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Ukuqondisa Kanjani Okusheshayo & Okuphelele Ekunakekeleni Izilwane Zakho
Isondlo
Nakuba amakati ngokuvamile ecatshangwa ukuthi azimele futhi adinga ukunakekelwa okuncane, lo mbono oyiphutha awunakuba kude neqiniso. Kuzodingeka ukuthi kutholwe amakhono amaningi ahlukene nezinsiza ukuze kugcinwe umngane ophile kahle nojabule kakhulu ngangokunokwenzeka. Ayikho enye indawo yokufunda indlela yokunakekela ikati, amazinyo, nezidingo zenhlanzeko.
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Amazinyo
A frequently overlooked aspect of animal care is their dental routine. Amaphesenti angaphezu kwamashumi ayisikhombisa amakati lapho eneminyaka engu-3 ubudala azoba nesifo samazinyo. Lokhu kusho ukuthi noma yisiphi isinyathelo esithathwayo ekufezeni inhlanzeko yamazinyo siyisinyathelo esibheke endleleni efanele. Isizathu esenza isifo samazinyo sibe inkinga evame kangaka ngamakati, ukuthi isimiso sabo sokugaya sihluke ngokuphelele kwesethu. Ukugaya kwekati kuzoqala esiswini salo, ngokuphambene nomlomo wabo njengasebantwini. Noma yiziphi izinhlayiya zokudla ezinamathele emlonyeni wekati ngeke zephulwe amathe, ngakho-ke kuvumela ukwakheka kwamagciwane amabi futhi ekugcineni kuholele ekwakhekeni kwe-tartar eba uqweqwe. Kutuswa ukuthi amakati kufanele axutshwe amazinyo kabili ngosuku njengawawabantu. Ukuxubha kufanele futhi kuhambisane nomuthi wokuxubha ophephile wekati ukuze usize ekuqhekekeni nasekususeni uqweqwe olwakhiwe noma i-tartar. Isinyathelo esiqhubekayo esimisweni samazinyo siphakamisa ukuthi izithasiselo zamanzi namajeli omlomo kufanele kuhlanganiswe ukuze kugwenywe amagciwane amabi futhi kusize ngokuqhubekayo ukususa ama-buildups amabi. Ngeshwa, akuvamile ukucatshangelwa ukuthi ukuhlanzeka kwamazinyo ekati kungaba nokuhlobana okuqondile nempilo yabo yonke. Izifo eziningi zamazinyo ezihlukene, uma zingelashwa, zingavumela isifo ukuthi sisakazeke sisuka emlonyeni singene emzimbeni wonke wesilwane. Isigameko okungenzeka lokhu senzeke sibizwa ngokuthi yi-sepsis. Ukutheleleka kwaqala emlonyeni kuqala ukusabela kweketango, kusakazeka ngokushesha kuwo wonke umzimba okubangela ukulimala kwezicubu kanye nokwehluleka kwezitho endleleni. Uma inganakwa ngokuphelele, i-sepsis ingaholela ekufeni. Ukwazi izingozi ezisobala ze-sepsis, kuphinde kugcizelele ukubaluleka okukhulu kwenqubo yokunakekelwa kwamazinyo efanele. Indlela evame kakhulu yokunquma ukuthi ikati lakho selinayo yini isifo samazinyo kungaba umoya omubi. Njengoba kulula njengoba kungase kubonakale, amakati azovumelana nobuhlungu bokuphila nesifo samazinyo futhi afihle zonke izimpawu, akushiye ukuhogela umoya wabo egameni lempilo enhle. Njengeningi lezinto kulo mhlaba, ukuvimbela kungcono kunokwelashwa. Zithathele wena njengomnikazi wesilwane esifuywayo okhuthele ukuze uvimbele, ukhombe, futhi uphathe noma yiziphi izinkinga ezinkulu noma ezincane ezingase zenzeke ngekati yakho. Sekushiwo konke, indlela eyengeziwe engaguquki yokuhlinzeka ngokunakekelwa kwamazinyo kungaba ukufakwa kokuhlafunwa kwemvelo namathoyizi akhuthaza ukusetshenziswa kwamazinyo ekati. Lokhu kuvame ukufaka ukunyakaza kokuququda okusiza ukususa uqweqwe lwe-plaque ne-tartar nokugcina amazinyo abo ehlanzekile. Ngaphandle kwelungiselelo lasekhaya, ikati lakho kufanele lisathola ukuhlanzwa kwamazinyo okujwayelekile kudokotela wezilwane omncamelayo. Inhlanganisela yazo zonke izindlela zinikela ngohlelo lokunakekelwa kwamazinyo oluyindilinga, okuthi, uma lusetshenziswa njalo futhi ngokungaguquki, lukhuthaze indlela enempilo yokuphila kumngane wakho wesilwane. Lokhu kuhlanganisa impilo enempilo, uhambo olubiza kancane oluya kudokotela wezilwane, kanye nempilo ende yekati lakho.
Ukuzilungisa
The all encompassing term of grooming applies to many aspects of proper feline care njengokuthi: ukuxubha, ukugunda izinzipho, ukugeza, kanye nokuhlanza izindlebe nobuso. Zonke izimiso ezibalulekile esilwaneni esilungiswe kahle zinikeza inzuzo enkulu empilweni nempilo yonke. Nakuba kuyiqiniso ukuthi amakati azozilungisa, lokho akufanele kube yizaba zokudebeselela ukulungiswa okuqhubekayo okudingekayo ku-feline yakho. Ukuxubha njalo kusiza ekususeni izinwele ezixegayo noma ezicashile kanye namaseli esikhumba afile, kugcine ingubo yawo ingenawo ukungcola, imfucumfucu, nezimuncagazi, kanye nokusabalalisa amafutha esikhumba emvelo eduze kwamashafti azo ezinwele. Izindawo ezibalulekile okufanele ziqaphe omata ngenkathi zixubha zihlanganisa ngemuva kwezindlebe zazo, ngaphansi kwamakhwapha, nasezindaweni zenyonga. Izinhlobo ezahlukene zejazi zizodinga amabhulashi ahlukene ukuze asetshenziswe kule nqubo. Ngokuvamile, uhlobo oluhle kakhulu lwebhulashi olungasetshenziselwa ikati elinejazi elifushane kungaba yinoma yini equkethe ama-bristles aqinile ukususa izinwele ezixekethile. Amakati anejazi elide azozuza kakhulu ebhulashini noma ekamameni enamazinyo amade akhiwe ngensimbi. Ngokufanelekile, ijazi lekati kufanele likhishwe nsuku zonke ngempilo nokuhlanzeka, ukunciphisa ama-hairballs, kanye nokusika izinwele kanye ne-dander ezungeza ikhaya lakho. Ngokuqhubeka nokunakekelwa kwejazi, ukugeza okungaguquki nokomisa umoya kuzothuthukisa ikhwalithi yejazi lamakati akho, kunciphise izinto ezingezwani nomzimba, futhi kuzigcine zihlanzekile ngangokunokwenzeka. Ukuxubha kufanele kwenziwe njalo ngaphambi kokugeza, njengoba ama-tangles angaba nzima kakhulu uma kungenzeki ukuwasusa ngemva kokuba esemanzi. Ngesikhathi ugeza, kubalulekile ukukhumbula ukusebenzisa amanzi afudumele ahlanganiswe ne-shampoo yekhwalithi. Amanzi afudumele azoba nenzuzo esicini sokugcina ikati lakho lizolile futhi linethezekile ngenkathi ngesikhathi esifanayo uvumela i-shampoo ukuthi yenze umsebenzi wayo kahle ekuhlanzeni ijazi labo. Kubalulekile ngesikhathi esifanayo ukukhumbula ukubaluleka kweshampoo enemithi, njengaleyo equkethe i-chlorhexidine ngezici zayo zokulwa namagciwane. Ama-shampoos alwa namagciwane asiza ukulwa namagciwane kanye nesikhunta, ekhulula isikhumba esomile esilumayo, ama-rash namabala ashisayo, futhi elapha izifo zesikhumba namanxeba. Iphunga elipholile elivela kuma-shampoos anjalo kufanele futhi lisize ekuqedeni iphunga elibangelwa amagciwane kanye nesikhunta esikhumbeni sekati lakho. Nakuba ukugeza kufanele kuvame, ukugeza kabili ngeviki noma ngaphezulu kungasiza isidingo se-conditioner yekhwalithi. I-shampoo yekhwalithi esetshenziswa ekugezeni izokwenza lokho eklanyelwe yona ngokususa ukungcola ejazini lazo, kuyilapho ngesikhathi esifanayo ikhumula amanye amafutha ayo emvelo noma umswakama. I-conditioner iza ukuze isize esikhundleni somswakama olahlekile kule nqubo futhi isize ekuqhubekeleni phambili kwejazi elinempilo nelicwebezelayo eligcwele ukucwebezela. Iphuzu elibalulekile okufanele likhunjulwe lapho ugeza, ukuqinisekisa ukuthi yonke i-shampoo isusiwe ejazini njengoba ukungenzi lokho kungaholela ekubhebheni, ukucasuka kwesikhumba, kanye nokutheleleka ezimweni ezimbi kakhulu. Ukunaka imininingwane kufanele futhi kukhokhwe ebusweni bekati lakho, izindlebe, nezinzipho. Izindlebe nobuso bekati, ikakhulukazi uhlobo lwe-Brachycephalic Cat njenge-Exotic Shorthair, izindawo ezivamile lapho zingalawuleki futhi zidinga ukunakwa okukhethekile ukuze zihlanzwe. Imikhiqizo efana ne-tear stain wipes ingumkhiqizo omuhle ukusiza ukuhlanza ubuso bekati ngaphandle kokukhathazeka ngokucasuka. Enye ingxenye ebalulekile yekhanda yileyo yezindlebe zabo. Imikhiqizo efana ne-Zymox ivumela umnikazi wesilwane ukuthi agcobe amafutha ngaphakathi endlebeni kuyilapho ngesikhathi esifanayo elinganisa i-pH yendlebe, enciphisa ingozi yokungenwa izifo ezindlebeni, ngisho nokwelapha izifo ezindlebeni ezithambile ngaphambi kokuba zisheshise. Ngaphandle kwesidingo sokuhlanza indlebe kusengaphambili, i-Zymox iwumkhiqizo olula kakhulu, osebenzayo, futhi ongaguquguquki ukusekela inhlanzeko efanele. Okokugcina, ukugunda izinzipho zamakati kubaluleke ngokulinganayo njengazo zonke ezinye izici zobunikazi bezilwane ezifuywayo ezinomthwalo wemfanelo. Izinzipho ezikhule ngokweqile zingagcina zigobile ngaphansi kwesidladla sekati futhi zingene ku-pad, okuholela ebuhlungwini obudlulele ngisho sengozini yokungenwa izifo. Ukugcina izipikili zinobude obufanele ngokugunda njalo emavikini ambalwa kuzoyiphikisa ngokuphelele le nkinga futhi kukuvumele wena nesilwane sakho niphile ngokukhululeka. Ukunqunywa kwezinzipho zekati lakho zibe ubude obufanele kuzoholela ekubeni ilungu lomndeni wakho elingonakalisi kangako ngokunciphisa isifiso sokuklwebheka. Izinzipho ngokwazo ngeke zibhubhise kancane ngokuba zibukhali kancane uma kuqhathaniswa nesikhonkwane esinganqunyiwe. Nokho, ukunwaya kuwukuziphatha okungokwemvelo kwekati lakho, ngakho-ke kufanele kwenziwe amalungiselelo anele ngokulinikeza okuthunyelwe okuklwebha okuyikhwalithi. Qiniseka ukuthi usebenzisa izinqamuli ezifana nesikere njengoba amakati ejwayele ukukhululeka ngaleso sitayela sokusika. Ungalokothi unqume engxenyeni ebomvana yozipho, eyaziwa nangokuthi esheshayo, njengoba lokho kungaba buhlungu kakhulu. Esigamekweni lapho ushaye khona ngokushesha, qiniseka ukuthi une-Styptic Powder esandleni ukuze umise uzipho ukuthi lungophi ngokushesha okukhulu. Ukuzinika isikhathi sokufunda izimiso ezifanele zokunakekelwa kwezilwane, imikhiqizo, kanye nezinqubo, ngaphandle kokungabaza kuyoba yisici esinqumayo sempumelelo yesikhathi eside yesilwane sakho.
I-Litterbox Hygiene
Cats, as clean as they are, still can't figure out indlela yokuhlanza eyabo ibhokisi likadoti ukuze singadingi. Ukugcina ibhokisi labo likadoti lihlanzekile kubalulekile ekusunguleni inhlanzeko enhle yekati lakho, wena kanye nekhaya lakho lilonke. Ngenxa yezizathu ezisobala, ibhokisi likadoti kufanele likhishwe nsuku zonke. Ngemva kokuba ibhokisi likadoti selihlanziwe, isinyathelo esilandelayo kungaba ukulwa namagciwane ngaphakathi naseduze kwebhokisi likadoti. Ukusetshenziswa kwe-probiotic spray kungasiza ekuxazululeni izinkinga ezihambisana namagciwane amabi. Izifutho ze-Probiotic ezifana ne-BoxieCat zinamabhaktheriya anenzuzo asiza ukuqeda amagciwane amabi aphilayo futhi akhula ebhokisini likadoti. Lokhu kuzosiza ekuthuthukiseni ukuthuthwa kwendle endaweni yangasese, izindawo ezizungeze ikhaya lakho ngenxa yokuncipha kokulandela amagciwane, futhi kusize nasekunciphiseni iphunga elibi elivame ukuhlotshaniswa nebhokisi likadoti. Izinyathelo ezibanzi, ezifana nokubulala amagciwane ngokuphelele ebhokisini likadoti, kufanele kuthathwe lapho kushintsha udoti. Ukuthi udoti udinga kangaki ukuguqulwa kuncike kakhulu ekutheni usebenzisa luphi udoti, nokuthi mangaki amakati onawo ekhaya lakho. Ngokuvamile, ukusebenzisa udoti wekhwalithi njengoLitha Lwekati Olungcono Kakhulu Emhlabeni kukuvumela ukuthi ufinyelele izinsuku ezingama-45-60 ngokushintsha kukadoti ekhaya lekati elilodwa. Lapho wenza ushintsho, kubalulekile ukubulala amagciwane ebhokisini likadoti ngesibulala-magciwane esiphephile sekati. Ukuthatha zombili izinyathelo kuzothuthukisa indawo enempilo iyonke ngokulinganisa isilinganiso sokuhle kubhaktheriya ngaphakathi kwebhokisi likadoti. Lo mkhuba uzonciphisa kakhulu ingozi yokuthi ikati lakho libe nanoma yiluphi uhlobo lokutheleleka, kanye nokuvikela ezinye izilwane zakho, wena kanye nomndeni wakho.