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Saturday, July 28, 2007

Spraying in the Home: How to successfully eliminate it

If you happen to own a male cat then you may have come across the problem of spraying in the home. It is a particularly unpleasant problem and it can be extremely frustrating at times. So just how do you stop your cat from spraying in the home?

Understanding Your Cats Spraying Problem

A male cat will spray around the home for two main reasons. Either he is marking his territory, or he has simply not gotten used to the litter tray yet. Now mainly the problem is likely to be territorial marking and many owners think that by getting their cat neutered, it will automatically stop this behavior. However it doesn’t and there is every chance that your cat will still spray once they are neutered.

The main reason a cat marks their territory indoors is because they feel insecure about their surroundings. Perhaps something has changed recently, such as a new pet in the home or a new baby? If you have moved recently that could also cause a problem. So once you have figured out why your cat could feel insecure, you can then work to make them feel at ease again.

Increasing Your Cats Confidence

The best way to increase your cat’s confidence is to give them plenty of attention. Spend more time playing games and cuddling the cat when they let you! By talking to him constantly and giving him regular treats, he will soon start to feel more comfortable where he is and that should, in theory, stop him from marking his territory. Now it may not work overnight, but given time he should really come around and the problem should eventually stop.

Of course the problem could also be that the cat does not like their litter tray. Many cats will only use a litter tray if it is completely clean. So make sure that you clean their litter tray daily in order to give your cat somewhere clean to relieve themselves.

Overall cat spray in the home can be a frustrating and disgusting problem to have to deal with. However, with a little time, love and affection your cat can be taught not to spray in the home. It is just usually a matter of boosting their confidence and you should notice that once you do that the problem will start to disappear.

For more tips and article please visit the Cat Training Expert blog.

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

How to Successfully Litter Train Your Cat

Litter training your cat is perhaps one of the most important things to train your cat as early as possible. This helps to stop any unnecessary accidents in the home and makes your life a lot simpler at the same time. So just how do you litter train a cat? Well luckily it is usually fairly easy to do.

Litter Training Your New Cat

Providing your new cat or kitten with a litter box is vital if you want them to become housetrained. However, simply just providing the litter tray is not enough to show your cat or kitten that it is their special place to relieve themselves. Litter training a cat or kitten is the same as housetraining a puppy or a new dog – you have to pay attention to their needs.

Usually before your cat or kitten relieves themselves, they first sniff the ground and look for a suitable place to do what they need to do. Cats are not like dogs in the fact that when cats do relieve themselves, they like to cover it up and do it privately. So there should be some amount of walking around sniffing the ground before any mess is made. As soon as you notice this behavior, you should place them in the litter tray and they should do whatever they need to do in that litter tray. However, it is not always that simple.

At first your cat may not want to go in the litter tray, but if you are positive that the cat definitely needs to go to the toilet then just keep persisting and placing them in the litter tray. They will eventually learn that the litter tray is the place where they need to relieve themselves. It does not take long for the cat or kitten to learn and as long as you place the litter tray in a private place where they know where it is, they should go to it every time that they need to relieve themselves.

One problem which you may notice is that when the litter tray is dirty, your cat will not want to relieve itself in the actual tray. Cats are really clean animals and so their litter tray does need to be kept as clean as possible. Every time that your cat has used their litter tray for any other purpose other than urinating, it is advisable to clear it up as soon as possible.

Overall litter training a cat or kitten is fairly easy, just as long as you take notice of when your cat wants to relieve themselves.

For more tips and article please visit the Cat Training Expert blog

How to Successfully Litter Train Your Cat

Litter training your cat is perhaps one of the most important things to train your cat as early as possible. This helps to stop any unnecessary accidents in the home and makes your life a lot simpler at the same time. So just how do you litter train a cat? Well luckily it is usually fairly easy to do.

Litter Training Your New Cat

Providing your new cat or kitten with a litter box is vital if you want them to become housetrained. However, simply just providing the litter tray is not enough to show your cat or kitten that it is their special place to relieve themselves. Litter training a cat or kitten is the same as housetraining a puppy or a new dog – you have to pay attention to their needs.

Usually before your cat or kitten relieves themselves, they first sniff the ground and look for a suitable place to do what they need to do. Cats are not like dogs in the fact that when cats do relieve themselves, they like to cover it up and do it privately. So there should be some amount of walking around sniffing the ground before any mess is made. As soon as you notice this behavior, you should place them in the litter tray and they should do whatever they need to do in that litter tray. However, it is not always that simple.

At first your cat may not want to go in the litter tray, but if you are positive that the cat definitely needs to go to the toilet then just keep persisting and placing them in the litter tray. They will eventually learn that the litter tray is the place where they need to relieve themselves. It does not take long for the cat or kitten to learn and as long as you place the litter tray in a private place where they know where it is, they should go to it every time that they need to relieve themselves.

One problem which you may notice is that when the litter tray is dirty, your cat will not want to relieve itself in the actual tray. Cats are really clean animals and so their litter tray does need to be kept as clean as possible. Every time that your cat has used their litter tray for any other purpose other than urinating, it is advisable to clear it up as soon as possible.

Overall litter training a cat or kitten is fairly easy, just as long as you take notice of when your cat wants to relieve themselves.

For more tips and article please visit the Cat Training Expert blog

How to Successfully Litter Train Your Cat

Litter training your cat is perhaps one of the most important things to train your cat as early as possible. This helps to stop any unnecessary accidents in the home and makes your life a lot simpler at the same time. So just how do you litter train a cat? Well luckily it is usually fairly easy to do.

Litter Training Your New Cat

Providing your new cat or kitten with a litter box is vital if you want them to become housetrained. However, simply just providing the litter tray is not enough to show your cat or kitten that it is their special place to relieve themselves. Litter training a cat or kitten is the same as housetraining a puppy or a new dog – you have to pay attention to their needs.

Usually before your cat or kitten relieves themselves, they first sniff the ground and look for a suitable place to do what they need to do. Cats are not like dogs in the fact that when cats do relieve themselves, they like to cover it up and do it privately. So there should be some amount of walking around sniffing the ground before any mess is made. As soon as you notice this behavior, you should place them in the litter tray and they should do whatever they need to do in that litter tray. However, it is not always that simple.

At first your cat may not want to go in the litter tray, but if you are positive that the cat definitely needs to go to the toilet then just keep persisting and placing them in the litter tray. They will eventually learn that the litter tray is the place where they need to relieve themselves. It does not take long for the cat or kitten to learn and as long as you place the litter tray in a private place where they know where it is, they should go to it every time that they need to relieve themselves.

One problem which you may notice is that when the litter tray is dirty, your cat will not want to relieve itself in the actual tray. Cats are really clean animals and so their litter tray does need to be kept as clean as possible. Every time that your cat has used their litter tray for any other purpose other than urinating, it is advisable to clear it up as soon as possible.
Overall litter training a cat or kitten is fairly easy, just as long as you take notice of when your cat wants to relieve themselves.

For more tips and article please visit the Cat Training Expert blog

Stopping Your Cat from Meowing Constantly

Cats tend to meow at you for a number of reasons. While some cats meow more than others, no matter which breed of cat you do have it is likely to drive you mad at some point if it is constantly meowing.

Understanding Why Your Cat is Meowing

One reason why a cat may meow more than usual is the fact that they may have realized that by meowing they will get exactly what they want. Due to this, they then start to use it to their advantage all of the time.

It could just start off with the cat wanting some attention and affection, but after the cat gets exactly what they want they start to meow more often to get other things that they want also. This is when they start to meow just because they want to. Something that can aggravate the situation, could be the fact that they are feeling bored or they are kept on their own a lot of the time. So if your cat does spend a large number of hours on their own, you may want to look at changing that by getting them a companion.

Controlling Your Cats Constant Meowing

Something that may help when you think that your cat is bored is to play some games with them and this should be done daily. Playing games with your cat will ensure that they get exercise, as well as keeping them preoccupied. To help with the demands of your cat, only attend to them when they are not meowing and when they are calm and collected. Do not let the cat intimidate you, or make you feel guilty as this is basically just giving into their demands. If you do give in you will only make the situation worse and the cat will use this against you. Your cat will need to learn that if they are quiet they will then get rewarded with what they require, whether it is food or whether it is to be stroked and played with.

Some owners enjoy nothing more than talking to their cats and they enjoy it even more when the cats respond to them. However, you may want to teach them to be quiet when you say so. To train them in this, start off by asking them to shush. This method may not work, so be a bit more forceful and tell them to be quiet. Once again this may not work, so if it doesn’t you can always squirt them with a little water and that should do the trick. However, the emphasis is on a ‘little’ water – do not soak your cat through as they tend to get the message with just a little squirt.

Overall the above tips should help you to train your cat not to meow all of the time. It may take a while but if you persist with the training it will be worthwhile.

For more tips and article please visit the Cat Training Expert blog.

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