Behaviors that you must learn

Friendly contact: the cat shows this attitude by rubbing its cheeks ok the nape of his neck against the persons legs and drawing near them with its head high or licking their hands or face.

Irritation: You can know this because of the movement of his tall, it shrinks, lowers his ears, snorts and its hair bristles.

Licking: During the first weeks, the mother licks thoroughly the anal area of its whelps. Thanks to this massage, the whelps can eliminate its excrement and the urine.

The cat licks its whelps, but also licks other cats as a way to show his tenderness or to court.

To lick the face and the hands of a person are also gestures of friendship that originate in the caring and sexual instincts.

Kicking: by kicking the mothers breast, the whelps stimulates the milk to come out. This behavior before a person must be interpreted as a demonstration of a profound trust.

Purring: The cat shows its well being by purring. This doesn't mean that the cat is healthy, because sick cats also purr. The whelps start purring very soon, When they suck satisfied from the mothers nipples.

Rolling on the ground the cat shows its natural sexual behaviour also before a person. She gets near the person with her rear and starts to roll on the floor before them.

Playing: A cat proofs its social and fighting conduct (for example, the fight between rivals) by playing. As a playing companions, he uses its mother, brothers, preys as mice and rats, but also accepts person for playing companions.

Fear and defense: In a domestic cat, this behavior is always provoked by the bad attitude of the persons. The defense and the attack are fear reactions in situations without a way for escape. When, for example, is cornered, confined in a cage or grabbed against his will, he feels threaten. In first place, its hair bristles; afterwards, he attacks using teeth and nails.

But also between cats aggressions are produced, like fights between cats in territorial conflicts, that sometimes end in a bloody way.

Hunting and capturing instinct: the cat is a depredator. When more time passes by without an opportunity to develop his hunting instinct, this more irritated behavior in him. That is why, he will react playing with a little ball as if it where a prey. If the little ball rolls out, the cat will go after it trying to catch it. The cat considers everything as a substitute of the prey including its owners hand if makes a fast move. That is why; you have to be careful when playing with a cat.

Escaping behavior: if the cat, for example, has escape from the house, never run after to catch him. The cat can't run long distances and wait until he stops running. Then, get slowly near him and pretend you don't see him. When besides him, talk calmly and try to caress him with slow smooth movements and finally catch it.

Correct acclimatization: A good relation can't be obtained without effort, the same happens between the cat and the human being. Only a constant dedication and comprehension can create an appropriate climate between you and the animal, that is why, when a new cat comes to live at your house, you will need lots of patience and comprehension. The first days will decide if the cat will get to trust you.

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