Cats of the Sphinx. How to care for a sphinx?
Sphynx - one of the few breeds of cats that can afford people who are allergic to cat hair. However, among fans and admirers of cats of allergic sphinxes is not so much ... How to care for the Sphinx?
Actually, cats sphinxes - this is not one breed, but even a few: Don Sphynx, Canadian Sphynx. But there is one thing that unites these cats: a complete or almost complete absence of hair on the body. Because of this feature, courtship for sphinxes is not as necessary as for the rest of the breeds of cats.
Sphynx cats are very sensitive to temperature. It is necessary to maintain in a room in whichare the cats of the Sphinx at a constant temperature of 20-25 degrees Celsius (normal room temperature). Do not allow drafts and dampness - from this cat sphinxes can get sick.
Sphynx can be "warmed" with clothes - they usually do not mind. Sphynxes are thermophilic, and therefore often heated by a central heating battery, in the summer - on a warm sun. But it is necessary to watch, that because of the love to heat the pet did not overheat.
The skin of the sphinxes can tan under the influence ofultraviolet-just like a man's skin. However, we must not allow the animal to receive such a large dose of ultraviolet that leads to sunburn.
Cats sphinx sweat and they need to bathe regularly in warm water, using a special soft shampoo. By the way, unlike many other breeds of cats,Sphynxes normally refer to bathing and even swim in the water with pleasure. It is only necessary to ensure that water and soap do not get into the eyes and ears of the animal.
Ears Sphinx should be carefully cleaned with the help of a cotton swab slightly moistened in water or vaseline oil.
The claws of the cats of the sphinx should be neatly trimmed - so that the pet does not scratch himself.
Sphynx cats have a metabolism that is different from other breeds. The body temperature of the sphinx is 38-38.5 degrees Celsius and to maintain it, the sphinxes consume a lot of energy. Therefore, to feed cats of sphinxes is necessary abundantly, and on cold days it is necessary to increase caloric content of a diet of sphinxes that they did not freeze.
You can use ready-made food, or you can "plant" the sphinx on a "natural" diet. A full-value diet of sphinxes should include meat, fish, dairy products. From meat it is necessary to give preference to raw or boiled chicken meat and lean beef. Fatty pork is better not to give the sphinx. Do not give boiled bones - they clog the intestines of cats.
In the diet of the sphinx must necessarily be cellulose. Her cat can get from carrots, beets, zucchini, cauliflower. The vegetables of the sphinx should be taught from childhood, it is better to give them in grated form.
From dairy products to sphinxes it is better to give cottage cheese, kefir, yogurt. You can give sphinx and regular milk, but it often causes cats in sphinx digestive problems.
It is recommended to give fish not more often than 1-2 times a week. Eggs should not be given to the cat entirely, but only the yolk - once in 5-7 days.
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