Sentences with phrase «normal cat behavior»

Creating a cat - friendly home requires an understanding of normal cat behavior and how humans may inadvertently create stress for feline companions.

Part of the challenge is in normal cat behavior.

If we are willing to understand normal cat behavior and provide a few key ingredients, we can go a long way toward keeping our indoor cats stress - free and healthy.

Remember that biting and scratching are normal cat behaviors when they are hunting.

No, it is quite normal cat behavior to have these mood swings.

While these are perfectly normal cat behaviors, they may not fit well with your new sofa, especially since cats usually return to the same place to scratch.

This crippling procedure keeps our cats from a life of fun, energetic normal cat behavior without pain.

Behavior problems, including normal cat behavior that clients consider unacceptable, cause decreased quality of life for cats and their owners.

On top of that, when we put out food for our cat and he comes and nibbles then walks away, many of us think, «poor kitty, doesn't like what I fixed for him» when he is exhibiting normal cat behavior.

Is not meowing a sign that something is wrong with your feline or is it just normal cat behavior?

Veterinarians have learned many things about normal cat behavior in the past couple of decades that have changed how we think about and care for cats.

These are actually normal cat behaviors.

Subtle changes in condition or behavior may provide clues, but often these are missed by cat owners, or are thought as normal cat behavior.

However, we do know that at least a proportion of cats who have been trapped, neuter, returned, fed and monitored live long lives, are able to perform normal cat behaviors and die at ripe old ages of the same diseases that finally kill our companion cats.

A part of normal cat behavior is their instinctive need to scratch on surfaces to remove excess claw material and keep the nails clean and in good shape.

For hard - core scratchers, consider a product like Soft Paws — a plastic cap that can be placed over the cat's nails, allowing them to engage in normal cat behavior but not damage inappropriate areas of the household.

Scratching is a normal cat behavior and lets the cat leave their marking scent, stretch their muscles and groom their nails.

Frankly, some of what you describe could be normal cat behavior.

Holding in the urine often is not a normal cat behavior and by doing this the urine starts getting more concentrated which leads to the formation of crystals or stones or even mucous plugs in their urethra.

Scratching is normal cat behavior.

Plant eating is a normal cat behavior that provides cats with dietary fiber to act as a laxative or an emetic (in large quantities) to relieve hairballs.

This is normal cat behavior, and actually gives the momma extra nutrients and energy.

The pain from declawing is life long and normal cat behaviors are forever gone.

These are all normal cat behaviors, whether they're seen during play or are part of an actual predatory sequence.

Some cats are more adept at hiding their fear, or they might spend a lot of their time hiding anyway (note: this should not be accepted as «normal cat behavior»).

When the normal cat behavior of scratching objects clashes with the normal human interest in keeping a nice home, cats often receive some of the following negative consequence.

Because marking and roaming are normal cat behaviors, they may take some time to change and to stop entirely.