Cat Trivia

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Cat’s body language is composed of many elements-posture, tail position, angle of head, facial expression, etc. There are a range of facial expressions that register a cat’s mood and reactions from outrage to ecstasy. Making faces is a fundamental mode of feline communication.
(1)  A happy cat has perky ears, pupils normal for the prevailing light level and relaxed whiskers.
(2)  An angry cat keeps its ears erect and furled back; its pupils constrict to slits and its whiskers "bristle" forwards.
(3)  A frightened cat is "wide-eyed" and lays its ears and whiskers flat.
(4)  A cat playing or hunting wears a face between those of anger and fear; the pupils are open but the ears are pricked, and like the whiskers, thrust forward.
(5)  The pleasure of being petted shows in the half closed eyes of the face of ecstasy.

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Cat Body Language (chart pix)

Cat Body Language ( Tail Talk)

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Tail Talk
Tails (combined with body posture) are also easily read aspects of the cat's body language.  

FOR CATS, however, tail swinging is a distance-increasing signal that tells the observer to go away and indicates some form of emotional conflict or tension.  A broad swinging motion, which may actually thump the floor as it increases in speed and arc size, is the clear signal for aggression in a cat.

Tail position: 

The way the tail is carried is also important.  When you see a cat with his tail held straight up, or curved somewhat over its back, and not bristling or bushed out, you are observing one of the friendliest signs that the species ever offers - especially if the cat's head is held high.

 The high tail allows another friendly cat to investigate the exposed region at its base.  Cats have scent glands around their anal region that provide pheromones that can identify the individual to anyone who catches the familiar odour.  Raising the tail is much like offering someone your passport or driver's license to verify your identity.

Bristling:
Bristling in the tail is much like dilation of the pupils of the eyes in that it shows arousal or stress.  When a bristled tail is held straight down, this is an aggressive signal that is often seen when cats are about to pounce on something, signaling that they are annoyed or challenging another individual. 

If the bristled tail is held down but curves up at the tip, the cat is feeling defensive.  As the cat becomes more fearful, the bristled tail will rise until it reaches that familiar "Halloween cat" vertical position.  

Reading the height of a bristled tail will tell you just how worried or frightened the cat is.  Although the range of communication in cats is somewhat restricted, it does communicate a lot about what the cat is feeling and what he is intending to do. 

Cat Body Language (eyes n ears)

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Look Into His Eyes

• Eyes that are half-drooped signal feelings of trust and relaxation.
• Eyes that widen into circles show a shift from a relaxed mood into one where he is alert and attentive.
• Staring, with wide open eyes, represents a threat (this can be said for both cats and dogs).
• Blinking is a reassuring signal that breaks the threatening stare.
• A cat's pupils (the black hole in the coloured portion of their eyes) will tell you how aroused a cat is.  As his arousal level increases, his pupils grow larger and wider.  The bigger the pupils, the more likely a cat is to take action of some sort.

Ear Direction
Because a cat's ears are pricked and stick up above his head when he is relaxed, they are easily seen and changes in ear position provide good signals of fluctuations in your cat's mood.  Cats have around 30 muscles that allow them to move their ears in many ways.

• A calm attentive cat will have his ears up.
• If something catches his attention, a cat will angle his ears slightly forward in the direction of the interesting event.
• A frightened cat will tend to flatten its ears down against its head.
• The first sign of rising tension in a cat is when his ears flatten out to the side giving the impression of airplane wings.
• The ears of an aggressive cat will rotate so that the inside surfaces are toward the side and the backs of the ears are now visible.  In some of the larger wild members of the cat family, the backs of their ears are marked with distinctive patterns that makes any rotation of their ears more conspicuous and allows others to know that they are annoyed.  Some wild cat species have tufts at the ends of their ears that also help to make the ear's positions and rotations more visible from a distance.

How To Train Kittens

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# Don’t overload your kitten the first few days or weeks you bring them home. Introduce her one day at a time to the rooms in your house, making sure she always knows where her food, water and litter box is. This is important so your kitten doesn’t become too stressed while getting to know you and her new house.

# Keep your kitten separate from your other pets in the beginning. When you do introduce them, supervise them and be prepared to separate them if need be. Some experts recommend bathing pets right before you introduce them so they will smell alike.

# Set up a litter box for your kitten (her own if you have other cats) with a few inches of litter in it, away from her food source. Be prepared to scoop out any material twice a day. If your kitten is less than 3 months old, you should not use a clumping litter; clumping litters can cause problems in the digestive systems of kittens less than three months old.

To teach your kitten to use the litter box, put your kitten into the box and drag her paw through the litter. Most kittens figure out what to do from here, but just to make certain, place your kitten in the litter box after eating, in the morning, before bed and after your kitten sleeps. Most kittens learn how to use the litter box quickly, but if your kitten doesn’t, consider if the litter box is too close to the kitten’s food or not being kept clean enough. Never, ever hit or punish a kitten who misses the litter box, but give her treats and positive words for using it correctly.

# Give your kitten a scratching post and show her what do with it. You can make the scratching post more usable by rubbing catnip on it. If you catch your kitten scratching furniture or the floor, make the spot less desirable by covering it with aluminum foil, double-sided tape or putting a net or tulle over the top of it. Kittens rarely like the sound aluminum foil makes, they don’t like getting their paws stuck to tape and they hate getting their claws snagged as they would on netting or tulle.

# Use positive reinforcement. When you catch your kitten using the litter box or using the scratching post, be prepared with positive words, stroking and a quick treat.

# Teach your kitten how to play. While it’s very cute when kittens pounce on fingers and toes, kittens will continue this behavior when they’re cats (and it’s not so cute, but painful). Give your kitten toys she can play with such as a sock stuffed with catnip and sewed closed. If your kitten pounces on your fingers or toes, emit a high-pitched noise or tell her ‘NO’ firmly. Do not hit your kitten for inappropriate playing, but give her treats, positive words and pet her when she plays appropriately.

# If you decide to discipline your cat, many experts recommended using the squirt bottle method, sparingly. Give your kitten a quick squirt with a squirt bottle filled with water when she does something you don’t like such as scratching furniture or jumping onto counters or furniture. Many experts debate the efficacy of this method since cats tend to retaliate with poor behavior or continue to do the behavior anyways. If you combine this method with positive reinforcement (treats, stroking and positive words), you will likely see better results.

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