5 reasons for attention-seeking in cats and how they might achieve it

Attention-seeking meow of gargantuan proportions

When a cat seeks attention, they meow and/or attract attention through contact. That is pretty obvious but what is perhaps not quite so obvious is that each individual cat has developed their own version of the meow to be effective under their particular circumstances with their human caregiver. The good cat owner develops an …

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Why do cats push things off shelves? There are 2 possible overlapping reasons.

Why do cats push things off shelves? There are 2 possible overlapping reasons.

There are two possible reasons why domestic cats push things off shelves, tables or over edges of any kind. Play Domestic cats “animate” an inanimate object by pushing it over the edge of a table or shelf. The object falls to the floor and when it hits the floor it bounces around and then …

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Most Commonly Reported Cat Behaviour Problems

UK: the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors (APBC) represents a group of experienced and qualified pet behaviour counsellors (I hasten to add that I’m not that keen on the concept of cat behaviourists or cat behaviour counsellors). In the UK the most readily published information about cat behaviour problems as at 2003 was produced …

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Cat Over-dependence

It is said that cat over-dependence can lead to your cat becoming stressed when he encounters small changes. It can also lead to attention-seeking. Cat over-dependence is caused by spoiling your cat and/or providing too much attention. This is what the experts say. I can see the argument. I can’t see it happening an …

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