Curb ur cats (chapter 2)

Synopsis
In this chapter, I will guide you for proper understanding of cat’s behavior.
 Understanding cat’s behavior
 Nature or nurture
 Reflex actions
 Speaking feline
 Cat’s speech
 Aggression and play
 Play time is must
 Differentiate between play and aggression
Actions

Cat behavior problems can be very annoying and frustrating at times but
you can correct them by properly understanding them in the first place. To
understand the actual behavior of your cat you need to analyze the
environment from where the cat is coming from.
In this chapter, I will guide you for very precise steps that you need to take
and after having all of this information, you will be able to read your cat’s
body language properly and you will know form the signs that what she
needs and when she needs.
Understanding Cat’s Behavior
Cats communicate in lots of innovative and very attractive ways and
sometimes we humans are not sensitive enough to understand their
methods of communication. There signs and body language has very minor
flicks that you have to understand properly. This delicate body language
often confuses humans and they make certain mistakes about cat behavior
understanding. First step in understanding the cat’s behavior is to know the
exact frequency of their voice and also you need to know certain notions
which their body language depicts.
Nature or Nurture
When you study the animal behavior then, you will come across two
categories of behaviors which are nature and nurture. Nature means the behaviors which are learned naturally and are always included in animal
instincts while nurture means the behaviors and methods which they learn
from us.
Reflex actions
Reflex actions are also preinstalled in animals and you cannot train them to
change their reflex actions. In fact reflex actions are preinstalled even in
human beings for example when doctor taps your knee with rubber
hammer and you kick your knee up as a response then, this is an example of
reflex action which you can never change. Similarly, there are reflex actions
in animals for example whenever a dog sees a stranger he will bark at least
once.
Speaking Feline
There is no specific language of cats which you can understand but they do
communicate through their voice and give certain responses in their voice.
Speaking feline not only means that you need to understand the
communication of cat but it also tend to teach you even more complex form
of communication like body language of cats.
Cat’s Speech
There are so many voices that cats can make and they communicate their
different expressions and gestures in these voices. Often it seems like cats are making one simple voice but if you observe it closely then, you will
know that there is a different tone in different situation.
When cat is hungry then, the tone will be little low and if she is in playing
mode then she will create a more happy and appealing voice.
These are some aspects that you need to learn in order to understand the
cat’s behavior properly.
Aggression and Play
It is often seen that when a cat become little extra aggressive and starts to
do some unpleasant things in home then a good professional will advise you
to get another cat. This is sometimes a shocking advice for common person
because he will think that another cat will bring more destruction and more
chaos in the house.
This is not the case because most of the times the cause of aggression is less
attention. When you bring another cat in the house then attention of your
aggressive cat is diverted towards that cat and she will think less about
those unpleasant activities. Take it as company because when a cat become
bore then, she becomes aggressive and destructive while another cat will
give her company and they will enjoy that company.
Play Time Is Must
Playing is an instinctive behavior of almost all domestic animals except few.
Especially when you talk about pets like cats and dogs then, you can never separate them from their play. They always need certain level of play and
you have to give them your attention in that play time. Play is also
necessary for proper health of these pets because if you do not give them
any intense and regular physical activity then, they will become dull and
that can lead to different health problems which are related to excessive
weight and other similar things.
Differentiate between play and aggression
People often become confuse about the fact that when it is aggression and
when it is play time because both of these behaviors have almost similar
kind of instincts. There will too much noise, telling, biting and flying fur in
playing but if you observe closely then, you will see that scratching it with
nails inside the fur, biting is with soft jaws and most importantly you will
see that aggressor keeps changing.
If one cat is aggressive for 5 minutes then, the other cat will be dominating
and aggressive in next 5 minutes. These are the hall marks for play time
and you should be able to identify that pretty clearly.