Many fans of furry pets, deciding to haveat home cat, do not reflect, with what inconveniences they may encounter. Sometimes you have to spend a lot of time and patience, as long as you get used to the kitten to the tray, adapt to its nature and habits, sometimes very harmful from our point of view. But the most interesting owners expect ahead.
At the age of 6-9 months, the estrus begins at the cat.How to calm it correctly, very few people know. Infinite cries, frequent trips to the tray, and even past him, constant labels and attempts to jump out into the street can drive even the most loving and patient hosts crazy. That's when they begin to look for a way out of this situation, in order to facilitate the life of the pet, and at the same time to themselves. Do not know how to calm a cat during heat? In various sources of information - books and magazines - you can find a huge number of methods. But not all of them are harmless.
First of all, the cat needs to be surrounded by attention.More often to take on hands, to iron and tenderly to talk with her. This will calm the animal a little. You can try to distract her with active games and get a good drive so she can throw out the accumulated energy. The call of nature will weaken a bit, and this will give a short respite to both the owners and the cat. During the estrus, the pet may lose its appetite. But cats are strictly forbidden to starve, so they will often have to be fed in small portions. But the water in the bowl should be constantly.
All these methods only for a short time weakensymptoms of heat, which then come back again and again. To obtain a more stable effect, you can use various sedatives simultaneously with the above methods. The most harmless of them are homeopathic remedies "Cat Bajun" and "Anti Stress". True, not all cats help homeopathy. There is one more preparation - "Felivey", which contains synthetic pheromones. He helps the pet to cope with stress and greatly facilitates her condition.
How to calm a cat during heat?Continuing feverishly to think over this topic, the owners in despair run to the nearest veterinary pharmacy or pet store. There in the window you can see a lot of tools like "Sex barrier", "Stop-intim" or "Contra-sex", whose action is aimed at suppression of sexual desire. All of them contain hormones. Therefore, they are very harmful, and they can be used only 1-2 times. With constant use in the cat can develop diseases of the genitals - cancer of the uterus and ovaries, suppuration (pyometritis) or breast cancer. But if you still decided to buy these drugs at least as a first aid, before buying them, it is advisable to consult the seller and carefully read the instructions.
An alternative to tablets is the drug"Covinan". It is available as a solution for injection. It is assigned only by a doctor. Cry "Covinan" should be strictly according to the scheme for several months and under the supervision of a specialist. The drug stops heat, prevents it from appearing for 6 months, but it must be applied before the process begins. Cats over 5 years of age are contraindicated.
If the owners can not cope on their own,then the best way is to call or visit a veterinarian with the question: "Nothing helps, anyway the cat" walks ", how to calm her down in this case?" A qualified doctor in this case can offer two ways out of the situation.
The first is to tie the cat and the cat all the same.But if the owners do not plan offspring, the best option is the second option - sterilization. This is a simple operation that can be done during the heat. In a nulliparous cat, the ovaries are simply removed, and in a cat that has already produced offspring, all the genitals.
The owners of animals should be aware that the empty estrusfor several years can lead to a violation of the hormonal background in the body and a number of gynecological diseases. In addition, pregnancy after such estrus is often accompanied by various complications.
Now it is clear how to soothe a cat duringestrus. We outlined all the methods, but we still need to list what can not be done during this period. It is strictly forbidden to shout at an animal, punish it, lock it in a room or a bathroom, all the more so as to apply a cold shower to the pet.
Do not listen to advice at all"Experts" who recommend to grease the cat legs with vegetable oil or dip into the water! Because ostensibly while it will be licked, silence in the house is provided. However, all this not only sharply exacerbates the situation, but it can also affect the health of the pet.
We hope that now you understand how to calm downcat during the estrus. I want to think that after reading these tips, you will follow all the recommendations to preserve the health of the pet for as long as possible.
