Feline Behavior Issues and Training
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Behavioral problems in cats, such as missing the litterbox, excessive meowing, or destructive scratching can be corrected by first eliminating physical causes, then instituting a program of informed retraining, with the help of these resources.
Stress & Anxiety in Cats (4) Destructive Chewing (5) FAQs: Behavior (21) Litterbox Problems (7) IllegalClawing (12) Unnecessary Declawing @ Aggression in Cats (10) Obsessiveness (6) Attention Seeking (5) Shyness and Fear (2) Clicker Training (4)
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Scruff a Cat
Scruffing is one of the best ways of discouraging undesirable behavior in cats, as it is one of the ways mother cats discipline their kittens. Learn how to scruff your cat to train him properly.
Cat Behavior 101
Behavioral problems in cats, such as avoiding the litterbox, excessive meowing and other attention-seeking behavior, biting and painful or destructive scratching can be corrected by first eliminating physical causes, then instituting a program of gradual retraining, with the help of these resources. Remember that there are no bad cats, only uninformed cat caregivers.
Attention Seeking Behavior in Cats
Attention-seeking behavior and excessive vocalization often go hand-in-hand with cats. Causes for these behaviors can be either physical or emotional, or both. Before punishing your cat for excessive crying and meowing, or other attention seeking behavior, do some homework on possible causes.
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A reader has a problem with sudden litter box avoidance after a roommate left, leaving the cat home alone during the day. Read my answer to this FAQ.
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How to Scruff a Cat - Tool for Discouraging Undesirable Behavior in Cats: "How To Scruff a Cat
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Scruffing is one of the best ways of discouraging undesirable behavior in cats, as it is one of the ways mother cats discipline their kittens. Learn how to scruff your cat to train him properly and effectively.
Scruffing should be reserved for especially egregious behavior such as physical aggression toward humans or another cat. I much prefer it to the common practice of using a spray bottle, which often results in a drenched, angry cat. Since the cat associates the spray bottle with the person holding it, he will only continue his misbehavior when you are absent.
Difficulty: Easy
Time Required: One to Three Minutes
Here's How:
1. Firmly grasp the scruff (loose skin at the top of the neck) of the cat.
2. Firmly press the cat down to the floor while sharply saying 'no!'
3. Hold the cat in that position until you feel and see him relax his muscles.
4. Release your hold on the cat, then pet him and tell him 'good boy.' The idea is to discipline him without withholding your love.
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