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How Smart Is Your Cat?
Cats may not be able to do math or design Internet sites, but they are very good at doing the things that are important to cats. How smart is your cat? How does she learn, and how can you measure what she knows? We'll give you the lowdown on feline intellegience.
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Expert Q&A: Behavior and Psychology
Pam Johnson-Bennett and Kitty Angell answer questions on cat behavior and psychology. Feline Behaviorist Pam Johnson-Bennett is the author of a number of award-winning and critically acclaimed books, including Think Like a Cat and Psycho Kitty.
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Analysis of Cat Behavior: The most important thing to remember in analyzing the behavior of your cat is that your pet is not a human. Cats are not rational beings and their actions are not based on emotion. Changes in his behavior are not stemmed from any repressed anger with you; your cat is not trying to get revenge on you for being away from home too much or bringing a new baby into the house.
Early morning meowing: Does your cat or kitten wake very early in the morning with constant meow meow? Training your cat to stop this behavior may be fairly easy, but be warned, it will take a little patience on your part but a good night's sleep may be the reward.
Correcting Cat's Bad Behavior: At some time or another even the sweetest cat "misbehaves." Ironically, a cat's bad act is usually quite normal behavior for her, but may have a result humans don't like or want. Screaming at the cat or physically punishing her won't alter negative behavior.
Curing Cabin Fever- Creating a stimulating environment and making more time for interactive play will keep away your cat's winter blues.
Cats and Behavior Problems- Understanding normal feline behavior can help you live with your cat's eccentricities.
Good Litter Box Manners- Why do cats stop using the litter box? What can you do about it? We look at the basics of littler box etiquette, and what you can do to encourage kitty to use the kitty litter.
Why Cats Bite- Fear, excitement, impatience and even play can cause a cat to bite. Paying close attention to your cat's body language and scheduling interactive play sessions can help you teach your cat not to bite.
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