Kitty Querries and Responses on Cat Training and Cat Behavior
Q: Do cats respond to training?
A: Yes, cat training is not as challenging as many doubters consider it is. Kitties may not be as amenable to training as Spot or Champ are but they are trainable. Food rewards presented as positive reinforcement is probably the most certain means to train a cat.
Q: Why and how do happy cats purr?
A: Grown cats purr because they are happy and contented and to manipulate humans — Who can ignore a purring kitty? Kittens purr in response to their mother cat’s purr to assist in bonding them. It is usually assumed that the purring is a vibration of the voice-box as air is pushed though it. It is also believed that purring is a voluntary action.
Q: What is the reason quite a few cat owners are allergic to cats?
A: Cat allergies are caused by the proteins in cat dander coming from the cat’s saliva. The dander dries and becomes airborne. People with cat allergies have an allergic reaction because their immune system is trying to fight the alien protein and creates histamines.
Q: How do you stop undesirable cat behavior such as nipping?
A: The best way to stop naughty cat behavior is the same way the mother cat controls an errant kitten. This is by scuffing the cat. You firmly but gently grasp the cat by the scruff of the neck and hold it down until it calms down. You need to do this at the time of the naughty behavior.
Q: How do you litter train a cat?
A: You really shouldn’t be required to do any training for a cat to use a litter pan, but if your adult cat has started to avoid the litter pan you need to figure out why. The cat may have a urinary tract infection in which case you need to go to the veterinarian. If it is just too dirty you need to keep it cleaner. If you have switched to litter you may have to change back or sprinkle a little catnip in the litter to attract the cat to the new litter.
Q: How do you keep cats off the kitchen table?
A: This is one of the most asked about cat behavior problems and can be a tough one. Cats like elevated places and they can find food or food odors on tables and counters. It is best to keep the counters clean and to use something like foil or double sided tape to keep cats off the tables.
Written by sillyfrank on September 30th, 2009 with
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