BEWARE - POISONOUS
Disinfectants that contain phenol are poisonous
to animals including cats. You can tell if phenol
is present as it goes cloudy when added to
water – for example Dettol. Never use it near
pets. (From Sally at Catsmagic)
IN A HEATWAVE
In hot weather the microwaveable ‘Snugglesafe’
heat pads can also be frozen (and if in a white
cover used at shows). Frozen picnic blocks can
be used to make a 'coolwall' if wrapped in
towels, to keep kittens cool.
(From Chris at Merrydancer)
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If stud houses are getting a too warm in a
heatwave, cover the plastic roof of the runs with
white sheets and the same across the fronts to
shade them, of you could try the rolls of willow
screening from garden centres, to go across the
roof. (From Chris at Merrydancer)
Also in very hot weather put towels rinsed in
cold water and wrung out over kittens who are
beginning to look a bit warm. Bottles of frozen
water standing about in a room or in front of an
air cooler can help. Also good for people!
(From Chris at Merrydancer)
Use timer feeding bowls that come with an ice
brick to make sure the cat food stays cool
during the day when you are at work. (From
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ABOUT KITTENS
To rear kittens with sound temperaments make
sure they have plenty of background noise
around them from about 4-5 days old. Put a
radio or TV near them, get the Blue Cross
tape “Sounds Familiar” – part of their Headstart
programme (http://www.bluecross.org.uk),
vacuum round the kittens’ basket daily and,
if possible, get the builders in!
(From Sally at Catsmagic)
To prevent umbilical (tummy button) infections
in new born kittens, dab a little organic iodine
on and around the cut umbilical cord of newborn
kittens. Wait until the mother cat has cut
the cord (or if not you may have to do this
yourself with sterile scissors), then apply a small
amount of iodine. The cord stump should
naturally dry up and fall off the kitten’s tummy
after a few days. If it remains wet or seems in
any way swollen, take the kitten to your vet
immediately. |
