Practical feline behaviour understanding cat behaviour and improving welfare

222 Appendices Preparation ● Before bringing the dog or puppy home take a cloth containing your cat’s scent to the dog or puppy ...

© T. Atkinson, 2018. Practical Feline Behaviour (T. Atkinson) 223 Appendix 8 Cat Flaps Keeping a window slightly open is one way ...

224 Appendices Be wary of placing large solid objects nearby because these can provide a vantage point for other cats from which ...

Appendices 225 ● A microchip can sometimes migrate within the cat’s body to a place where it can- not be picked up by the cat fl ...

226 © T. Atkinson, 2018. Practical Feline Behaviour (T. Atkinson) Appendix 9 Teaching Your Cat to Come to You When You Call Reca ...

© T. Atkinson, 2018. Practical Feline Behaviour (T. Atkinson) 227 Appendix 10 Cats, Babies and Children Cats can be loving and f ...

228 Appendices babies in their sleep but cats can be attracted to warmth and a cat may lie very close to the baby’s face. Also, ...

Appendices 229 ● If the cat is happy to be picked up, teach the child how to correctly hold the cat by supporting it fully under ...

230 © T. Atkinson, 2018. Practical Feline Behaviour (T. Atkinson) Appendix 11 House-training Your Cat or Kitten Kittens learn to ...

Appendices 231 Therefore, placing a litter tray where he is choosing to eliminate may encourage him to use it. If the cat does t ...

232 Appendices a scent when it is wet can be highly repellent for cats, especially in a covered tray that traps the odour. The s ...

Appendices 233 House-training ‘Accidents’ If your cat does urinate or defecate in the house away from the litter tray, it is imp ...

234 Appendices scent-mark (a behaviour known as ‘spraying’) is the position that the cat adopts. A cat that is relieving itself ...

© T. Atkinson, 2018. Practical Feline Behaviour (T. Atkinson) 235 Appendix 12 Training Your Cat to Like the Cat Carrier If your ...

236 Appendices ● It may take a few days or a few weeks for your cat to become fully relaxed and accustomed to the presence of bo ...

Appendices 237 this will help to maintain the learned behaviour. Also, there will be times when it is not possible to give your ...

238 Appendices Shutting the door of the carrier Once the cat is happy to go into the carrier without the door being attached it ...

Appendices 239 ● If the cat is accustomed to music or the radio being played at home, playing the same music or radio stations i ...

240 © T. Atkinson, 2018. Practical Feline Behaviour (T. Atkinson) Mixing in Food Liquids and powders can be easily mixed in with ...

Appendices 241 Physically Medicating the Cat If a pill or tablet cannot be given with food and the only option is to physically ...