Pet King

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The area of the Pet Shop was not very large, and most of the space had been used efficiently, leaving enough space for display cabinets and the kittens to move around. Now, there were three more adults in the shop who were not consumers, three adults who were constantly emitting heat. Zhang Zian was very annoyed at the thought of the rapidly turning electricity meter.

"What else do you have to say?"

So he took the initiative to ask Zhao Qi, and the meaning of his words was nothing more than,"If there's nothing else, go do your work. Don't stay in the store to dissipate your heat.

Zhao Qi glared at him."You're too snobbish. I just didn't buy anything from you. You're asking me to leave just like that?"

"How is that possible? I'm fair to all my customers. " Zhang Zian said sternly.

"But if we don't spend, we're not considered consumers, right?" She rolled her eyes."Forget it. I don't want to stay too long on such a hot day anyway. I just want to ask, my Lanlan seems to be a little off recently. Can you give me an idea? do you want to take her to the hospital for a checkup?" Is this an after-sales service?"

"Oh? What's wrong?" He asked,"you have to make it clear first before I can give you any advice."

According to Zhao Qi, lan lan had become a little fat after being fed by her. The British Shorthair was originally round, and by the time Zhao Qi noticed it, lan lan had already gained a lot of weight. She had learned from Zhang Zian that it was not a good thing for cats to be too fat, just like how it was for humans to be too fat. However, it was more troublesome for cats to lose weight than for humans. It was impossible to lose weight through exercise, especially for British Shorthairs, which were quiet and not active, so they could only eat less.

If she lost too much food all of a sudden, it would easily cause a stress reaction in the cat and cause a fatty liver. So she was quite conflicted about how to help lan lan slowly lose weight.

However, through her recent observation, she found that lan Lan's appetite seemed to have decreased. There was often some leftover cat food. Did it also know that it should lose weight?

Lan Lan's weight had indeed started to decrease, but the speed was still quite slow. Zhao Qi was quite happy. It had reduced its food intake, which meant that it was full. This was different from being forced to reduce its food intake, and it would not cause a stress reaction.

It was a good thing that the problem of food intake had been solved, but she also found that lan Lan's drinking volume had also decreased, which was not a good thing. She had asked Zhang Zian on WeChat, but because he had no signal in the mahogany forest, and when there was a signal, he had received hundreds of text messages, WeChat messages, and emails all at once. He could only pick up the important replies and ignored the questions about pets from her and other customers.

"Lan lan used to drink 300 to 400 ml of water a day, but now she only drinks 200 to 300 ml. Is this normal?" She asked.

"It's not normal. It's normal to drink more water when the weather is hot. The standard is 50 ml of water per kilogram of weight a day. You can calculate if you've reached the standard or not. I think your lan lan seems to be sick of food in summer. What's the temperature in your house?" He asked.

"Uh ... It should be around 28 degrees." Zhao Qi wasn't sure."But my house doesn't have central air conditioning. It's inevitable that some rooms are warmer, and some rooms are cooler. I can't stand the cold, so I didn't set it too low. Also, when I work and not at home during the day, the air conditioner is not on 24 hours a day. The windows are open for ventilation. Otherwise, the electricity bill ..."

"It should be hot. It's not a big deal. The most suitable temperature for cats in summer is 25 degrees, which is lower than that of humans. Because they have fur, kittens are more active. I set it to 24 degrees here." He pointed at the LED screen of the air conditioner.

"No wonder it's so cold ..." Zhao Qi had worn a lot of sunblock, so she didn't feel the difference in temperature between here and her home.

"Then, should I adjust the temperature of my house to 25 degrees?" Tian Yi, who had been listening to their conversation, quickly took the opportunity to ask.

"Don 't. The temperature in your house can't be lower than 30 degrees. Kittens have poor body temperature control and short fur. They can't get cold." Zhang Zian dissuaded her in time.

" 30 degrees ..." Little Wang's face was full of bitterness. Men were more afraid of heat. In the summer, 30 degrees and they couldn't turn on the air conditioner. It was uncomfortable to play games.

Zhang Zian asked a few more questions in detail and learned a detail. When Qianqian was at home, if lan lan couldn't finish the cat food, she would quickly clean up the remaining cat food to prevent insects from coming in on hot days. Even if the cat food didn't attract insects, it was easy for it to go bad when it came into direct contact with the air.

But this was actually the wrong way to do it. Cats were originally nocturnal animals and ate in the dark night. However, because they lived with humans, they barely adapted to the human's work and rest schedule. Cats don't have an accurate concept of time. They judge time by the brightness of the sun. In the summer, when the sunlight is long and hot, their biological clock is inconsistent. They can't finish cat food not because they are full, but because they think it's not time to eat yet, or it's already past the meal time, so in summer, they should adjust the feeding time appropriately or strengthen the shade indoors. During the day, when no one was at home, even if the air conditioner was not on, at least the curtains were closed and the fan was on. The cat could lie on the glass or ceramic table without sharp edges to cool down when it was too hot.

As for drinking water, it was also a big problem that cats did not like to drink water. At this time, catmint was the only way. Tear the catmint into small pieces and pour it into the water. A better way was to make a self-made catmint yogurt. The lactic acid bacteria broke down the sugar content in the milk. Even cats who were lactose intolerant would have no problem drinking it. It was nutritious and delicious. Even people would have no problem drinking it, but they might not be able to stand the acidity.

"Wait, my lan lan doesn't seem to like catmint." Zhao Qi frowned,"I tried to tease it with catmint, but it didn't react. It doesn't like the taste of catmint, right?"

"There are cases like this too. Some cats just don't like catmint. But it's okay, you can try other cat grass. Cat grass isn't just catmint. There are also barley grass, barley grass, clovers and so on. Try more, there will always be something that cats can't stop. Just don't mix it up with the leaves of wheat and barley."

Little Wang and Tian Qi tried to digest the conversation between Zhang Zian and Zhao Qi. Many things were strange to them, who were new to raising cats.

Zhang Zian had already taken care of their feelings when he was explaining, and tried to make it simple and easy to understand. They faced unimaginable hardships when raising kittens. When the kittens grew up, they would face the predicament of lack of socializing because they did not have the guidance of a mother cat. They would not know how to retract their claws, they would not be good at getting along with other cats, their emotions would fluctuate, and so on. They might not even know how to go to the toilet by themselves ... These things required enough patience to teach, and even if they were patient, the results might be minimal. After all, humans were not cats and could not replace their mother. He could only hope that this couple would persevere.