| Many people think their cat's behaviors
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| | dresser or surprised in the litter box.
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| are because the cat was abused or
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| | Say your cat's name in a conversational
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| neglected. I want to clear this up for
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| | tone and the cat will eventually not run
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| you. Abused cats are rare. Most cats
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| | away and perhaps allow a stroke. In the
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| are just wary of strangers. Bad behavior
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| | case of the litter box, just say the
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| is usually because they were never taught
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| | cat's name, but never try to cuddle a cat
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| correctly or played with aggressively.
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| | in the litter box. If you can provide a
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| So, how can you identify an abused or
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| | privacy screen, the cat may stay in the
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| neglected cat? Let's look at what cat
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| | room.These cats need socialization. They
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| abuse and neglect look like and then we
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| | need to learn to live with others outside
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| can talk about the cat's responses:Cat
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| | of a cage. They need gentle discipline
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| Abuse can be intentional or
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| | and may not know the meaning of the word
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| unintentional. Usually, unintentional
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| | "no." They will love feeding time but be
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| abuse is called "neglect" and is
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| | afraid if you need to walk near their
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| addressed by humane societies all over
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| | food bowls, and run from the food. Give
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| the world. There are actually three
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| | them time, move slowly and talk gently in
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| levels of abuse. Neglect,
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| | their vicinity. They need to learn what
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| Over-Discipline (over use of discipline
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| | people are about in a good way.Once your
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| tools) and Intentional Abuse. This
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| | cat has learned to trust you a little
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| article addresses the Neglect, which is
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| | bit, enough to not run away when you
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| the most benign form of abuse.Description
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| | enter a room or even starts to come to
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| of Neglect -
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| | you, then you can begin to bond with your
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| Neglect means not addressing the
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| | cat. A tickler wand is your best friend
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| animal's primary needs for survival -
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| | for this. Gently shake the wand so that
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| water, food, shelter, rest and hygienic
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| | the end twitches. Your cat will be
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| elimination. Then there is the more
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| | interested, but may only watch at first.
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| severe type, where a cat is forced to
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| | If your cat goes for it, excellent! When
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| live in filth, confined to a cage all the
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| | your cat gets hold of the business end of
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| time, or denied companionship with people
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| | the wand, allow your cat to feel the
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| or other animals. Many times, this can
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| | success by keeping the wand steady for a
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| be caused by not spaying or neutering
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| | few moments. When the cat lets go, you
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| your pet. Unwanted kittens, or too many
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| | can start to twitch it again. The cat
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| cats, is the primary cause for almost all
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| | will play with you in this manner for
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| of this type of abuse. Sometimes, a
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| | quite a while. When the cat tires, put
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| person is too ill or has allergies.
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| | the wand up out of the way so that your
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| Maybe a person is trying to keep a cat in
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| | cat is forced to play with you, not just
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| an environment that makes it impossible
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| | the wand. If your cat grabs the wand in
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| to properly care for a cat.I remember
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| | it's mouth and tries to run away with it,
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| many years ago, seeing a homeless man
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| | offer resistance and don't let go of the
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| walking down the street with his
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| | wand. Some cats want to take the wand
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| belongings in a shopping cart. Homeless
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| | and hide it under a couch or in a corner
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| people were harder to find then, so he
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| | so they can worry over it for a while.
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| stood out. He was pushing the cart with
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| | Don't allow this - the cat needs to play
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| one hand and had a carrier with a cat in
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| | with you, not just the wand. After about
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| it, in the other. I felt sorry for both,
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| | ten days of playing with the wand, you
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| but being a child, I didn't know what to
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| | will see your cat become more accepting
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| do. The cat was experiencing neglect,
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| | of its new circumstances. Your cat
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| but felt much love. The man, I'm sure,
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| | should assimilate into the household
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| didn't know he was doing harm to the cat.
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| | well. There may be people it does not
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| He just knew that he couldn't let his
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| | accept, and those persons can also play
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| beloved cat go into a shelter - at that
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| | with the cat to promote bonding.Under no
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| time all the shelters I knew of were
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| | circumstances should you perpetuate the
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| kill-shelters.
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| | abuse or neglect! Any discipline needs
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| | to be done gently and with care. A
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| An older cat (over a year) has little
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| | squirt bottle, long a favorite tool for
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| chance of coming out of a kill shelter.
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| | discipline, should only be used in the
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| Most people want a kitten. The grown
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| | beginning stages of training, while the
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| cats are often given no more than 2 weeks
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| | cat is learning the word "no." After
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| to find a home and then euthanized. This
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| | that, you should not need it.
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| heartbreaking situation often occurs when
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| | Redirection is your best training
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| people lose their homes, develop
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| | technique. When your cat gets into or
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| allergies or find that they just don't
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| | expresses interest in something that you
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| want to deal with the discipline and
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| | don't want to see it getting involved
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| behavior problems that developed in the
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| | with, redirect it's attention to
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| cat. The single biggest reason people
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| | something that it is allowed to be
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| give up a cat is inappropriate
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| | involved with or have.Some of these cats
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| elimination. Next, come allergies,
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| | can be clicker trained, but the bond with
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| followed by death of the cat's owner.
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| | the person needs to be present, first.
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| Some cats are surrendered because the
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| | Concentrated training to condition the
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| person moves and is unable to find
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| | cat to the clicker will be needed. Some
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| pet-friendly accommodations.I understood
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| | cats may be so skittish that even the
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| the man's feelings of love and concern
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| | best treats will not condition the cat to
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| for his feline companion. I also
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| | the clicker. If your cat runs from the
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| understood that the cat couldn't live in
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| | clicker after a week of conditioning, do
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| that carrier for long. There was no safe
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| | not continue. Your cat will never be
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| place for them. No homeless shelter
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| | comfortable with the unexpected noise it
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| would take a man with a cat. In this
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| | makes. You are better clapping your
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| case, I think the abuse is unintentional
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| | hands and saying "no" to stop bad
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| - neglect, by description. However, I
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| | behaviors than trying to clicker train
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| think the heart of both the cat and the
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| | for positive behaviors.These cats will be
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| man were in the right place, just that
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| | extremely grateful for good treatment.
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| the situation was unfortunate.In news
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| | One expression of that love, biting, may
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| reports, we sometimes hear of breeding
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| | not be acceptable - especially if the cat
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| farms where cats are bred to the point of
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| | bites hard and uses the canine teeth.
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| exhaustion and kept in sub-optimal
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| | Push your hand or finger into the mouth
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| conditions. We hear of people who just
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| | instead of pulling out so that the cat
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| keep bringing home strays until they are
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| | will not be able to bite down and cause
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| over-run and can no longer take care of
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| | you injury. You can push in hard enough
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| them, and the cats become a neighborhood
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| | to cause the gag reflex, but never
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| problem. All of these situations can
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| | harder. Never cause the cat injury in
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| produce neglect.Now, let's turn to the
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| | response to an injury to your person.
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| cat's response to neglect. How does a
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| | Hitting is never acceptable - but raising
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| cat respond? Why does it do that? By
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| | a flat hand so that the eyebrow whiskers
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| understanding the specific situation and
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| | can feel it is acceptable.If you must
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| response, we can address the resulting
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| | pick up your cat, as in putting the cat
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| problem behaviors with love, patience and
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| | in the carrier or removing it to another
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| training.Effects of Neglect
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| | room, pay attention to the cat's body.
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| A cat left in a cage with other animals
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| | Be sure to pick the cat up by the ribs
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| nearby is often skittish and afraid of
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| | and the hind legs at the same time to
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| people. It expects food and a clean
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| | minimize stress to the cat. If the body
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| litter box on occasion, but cuddles and
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| | is stiff, don't hold the cat to your
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| attention may make it uncomfortable.
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| | chest. Allow the cat to struggle, but
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| These cats often have no privacy issues
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| | stay out of the way of the claws. When
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| in the cage, but once free, they are very
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| | you place the cat down (don't let it
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| private about their litter habits. If the
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| | jump), stroke its back if you can. Talk
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| cat was kept in a small carrier, it may
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| | to the cat. It will stop a few paces
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| soil itself, or hold back elimination
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| | away and look at you. The cat may come
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| until it is very uncomfortable. It may
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| | to you for a scratch if offered. Always
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| be dehydrated and need medical attention.
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| | talk softly and lovingly to your cat.In
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| The cat will be overweight from lack of
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| | Closing -
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| activity. It may be apathetic when play
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| | With all these admonitions and dos and
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| is offered, not knowing what is expected.
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| | don'ts, you may think that a neglected
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| Electric lights may be something that set
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| | cat is too much trouble. Not that much,
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| off a fear response in the cat because it
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| | really. They take some time getting used
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| means that people are coming. In other
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| | to people, but once they trust you and
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| cases, darkness may be scary at first.
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| | know you have their best interests at
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| Once the cat's eyes adjust to the light
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| | heart, these cats will come to love you
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| level, it will be all right, but when the
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| | very much. The early stages with a
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| lights are turned off or on, the cat may
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| | neglected cat are the most critical.
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| cry or hiss. In the case of a cat kept
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| | After that, you may find a loving,
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| in the dark except when people are
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| | caring, demanding cat. Demanding because
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| coming, it may be fearful the entire time
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| | it may never want to be separated from
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| the lights are on, while also expecting
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| | you. Demanding because whatever it was
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| food, water and a clean litter box to be
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| | denied before it will crave from you.
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| provided.What Can We Do to Help These
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| | Moreover, you will be loved, very deeply.
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| Cats?
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| | It will care about you in its fashion.
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| These cats don't do well with handling.
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| | If your are down or blue, possibly sick,
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| The less you try to pet, hold or cuddle
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| | the cat will worry over you and try to
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| these cats at first, the better. Let the
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| | find a way to comfort you. These cats
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| cat come to you. It will, given time.
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| | are very responsive to their people.
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| Be sure to care for it's creature
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| | Hypersensitive is a good description.
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| comforts - food, water, bed, clean litter
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| | Empathic is another good description of
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| box - but don't expect a cuddly cat for a
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| | their behavior. Some cats even approach
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| while. That will come when the cat feels
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| | a symbiotic relationship with their
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| that it can trust you. It may be afraid
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| | people.Give love and patience, and love
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| of the sound of your feet on the floor.
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| | and patience will be returned. Give
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| It may run when you come into a room. As
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| | concern and care and those are returned.
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| time goes on, the cat will stay and just
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| | A neglected cat is one of the best pets
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| watch you. Another time, you may be able
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| | for a single, older person. The cat will
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| to approach and offer a scratch behind
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| | be tuned to that person in short order.
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| the ear. Eventually, you will be able to
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| | It will give love and affection to ease
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| give a full cuddle. Do not try to pick
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| | the loneliness and loss these people
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| the cat up, but you can pet it and the
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| | sometimes experience. When the person is
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| cat won't run away or feel assaulted.
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| | ill, the cat will understand and be there
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| When the cat responds with a purr, an
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| | to comfort, while allowing the person to
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| offer of a cheek or an ear, or you can
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| | care for him or herself.Morgen Marshall,
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| stroke the spine and the cat isn't trying
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| | a cat whisperer, invites you into her
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| to run away, then you have a cat that is
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| | world of cats. She created a website
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| only cautious of you. Continue until the
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| | dedicated to making the relationship
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| cat comes for cuddles, which may already
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| | between cats and people harmonious and
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| be happening. Still do not try to pick
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| | healthy. For the Love of Cats is a place
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| the cat up. If it wants your lap, it
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| | for people who love cats to find answers
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| will come. This cat may still run from
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| | from someone they can trust.
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| you if discovered in a windowsill, on a
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