Psychology and problems of behaviour

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I have Persian kitten (he is 7 months). I've read that they are very kind and tender animals. But my kitten is so evil, he bites and scratches very painfully. Sometimes he scares me, I don't understand from where he has so many agression, especially that I love my nursling very much and give him enough caress, but he often answers agression for the caress. Maybe I bring him up wrong? Why can Persian be evil? Most likely this is a wrong upbringing. You need to have teasing sticks, plumelets and small balls for games. Hands are only for caress and grooming. When little beggar shows the agression, you need to blow into his face or splash the water from pulverizer and definitely say Ugh! Very soon he will understand that ha can't bite. Often ungrounded agression happens because of hormone fault and only castration helps. But you probably have just age-specific problems.
I have a cat (Persian, he is 3 month old), he lives in the flat and doesn't go outside. Does the alternative of castration exist? There are many cases when cats begin to dirty in the flat and so on after the castration. Maybe there are some measures (pills, sprays and so on) to save the cat from the necessity to mark the territory and from the terrible smell, remaining from the marks? Unfortunately, any preparations by "Contrasex" are not suitable for long use. Their consequences are more sad then risk to have problems after the castration. Alas, there is nothing wiser than castration.
I bought Persian cat (3 months old) yesterday. Prompt, please, how to teach him to go to the toilet normal, but not past. 1. To buy big tray with high sides.
2. To buy the stuff, "gel" or "absorbing" of good quality.
3. Put the tray in accessible and cosy for intimate cases place.
4. To limit transference of kitten in zone "tray - food" for the first time.
How to treat little beggar to the toilet (Persian, 1 month old)? It is better to leave him with mother. Cat will teach kittens to hygiene by herself. If it is impossible, limit the kitten in space. Put the whole sheet of paper in the tray, drift the smell of kitten's urine on it (wipe the puddle from prohibited place with the napkin). First 3 days you need to watch the behaviour of the kitten, then he will find the tray by himself. By 2 month you can remove the paper or replace it by sand.
We had the pair of Persians. We left one cat. Everything was fine when he was little. Now he is 2 years old and we have constant fights between he-cats. We bought a bride for the young cat. But fights don't stop. Is the peaceful habitation of two he-males possible in one house It is not possible. Every cat must have his own territory - room or big enclosure. You must do also "sharing" of brides, but not cats. Everything is simple in the animal world - he who is stronger is the main in the troop and the main bridegroom. Another way out is the castration of one of the boys, the least valuable in the breeding.
What should I do if cat made the toilet in the bed? How to train Persian cats? What are the clothes for them? 1. Cover the access to the bed, suggest more pleasant type of tray and stuff than bed. Remove the irritant, for example, to explain the kid that he can't hurt the cat, otherwise he defecates into his bed.
2. You need to train the cat during the play - communicate with him, caress and award. But cat will make the commands depending on his mood - mind overpowers the reflexes. You need to scold him fro the bad behaviuor and stop to communicate, for the good - caress and praise. Food incentives are not important for cats.
3. Persians don't need the clothes - they are hot!
Our Persian kitten is 2 months old, he llikesto play very much and, of course, scratches hands. I've read on the form that it turned out that we spoil him and there are toys for scratching. Questions are: what are these toys? How to train him not to scratch (what periods) and fall on the face in the mornings in a burst of play? How can I teach nim to scratch toys and to "respect" hands? By scratching play must be stopped by spit in the cheeky face or blowing in the kitten's nose. And immediately the activity must be transfered on any toy - string, small ball, paper. Only time will prove the kitten that hands are for caress and feeding, and toys are for play.
Tell, please, if the Persian cats mark the territory. If they do, from what age ? How to fight with it if we don't want to geld him? Persians mark the territory, but very rarely. More often tney do it in the tray, what is absolutely not problematic. Cats begin sexually mature in 10-12 months, Persians - a little bit later. It is not difficult to fight with marks, you need to prove the cat that you are the main in the house. Talk to him in cat's language - for the fault press him to the floor and spit as a cat. Mark abandoned by hooligan marks with deodorant or perfume which you use.
Cat lives with us 3 years. We took her when she was a kitten, teach her to the toilet at once, she goes to the tray with the stuff "Catsan". Everything suited ger for 3 years, but suddenly she began to piss near front door for almost 3 weeks. I tried to understand why, but didn't find an explanation, that's why I ask for you help. She doesn't want to go with cats. The strangest thing is that she pisses only at night when nobody can see her, and during the day she goes to the tray as it should be. I feel that she knows that she can't do it, but still do it, and exactly at night. Last time there were no changes, we didn't hurt her. Is it worth to scold her for this or thrust it under her nose? How to teach not to do it? Are there some measures? At first you need to remove 2 reasons - presence of heat and absenceof disease. Do the analysis of urine or check kidneys with the help of US. If heakth is fine, look for psychological problem - change of tray, stuff or conflict with someone of family's member. You can scold and punish only after ascertainment of "naughtiness".
I bought emasculate cat, he is 9 months old. He is sitting 2 days in the bathroom. He doesn't eat, doesn't drink and doesn't go to the toilet. What should I do? You need to wait and communicate with him. This is frightened, unhappy child and his happiness is only in your hands!
Why my Persian cat doesn't sit on the hands for a long time? And besides, then she starts her pads. Because this animal is brought up wrong. Be tender and patient, and you will find the common language!
Does Persian cat's character changes when he is gelded? Is it better to buy she-cat or he-cat? The character after the castration doesn't change. They only become more playful and tender. I would choose he-cat - he-cats are more philanthropic, their appearance is more typical...
My cat is 8 months old. He is gelded. Earlier he woke up with the alarm-clock, now he wakes up at 4 am and yell untill somebody gets up, does "his debt" and calms down at once and goes to sleep or just watch the households. What should we do? Should we give him sedatives? Sedatives can help, but it is better to show the will-power and refuse cat in the access in the bedroom.
Can I geld Persian cat at the age of 6 years old? He began to mark the flat. Help!!! What consequences can be? It is possible to geld cats at any age, when organism stands narcosis. As a rule, it is considered that if the cat is healthy castration is allowed till 10 years. In that way,you need to find the veterinary who gives exactly to cats a dosated narcosis. Operation is fast and not difficult by itself.
Our cat (7 months) often goes with cats, at this she bears this condition badly, yells, practically doesn't eat and sleep. Measures, selling in the chemist's shop, are not advised to buy - she ia still a kitten. Advise, please, what to do. You have only 2 ways out - early copulation or sterilization. It depends on your plans and pedigree level of cat. Cats, copulated at 8 months, give birth successfully at 10 months, and their hormone background comes to norm. Refusal from copulation or sterilization fraughts with cancer of uterus, ovaries or mastopathy
We gelded our cat when he was 0,5 years old. Now he is 1,2 years old and all signs of sexual behaviour are present (plays with soft toy). How I need to react on it? Should I punish him? And how to get rid of it? No, you can't punish the cat. Such behaviour can be qualified as attempts of dominating behaviour, but not sexual footsies. As he lives alone he has no choice but to take the superiority over you (as I can say he is not succeeded in it) or toy.
Having read your explanation I had a neccessity in some specification. You suggested that actions of my cat are not sexual plays, but can be only as demonstration of dominating behaviour. But I must say that my impression about sexual tendency of actions of the animal didn't blow over, because during these "games" the obvious excitement of genital organs is observed. Sometimes he tries to vent it on me, grasping me by the hand with his teeth as she-cat's fell, and imitate the movements of coitus, at that he purrs. I drive him away and he begins to do it with his "favourite" toy. Having finish his "games" cat begin to lick his "known" places. How must I behave with the cat, conquer his favour and get rid of these strange, to my mind, demonstrations? I suppose that your cat had high hormone background. Theoretically, hormones must dispel with time and sexuality will diminish... Though it is possible that cat just doesn't respect you. Sometimes try to stop his behaviour in such a way - place your hand on his head and press him to the floor. If he comes unscrewed, take him to the fell and press him to the floor. Then spit on him like cat and let him go. Maybe it will help him to understand that he hold lower rank than you.
I have Persian cat, he is 7 years old. Recently his girlfriend died (she-cat, 8 years old). Now he eats not enough, drink not enough and goes to the toilet rarely. We received analysis, doctor says that everything is fine, this is a psychology. Cat is sad, sleeps only on her place. Now we need to move to the new flat. I don't know how to do it, I pity him. Doctor says that it is possible that such shock will cure him. We don't have an opportunity to keep new kitten. What should we do? And how easily do Persians get used to the new place? Usually such grief is over in 5-10 days. It takes the same time to the adaptation to the new place. I would recommend you to use for some time such homeopathic remedies as Phosphorus, which have sedative action.
What should I do if Persian cat always goes home dirty every day? You need to limit her walks with special enclosure with wooden or concrete floors or to submit with the necessity of everyday combimg and everyweek washing. Persian breed is not convinient for the keeping in cottage conditions. It is better not to allow her to go out from the house.
Our kitten is 3 months old. We live on the 5th floor. Sometimes balcony is constantly open and we are afraid that our curious Persian will be interested in the street and and can fall out from the 5th floor. We think to glaze the balcony, but windows are still open while airing the room. What should we do? The best way out is glazed balcony and removable gauze frames on windows and small opening window panes. In winter and cool season these frames are easily taken away, and during the heat they will save you from mosquitos and dust, and kitten - from flight on the street.
We are going to buy Persian kitten, Extreme of american type, boy. But we have 8 years-old she-cat (outbred), gelding. She've never given birth and seen he-cats. Doesn't she tear a little kitten to pieces? 1-2 days of spitting and "hunt for the enemy" - and love and friendship are guaranteed!
I'd like to buy a ersian cat, but I'm afraid of his scratching the furniture and grazing the wall-papers. How can I prevent such situation? The best way is not to keep a kitten. Plush toy will be less burdensome because alive kitten, except scratching, can moult, eructate, defecate against his mood and condition of health. Though there is a way - cover separate room with plastic, stand wooden furniture and settle your kitten there... you will be his guest at your will. But don't forget to leave TV turned on for the kitten not to be bored...
Our Persian she-cat is 8 months old, he-cat is 6 months. When she-cat was alone she went to the toilet in the tray. After cat's appearance neither cat nor she-cat don't go to the tray. We put 2 trays, changed stuff - nothing helps. She-cat goes to the bathroom, he-cat tries to go to the toilet in every corner of all rooms. As usual such behaviour stops in 10-15 days, when kittens make friends closer. Your love and care will help them in it.
With what cleaner can I remove unpleasant smell from cats' marks? There are many such cleaners, for example, Mr Muscle, Mr Proper - cleaner, removing smells, or special, more expensive cleaners or, on the contrary, usual laundry soap...
Our Persian cat is 2,5 years old. He is domestic cat, he've never been on the street, at the attempts to take him into the street he scared very much that's why we didn't insist. Is it worth to repeat the attempts to teach him to walk on the street at least sometimes? And the second. Inspite of the choice of freshest food - from domestic cottage cheese to fresh-killed liver - our cat eats only special fodders and nothing else. Isn't it harmful? Your cat try to explain you that he is domestic cat, but not rat-catcher or not finisher off the foods from human table. He is absolutely rightly behave himself, and you need to obey and love this smartest being!
Advise the method to train the kitten (Persian) not to go to the toilet in the unallowed place. If defecated place is constant, just place the tray there. If this place is unconvinient for the placing of the tray, place there dish with fodder or heavy volumetric object or limit the access. If the kitten defecates in different places, limit his space with corridor-toilet, for not to be any convenient to his mind trays. Open rooms only when the kitten is under supervision. Try to catch the kitten in the moment of naughtiness and frighten him, throwing a slipper or paper in him or splash water from water pistol. A pair of successful hits - and fear of punisment will be fastened on the level of reflexes. Praise the kitten for the successful use of tray, placing him there in pair of minutes after the feeding.
She-cat, age is 1 year and 1 month old. She is good, quick-witted, curious, cunning. She doesn't scratch the soft furniture, use claws-tearers. Hard furniture can scratch only if she want to get somewhere - this is clear, this is curiosity. But in the evening when everybody is sleeping (and in the morning when everybody is sleeping), something not quite clear begins: cat scrapes any hard surface (sometimes even windowpane) without visible reason. We tried everything we could: sprinkler with water - it helps but not for a long, even by regular use; slipper - the effect as from sprinkler, but to slap the cat painfully is pity, and if not painfully she rumbles; sprinkler for the frightening cats from household goods and furniture - the effect is practically zero, though I see that cat doesn't like the smell; closing in the toilet for half a day also doesn't have any effect, only the rest half a day cat is offended. Of course, I had a thought that cat wanted to play that's why I tried to drain her with the running around several times - it doesn't help. I understand such cat's behaviour as the wish to have fun. But we want to sleep, especially in the mornings, but this animal wakes up at 6 - 6.30 and cosiders her debt to wake up everybody. If it is possible, advise some variants of solving this problem. Strangely enough, but habit to scratch the surfaces is peculiar to many Persians... And the most effective method is slipper. But the main is slipper must be "long-range", punishing from unknown heights and hitting outright... After 5-6 well-aimed hits cat begins to think about her behaviour. It is important for her not to bind the reason of appearance of the slipper with you. The goal of the cat is to wake up you, but not flying slipper! You can teach the cat to spend the nights in the kitchen under lock and key, but this is not aways convenient...
What Persian is more undemanding - Extreme or Classic? Of course, old-typed Persian is more undemanding but Extremes have more loyal psyche.
I have he-cat (8 months old) and she-cat (4 months old), Persians. Can he-cat rape little pussy- cat in few months? Cat's violence is not noticed. But! Everything can happen by mutual love in 2-3 months...
I was presented a Persian cat, age is 1,5 years old, but, unfortunately, she doesn't teach to the washing, and her excrements often sticks to the "pants". Can I correct something or is it late? It is real to teach the cat to washing in such age. But you will not do it by yourself - it is better to wash such barbarian the two together. She will behave herself decently when you wash her for he second or third time. Also you can cut the hair on the "pants". It will lighten youe life.
Persian cat (1.5 years old) doesn't like our child (7 months). Will she get used or is it better to give her back, after all child will grow and want to play with her? How is this dislike showed? In agression? If the agression threaten the child's health you should give the cat back. If it is not you need to understand that attitude of the cat is provoked by grounded jealousy. And on the basis of this understanding you must build your relationships. No closed doors, no kicks and rising the voice. Communicate with her as with your kid - she will appreciate it and be grateful you for this.
I have Persian cat, he was bought in the elite club. Now he is 7 years, gelding. Characer is good, he never gave trouble. About year ago he bagan to go not ot the toilet but in chosen 2-3 places in the flat, for example in the kitchen. There were no visible changes in the furniture. How can it be explained and how to fight? We changed the stuff of the toilet. If the reason of toilet problems is not senile marasmus (such as early), you need to recieve analysis of urine for saults. Sometimes the refusal from the toilet is the first sign of urolithiasis.
My kitten (5 months) often mews. If I am in the room he is calm, but as soon as go out to the corridor or the kitchen, "yells" begin, he runs after me everywhere, although he is not little, and if I close the door in the bathroom or lavatory (when you are there) he will mew untill you open the door. He begins often yell at night, near the front door. What is it? Maybe he is bored or he just communicate in this way? And can teach him not ot mew every time? Normal spoilt kitten! If the state of affairs suits you there are no problems. If you decide to have your will, be more firm in your actions. Simplier way to solve the problem is to buy the friend for him...
What can the agression of 2-monthed kitten be caused by? Only by the wrong upbringing. You can't never play "hunt" with kitten by hand or leg. Only by special toys. Any agression must be stopped by spit in the face, slap and stopping the play. I. e. hands are for the care and feeding, toys are for play and hunt. Only in this way.
My Persian kitten (2 months) is causelessly agressive. The first reaction after the sleep is to bite the hand. What should I do? He attacks me in the mornings, aims at biting my hand or face. Nobody hurts him, everybody loves him very much, he was never punished. He rages more at the attempt to distract or to take away the hand and continue to attack. This more often the result of his early taking away from the mother, when kitten didn't get the proper upbringing. Ways of fight are to explain the kitten that hands are only for the care and feeding. Special toys are for play and hunt. In the case of agression you need to spit in the kitten or splash from the pulverizer. Stop plays with him immediately and shout at him with strict voice. Usually such "therapy" gives its result in a week.
Lavatory question turned out not so simple. Cat's faeces stick to the hair. Can I shear off the hair to avoid these problems? It occurs. You can cut the hair. It grows during 1-2 months or faster. For the solving of this question try to change the tray for bigger and with high sides.
Our Persian kitten is 2 months. He lives a week in our house. Owner of cat-mother say thar he went to the tray without stuff. He refuses to go to the tray here (he goes on the floor under the table, in the same place). We put the tray there but it gives no results - he continues to leave the puddles near the tray. Prompt, please, what we should do. You need to try to buy the stuff. It is better usual absorbing stuff. It is necessary to put some bucket or box on the same place where kitten defecates to close the access. Another way is to gather the liquid from the floor on the paper. This paper lay in the tray under the net to save the smell.
One of my cats has short tail from birth, sometimes she goes to the toilet past the bowl. I heard it happens in short-tailed cats. Is it true? Is it -possible to teach her to the tray? We have simple toilet with net. Cat is Persian, she is about 5 years old. Length of the tail and lavatory problems are not connected. You need to change the tray or to buy the stuff. Sometimes cats don't like the place of the tray. Look closely to her. Usually buying of the stuff or tray with high sides (or just big pot) solves all questions. Really, sometimes lavatory "naughtiness" is connected with sexual behaviour. Cats just place her marks in this way. Only copulation or castration (sterilization) can help here.
Cat on the third days since we took her began to go to the traywith the stuff. But in two weeks she became to ignore the tray and go to the corners. What can it be connected with and how to teach her to the tray again? We use the same stuff as earlier ("Barsik"). Can it be connected with children's playing with her and frightening? You need to change the place of the tray and the type of the stuff. It is difficult to find the reason of the refusal from the tray, but most probably is that she doesn't like the place (not enuogh cosy to her mind) or the stuff. Try to use simple absorbing "Catsan"
My pussy-cat is 1,5 months. After her pissing in the tray she can defecate near the tray in 2-4 minutes. How to correct it? The best advice is to buy the second tray. Less better advice is to wash the tray quickly untill cat makes the "present". Quite the best advice is to place big tray with the stuff. Your cat likes to be relieved at the "program maximum", that's why you need to learn to help her, but not fight with reflexes.
We bought the Persian kitten, he is very little - 1 month. Advise, how to teach him to the toilet in the big flat. You need to limit the kitten in the small room (bathroom, corridor, kitchen) during your absence for the first time. Then there will be no problem when he grows and feel at home. During your presence you can allow the kitten to walk in all house under the supervision.
Two days ago I bought Persian cat (she is 2 weeks). She doesn't want to sit on the hands: break loose from the grip, shouts. Sits or lays only on the floor or bad in the distance from people. Will she always be so? Maybe it is worth to buy her some sedative pills? Excuse me, is age 2 weeks or 2 months? If two months then this is abnormal that she was weaned... She will die without mother milk and care. If she is 2 months you just must have a lot of patience. It helps! Only love! And no pills! And check her health, maybe something hurts.
Why Persian 5 years old gelding cat attacks us, bites, scratches till blood? He lives in separate room for 2 years. I'm sorry, but it is very difficult to discover the reason of the agression by your short letter. Most probably it is connected with his fear before you. Probably cat is afraid of combing or treatment. Sometimes agression is inborn strain. Only full change of way of animal's life (tom go to the country or to buy the gilfriend) helps to change the agressive behaviour.
For a time of repair relatives come to us with their 1,5 years old gelding Persian cat, which showed unpleasant habit to defecate on the couches and bads, though he also uses a pot. As a result we should keep our eyes on him or all doors closed. Besides we have our own Siamese she-cat and they don't get on. Is it possible to break of this habit? You can't interpret his trick as "habit". This is a normal raction on the stress (moving and meeting with Siamese). Suggestion is to try get a deal with cat, explain him that you love him too and understand, and before this you have only to stand closed doors and defecated couches. You can't do anything else! When cat feels at home, problems will disappeare by themselves.
I have a dog of Pete breed, he is about 1 year old. I love cats very much and buy little Persian cat. But they don't get on for now. I suffer very much. Help: what to do with them. You need to have a patience for dogb and cat get on. It is necessary to avoid the "acquaintance" by force, on no account you can't knock animals together face to face. It is better to give kitten to feel at home in one room and then let the dog come in. In this case littlle kitten will know all secluded corners to hide and will not feel himself confused. On the next stage of the acquaintance you need to watch for both of animals to get equal "portion" of caress - it will help to avoid jealousy. The next stage is feeding in the same time. But bowls never must be together. It is important for the animals to feel that they are equal for you and learn to respect each other. And love (yes-yes! Cats and dogs can love each other) will come later...