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How To Deal With Feline Manners
Cats find security in their own territory.
They establish a special place where they can eat, sleep, and where
they can hunt and play with their mates. There are signs which cats use
to mark their home base by spraying, leaving urine and feces,
scratching, and even rubbing. These marks provide vital information
about their age, sex, and health, thus preventing any close encounters
with rival cats.
Since cats have high regard for their territory. They make sure that
their little home bases are kept well tended so they will get a
prospective mateís attention. Their being keen observers allows them to
master each piece of furniture in the house. They would love to be
pampered, fed, bathed, and put to sleep in a routinely manner as to
maintain anticipation in their minds. Familiar situations make them
aware of their activities for the day as well as the sequence of
actions of their masters. Once theyíve gotten used to the routine, they
will surely give a reminder if someone forgets in the future.
Heard of any deep and long sleepers? Yes, cats! They can spend the
whole 15 hours of the day just sleeping. Believe it or not, an
eight-year-old feline has only had his eyes open for less than three
years. They have three different categories of sleep: the short nap,
the long but brief sleep, and the deep full sleep. They have a way of
slipping in to a deep full sleep and alternating it with just a short
nap.
Be aware that cats spend at least three to four hours of cleaning themselves when they are awake. The sequence is as follows:
- licking the lips
- licking the sides of their paws
- rubbing the head, the eyes, the ears, with the wet paw
- licking the front shoulders and legs
- licking the flanks
- licking the genitals
- licking the hinds
- licking the tail
- and lastly, the catís most awaited part, sleep.
Cats love to have their nap times in an area where they can actually
have a birdís eye view of what is going on around and below them. In
this way they can be quickly awakened if some unusual things happen
from afar or beneath them. Work hand in hand with the cat to develop
their instincts. Endow them with standard home bases where they can
feel the security they need.
Create an environment that is suitable to their needs and wants. It
could be for their viewing pleasures or even just for resting. This
will give them the sense of feeling important and being cared for and
that they are indeed part of household.
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