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Tricks, clickers, commands … Those are just for dogs, right? Contrary to popular belief, cats are trainable There are some differences between the way cats and dogs are trained, of course. Cats aren’t as likely to be motivated by praise as dogs. Cats are also less instinctively driven to work in partnership with their human companions Cats should only be taught new behaviors with positive, reward-based training. Punishment and dominance are not healthy methods, nor are they effective. “Punishment creates stress, and stress is one of the most common causes for problem behaviors in cats, including eliminating outside of the litter box and compulsive grooming,
cats need something special to motivate them. This means you should toss the kibble back in the cat food bin and look through your cabinets for the good stuff your cat loves. Diced chicken or turkey, low-sodium tuna, meat-flavored baby food
We all know how much cats love to sunbathe and chase flying insects around the garden, so here are a few tips to help keep your cat safe. know all of our cats love to lie in the garden all day if it's sunny and who can blame them?
Cats who have pale ears and noses are at risk from getting sunburn just as we are; they can even get skin cancer.
To help prevent this try and keep your cats in during the hottest hours of the day (11am – 2pm), if this is not possible you can put sunscreen on their ears and noses.Correct use of the litter tray is one of the easiest things you can train a cat to do, as cats have a similar view to humans on the best place for a toilet, and tend to get the concept of the tray pretty quicklY cat will urinate for only one of two reasons, the first being waste disposal the second being territorial 'spraying'. A cat will only defecate for waste disposal. It is the waste disposal aspect we are dealing with in this article
Which cat food should you feed your cat to be certain that he or she will have the proper nutrition?Let's examine the diet of a cat in it's natural environment. In the wild, a cat will eat almost entirely animal tissue Unfortunately, fresh meat will not provide a balanced diet for a cat, as they are very protein dense and quite low in vital nutrients like calcium.Dry food is generally more convenient, hygienic, and affordable than canned or fresh food. It also exercises the teeth and reduces the buildup of tartar, which can grow into a severe problem in cats that are fed a soft and mushy diet.