An active pet needs about 20 to 40 percent more food than the maintenance amount specified on the cat food container, and a less active one requires about 10 percent less than the maintenance amount.
Cats expend extra energy to keep warm and cool, so their diets may need adjustment during extreme temperatures. A veterinarian's recommendation is the best way to make any temperature-related changes. All cats require clean water available all day long.
Generally, it is best to feed cats twice a day using the portion control method. It is a good idea to keep an eye on your kitten when you first bring him home. Tabby kittens are very small and very mischievous. Your kitten can easily get stuck in between furniture, behind an appliance, or he can get stepped on. The best way to keep this from happening is to keep an eye on him until he is old enough to keep himself safe.
It is a good idea to get you kitten spayed or neutered. Getting your female cat fixed will keep her from getting pregnant and from going into heat. Even if your cat is going to be an indoor cat, she can still escape and get pregnant. This is especially true if she escapes because she is in heat. If you have a male kitten, you should have him fixed as well. Also, studies have shown that fixed cats are healthier and they fight less than kittens who have not been fixed.
It is best to have your kitten fixed when he is between two months and six months. Although kittens are independent, they need to be stimulated and they need to have fun.
It is a good idea to play with your kitten every day to make him happy and to help you bond with him. Playing with a kitten is very easy. All you need is a piece of string and drag it around so that he can chase it. If you are going to play with your kitten closely, you should wear something to cover your hands and arms. Kittens have very tiny, very sharp claws. It is a good idea to cover your hands and arms during playtime.
Tabby cats make great pets and they would be a great addition to your family. Though tabby cats are not a specific breed, all domestic cats carry the tabby gene because their origins can be traced to wild cats that carry the tabby pattern. In fact, the tabby pattern is a hallmark of the direct ancestors of the domestic feline, including:.
The tabby gene is extremely diverse, involved in a wide variety of coat patterns. Though the striped tabby pattern is the most familiar, there are five recognized types of tabby markings.
The tabby gene can also be missed with other marking genes to create cats with solid coats or a mixture of patterns. Whether a cat show its tabby pattern or not depends on whether the cat has inherited a dominant agouti gene or a recessive non-agouti gene. Cats that inherit the dominant agouti gene A will express a visible tabby pattern while cats that inherent the recessive non-agouti gene a will not.
Though there are several distinct tabby patterns, most tabbies exhibit some degree of striping on their coats. Some tabbies only show visible striping on their legs and tail. That being said, there are five different types of tabby markings. The most common tabby pattern by far, the mackerel tabby is also called the striped tabby or the tiger cat. These cats have solid or broken stripes that run parallel down the side of the body along with rings around the legs and tail.
Rather than exhibiting stripes or swirls, the spotted table is covered in spots of various size. Because these spots vary in shape and size, they often resemble broken mackerel tabby stripes. Two cat breed which commonly exhibit the spotted tabby pattern are the Ocicat and the American Bobtail. Ocicats are a domestic cat breed that resembles a wild cat — they are named for their resemblance to the ocelot.
These cats have agouti hairs — hairs that are composed of several bands of pigmentation. Typically, an agouti hair has a dark base color that alternates with lighter tones. The ticked tabby coloration is created by a blend of agouti hairs that gives the coat a salt-and-pepper appearance instead of clear stripes. Some ticked tabbies do, however, show residual ghost striping or barring on the face, belly, and lower legs. If the cat has an all-ticked pattern, it may give off the appearance of shimmering in the sunlight due to color variations in the hairs.
A patched tabby may be a calico cat or a tortoiseshell that exhibits patches of tabby markings. You may also come across an orange tabby which shows any of the 5 tabby patterns above but has an overall orange and white coloration.
Many breeds have distinct physical characteristics, though it may not be quite so simple of you have a mixed-breed cat. There is a long list of distinctive cat breeds that exhibit the tabby coloration, including:. The Abyssinian tabby is generally a friendly and affectionate breed but also quite active.
These tabbies require plenty of exercise and mental stimulation to prevent them from getting bored and exhibiting destructive behaviors. American Bobtails are also quite interactive and form strong bonds with family. These cats have a playful side — they love to play games with their owners — and they have strong hunting instincts.
This breed is generally fairly quiet, though many chirp, trill, or click when they get excited. The Birman is a large breed that typically grows over 12 pounds. While these cats typically display a pointed coat pattern, they can have tabby points. Birmans are a somewhat reserved and often jealous breed that tends to bond closely with one member of the family. They can be a tad territorial with other cats, but they are generally not aggressive. The Oriental generally only weighs 8 to 12 pounds, but they are very slender with long legs and a long face.
These cats are highly intelligent and can be trained more easily than other breeds. They also tend to be quite affectionate and love to spend time with their owners. Scottish Folds are known for their small, rounded ears that are folded downward against the head. These cats come in a wide variety of colors and patterns, including the tabby pattern, and they can have medium-long to long hair. In terms of personality, the Scottish Fold is sweet-tempered and adaptable, but they do tend to bond with one person in the family.
Stock up on cat toys and spend some quality time with your cat every day. Many tabby owners say, however, that their cats are friendly and affectionate. Mixed-breed cat with tabby coloration are generally the most affordable. Generally speaking, cats can live as long as 15 to 20 years when they are properly cared for. Indoor cats tend to live longer than outdoor cats by several years. It depends on the breed. Longhair tabby cats actually tend to shed less than shorthaired cats, surprising as it may be.
That being said, longhair tabbies may require more grooming and coat maintenance. I have a dark black an grey Tabby cat, she is two years old now I rescued her. Animal shelter. I love her, she likes eating meat loves Jimmy Dean sausage for breakfast. In the wild, cats eat small birds and small rodents, and that is what ferals and strays eat.
Modern day house cats, however, are not properly equipped to hunt, although they still have the hunting instinct. A good diet for cats nowadays is a combination of wet food and dry food.
My own cat has wet food in the morning and dry food plus a dish of water in the evening. When you feed your cat dry food it is important that they have water nearby. Do not feed her any human food its very bad for them. Hello Kerry Grey. Not the wet food you buy in cans. I feed my cats ragdoll and tabby Chicken Soup for the Soul and they love the stuff. He learned from my dogs how to beg to get meat haha. Absolutely wrong Bee. Cats cannot digest sodium in the level that humans can.
Giving them high sodium sausages and soups will almost assuredly cause them to have kidney and blood pressure sight complications down the line. I have a question. I recently brought a kitten home to my daughter. She is a tabby cat with the most unusual coat. I used to help my sister rescue cats and have a lot of experience with them as we had up to 30 felines up for adoption at a time, yet I am stumped on this one.
Her front arms are Grey with black stripes, her tummy is white and spotted black. Now this is where I am a bit confused… The rest of her coat is predominantly black. The top of her head has two tan stripes that go down to the middle of the back of her neck then stop. Simply put, I understand that a cats coat is not a cats breed ie. Tabby is not a breed. She is a very cute cat and I would love to hear what others think. I have only seen such unique or different coats on ferel cats yet this cat came from litter number three from my friends domestic cat.
Michael, your cat sounds charming. Would love to see a picture of her. The important thing is love. You said that she has some white fur. She is probably a tabby-and-white. Also, there may be a mix of different kinds of tabby in her. Kittens in the same litter are sometimes fathered by different tom-cats. I hope that she will be spayed when she is old enough.
Spayed cats live longer, healthier lives than unspayed. My daughters tabby gave birth to a beige and faun tabby with blue eyes he has dark tabby tail and ears what would those colours say about his genetics. He is very unusual and beautiful.
I have two cats one is 3 yrs old and a tabby that is 7 mos old. I have put his food in a egg carton, he doe not like this at all, i put it in a bowl with a golf ball, this kind of slows him down, i feed him a very small portion at a time.
He was thrown out of a car window and I adopted him, I was wondering if the original owners did not feed him like they should have and this made him want to gulp his food down. How do I teach him to eat slowly, what do I do to help his upchucking???
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