<p style="font-family:"times new roman";font-size:medium;">If you want to raise a strong and beautiful civet cat, careful and daily care is indispensable. Regarding cat care, I will give you a detailed introduction below

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<p style="font-family:"times new roman";font-size:medium;">1. Claw trimming:

<p style="font- family:"times new roman";font-size:medium;">Cat claws are used by cats to catch mice, climb and defend themselves. If the owner keeps a cat to catch mice, naturally the claws cannot be trimmed. If the owner keeps a cat as a companion animal, the cat's claws should be trimmed regularly to avoid scratching people and damaging clothes, furniture, floors, etc. Trimming and trimming of toes should be started at an early age and scheduled once a month. The simple method is as follows:

<p style="font-family:"times new roman";font-size:medium;">Hold the civet cat in your arms, grab one of the cat's feet with your left hand, and use Squeeze slightly with your thumb, index finger, and middle finger to extend the paw. Then use the nail clipper in your right hand to carefully cut off the transparent part of the front end of the foot, and then use the small file on the nail clipper to polish the foot. When pruning, don't cut too much to avoid hurting the cat's feet. Then cut off and polish the remaining claws in sequence.

<p style="font-family:"times new roman";font-size:medium;">2. Bathing:

<p style="font-family:"times new roman"; font-size:medium;">Bathing a civet cat can not only keep the cat clean and beautiful, but also remove some parasites on the body surface, promote blood circulation and metabolism, and play a role in disease prevention and fitness. It is best to start cultivating the habit of bathing from an early age. If you start bathing your cat after adulthood, the cat will be extremely reluctant..

<p style="font-family:"times new roman";font-size:medium;">Before taking a bath, you should prepare bathing supplies, such as a bathtub, bath towel, detergent, and comb (preferably one Sparse, dense at one end), brush, etc.

<p style="font-family:"times new roman";font-size:medium;">When bathing, the water temperature should not be too low, nor too high, so as not to burn your hands; The agent should not be too irritating to avoid irritating the skin; long-haired cats should comb their coat before bathing to prevent tangles; bathing should be done quickly and washed as quickly as possible; after washing, a bath towel should be used immediately Wiping the coat, the towel cannot completely dry the coat. You can use a hair dryer to completely dry the coat. When the temperature is low, it is best to turn on the special towel quilt or other thermal insulation products to prevent colds.

<p style="font-family:"times new roman";font-size:medium;">3. Combing the coat:

<p style="font-family:"times new roman ";font-size:medium;">Civets' tongues are rough and have special barbed tongue papillae, which are like a comb. Civets often use tongue licking to comb their coat. Use paws to comb areas that cannot be reached by licking, such as the head, shoulders, back, neck, etc. Even so, it is best to groom your cat once a day. Because cats shed their hair all year round, especially during the moulting seasons of spring and autumn, cats groom themselves and swallow the hair into the stomach. Over time, hair balls will form in the stomach. If they cannot be vomited out, they cannot be vomited out immediately. After intestinal elimination and flooding in the stomach, hair bulb disorder will occur, affecting appetite and even endangering life.

<p style="font-family:"times new roman";font-size:medium;">When combing, not only comb along the hair, but also against the hair. When combing the civet cat, you can first wet the fur with water and then rub it to make the coat stand up for easy combing. If the coat of long-haired cats becomes tangled or stuck to the surface, you can use your fingertips to sort it out, or use a sparse-toothed comb to comb it slowly and carefully. If the felt has been rolled, you can use scissors to cut the felt into thin strips according to the growth direction of the wool, and then comb it with a comb. If the felting is severe, the coat can be cut off to allow it to grow again.

<p style="font-family:"times new roman";font-size:medium;">4.Remove tear stains:

<p style="font-family:"times new roman";font-size:medium;">The eyes of a strong civet cat are bright and lively. When the civet cat is sick or in poor health, Fear of exposure to light and crying often occur. In some cat species, the nasolacrimal ducts are easily blocked and cause sobbing. Cats cry excessively, and there is often eye droppings in the corners of the nose and eyes. You can use absorbent cotton dipped in 2% boric acid aqueous solution and gently wipe it away.

<p style="font-family:"times new roman";font-size:medium;">5. Ear care:

<p style="font-family:"times new roman ";font-size:medium;">The care of civet cat ears is mainly to remove earwax. The method is: use a 75% alcohol cotton ball to disinfect the external ear canal, then use a cotton swab dipped in olive oil or edible vegetable oil to soak the dry earwax. After it softens, use tweezers to carefully remove the earwax. Do not remove the earwax. The mucous membrane is broken to avoid feeling suppuration. Once the cat's external ear canal feels suppurative, you can use a cotton swab dipped in hydrogen peroxide to gently wipe it. Repeat the rinsing until there is no trace of pus on the cotton swab, and then use absorbent cotton to absorb the hydrogen peroxide in the ear canal. Wipe it several times and it will feel better. If the cat has too much earwax and the cat shakes his head and scratches his ears, he should ask a veterinarian for treatment immediately.