Use these great tips and tricks to train your new cat or to correct the bad behavior of your current feline.

Being familiar with cat tendencies before you start off instructing them would be wise for someone that is planning to train a cat’s behavior.

A cat can jump and come down on its feet as this is a 100% natural instinct for a cat. Anytime a kitten is born the cushion in its paws are not developed with the cushion to land on its feet. It takes about seven weeks to establish the padding in a kittens paw for landing. A cats bone anatomy is distinct to various other animals as the bones are pliable. Cats have no collarbone, and that makes it possible for them to twist and manipulate their bones. A cat can jump a great distance free from enduring any damages.

Having this behavior, you will want to instruct the cat to jump hoops, sticks, or off the scratching tree. Letting a cat jump from drastic heights will bring about damage to the cat.

Cats have an extraordinary hearing ability. They have the ability to hear high tones and pitches, like opening a door or a can of food. Cats also have novel smelling powers. The reason why a cat will scrape or pee on the floor, scrape its self up against a door or furniture, is the cat is leaving behind their scent in those areas so they will be able to return and identify they were there. To put it simply, branding its sector. Also, if some other cat or animal comes in the area a cat will determine this. Cats can also smell with their mouths. There is a gland referred to as Jacobson’s organ, it is a sac in the cats upper mouth filled with blood, as the cat smells the scent and then slightly opens their mouth and upper lip, this permits the scent to get transported in and to the sac, where it will relay the scent directly to the cat’s brain. This commonly happens to male cats in the event that a female has tinkled.

Learning these natural instincts and actions can give you some knowledge for training your cat. With behavior training, you will want to check that you permit your cat the chance somehow to play out its natural instincts and behaviors.

When training a cat for actions there are a few things you should take note of. Aggressiveness, especially in older cats, can possibly be induced by disease or some other cats in the home. You may need to visit your vet to have your cat checked over to see if it’s alright at this time to train a cat.

Depression and anxiety can play another element in trying to train your cat. If a cat is separated from a more recent owner the cat can become clinically depressed. Stress is not unusual for a cat. If you feel that your cat has depression or high anxiety, this would be a good time to get him to the vet. Vets can consult with you about some of the things that may be giving rise to this. There are also pharmaceuticals that a vet can order for the cat that can help with depression and anxiety.

Certainly never hit a cat for punishment, he will learn to fear you, and fearing will be a behavior you will not have the capacity to control or retrain. When they do a thing that is not right, disregard the issue unless you catch them in the act, you can pair a noise with that behavior you don’t like, or in a tough voice tell them “NO”.

If a behavior is being transformed into impossible, you may have to consider the baby proof home, all cans that have food in them have a lid on them. Ensure that the counters are well-maintained and have absolutely nothing that a cat would want to play with.

You will need to initiate training your cat or kitten just about immediately after you get them. This will eliminate many undesirable behaviors and hopefully not let any new bad behaviors to originate.

Healthy cats are in need of healthy loving relationships with their pet parents. Good Luck!