Feline Behaviour

Feliway And What It Can Do For Your Cat

Feliway is the legendary pheromone which works on a cat's sense of smell, and tells your cat "I don't pee in this naughty place anymore.
Feliway Spray is a chemical copy of a pheromone which has a calming effect over the cat this helps to reduce stress and the subsequent scent marking as the cat's impulse to claim its territory is reduced. To help calm cats you could use a Feliway diffuser. This is a plug in device which emits a pheromone that calms cats like the spray, but, instead, the scent is spread around the full area.
Feliway is a safe solution of the feline F2 facial pheromone, which mimics the cat's natural pheromones, creating a state of well-being and calm.

Facial pheremone rubbing is a well known behavourWhen a cat feels safe, it rubs its head from the side of the chin to the base of the ear, against the furniture, the corners of walls or the bottom of curtains. By doing this, the animal is depositing facial pheromones. These marks convey a message of well-being and a feeling of security.
When there is a change in the cat's environment (such as going to the vets, return from an operation, moving house, new arrivals, rearrangement of furniture) or if the cat is scared, a state of disquiet or stress may develop. This state can be expressed by changes in behaviour, such as urine marking, vertical scratching, loss of appetite or refusal to play and to interact.
In these situations, The Feliway spray and diffuser together can be used to restore the natural balance.
Multi Cat Household coupled with using Feliway spray helps cats who may not love the idea of living with other cats get along and stop fighting.

Feline Stress & Urine Spraying

Cats are territorial animals. They mark out their territory using Many different of visual and scent signals.Changes in the environment (such as going to the vets, return from an operation, moving house, new arrivals, rearrangement of furniture) arisation marks; making them anxious and causing stress.
The most likely reaction to this anxiety is a change in the frequency or type of marking. Unfortunately for the owner, this often results in the onset of urine spraying and or scratch marking around the house. These signs are worse in multicat Family where tension can occur between animals and lead to intercat aggression.

Urine Spraying & Scratch Marking

It should be noted that urine marking and scratching are NORMAL behaviour for the cat, it worsens when the cat feels stressed of threatened. Transport too is a challenging situation for cats and it can show various emotional signs such as agitation, miaowing, vomiting...signs of stress in cats are easily identified
Urine Spraying

Feline urine spraying is one of the primary methods Cat mark out there territory this way if its male or female, neutered or non neutered, it is exhibited by almost every cat that goes outside. But while outdoor urine marking may be acceptable, most owners find the behaviour hard to standin the home due to the strong smell and potential hygiene risks.
Urine marking is a very specific behavioural sequence where the cat adopts a easy to recognise posture:

- it approaches a vertical surface (wall, item of furniture...
- it sniffs the surface, treads the floor, then he turns his back,
- and standing with his tail erected,
During urine spraying behaviour, the cat stands up and marks of urine are generally small and seen above the ground. Urine on the floor, large volumes of urine or urine in the sleeping area are typically not signs of urine marking.

There are many different kinds of scratching. Scratching horizontal surfaces when waking up, during play or sexual excitation. Scratching on vertical surfaces to keep claws in trim,scratching on vertical surfaces to send a signal. Only this can be qualified as a marking behaviour.

How to tell the difference between the two ? If the cat is targeting only one or two specific sites in the home, usually in hidden or otherwise discreet areas, it is likely it is keeping its claws in shape for Catching mice. If the scratching becomes worse particularly in visible areas around doorways and windows,stairs and landings or is centred on prominent objects such as a settee,or chairs, then this may be an sign that the cat is unsettled and his level of anxiety increased. As a result, he starts scratch marking to increase the number of visual and scent signals in the immediate environment.

To help calm your cat or put an end to scratch marking and urine marking try Feliway today

About the Author

Im henry, i have 4 cats fluffy, tea, tequila and boots and love them very much, my interests are cats!!! football and walking i tend to walk every weekend.

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Feline Behavior

Cat Behavior Site: Bad Cat Behavior & How to Stop Litter Box Problems

Cats are marvelous, magnificent creatures, and are full of curiosity. They can be snuggly, loving and affable companions; often satisfied to nap on a person's lap and be stroked until their fur glistens. Some like Henry, my flame point Himalayan, are more aloof and will only tolerate the occasional sincere head pat before regally stalking off to stretch and clean in the warmness of the sunshine. Others are just way out there rowdy cats, bent on running straight up the walls in quest of unseen prey, knocking down all who dare get in their way. While you can't change the basic nature of the cat that you have in your home, you can stop some of the bad cat behavior.

Your first bad cat behavior training tip should be to be aware of why they do some of the things that they do. Some feline behavior is out of boredom, some out of intermediary changes as they grow out of kitten stages into adulthood, and some can be a warning sign of looming or continuing health issues. Knowing the difference can help you to steer clear of potentially risky problems before they become life threatening.

Once you have a fundamental understanding of the why of your cat's bad behavior, you can begin working on the things that he will need to change. Make sure that you have a list of the bad behavior, and begin with the most horrible behavior offender first. Attempt to teach new behaviors one at a time, because too many changes will make the cat confused and potentially cause worst actions than before. If a cat is doing something that is possibly dangerous that problem should be addressed first, otherwise, it is at your own discretion in using these bad cat behavior training tips.

Appreciate that training a cat is a matter of determination triumphing over frustration. Shouting at a cat doesn't work at all, and in fact will bring up an entire new set of issues. Shy cats will become even more timid, and aggressive cats may take your yelling as an actual threat, so remember that a distressed cat will not always react with coolness, sometimes they bite.

Reprimanding your cat is often an ineffective tactic as well. Cats will learn that getting caught doing the targeted behavior brings about some dreadful reactions, so they will simply learn to hide better. This is seen often with toileting problems. A cat will stop using his litter box for a number of reasons, including health issues, so you have to find out why. Finding kitty messes after the fact is annoying, but it will not do you any good to lug the offending furball back to the spot, show it to him and then take him to the litter box. Unless he is a brand new cat or you have moved to a new home recently, he knows very well where that litter box was, he just chose not to use it

Find out why your cat is doing this and the behavior should be stopped. Remove all causes, including health issues, and then work from there. Some cats will never use a litter box, but will allow themselves to be trained to use an alternative. Liam, the big fluffy Manx cat is too large for the litter box, but he does scratch at the door when he needs to go. For this one, he deserves a good kitty!

Using the bad cat training behavior tipsshould be effective with time and patience. Remember, work with your cat to solve the bad cat behavior and ultimately you'll see a happier cat and also find happiness for yourself.

 

About the Author

Linda is a life long cat lover & has done volunteer work with the "Dream Power" organization which provides foster shelter and finds permanent homes for homeless pets. She is proud owner & friend of 5 furry feline friends. Visit Cat Behavior Site for information on training tips, health &  nutrition for cats. Be sure to check out the stores for Cat Supplies, Supplements, Foods, Medications & Gifts for Cats & their people.

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Feline Behaviors

Is this feline behaviour normal?

My cat has recently given birth to three kittens. She keeps tossing one of the kittens out of the basket, it just landed on it's head a few feet away from me. Also, she licks and cleans the other ones but not this one. Is she rejecting her? Should I do something/intervene? Also, how soon after giving birth should I have mommy cat spade?

Lucy is still feeding the one she is mean to.

Thanks in advance
Rhianna

Try fixing Lucy a larger box. It could be that she's crowded, since she's still feeding this one, even though she's tossing it out!

Or, you could go to the pet store, get a pet nurser and some KITTEN MILK and supplement feed this one, until mom decides it's ok to let it back into the litter............

Is this kitten the largest? Maybe she's tossing it out so the others will have a chance to nurse, without this one pushing the others away

Sometimes moms will toss unhealthy kittens, but they don't usually continue to feed them.......

Are you feeding Lucy KITTEN FOOD? She could use the extra nutrition until the kittens are weaned.

Call and ask your vet when the earliest he's willing to spay her. Some vets will spay while the kittens are still nursing...at about 4 wks.....some won't. So.....call, ask, and make the appointment so you'll be ready when the time comes.

These ideas are all I can come up with.....Good luck.......

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