Buying cats in pet shops is risky. If you want to choose a healthy kitten, three details are essential.

First of all, we need to confirm the source of cats in pet shops.

In fact, the source of cats in pet shops is relatively simple, such as kittens born after the cats in pet owners' own homes (not pet shops) are pregnant, but most of the big cats displayed by pet owners in the shops are actually sterilized adult cats.

Some kittens are redundant kittens that customers can't handle before in pet shops, so they are put in pet shops for their owners to help them sell.

But the biggest problem is that some bad pet owners will buy a litter of kittens from the breeder at a very low price, keep them for a while and then sell them slowly. Some people even buy weak kittens or even sick cats.

Secondly: after seeing the kitten, observe the health of the kitten from all aspects of the body.

The standard of a healthy cat is that its fur is smooth, soft, thick and shiny. If the coat is sparse and there are alopecia areata and dandruff in some areas, there may be skin diseases. If you can see some small black spots on your back hair, there may be parasites.

The eyes are flexible, bright and energetic, the eyes are the same size, the third eyelid is not exposed, and there is no foreign body in the corner of the eye.

When you open the cat's jaw, you can see that the mouth is very clean and there is no smell. Healthy teeth are white without tartar, and the gums, tongue and palate are pink.

Ears erect, free to move, ear canal clean, sensitive to external sounds. You can try clapping your hands behind the cat's ears and observe the reaction to the sound. If there is dark brown earwax in the ear, there is ear mite disease.

A healthy cat's nose should be moist and cool without secretions.

Check the cat's anus. If it is clean, compact and dry, it is healthy. If cats lick frequently, it is necessary to consider whether there are skin diseases or anal gland problems.

Touch the cat's belly to see if there is a lump. If you are impatient when you are touched, you may have an upset stomach.

Looking at the cat's body posture during exercise, it is found that the limbs are completely deformed, the body is unstable when walking, the jumping skills are not agile, and the posture is unnatural when lying down. It may be that there are problems with the limbs.