Reacquainting your cat and modifying the litter
box avoidance behavior requires patience, but a good start is a clean litter box and isolating the cat in a small space, such as a bathroom, with the litter box available.
Not exact matches
The Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery has just published research indicating that declawing increases the risk of long - term or persistent pain, which can result in
behaviors such as litter
box avoidance, aggression / biting and over-grooming.
Some develop
behavior challenges such as over-grooming, litter
box avoidance or other destructive
behaviors.
Staff is trained to discuss and modify a range of
behavior problems for both dogs and cats, including housesoiling, litter
box avoidance, unruly
behavior, destructive
behavior, separation anxiety, leash reactivity and aggression.
Cats in particular are notorious for hiding signs of illness but studies have shown that «sickness
behaviors» such as decreased food intake, increased vomiting, elimination outside of the
box and a complete
avoidance of elimination will also increase when a cat is stressed.3
These are just a few of the problems we can address: aggression to people or animals, excessive vocalization, fear and anxiety (including separation anxiety), phobias (including noise or storm phobia), unruly
behavior, destructive
behavior (including scratching furniture), stereotypic (repetitive) disorders (tail - chasing, self - mutilation, over-grooming), house training problems,
avoidance of the litter
box, and cognitive dysfunction (aging changes).
In an easy to read format, The Cat
Behavior Answer Book covers everything from dealing with feline feeding habits and obese cats, to litter
box avoidance, to cats with rare medical problems.
WebMD» slideshow on
behavior problems in cats offers solutions for issues like scratching, litter
box avoidance, urine marking or «spraying,» and excessive grooming and meowing.
Behavior problems such as chronic barking, litter
box avoidance, obsessive - compulsive
behaviors, separation anxiety, and inter-animal conflicts usually have an emotional component and are treatable with energy essences.