 Cat behavior
training
Learning cat behaviors before you start training
them would be an good idea for anyone that is going to train a
cat's behavior.
A cat can jump and lands on its feet as this are a natural instinct
for a cat. When a kitten is first born, the cushion in a kittens
paws are not developed with the cushion to land on its feet. It
takes about 7 wk to develop the cushion in a cats paw for landing.
A cats bone structure is unique to other animals as the bones are
flexible , cat has no collar bone, which enables them to be able to
twist and bend their bones A cat can jump from short distant with
out sustaining any injuries.
With this behavior, you will want to teach the cat to jump hoops,
sticks, or off the scratching tree. Letting a
cat jump from extreme heights will cause injury to the cat.
Cats have a unique hearing ability; they are able to hear high
tones and pitches, like opening a door or a can of food. Cats also
have unique smelling abilities. The reason a cat will scratch or
urinate on the floor , rub its self up against a door or furniture,
is the cat is leaving their scent in that areas so they will be
able to come back and know they were there, in other words marking
its territory. In addition, if another cat or animal comes along in
the area a cat will know this. Cats can also smell with their
mouths. There is a gland call 'Jacobson's organ', it is a sac in
the cats upper mouth filled with blood, as the cat smells the scent
and the slightly opens their mouth and upper lip, this allows the
scent to be carried in and to the sac, which it will carry the
scent goes to the cat brain. This mostly happen to male cats when a
female has urinated.
With these natural instincts and behaviors this can give you some
insight to help you train you cat. With behavior training you will
want to make sure that you allow your cat the ability in some way
to play out it natural instincts and behaviors.
When training a cat for behaviors here are some things that you
need to look at and take in consideration when training. Aggression
especially in older cats, this can be cause from illness, other
cats in the home. This you may want to contact your vet to have the
cat check out to see if it is all right at this time to train a
cat.
Depression and anxiety could play another part with trying to train
your cat. If a cat is separated by it recent owner the cat can
become depressed. Stress on a cat can be common effect on a cat. If
you think that your cat has depression or high anxiety, this would
be a good time to take the cat to the vet. Vets can talk to you
about some of the things that may be causing this and a help list
to help the cat. There are medications that a vet can prescribe for
the cat to help with depression and anxiety.
Never hit a cat for a punishment the cat will learn to fear you,
and fearing will be a behavior you will not be able to control or
retrain. When they do something that is not right. Ignore the
problem or if you catch them right a way you can associate a noise
with that behavior on what you do not like or just in a stern voice
tell them "NO".
If a behavior is becoming impossible you may have to resort to the
baby proof home, all containers that have food in them have a lid
on it. Make sure that the counters are clean and have nothing that
a cat would want to play with.
The day that you get your cat or kitten, you will want to start
training at this point. This will keep many unwanted behaviors
away, and hopefully not let any new behaviors to start.
Healthy cats need healthy relationships with their owner.
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a kitten for playing
Training a cat not to
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Cat training collar
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