Buying a kitten, his future owner wants the kid to grow tender and obedient. But character of a kitten as well as the character of the child, needs patient education. Not only it is necessary to a kitten will learn to follow certain rules in behavior, but also to his owner.
What childhood – such is and character
In formation of character of a kitten a lot of things depend not only on education, but also on how it to you got. Certainly, the kitten who is picked up on the street in comparison with a cub of a thoroughbred cat from elite club or at least an ordinary domestic cat will be where as it is wilder and mistrustful in relation to the person. Here it is necessary to show much more patience and endurance before the kid learns to trust you and it will become quiet to sit on hands.If you take away a kitten from mother, do not do it earlier, than to him three months will be executed at least, otherwise it will become for him a trauma. Remember that long-haired kittens mature more slowly than the short-haired fellows, and so, they need to be separated from mom cat still later – on achievement of four-months age, for example.
The kid in the new houseAs soon as you bring a kitten home, he, most likely, will try to hide from you in a secluded corner. You should not drag it by force from there, let's it accustom. Gradually the curiosity of the kid will overcome fear, and he will go to explore the new territory. Try not to frighten him by sharp movements and sounds. Be not enough and do not squeeze a kitten, and do not allow to do it to children. In the beginning it is necessary to give him a hand that he sniffed at it, and understood that nothing threatens it. As soon as the kitten begins to behave more safely, he can be taken accurately on hands. If he escapes – lower him on a floor. "Violent" embraces can fight on the contrary off your pupil any hunting to go to the person on hands. You should not wash a little kitten on the same day as soon as you brought him home. The kittens who are just separated from mother, as a rule, do not need it. Besides, water procedures can frighten the kid at all will not add to him trust to you. It is necessary to wash a kitten only if he was really soiled.
Rules of education
Do not beat a kitten and do not raise at him if it dropped something or climbs where does not follow. As means of punishment it is better to scatter on it from a spray for spraying of flowers and strictly it is impossible to tell "!" It is also admissible to slap slightly it on a back the curtailed newspaper. The kid has to understand that he does something not that, but at the same time – not to lose trust to the person. Try to take a kitten on hands when you see that he also wishes to communicate. As a last resort, carefully stroke him. Do not allow children to pull a kitten a tail and paws. If the pet came to you, and you are busy – do not push away him, give him though a little attention, and then report to someone else from family members. Little kittens often freeze or just want attention because they miss mom. If the kitten grieves and freezes at night, then he can be taken in a bed, but you should show care not to press down the kid in a dream. One more solution to this problem – put the bottle with hot water which is wrapped up in a towel in its small basket. The kitten will be warmed about it and will sleep more quietly. With the cat's kid as well as with human the relations have to be under construction on trust and caress. Then you get in reply the most sincere love and desire to be near.