Quite often there are such cases when it is required to know the weight of the favourite. At first sight, apparently, that it is very simple to weigh a cat. But in practice this task can turn out difficult. The animal aims to escape when you put it on scales. However there are several ways by means of which you will be able to weigh a cat or a kitten without any problem.
Why it can be necessary to know the weight of a cat
In the beginning it is worth being defined in what cases it is necessary to know the weight of the alumna. Most often it is necessary correctly to calculate a dosage of medicinal or vitamin means. Many medicines are appointed to cats from such calculation: a certain amount of medicine on one kilogram of weight of an animal. For example, the majority of antibiotics doctors appoint in a dose 0.1 ml of medicine to each kilogram of a cat plus 0.1 ml of medicine.Nevertheless, even if your favourite is absolutely healthy, it is possible that from time to time you need to give her means from worms or processes her from fleas. All such means are dosed depending on animal weight too. Besides, can be required to know the weight of a cat if you want to go with her to a travel by plane. Some airlines allow passengers transportation of animals in a cabin only to a certain weight. If the last is more than the set limit, it will be required or to pay a trip of a cat as baggage, or even to refuse this way of movement and to plan a trip already other type of transport. To avoid unpleasant surprises at the time of registration for a flight, it is desirable to weigh a cat in advance at home. Sometimes it is useful to know the weight of a cat to define whether correctly she develops and whether the animal conforms to the standard of the breed. For example, there are large cat breeds (the savanna, meynkun), and there are also more tiny (Abyssinian cats). And if for the first the weight of 5 kilograms of weight can be insufficient, then for the second it can signal about presence of obesity. Besides, it is desirable to weigh periodically the alumna to define standard daily rate of a forage.
How many the cat has to weigh
The average weight of a cat normal is 3-5 kilograms. However this indicator is very relative. Therefore it is better to determine the normal weight of a cat proceeding from her features, and not just indications of scales. If the animal loses flesh more than 600 grams, it can be sign of the desease.
As it is possible to weigh a cat
To determine the exact weight of a cat, she needs to be weighed on an empty stomach, after depletion of a bladder and defecation. By means of kitchen scales (it is better not flat, and with a bowl) you can determine the body weight of a little kitten. Seize a right moment when he only woke up, ate or it was much run, otherwise to you it will be problematic to hold it on one place. Minus this way of weighing only one: it is inapplicable for adult cats. It is possible to determine the weight of a cat thus: place her in a fabric bag with handles, or in a package and quickly weigh a bag made of cloth on a steelyard. Here a keyword - "quickly". Not all cats will treat loyally the procedure of their room in a bag or a package. The animal can heart-rendingly mew, resist the procedure and, after all, jump out and escape. Besides, fast pushes are capable to bring a certain error in your measurements. This way of weighing will not be suitable for very heavy and hyperactive animals. It is the best of all to weigh a cat by means of bathroom scales. In the beginning determine on them the weight, and then get up on scales together with a cat. To learn its weight, it is necessary just to define a difference between these indicators. It is desirable to use electronic scales as they possess the smallest error. If the visit to veterinary clinic is necessary to you, on reception ask the doctor to weigh your cat on special scales. In veterinary institutions the measuring devices similar to scales for weighing of newborn children are often used.