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Cat behavior problems.

If you got a cat with a character that you cannot get along with, then not all is lost, and there is no point in parting with the animal.

And cats have psychological problems, especially if the animal has not lived in your house for some time, but, for example, on the street or with people who have treated it badly.

It is easier to educate an animal with an agreeable character than to correct an already formed bad character in a cat, but it can be done.

If there is no money for a cat psychologist who will professionally help correct the behavior of the animal, it is worth taking a closer look at the cat's bad antics and analyzing them, identifying the true reasons for its aggression, nervousness, fearfulness, and mischief.

Things to look out for when correcting bad cat behavior:

Time periods (during the day) during which the animal behaves inappropriately - Inappropriate behavior may be an old habit of hunting or defending territory.
Living conditions of a cat that can create inconveniences for her, but not be assessed by the owner as uncomfortable (yes, the animal can also be demanding for comfort, and this fact must be taken into account).
Whose presence causes irritation and aggression of the animal (yourself, your household, strangers, other animals, small children). It should be remembered that the animal can be jealous and show jealousy through aggression or mischief.
Bad manners (disorderly toilet, disorderly running around the living quarters, sloppy eating). So that the cat does not harm the surrounding household items and people with sharp claws, they are filed or trimmed. Thus, you will partially insure against bodily injuries caused to animals in moments of irritation.
It is worth knowing that sometimes animals also sometimes think something that is not in reality, and accordingly they can show aggressiveness. For this reason, make it a habit in the house not to raise your voice at each other and at the animal as well. Calm animals live in a calm home environment, and can, like people, experience nervousness when the owners abuse each other. For example, if an animal is attached to one of the household members, and others raise their voices to this representative of the family, aggression and dislike will be provided to all household members, except for the beloved.

Cats, as a rule, are clean animals by nature, they do not need to be bathed if they are able to care for themselves, and do not leave the house on the street. And not all cats like to swim, so you cannot impose this procedure on them without consequences - the spoiled character of the animal.

A cat's cleanliness is based on instincts. Train your animal to eat in a clean place and in a bowl. But if the cat stubbornly tries to drag food to another place or eat it secretly, do not interfere with this, just make the place where the animal loves to eat is comfortable and clean.

Most often the cat's aggression, chaotic running and mischievousness are associated with a lack of games, space for entertainment. Create a playing field for the animal, make devices for jumping, running, hide and seek, hanging toys, hunting items and a resting place so that the animal is busy by itself during your absence without your participation.

But it happens that in an animal, behavioral problems are directly related to a mental or nervous system disorder (for example, hyperactivity). In these cases, drugs are indispensable. For this purpose, the cat will need an anxiety medication to consult a specialist, but do not try to feed the animal with sedative medications for human consumption, this can result in either death or unpredictable behavior.