A Study on Rearing and Management of Pet Cat in Chittagong Metropolitan Area

Abstract

The study was carried out to observe rearing and management of 20 domesticated pet cat regarding housing, feeding, hygienic status, breeding and disease control at Chittagong Metropolitan area from August, 2016 to October, 2016. During this study, a questionnaire is prepared for the collection of data on rearing and management of pet cat to analyze the recorded data. In this study, 40% data was collected from Chawkbazar, 30% from Khulsi, 20% from Agrabad and 10% from Bayezid thana. 60% of the cat is male and 40% is female. Among them, 80% breed is local and 20% breed is Persian. 70% of the cat’s BCS is 4, 20% cat’s BCS is 3 and 10% is 2.Most of the cat’s age is one to two year (80%). The housing system of the study was good. In most cases, ventilation status, drainage status and cleanliness of the house is good. The disease management status is also good. Here, about 65% cat was vaccinated and 55% cat was treated by anthelmintics. In 90% of the cases no mortality was found previously