Cat Behavior

We have covered in the last few posts the issues of cat stress and as mentioned the most important point of all this is to teach you all how to recognise a stressed, and remember this can be very subtle.
So learn all you can and above all try to get a normal pattern of behavior for your own cat, this is obviously very hard if it is already stressed!

Remember what a cat finds stressful is dependent on both its temperament and its experience from kitten hood right up to the present day. What seems to make one cat a highly stressed feline may have absolutely no effect on another cat. Examples are visits to the vets, and going to a cattery.
So you need to be able to see and recognise the stress signs as mentioned in the earlier posts. However this can be much easier blogged about than done

With my professional hat on I can say that a good cat vet and nurse would recognise the major physiological signs, such as increased blood pressure, a nervous cat, medical problems related eg cystitis, aggression, cat scratch damage etc. It is equally if not more important however for the owner to recognise the early signs of stress, such as change in normal behavior, cat more quiet than normal, increased or decreased use of litter tray, inappropriate urination, defecation etc.

All of this is set out in the Cat Behavior Guide available for purchase on the web site, and actually purchasing and most important READING this guide could save you lots of money and emotional stress in the long term. A lot of other information is also available on the various aspects of cat behavior on the web site.