Many cat owners interpret excessive meowing to be a behavior problem. While it may indicate an issue, there are 3 factors to consider when evaluating noisy cat behavior problems.
First, if you are not one to want a cat that's noisy, be sure to do your research as to the particular breed before adopting a new cat. Different breeds have naturally different vocalization tendencies. (Siamese cats for example, tend to vocalize more.)
If you do not have a noisy cat, and the excessive noise is something new that your cat has never done before, he/she is trying to tell you something, and it's best to first rule out a medical issue by taking him or her to the vet to get checked.
Second, assuming it is not something medical, some cats vocalize in reaction to some kind of change or transition in its environment. Consider things from your cat's point of view. If you've moved, changed your normal routine, changed their food, have different people living with you or visiting, or have recently lost someone (including another pet), the cat maybe experiencing this "noisy cat behavior" because it is simply expressing his or her grief. Normally changing things back (as feasible) will help to end the noisy cat behavior problem, but in the absence of being able to revert back to the prior situation, extra love, playtime and attention will also help to ease the transition.
Lastly, as with any pet training, it is especially important when addressing noisy cat behavior problems, that you reward the good behavior to promote it, and avoid punishing bad behavior (or excessive noise) at all costs. That being said, if you don't want a cat that's noisy, ignore him/her as possible when he or she is vocalizing, and reward him or her with love, treats and playtime when they are not vocalizing. Cats, like dogs, do learn from positive reinforcement, whereas punishment often creates additional problems.
Remember your cat is using its voice for a reason, and it may not always indicate a problem. In fact, from my experience from working in a veterinarian's office, many noisy cat behavior problems resolve quickly with the right attention from their owners.
Numerous articles have been written about the importance of spaying and neutering cats and the health benefits that are gained by doing so. Many people are aware that the sterilization process is a good thing and abide by the usual recommendations. However, every once in a while it is a good thing to write a reminder to those, who do not believe in spaying or neutering, about why they should.
Spring and summer is known across our country as the "kitten season." Many female cats will be giving birth and many kittens will be unwanted and end up in shelters or even put to death by their owners.
A female cat can come into heat as early as four months - especially in the springtime. Locking a cat in the house may seem like a great alternative, but it plays havoc with a cat's health.
The reproductive system that nature created in a female cat is amazingly efficient. Having kittens is a very natural part of a female cat's life and not having kittens, without the help of being spayed is very hard on a cat.
Male cats are always willing and able to mate, and if they do not have anyone to mate with, it does not present a problem. They will just sit around and wait until a female presents itself.
Female cats on the other hand have reproductive needs that have to be met, that is the way nature created the female cat. If you do not want kittens, it is important to have your female spayed by at least six months of age.
Why? The cat's breeding season is 메리트카지노 usually between January and October and females go into heat every two weeks until they are bred and have a litter of kittens. A female can produce a litter of kittens every 65 days!
If a female does not mate and repeatedly comes into heat, the danger of life threatening uterine infections and uterine and ovarian cancer can become a sad part of your cat's life. Spaying also reduces the risk of mammary cancer.
Spaying your female between four and six months is easier on them, as they have less postoperative complications, they suffer less bleeding, require less surgery time, their organs are seen more easily and they recuperate more rapidly.
Males that are not neutered can become aggressive toward their owners, will get into fights with other males as they search for amorous females. The frequent fights expose them to infectious diseases, abscesses from wounds and many males will spray pungent urine to mark their territory, which can and usually includes the house. It is recommended that males be neutered between nine and ten months of age, this is before they reach their sexual maturity.
I recently had our new male kitten neutered at six months, his surgery took less than five minutes, he needed only two minutes of anesthesia and we had him home by the end of the day, happy as he could be.
Veterinary research has shown that the earlier you neuter cats the less behavioral problems you will have. Sterilized cats tend to be friendlier.
Both male and female cats that are not spayed or neutered have a tendency to spray, wander off and are apt to get lost or hit by a car.
A single cat (spayed/neutered) has no need for sex and does not miss what is never has known. Even though a spayed/neutered cat has a lower metabolism there is no need for the cat to become overweight or obese, that blame falls on the owner's shoulders for over feeding. Our 12-year-old male has maintained his same weight for over the last 7 years and is beautiful, slim and trim.
Reduce your cat's health risks by spaying/neutering, the earlier the better and you will have one happy cat, less vet bills and when the news man on the television asks "do you know where your children are," you will know your cat(s) are home where they belong.