Author: Jessi Clark-White 作者： jessi克拉克-白
Article source: http://www.petherbalinfo.com/ . 文章来源： http://www.petherbalinfo.com/ 。 Used with author's permission. 用作者的许可。 Have you ever dreamed of living with a bobcat or having a pet tiger?你曾经梦想的生活与bobcat或有宠物的老虎？ You're not alone, and many people share their lives responsibly and safely with such animals.您并不孤单，许多人分享他们的生命安全和负责任等动物。 My beloved companion is a African Serval, a very affectionate 33-pound spotted feline.我心爱的伴侣是非洲serval ，非常有情33磅检举猫。 However, this dream come true brings with it some very real challenges and responsibilities far beyond those facing the average pet owner.不过，这个梦想成真带来了一些非常实际的挑战和责任远远超出了那些面临平均的宠物主人。 A huge number of visitors to my exotic feline site are trying to make very important decisions.数量庞大的游客到我的异国情调猫网站正试图作出非常重要的决定。 Should I get a exotic cat?应我收到了异乎寻常的猫科动物？ Is this species the right fit for my family?这是种权利，适合我的家人？ Can I provide for one properly?我可以提供一个适当的呢？ There are a number of things to take into consideration when deciding if exotic cat ownership is for you, and if the answer is yes, which species of exotic cat is suitable for your situation.有一些东西，考虑到作出决定时，如果外来猫的所有权是你，如果答案是肯定的，这种异国情调的猫是适合您的具体情况。 They include:它们包括： - Your ability to make a lifetime committment to an animal who may cause you considerable headaches你的能力作出了一生的承诺动物谁可能为您带来相当头痛
- Your ability to be a responsible owner你有能力成为一个负责任的主人
- Local and Federal Laws地方和联邦法律
- Your financial ability to provide proper care and housing for the cat您的财务能力，以提供适当的照顾和房屋猫
- Your level of experience in working with animals您的经验水平，在工作与动物
- Size of the cat大小猫
- Disposition of the cat处置猫
- Endangered Species Status濒危物种的现状
Owning an exotic cat requires a lifetime committment to a cat who may live to be 20 years old.拥有异国情调的猫，需要一辈子的承诺，猫谁可能活到20岁。 If your circumstances change, the cat develops behaviors that are unacceptable to you, or you simply grow tired of caring for it, an exotic cat cannot simply be given over to your local humane society.如果您的情况有变，猫发展的行为都是不能接受的给您，或者您只是成长厌倦了照顾它，异国情调的猫，不能简单地考虑到您的本地人道的社会。 Being placed in a new home is much more traumatic to an exotic cat than to most domestic animals and can cause a major change in their personality.被放置在一个新的家是更为创伤性，以异国情调的猫比大多数家畜和可能导致的重大改变，他们的人格。 In some cases, they may never accept a new owner.在某些情况下，他们可能永远不会接受一个新的主人。 Qualified people willing to take in an adult exotic cat are hard to find, and no, the local zoo will not accept your cat.合资格的人愿意采取在一成人异国情调的猫是很难找到，并没有，当地动物园将不会接受你的猫。 Large cats such as cougars and tigers are especially hard to place.大型猫科动物，如美洲狮和虎是特别努力的地方。 Everyone gets an animal with a certain dream in their minds about how that animal will behave, and some people cannot handle it if things turn out differently.每个人都得到一种动物具有一定的梦想，在他们的头脑，如何将动物的行为，有些人不能处理它，如果事情变成不同的看法。 For instance, if you want to own a tiger, you probably imagine being able to play with it and cuddle with it.举例来说，如果你想要自己的老虎，你大概想象能够发挥与它拥抱它。 That may happen; but if you undertake this responsibility you have to be prepared for the fact that you might not be able to so much as enter the cat's enclosure safely, even if you raise him from a cub.可能发生;但是，如果你承担这个责任，你必须做好准备，事实上，你未必能够这么多，作为输入猫的围墙安全，即使你提出的，他从一个幼童。 If you are interested in getting a small cat like a bobcat or a serval, you probably imagine sharing your household with it, as many people do.如果您有兴趣越来越小的猫一样，一bobcat或一serval ，你大概想象分享您的家庭，因为有很多人这样做。 But what if that cat grows up to spray everything in sight?但如果说，猫长大喷雾一切在视线？ If you've been researching the idea of owning an exotic cat, you've probably discovered how much conflicting information there is.如果您一直在研究的想法，拥有异国情调的猫一样，您大概也发现了多少矛盾的信息There is 。 Some sources seem to indicate that living with an exotic cat is no more challenging than feeding your pet goldfish.一些消息来源似乎表明，生活在异国情调的猫是没有更具挑战性比你的宠物饲金鱼。 At the other end of the extreme spectrum, many sanctuaries and animal rights activists paint them as unmanageable creatures that no ordinary mortal could hope to deal with successfully.在另一端的极端光谱，许多圣地和动物权利活动家油漆他们无力的动物，这不是一般的凡人，希望能以处理成功。 As is usually the case, the truth lies in a rational world between the two extremes.由于通常情况下，真理是在一个合理的世界两个极端之间。 This site exists to provide realistic and balanced information.本网站的存在提供现实和平衡的信息。 Like all creatures, exotic cats are all individuals, and nobody can tell you exactly how your future cat will act.象所有的动物，异国情调的猫都是个人，没有人可以告诉你，究竟你的未来猫会采取行动。 Generalizations can be made about the behavior of different species, but individual personalities and behavior traits vary widely.概括，可以作出有关的行为，不同的物种，但个人性格和行为特征有很大的不同。 As a dog trainer, I have seen puppies with the perfect upbringing turn out dangerously aggressive, and severely abused dogs who were stable and friendly.作为一个狗教练，我所看到的小狗与完善的成长过程变成危险的侵略，严重虐待狗谁的稳定和友好的。 I have met dangerous Golden Retrievers and unprovokable Pit Bulls.我遇到危险的黄金寻回和unprovokable坑公牛。 It's the same with cats; you can generalize to a certain extent, but never count on those generalizations.它的同时，与猫;您可以一概而论，某一个程度，但从来没有指望得到这些一概而论。 If you decide that you are serious about getting an exotic feline, one of the first things you need to do is learn the federal, state, county, and city laws regulating the ownership of the species you are considering in your area.如果您决定你是认真的态度越来越异国情调猫，其中的第一件事，你需要做的是了解联邦，州，县，市有关法规的所有权物种您正在考虑在您的地区。 Contarary to popular myth, exotic animal ownership is pretty heavily regulated. contarary流行的神话，异国情调动物的所有权是相当重的规管。 Laws and permit requirements vary widely from area to area, and owning exotic cats is banned altogether in many places.法律和许可证的规定差别甚大，从地区之间，并拥有异乎寻常的猫科动物是完全禁止，在许多地方。 The legal issues will become vastly more complicated if you are interested in owning a cat that is endangered.有关的法律问题将成为很大的更为复杂如果您有兴趣拥有一只猫是濒危的物种。 While it is not impossible, the additional laws and permits that you have to contend with makes owning an endangered cat an unrealistic goal for most people.同时，它也不是不可能，额外的法律和许可证，你必须与拥有，使濒危的猫一个不切实际的目标，对大多数人来说。 Owning an exotic cat means having to remain constantly aware of changing laws and of proposed legislation, and being prepared to fight for the continued right to own your beloved pet.拥有异国情调的猫是指保持不断认识的变化规律和立法建议，并正在编写，争取继续有权拥有您心爱的宠物。 Owning an exotic cat can be quite expensive.拥有异国情调的猫可以相当昂贵。 You will need to take into consideration the cost of building a secure and spacious enclosure, feeding costs, veterinary costs, the initial purchase of the kitten, and incidental expenses which seem to crop up on a continual basis.您将需要考虑到成本，建立一个安全和宽敞的附文，喂养成本，兽医费用，最初购买的小猫，和附带的开支，似乎出现了对持续的基础。 The cost of owning a smaller cat such as a serval or bobcat is more likely to be affordable than that of owning a tiger or other large cat.成本拥有一个规模较小的猫，例如作为一个serval或bobcat是较有可能以负担得起的，比拥有老虎或其他大型猫。 When you get into the large cats you will find that your feeding and enclosure costs escalate dramatically.当您进入大猫，你会发现，您的喂养和圈地的成本急剧升级。 A major consideration is the size of the cat.一个主要考虑因素是大小的猫。 Some species are smaller than a domestic cat, while others reach 500 pounds.一些物种小于1家猫，而其他达到五〇 〇英镑。 The most common species to find in a pet household is the serval, which ranges fron roughly 18-40 pounds.最常见的物种，以寻找在宠物的家庭是serval ，不等fron大约18-40磅。 Owning a small cat is a more realistic goal for most people than a large cat such as a tiger.拥有一个小的猫是一个较为现实的目标对大多数人来说比大猫如虎。 Large cats are very expensive to feed and house, heavily regulated by the federal government, and of course much more dangerous.大型猫科动物是非常昂贵的饲料和众议院，重监管，由联邦政府，当然也更危险。 Often keepers are unable to safely enter the enclosures of big cats once they mature.往往饲养无法安全地进入罩的大型猫科动物，一旦他们成熟起来。 This does not mean that these animals are malicious, but a tiger or other big cat can easily injure you even in play.这并不意味着这些动物是恶意，但老虎或其他大型猫科动物可以轻易地伤害你，即使在发挥。 If you see yourself with a "pet" cat, start thinking small.如果您看到自己与“宠物”猫，开始思考小。 Cougars are an interesting compromise in size and temperament.美洲狮是一个有趣的妥协，在规模和气质。 They are actually classified as "small cats" even though most people think of them as a big cat.他们其实是被列为“小猫” ，即使大多数人认为，他们作为一个大型猫科动物。 They are large cats and come with all of the duties, responsibilities, and cost of owning a big cat.他们是大型猫科动物，并与所有的职务，责任和费用，拥有大型猫科动物。 However, they often have very gentle and affectionate natures; of all the large felines, they are probably the species that you are most likely to be able to have a "pet-like" relationship with after they mature.不过，他们往往有很温柔深情的性质;所有大型猫，他们很可能是物种，你是最有可能，以便能够有一个“宠物”的关系后，他们的成熟。 For those determined to own a big cat, I would reccommend a cougar over any other species, especially over a tiger.对于那些决心自己的大型猫科动物，我会建议美洲狮超过任何其他物种，特别是超过老虎。 Owning an exotic feline is not for someone who spends their time in fantasyland.拥有异国情调猫是不是有人谁花费的时间在乐。 If you are one of those pet owners who think their dog is soooo sweet that he could never, ever harm anyone, that all animals love you because you have a "special touch" with them, or that no animal will be dangerous as an adult if you "love it enough" or "raise it right," you have no business owning an exotic cat.如果您是其中一人的宠物主人谁认为他们的宠物狗是soooo甜，他可以永远，都伤害任何人，所有动物的爱你，因为你有一个“特殊的地缘”与他们，或任何动物，将危险作为成人如果您的“爱就足够了”或“提高它的权利， ”你有没有生意，拥有异国情调的猫。 You have to be able to objectively assess the safety of any decision you make, whether it involves handling your own cat, letting a family member or member of the public have contact with the cat, etc. You have to be able to say "I love Tigger with all of my heart and he loves me back, but I can tell from the playful look in his eye that if I walk into his enclosure now he might hurt me, so I choose not to."你必须能够客观地评估安全的任何决定，你，是否涉及处理自己的猫，让一个家庭成员或会员的市民有接触猫，等你要能够说： “我爱情tigger与我所有的心，他爱我回来，但我可以告诉从好玩的看在他的眼睛，如果我走进他的附文，现在他可能会伤害我，所以我选择不“ 。 It is important to locate a good veterinarian who is willing to treat your exotic cat before you get one.这是很重要的要找到一个好的兽医谁愿意来处理您的异国情调的猫在你一。 It can sometimes be difficult to find a good, experienced vet who will be willing to treat exotics.它有时很难找到一个很好的，经验丰富的审核谁愿意对待外来。 Often, vets are uncomfortable around them or dissaprove of keeping them as pets and will therefore refuse to treat them.通常，兽医是不舒服，他们周围的或dissaprove保持它们当作宠物，并会因此拒绝对待他们。 Many clinics also lack large enough equipment to handle larger felines like cougars or tigers.许多诊所还缺乏足够大的设备，以处理较大的猫一样，美洲狮或虎。 Veterinary costs for an exotic cat can be higher than those for a domestic animal, especially if your cat develops a serious problem and you are referred to a specialty clinic or university.兽医费用异国情调的猫可以高于那些为家养动物，特别是如果您的猫发展的一个严重的问题，你是转介到专科诊所或大学。 If you choose to own an exotic cat, you owe it to your cat and everyone else who owns exotics to be a responsible owner.如果您选择自己的异国情调的猫，你有责任向你的猫和其他所有人谁拥有外来，以成为一个负责任的所有者。 What constitutes responsible ownership?什么是负责任的所有权？ Some of the criteria, in no particular order:一些准则，在任何特定的顺序： - Provides a ample, nutritious diet suitable to the species提供了充足的，有营养的饮食适合物种
- Provides ample housing for the cat to live in happily提供充裕的房屋为猫生活在快乐
- Provides shelter and protection from the elements提供住房和保护，从分子
- Provides veterinary care as needed提供兽医护理需要
- Purchases animals from an ethical and responsible breeder购买动物，从道德和负责任的种鸡
- Does not neglect or abuse the animal不疏忽照顾或虐待动物
- Provides generally pleasant living conditions and has the cat's feelings and best interests in mind提供一般舒适的生活条件，并已猫的感情和最佳利益，在铭记
- Makes a good-faith effort to comply with all applicable laws作出了善意的努力遵守所有适用的法律
- Takes stringent precautions to prevent the escape of the cat采取严格的预防措施，防止逃跑的猫
- Protects the cat from unauthorized contact or harrassment from members of the public保护猫从未经授权的接触或性骚扰来自市民
- Protects the safety of the public and visitors保护公众安全和旅客
- Makes a lifetime committment to caring for the cat作出了一生的承诺，照顾猫
This article is written and copyrighted by Jessi Clark-White of www.exoticcatz.com .此文章是书面和版权由jessi克拉克-白www.exoticcatz.com 。 This article may be reproduced in its entirety only; permission is NOT granted to display editied versions.此文章可能是转载于整只;许可是不给予显示editied版本。 This article may not be used to support the ending of private ownership of exotic pets.此文章可能不会被用来支持结束的私人所有权异乎寻常的宠物。 For more comprehensive information on exotic pets and their ownership, visit my website, http://www.exoticcatz.com .为更全面的资料就异乎寻常的宠物和他们的所有权，访问我的网站， http://www.exoticcatz.com 。 You can ask the author and other exotic pet owners questions at our online forum .你可以要求作者和其他外来宠物主人的问题，在我们的网上论坛 。
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