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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