Is Your Cat Behaving Badly?

If your cat is anything like mine then he or she loves to scratch at all kinds of things, things that you really do not want to see scratched up. Cats are one of the most amazing and wonderful pets to own but they can wreak havoc if you let them. You need to learn some techniques to keep the cats from their bad behavior.

Male cats tend to be the most trouble some of the species because they are the ones that are prone to spray. Spraying is one of the most terrible of all cat behaviors. This is a process of literally peeing on anything and everything. They spew urine out behind them in order to mark what they feel is their territory. The best way to treat this behavior is before it starts. The younger that you get your cat neutered the less likely he is to spray as he gets older. People are getting their cats fixed as early as 12 weeks.

If you are worried about getting your cat fixed this young talk to your vet and do some good research online. This is the age that the SPCA is getting this done on the cats that have take in. This is the best way to nip bad cat behavior in the bud, especially spraying.

Of course the most common cat problem of all is scratching. If your cat is scratching the furniture and you, any you have tried just about everything else you should give nail caps a try. These are little tiny caps that go over the end of the nails. They glue on like Press on Nails and they do not hurt your cat in any way. They do not even interfere with the claws ability withdraw into the paw. They are the perfect and painless way to keep your cat from doing any damage with his or her claws. Of course these are only for indoor cats.

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Does you cat seem to be hunting all the time, pouncing on the toys as they were going in for the kill, raking their claws over your feet as if they are a piece of meat ?

Hunting is a natural behavior for your cat. Will they eat the prey?

Kittens when they are born have the natural instincts to hunt. However, cats do not to eat their prey. Eating the prey is a taught behavior not one that is natural to a cat. Allowing a cat to eat its prey is not a good idea as a cat can contract diseases from other animals. This in turn can cause death to the cat or large vet bills to have the cat become healthily again.

Kittens are born they learn by playing to adjust the speed, coordination and learn the distant for the prey. Mothers of kittens if allowed to will kill the prey and bring it home for the kittens to eat, with eventually bring home partial killed pray for the kitten to learn how to finish the prey and eat it. This is a important factor when looking for a kitten to raise.

If you were not going to have the kitten eat its prey then you would not want to get a kitten that has learned this behavior. If the kitten will come to a home will the intentions are to help hunt and kill prey then you will want to look over the mother as well as the kitten to find out just what type of behavior the mother has taught the kitten .

Families that have farms are usually the ones that are looking for cats and kittens that are good hunters. This help keeps the population of mice down in the barn, feed rooms, and areas that attract many mice. Cats and kittens that are good hunters that are allowed to eat their prey also need attention for balance meals. You will want to feed them good healthy food with the vitamins that they will be missing from the prey. Also depending on the time of year, you will want to offer some good healthy food, as the prey population depletes some.

If you have adopted a pet cat and you see that it is eating the prey, you will be able to train the cat to not to eat the prey.

First, if you see the cat eating the prey, take it from them and offer them food right away some type of meat for cats that will give your cat the healthy balance diet that they need.

Second, tell the cat that you do not approve of the meal they have chosen to eat. You will not want to punish the cat for this, but to let them know you do not approve of this. Make sure that you are leaving enough food for the cat to eat so that they know they have something eat most the time

Do not allow your cat to eat off the table, or scraps that are left over from meals. This not a healthy food diet for cats or kittens to eat. A cat or kitten to needs good vitamins and protein, to build healthy bones, mussels and brains cells. This can also lead a cat to hunt and eat the prey. If allowed then the training for the cat not to eat, the prey will be hard to do.

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Cat lover Tony Robinson shares tips and techniques for a happy, healthy well adjusted cat. Visit http://www.officialcats.com

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