Nowadays, more and more people are beginning to like cats and keep cats. Whether you are a senior cat lover or a novice in the cat world, you should keep pace with the times and learn and advocate scientific cat raising.
Nowadays, many people are advocating adoption instead of buying. In addition to adopting from some agencies that rescue stray animals, stray cats on the streets and in communities are also good choices. But if you want to bring a stray cat home, you must first do a good job in epidemic prevention, and carefully weigh and evaluate whether your own situation is suitable for raising a cat before making plans. In addition, we also need to learn a skill, which is how to distinguish stray cats from wild cats.
1️⃣. Differences in concepts of stray cats
1. Unowned stray cats
Mainly refers to cats that have no owners and live in the wild for a long time. Stray cats refer to cats whose habits are suitable for living with humans but live in the wild. Cats who used to be fostered by a family, but left the family for various reasons and lived independently.
2. Wild cats
Also known as the spotted cat or lynx, it is a small cat native to Europe, Africa and western Asia. Will hunt small mammals, birds, or other small animals of similar size.
In fact, we rarely see wild cats in the city. Most of them are stray cats. Poor stray cats have to feed themselves in the wild. They are not good at hunting, and they are docile than wild cats. They are eager to return again. Human society.
2️⃣. Habits of stray cats and wild cats
1. Non-social stray cats
Stray cats are domestic cats that wander outside the home and are not social animals. Although they swarm in the wild, they do not cooperate to hunt prey like social animals. In addition, because it is difficult for domestic cats to synthesize necessary amino acids from plants, they cannot adapt to a vegetarian diet.
2. Nocturnal solitary wild cat
Hunting is usually done in the early morning and dusk. Generally eat rodents, insects, birds and some small mammals. It is active alone at night or in the morning and evening, and hides in tree holes or bushes during the day.
3️⃣. Be careful when adopting stray cats
1. Characteristics of stray cats
Their body hair is very dirty because they cannot adapt to life in the wild. I have a strong desire to communicate with others and will respond to your call. When you put down the food during feeding, it will come to eat without waiting for you to move far away.
Stray cats will not go away immediately after eating food but will stay with you for a while and even act coquettishly towards you.
2. The two must be distinguished clearly
You must make a distinction between wild cats and stray cats when you want to take them in. Stray cats can be adopted, but wild cats must be left alone in nature. Wild cats cannot adapt to human life. There is a big difference between the two, and you must be prepared for adoption.
3. Health check-up should be done first
Before taking stray cats home, you should take them to a veterinary hospital for a health check-up. After all, they may have some parasites and infectious diseases if they wander outside for a period of time. It is also recommended to quarantine for a period of time after taking it home.
4. Be mentally prepared
Some stray cats will change in personality because they have been wandering for a period of time. For example, they are no longer so docile or have some bad habits. Therefore, you must be mentally prepared before deciding to adopt them.
Finally, some people may ask, why should we distinguish these? Even if they are wild cats, wouldn’t it be nice to put some effort into domesticating them? Here, I want to explain, why should we adopt stray cats? The purpose is to give a home to stray cats that are used to living with people, and to satisfy my own little desire to raise a cat. As for those wild cats that are used to living in the wild, let them return to nature. In this way, our adoption behavior can also become more meaningful.