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IDENTIFICATION
If a cat owner wants to provide their pet with identification, microchipping
your cat is the only safe and permanent
method of identifying a cat, and this procedure is done to all our cats
before they are re-homed. Fears about the cat's visibility particularly
around traffic, can be partially allayed by keeping felines in during
hours of darkness. If, however, the plan is to protect wildlife, then
keeping the cat in at night and in the early morning can help reduce cat
predation.
If you decide to put a collar on your cat please be sure to purchase a
quick release collar which will stop the risk of injury to your cat and
always attach an identification tag with your contact telephone number.
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INTRODUCING YOUR NEW CAT
When introducing a cat into your home, for the first few days keep your
cat confined to one area with doors and windows closed until he/she is
settled. Have a litter tray ready in a private corner before you even
let he/she out of the carrier. Keep the bed and feeding bowls away from
draughts. Close bedroom doors because a timid cat will want to hide; under
a bed or behind a kitchen unit are likely hiding places. After a few days
they may then be allowed to explore the rest of the house. Cats must be
kept in for at least 2 weeks before you begin to introduce them outside.
To introduce your cat to the
garden, do not feed them the morning you are going to begin, this is just
a safe guard so they will not venture far, because they are hungry. Always
introduce them through the back door, leave the door open and go into
the garden with them. Do not carry the cat outdoors in your arms; try
a harness instead. You can prepared the garden with yesterdays soiled
litter, scattered around your boarders, so there is some of the cats scent.
Continue to do this procedure for about a week, or until you are comfortable
that the cat is confident with its surroundings outside.
One of our stipulations is that all cats must be kept in at night. We
make this requirement for a very important reason, to try and alleviate
the problem of cats been knocked down by speeding traffic, and cats going
missing at night.
DIET
All our cats and kittens are fed on Franks Pro Gold cat food, and its
an excellent food source. Your cat should be fed twice a day, and you
must always have water available for your cat. Some cats enjoy milk but
some lose the ability to digest it properly after weaning, causing diarrhoea,
and so it should be avoided. If you want to give your cat a treat there
are plenty of cat milks on the market. If you clean their bowls with detergents
make sure they are thoroughly rinsed as cats have a keen sense of smell,
and a detergent may well put them off eating out of their bowls
Stainless steel or ceramic bowls are recomended as they don't retain any
smell.
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KITTENS
On arrival, show the kitten its litter tray and bed and offer him a little
food, kittens should be fed four times a day, and water must always be
available. Kittens will not over feed, so if the kitten cries and looks
for more, let the kitten have a little more. Do not let the family pull
the kitten about, it is a living creature and its just left its mother,
brothers and sisters. In the kittens bed leave a cuddly toy for it to
snuggle up to at night, and make sure the kitten is always warm. DO NOT
try to play with a kitten when asleep.
It is important that your kitten is vaccinated against cat flu, feline
enteritis and feline leukemia. These can be given at 9 and 12 weeks old,
and kittens must stay inside until all injections are completed. Kittens
must also be kept a close eye on until the are neutered at 5 months old.
NEVER leave a dog and a kitten alone together.
Be sure to continue with your kittens worming and de-fleaing program as
advised by your vet.
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INTRODUCING OTHER PETS
If you have another pet, give them time to get used to each other. It
may not be love at first sight, but normally pets find their own level.
Make the introduction gradual. Let each pet get a view or scent of the
other without any actual confrontation; feeding time when their minds
are on food; feed well apart. If in the same room, make sure there are
places to hide, so that eye to eye contact is avoided. NEVER lavish too
much attention on the newcomer.
FOUND CATS
Many of us have suffered those days of anxiety and frantic searching when
a pet goes missing, and that awful feeling when absolutely no trace of
them can be found even weeks later. It is such a relief when they walk
back in the door or someone finds them for us. This is why we are asking
you for any help with sightings of cats which have appeared in the area
which don't appear to belong to anyone. We might just be able to match
them up with a distraught owner. BUT if you find a cat, make sure that
it is a stray, and unless it is obviously starving (i.e. very skinny),
don't feed it the first time you see it. It may have a home to go back
to, and you don't want to tempt a scrounging cat away from a perfectly
good home. Talk to neighbours, children and local trades people about
the cat. Notify us and be ready to give as full a description as possible.
Don't forget to ring back if the cat is reunited with its owner
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LOST CATS
If your cat goes missing, tell as many people as possible as soon as possible.
Talk to local shop keepers, the postman, the milkman, the window cleaner
- anyone who talks to a lot of different people. Let the local children
know that you are looking for your cat. Offer a small reward. Make up
leaflets with your cat's details, and the date that she went missing,
and post them through neighbours' letter boxes - ask them to check sheds,
garages and other outhouses. Also ask anyone who has had recent building
work done to make sure the cat hasn't been trapped under floorboards etc.!
Put up posters in shops, and advertise in the local papers and on local
radio. Radio Lancashire's Action Line is very good for this. Tell US!
Ring our Help line, but please don't ring us on the first night that your
cat is missing - most cats come back within 24 hours, and nothing will
be gained by notifying us immediately - it would be extremely unlikely
that anyone would have reported it as found in such a short period of
time. Notify all the vets in your town AND in surrounding areas - people
in cars who see a wounded cat are more likely to take it to their own
vet than to the nearest one.
If you find your cat, please remember to let us know, phone us on 01704
823293
