigree, but are simply taken for home keeping as a gift to children.

Scottish fold kittens are often sold on the Avito website. This is one of the most beloved breeds around the world. And Russia is no exception.