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How do I make my cat stand up to bullying by other cats?

PoC avatarPosted on December 14, 2020 by Michael BroadDecember 14, 2020

They say that there are two broad cat personality types: confident and timid. Of course, there is a spectrum of personality types but the two halves of the spectrum can be divided into confidence and timidity. A timid cat will … Continue reading →

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10 thoughts on how to make your cat less timid

PoC avatarPosted on December 1, 2020 by Michael BroadDecember 2, 2020

I’m going to rely on Chapter 19 of Jackson Galaxy’s book Total Cat Mojo to answer the question in the title. Jackson calls timid cats “Wallflowers”. They are wallflowers because of their genetics, perhaps a lack of early years socialisation, … Continue reading →

Posted in cat personality | Tagged cat behaviorist, cat ownership, cat personality, cat personality types, confident cat, human personality, jackson galaxy, timid cat | Leave a reply

When Kitty is afraid of new people. Getting comfortable with visitors.

PoC avatarPosted on August 16, 2020 by Michael BroadAugust 16, 2020

Although the response of a domestic cat to new people in their home (including visitors) will vary between individuals depending on their confidence and character, in general domestic cats will be fearful and defensive. There are one or two things … Continue reading →

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Sixty-five percent of cats and kittens are securely bonded to their people

PoC avatarPosted on July 30, 2020 by Michael BroadJuly 30, 2020

Domestic cats are not born to love people and their default position with respect to other cats is to be suspicious of them. This is the nature of a solitary animal. I wonder, though, if this is entirely true after … Continue reading →

Posted in cat welfare | Tagged bond, bonding, cat socialisation, cat welfare, confident cat, good cat caretaking, human to cat relationship, timid cat | Leave a reply

Father’s influence on his kitten’s personality

PoC avatarPosted on July 24, 2020 by Michael BroadJuly 24, 2020

A kitten’s personality is dictated by inherited behaviours and environmental experiences; the nature and nurture argument, which has been around for donkey’s years. It is universally accepted that the important socialisation period of cats to people appears to occur between … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged boldness, cat character, cat genetics, cat personality, cat personality types, cat socialisation, genetics, inheritance, inherited personality, parents, timid cat | Leave a reply

Recovering a cat’s Mojo by crossing the “Challenge Line”

PoC avatarPosted on July 16, 2020 by Michael BroadJuly 16, 2020

This is a concept, as you may have guessed by the title’s language, of Jackson Galaxy, the celebrated cat behaviourist. He needs to be listened to because of all the cat behaviourist he has the most experience both in cat … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged cat guardian, Cat Mojo, cat owner, cat personality, cat personality types, Challenge Lines, confident cat, good cat caretaking, human to cat relationship, jackson galaxy, timid cat | Leave a reply

What is middening in cats?

PoC avatarPosted on July 15, 2020 by Michael BroadJuly 15, 2020

Middening in cats is the depositing of faeces in prominent places as an alternative form of scent marking. The others are urine spraying, squat marking with urine (to be distingusihed from cystitis) and scratching. Scratching leaves both a visual signal … Continue reading →

Posted in scent marking | Tagged cat anxiety, cat ownership, cat scratching, cat spraying, cat territorial anxiety, confident cat, defecating, faeces, feces, human to cat relationship, scent marking, timid cat | Leave a reply

Major cause of feline idiopathic cystitis is conflict with another cat in the home

PoC avatarPosted on July 14, 2020 by Michael BroadJuly 14, 2020

Probably it should not be called feline idiopathic cystitis because a major cause of it is known. A cause which I discuss here. The word “idiopathic” means an unknown cause of a disease. Study In a study carried out in … Continue reading →

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There are rewards in adopting a timid cat

PoC avatarPosted on June 23, 2020 by Michael BroadJune 23, 2020

There are rewards on the ground and in heaven in adopting a timid cat. Timid cats are likely to be left on the shelf at the shelter. They are reluctant to sell themselves to customers. Does this mean that they … Continue reading →

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My cat is scared of visitors. What can I do?

PoC avatarPosted on November 28, 2019 by Michael BroadNovember 28, 2019

It may be natural for a domestic cat to be fearful of visitors because visitors enter the cat’s home range and may intrude on the most ‘intimate’ parts of their home range (the room where they feel most comfortable). They … Continue reading →

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