A lot of people think that cats work on their own
agenda, not paying much attention to their owner - provided they have
clean litter, food, and water. Cats can behave in odd manners at times,
which can easily confuse their owners and make it really hard to
determine what the cat wants. As much as cat behavior can be confusing,
there are some ways that you can solve common cat behavior mysteries.
A
common behavior that almost all cats do is push their heads into any
type of object that will allow them to do it. You've probably seen your
cat do this before, probably against table legs, TV stands, or another
object. This can be noticed more when you have other people who own
animals or those with allergies over at your house. When a cat notices
this, he will rub his head against the person. In doing so, he will put
a touch of saliva on the individual. In a cat's mind, he owns what he
puts his saliva on.
By putting his saliva on something, that
object or person will have a familiar scent. Although this can be very
annoying, you have to understand that other people in your home are
seen as odd or weird to your cat. When a cat does this, he is simply
trying to make the visitor belong. When he brushes up against them and
puts his saliva on them, he is trying to put his scent on them - which
in his mind will mean that they belong in his territory.
Even
though marking someone or something with saliva is beneficial to the
cat, saliva is one of the most common forms of pet allergies. When
someone wipes the saliva off of them, the scent will be gone and the
cat will go back and attempt to do it again. Even though it may appear
that cats target those with allergies, cats are actually just trying to
make the visitor belong at the house. If the guest simply cannot take
the saliva, allow the cat to rub himself on their pants leg a few
times. Normally, this is all takes for a cat to leave the person alone.
Those
of you who an indoor cat should expect the cat to spend quite a bit of
time lying near windows. During this time, you may hear your cat make
very strange noises or weird movements. You shouldn't fear though, as
he is simply acting out his hunting instincts. Whether it's another cat
or object outside moving about, the cat will see it and simply go into
his native hunting instinct.
As most already know, cats love to
play. They love to played with, especially with toys. They will pounce
on things on occasion, which should always be expected. If you try to
prevent this type of behavior, your cat will take a very negative
approach and you'll end up with a lot of broken things in your home.
You can always play with your cat using a string, as he will love to
chase the string around the room.
The longer you own your cat,
the more odd behavior you'll see him exhibit. Cats behave in strange
ways, although they always have a reason for behaving the way they do.
If you can understand why your cat behaves like he does, you'll have no
problems keeping him healthy and happy. If you simply pay attention to
your cat and the way he behaves at times - you'll be able to understand
him better than ever before.
