{"id":341,"date":"2022-12-12T20:25:32","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T19:25:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kittystoreonline.com\/?p=341"},"modified":"2023-01-03T13:36:44","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T12:36:44","slug":"should-i-get-a-cat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kittystoreonline.com\/blog\/should-i-get-a-cat\/","title":{"rendered":"Should I get a cat?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you don’t live on a farm, you should think twice about getting a cat. Cats are among the most demanding pets. Although cat owners do not have to walk the cat every day as with a dog.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, you need a lot of time to devote to the velvet paw, to feed and care for the cat. Can you reconcile this with your professional life and leisure activities? Cats should not be left alone all day and only be petted for 15 minutes in the evening. Healthy cats reach an age of 12 to 15 years and often even more. Do you want to take responsibility for a living creature that depends on you for as long as you do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is what you need to clarify before buying a cat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Is keeping a cat in a rented apartment allowed at all and is it possible to install a cat protection net<\/a> on the balcony if you decide to keep an apartment cat? Is the apartment big enough for two cats, because apartment cats should not be kept alone. If the cat is to be an outdoor cat, you must not live on a busy street. Is it ensured that someone will take care of the cat when you are on vacation or sick? Also clarify whether a family member is allergic to cats. Are you tolerant enough of cat hair spreading around the home and on your clothes, and can you respect cat idiosyncrasies like the famous five minutes, roaming around in the middle of the night, and working the scratching post to exhaustion? And do you like to find a dead prey animal behind the cat flap in the early morning that the cat has captured during the night? If you are open to such questions, then you can consider getting a cat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How much time do I need for a cat?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

For apartment-only or longhaired cats, you will need more time than you would for a free-roamer. The outdoor cat will mainly come home to sleep and eat. For apartment-only cats, there will be feeding, litter box<\/a> cleaning, and daily activity to keep the cat from getting bored. Bored cats like to destroy the furniture of the house! The occupation starts already in the morning with the breakfast. To satisfy the hunting instinct of the cat, you can hide a few treats. Unter dem Tag besch\u00e4ftigen Sie die Katze 15 bis 20 Minuten mit der Federangel. For mental exercise, you can buy an employment board, on which the cat must show motor skills. In the evening it is time for cat education with clicker training and cuddling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Basic equipment for the cat<\/h3>\n\n\n\n