Basic Cat Training - How Your Cat or Kitten Learns The key to cat training is to make sure that whatever you want your cat to do is exceedingly rewarding and pleasurable.
Whatever you don't want your cat to indulge in must never be rewarding or fun, in fact, it should be unpleasant.
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Litter Box Training Your Cat or Kitten The most common reason a cat stops using its litter box is because the litter box is dirty - from the cat's viewpoint, not yours.
Cats often react to any type of stress by suddenly urinating or defecating outside the litter box. continue reading...
Cat Aggression and Socialization Training a cat to stop play biting is relatively easy with both an adult cat and kitten. However, training a cat not to bite in fear and
anger is best and most easily accomplished thru socialization during kittenhood. If you have an older cat who has been aggressive for many years,
it is going to take much more time and energy to cure it. continue reading...
Rambunctious and Hyperactive Behavior in Your Cat or Kitten If your cat is attacking you, your furniture, phantom spirits and invisible mice; if he's bouncing off the walls and ceiling;
knocking things off counter tops; stealing; carrying around or hiding the most unusual objects; don't worry, your cat is quite normal.
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Scratching Furniture and Cat Scratching Posts If your cat is scratching your furniture, shredding and destroying your home, you need to realize that your cat needs to scratch and climb.
Scratching conditions your cat's claws by removing the old layers of the nails. continue reading...
Controlling Your Cat's Biting, Scratching and Clawing If a cat is threatened, it will often try to defend itself. If you touch your cat in a sensitive area, he may bite or scratch as a way of
telling you to "quit it." There is a fine line between pleasurable petting and irritating handling. A cat or kitten will also scratch and bite
when playing and acting out their hunting instincts. continue reading...
Nocturnal Activities in Your Cat It is normal for a cat to be active at night. If you find this annoying you can train your cat to shift her active phase to earlier in the
evening or later in the morning. The first rule of treating this behavior problem is not to make matters worse. continue reading...
Spraying - More on Cat House Training Problems Your cat may be territorial scent marking (spraying) or he may simply need a refresher course in litterbox training. It is not uncommon
for a neutered male cat to spray. The primary cause of the spraying is insecurity in his territory. Moving into a new home or changes in the
environment can cause a cat to spray. continue reading...
Cat and Kitten Training Part 1 Feline Territorial Behavior and Problems Do you ever think your cat is neurotic? Do you ever wonder if maybe you're the one losing your mind and your cat is quite normal?
Why do they do this to us? We love them but still they deliberately leave puddles on our pillows. When we come home 15 minutes late,
they noisily protest that dinner was not served on time. But when we apologetically offer a gourmet feast, they turn away smugly denying
us the opportunity to alleviate our guilt. Why do they pathetically cry to be let outside, and before you've barely shut the door, they're
anxiously waiting to be let back in? continue reading...
House Plants and Your Cat Eating plants can be an exceedingly dangerous habit as many household plants are poisonous. If your cat is developing a habit of eating plants,
you must separate the two until you have trained your cat. Either remove the plants or confine your cat to an area with no plants. Do not delay. One
good meal of the common houseplant Dieffenbachia is usually the last meal your cat will eat. continue reading...
Biting Cat "My cat bites me and won't let me pet him. When I try to show him affection, he just runs away. I feel disappointed because I wanted a
snuggly cat. He will rub his face against mine for a moment, but if I try to prolong it or initiate contact, he lightly bites me or runs away.
Can you train a cat to like being petted?." continue reading...
Excessive Meowing or Vocal Blackmail The most common reason a cat will meow excessively is because she has been trained to do so. Your cat has learned that all she
has to do is meow and she gets whatever she wants - food, attention, affection. Often, what starts out as a demand for attention soon
becomes a self-reinforcing habit. continue reading...
Introducing Your Cat or Kitten to a New Pet If you think a second pet will help alleviate loneliness, boredom or behavior problems with your cat, think again. Many cat
owners end up with two bored and misbehaving pets instead of one. Furthermore, a second pet will not necessarily provide your cat
with the companionship you have in mind. How will you know if your cat will accept another cat or the addition of a dog or other
animal? continue reading...
The Timid Cat " I'm going on vacation for two weeks and my cat has never been out of my house except to go to the vet. He is very
dependent on me and I'm worried that he will be depressed and not eat when I am gone. When I leave, he sits by the window
and waits for me." continue reading...
Knocking Stuff Over, like the Christmas Tree, etc. There are certain times of year when we put the most interesting objects on the fireplace mantel and even on the walls!
How do we keep our curious cat from over investigating and damaging these items and doing stuff like knocking over the christmas
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