how to take care of your pixie-bob

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Health

The Pixie-Bob is a particulary robust cat because of its origins.

Never-the-less, particular care should be given to the following vaccins:

• leucose
• antirabic (repetitive)

since several Pixie-Bobs died in connection with these two vaccins. To be indicated to your vet.

Grooming

The short hair Pixie-Bob does not require particular care. Never-the-less, brushing with a small brush and comb, once a week will do it a lot of good and will help it get rid of its dead hairs.

The long haired Pixie-Bob requires more care.

Also, clean regulary the inside of its ears with a cotton wad and around its eyes with another wad of cotton to help protect it against infections or parasites.

A good bath before every show is recommanded and once every two months besides the shows.

Do not forget to cut the tips of its claws before every show.

Food

Caroll Ann Brewer wrote to us: "If you give Booba raw rabbit, she will think she died and went to heaven"...ah, for the great joy of Booba.... Of course, the easiest for us and more certain in terms of a balanced diet for our Pixie-Bobs, is to give them hig quality dry food Always provide a big bowl of fresh water.
At home, our Pixie-Bobs play in an enclosed garden where there is ample grass, absolutely indispensable for its intestinal health.

Here is a VERY interesting article that Mary of NativeDream Pixie-Bobs sent to me:

Litter box

A high quality, regularly cleaned litter box will give you a happy cat!

Tatooing: The surest means to find a cat if it is lost or stolen.

In France, since the protection of animals law of January 6, 1999, all cats must be identified before sale. Since the law of July 2, 2001, two means of identification are possible permitting the assignment of an exclusive number, along with an identification card registering the cat in a national file:

• traditionnal tatoo.
• electronic identification by a painless implant of an inert electronic chip (it does not contain any energy source) under the skin to the left of the cat's throat. It has several advantages:
  • more esthetic than the tradional tatoo, unsightly in the ear
  • no side effects
  • internationally recognized, already widely used in other European countries and in the United States.
  • can be read by all veterinary or qualified personnel who access the national file and therefore contact the owner.