Practical feline behaviour understanding cat behaviour and improving welfare

202 Appendices must be safe for your cat or kitten (i.e. make sure that it does not have sharp edges or could be easily swallowe ...

Appendices 203 Fig. A2.1. Playing with a ‘wand toy’. Fig. A2.2. Forward facing whiskers and ‘puffy cheeks’, a sign that the cat ...

204 Appendices Ending the Game Be careful not to end the game too soon. Cats will often appear to stop playing and walk away fro ...

© T. Atkinson, 2018. Practical Feline Behaviour (T. Atkinson) 205 Appendix 3 Reducing Resource Competition in a Multi-cat Househ ...

206 Appendices Water Provide water dishes in various locations away from food dishes Water is another valuable resource so a suf ...

© T. Atkinson, 2018. Practical Feline Behaviour (T. Atkinson) 207 Appendix 4 Neutering Neutering, sometimes known as ‘sterilizin ...

208 Appendices Control of undesirable behaviours Urine marking (spraying) Although neutered cats may still urine mark in respons ...

Appendices 209 References Joyce, A. and Yates, D. (2011) Help stop teenage pregnancy! Early-age neutering in cats. Journal of Fe ...

210 © T. Atkinson, 2018. Practical Feline Behaviour (T. Atkinson) Appendix 5 Introducing an Additional Cat to your Household Poi ...

Appendices 211 Introducing a kitten to an adult cat Even if a kitten is accepting of a new adult cat that it is introduced to, a ...

212 Appendices The room should contain all that the cat needs: ● Food. ● Water, placed away from the food. ● A litter tray, plac ...

Appendices 213 ● Open the carrier and allow the cat or kitten to exit in his own time. Don’t lift the cat out or make any fuss. ...

214 Appendices Good signs: Vertical raised tail. General relaxed body posture. Slow eye blink. Rolling. Interested in play. Bad ...

© T. Atkinson, 2018. Practical Feline Behaviour (T. Atkinson) 215 Appendix 6 Helping a Grieving Cat Do Cats Grieve? Following th ...

216 Appendices Don’t throw away the other cat’s bedding, etc. Bedding, clothing, etc. that contains the scent of the individual ...

© T. Atkinson, 2018. Practical Feline Behaviour (T. Atkinson) 217 Appendix 7 Introducing Cats and Dogs There are many households ...

218 Appendices Is your cat fearful or aggressive around dogs? A cat that is frightened of all dogs, regardless of the dog’s beha ...

Appendices 219 ● Have a pot of small, tasty food treats ready. It is best to start teaching the com- mand while you are sitting ...

220 Appendices Preparation of a ‘safe room’ Prepare a separate ‘safe’ room for the cat or kitten. This should be somewhere quiet ...

Appendices 221 ● A cloth or item of bedding containing scent from the cat’s current home should go into the carrier with the cat ...