Care of a cat, her body is an everyday care of beauty and state of health of your cat for this purpose what to fix her muscles; this elimination of fat, a dirt, the dropped out hairs and died off flakes of skin; this stimulation of blood circulation and by that improvement of a condition of wool and a skin.

Many cats, can successfully cope with this problem, but bolshinstvos gratitude and pleasure accept from owners these small services. If in the house not one cat, animals often with pleasure indulge in sessions of a mutual toilet by a principle "wash my back, and I wash my yours". The cat-mother carefully licks newborn kittens to clear them sherstku, to stimulate blood circulation, allocation of urine and feces. "Washing" has, apparently, instinctive character: already three-week kittens start to do movements by language, truth ineffective, but in six weeks the majority of them perfectly cope with a problem. Quite often first sign of readiness of a female to pairing (approach estrus) is with what zeal she starts to lick herself, in particular vagina area.

Care of ears of a cat

Inventory:
Cotton swabs, wound on a stick
Fluid paraffin
Protivokleschevoy solution
Clean cat ears have rarely, but nevertheless it is necessary for three reasons: to remove the wax before the show (especially the breed rex) to remove from the ears of dust and moisture, and as one of the therapeutic measures when dealing with ear mites. It is recommended to inspect the ears cats during its styling, as well as when you notice that she is constantly shaking his ears, rubs and scratches them. If your cat is something wrong with your ears, it begins to comb. This may be a sign of sulfuric tubes in the ears or ear mites. In the case of ear mites appear dark brown sulfur raids. They are caused by ear itch-mite (Otodectes cynotis), which dogs and cats infect each other. Ideally, such a cat should be isolated from other animals until they are cured.
Sulfur recovery and tick-borne contamination can be removed with a cotton swab dipped in liquid paraffin or protivokleschevoy solution. A small amount of solution should also be instilled daily into the ear. Make sure that the cat is not shaking her head and poured the medicine before it has time to get inside. For this to happen soon, massage the ear, dripped into his warm liquid, and do not let the cat move at this point my head. Then do the same manipulation with the second ear. Never attempt to climb a little deeper, go where you can not see anything. Inspect the ears to once a week and if necessary on a daily basisобрабатывать их.

Dental care for cats
Inventory:
Wooden spatula to open and inspect the mouth, a children's toothbrush.
Cleaning the cat's teeth - an unusual thing, but if a cat can do this, cleaning can be an excellent measure to prevent or reduce tartar.
Most dental disease of cats is due to the formation of tartar. Caries, which often suffer from people who found in cats is rare. Most of stone laid on the upper and lower canines, small indigenous and first upper molars.
Stone formation in cats with the growth of bacteria on the teeth due to subsidence of food debris (plaque) and the deposition of salts (mostly - calcium hydroxyapatite) contained in saliva. If the cat is actively using his teeth, then, because of their friction on the tooth surface is formed only a minimal layer of stone. Therefore, cats that hunt and consume prey (mice and birds), the stone on the teeth a little. The same can be said about the teeth of cats fed large chunks of meat, dry cat food or give the bone from which the cat chew meat. If the cat is fed a soft diet, it works a little teeth, and they can accumulate a stone.
First, the stone is delayed, where the least friction, that is where the tooth grows into the gum. Rough layer collects more bacteria and food debris, irritating the gums, which eventually becomes inflamed - a condition called gingivitis. In this case, on the gums around the teeth formed a bright pink or red stripe. Initially, the stone looks like a yellowish-green headband, but over time it builds up so much that if it is not removed, the mass of the stone to become bigger than the tooth. As inflammation is aggravated by laying stone. Gums peeled away from the teeth and the bacteria gain access to their roots. In the end, may develop extensive contamination occur loosening of teeth and even the formation of abscesses. This disease, called periodontitis, occurs in cats often enough. Inflammation can cause excessive salivation, and older cats are often hanging from the jaws of "icicles" saliva wetting the hair on their chest. Cats have a bad smell from the mouth (galigozis). Shook the toothache, so the cat eats very carefully and often - on one side of the mouth and sometimes the cat does not eat. Is that it scratches or rubs his mouth with his paw. Remove the stone, breaking it with forceps, scraper or ultrasonic cleaner, under full anesthesia. Of course, it is better not to allow its accumulation. Ideal way is to replace the food or the use of special plastic gum, but some owners prefer to regularly clean their teeth. It is best to take advantage of children's tooth brush, lightly moistened it, and dipped in a tooth powder. Cats do not like toothpaste because of their taste and the presence in them foaming cleanser. You can also use baking soda and peroxide.
Place the cat on the table (preferably in a sitting position) and hold it by the scruff, and your assistant will keep the cat for his paws. With the effort (but not excessive) spend brushing the teeth from top to bottom and from side to side. Clean the upper and lower teeth in front and behind, paying particular attention to areas where the teeth interlock with the gums. If there is bleeding, stop the procedure. If the cat refuses to brush her teeth can be cleaned with a finger wrapped pieces of soft matter. Make sure the cat does not bite you.
To avoid re-accumulation of stone, brush your teeth every week.

Eye Care for Cats

Inventory:
Wadding
Saline
In normal eyes of cats are clean, guarded by an expression. If from the inner corner out third eyelid (nictitating membrane) and partially closes the eyes, then the body is not all right. This may be a sign of fever or the beginning of an infectious disease. If the third eyelid appeared only in one eye, maybe something happened with this particular eye. If the symptom persists, you should consult your veterinarian. With a blocked tear duct tears roll down her cheeks, leaving a faded trail between the eye and nose should be wiped with cotton wool soaked in saline solution (1 teaspoon of salt per 0.5 liters of chilled boiled water, equivalent to 18 grams of salt per 1 liter of water) . Eye discharge (usually brown) may be a sign of respiratory infection, in this case requires consultation with a veterinarian. Eyes were washed once a week, but if necessary it can be done more often. Blocked tear ducts in cats treated surgically.

Caring for the nose
Inventory:
Wadding
Saline solution.
Slightest sign of a runny nose, sneezing and runny nose - a signal that your cat needs serious attention. Because respiratory infections can be dangerous, better immediately consult your veterinarian. But if you care for the cat's fur you use powdered, check to see whether it causes allergies. Isolate the cat sneezing on others.
Claws
Care of nails
Inventory:
Scissors or clippers for trimming
Column for scratching.
The need for this arises only in cases where a cat's claws grow to excessive length. This does not happen if the cat moves a lot, runs, climbs trees, because it claws permanently shortened. Cats who do not like or can not move much - because of illness, old age or due to the fact that they are constantly kept under lock and key, the claws may become too long and cling to carpets and upholstered furniture. A cat may even bite the claws, scraping dead skin flakes, exposing a "new" nails.
The fifth cat claw on the back side of the front legs just above your fingers, never about that does not scratch, and grows freely, so that older cats it is bent into a ring and can even pierce the skin. It would be nice if you regularly check the length of the claws of a cat. Remember: The claws on its hind legs shorter than the front. If the claws are devoid of pigment (transparent), then underneath you can see the pink vein, reaching almost to the tip of the claw. If the vessel does not reach the tip, the claw is too long, so the vet can easily cut it without fear of damaging the vessel and thereby causing the bleeding. If the claw is pigmented (black), the vessel is not visible, and the place to cut, determine the experience. Remember: with the growth of claw is extended also to the vessel, so if you trim the claw to the "normal" length, you can damage your vessel: the best cut claw so that it was a little longer than usual, and cut it again in a couple of weeks. Ask assistant to hold fast to the cat on the table, and in turn obstrigite claws on each paw. Take your index finger pad feet from the bottom of the claw and thumb - the skin over the claw and gently squeeze the fingers. In this case, the claws seem out of pads. At the end of haircuts you can polish the sharp edges of a nail file or emery block.
Make a neat cut across the claw, but not diagonally. If, however, there is bleeding, it can quickly stop using styptic pencil, or you can attach a scrap of cloth or sprinkle a neutral powder: talc, flour. Often weak to stop bleeding is enough to push the claw in a bar of soap. Major bleeding apply a pressure bandage and contact your veterinarian.
Grooming is necessary for another reason: if the claw was broken and a piece of hanging out at the end. It is best to completely cut off this piece, and in case of bleeding proceed as described above.
Cut nails to blunt them and keep the cat furniture - often a vain attempt. At the first opportunity to hone their cat again.