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Cats and Rabbits

Cats and Rabbits. Laura Duescher. Benefits of Owning a Cat. Companionship Built up resistance to allergies Heart health Helping you find a date. Ideal Owner and Cost. Quiet and friendly Cost $500 per year $140 capital costs. 3 Biggest Expenses. Food - $100-200 a year

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Cats and Rabbits

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  1. Cats and Rabbits Laura Duescher

  2. Benefits of Owning a Cat • Companionship • Built up resistance to allergies • Heart health • Helping you find a date

  3. Ideal Owner and Cost • Quiet and friendly • Cost • $500 per year • $140 capital costs

  4. 3 Biggest Expenses • Food - $100-200 a year • Vet Bills - $50-200 a year • Cat Litter - $70-150 a year

  5. Food • Cat food (dry and/or wet) • High in protein • Avoid carbs • Lots of fresh water • How much • Depends on size and age • Kittens – need many calories • How to feed • Food and water dish

  6. Housing a Cat • Should be either inside or outside cat • Leave them free to roam

  7. Handling a Cat • First let them smell and check you out if you are unfamiliar. • Safe to pick up kittens by scruff of the neck. • Put hand under chest just behind the front legs (using forearm for additional support) and with other hand support the back feet above and behind the paws cradling the rear of the body.

  8. Problems • Claws • Declaw or clip claws regularly • Hairballs • Specific food to reduce hairballs • Shedding • Regular grooming

  9. Benefits of Owning a Rabbit • Inspire you to change your diet • They are quiet and do not disrupt neighbors • Don’t take a lot of energy to take care of

  10. Ideal Owner and Cost • Patient, quiet, and friendly • Cost • $675 a year • $210 capital costs

  11. 3 Biggest Expenses • Food - $110 a year • Litter - $400 a year • Vet Bills - $125 a year

  12. Food • Hay, pellets, fresh veggies, and fruit in small amounts (treats) • How much • Depends on size/age/breed • How to • Food dish and water dish/bottle

  13. Housing a Rabbit • Should live indoors if intended as a pet • Hutch (large cage) • 6 feet minimum area

  14. Handling a Rabbit • Rabbits do not like to be held for being high above goes against their natural tendencies. • Make sure you have a firm hold for they may try to get away. • Never handle by the ears. • Gently and simultaneously place one hand scooped under ribcage and other splayed around read end. • Life quickly and confidently and place feet against chest.

  15. Problems • They like to dig and chew • Give them cardboard or sea grass to play with • Highly-sensitive digestive systems • Feed them hay, pellets, and fresh veggies • Fruit only in very small amounts (treats) • Unsocial and feisty • Familiarize yourself right away

  16. Resources • http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080805025919AApkRbb • http://ezinearticles.com/?Bunny-Love:-Benefits-of-Rabbits-as-Pets&id=309274 • http://mentalfloss.com/article/51154/8-benefits-being-cat-owner • http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=1+2137&aid=1542 • http://www.petfinder.com/after-pet-adoption/estimated-yearly-costs-pet.html • http://www.catster.com/cat-behavior/how-to-handle-a-cat

  17. Resources • http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/firstrabbit.html • http://pets.webmd.com/cats/guide/cat-food-101-what-you-need-to-know-about-feeding-your-cat • http://www.wikihow.com/Feed-a-House-Rabbit • http://www.therabbithouse.com/guide_size.asp • http://voices.yahoo.com/negative-aspects-owning-cat-3566039.html?cat=9

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