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TIPS FOR HELPING EASE THE STRESS ON OUR CATS

So the world has gone a bit topsy-turvy and all these changes and uncertainty can cause quite a bit of stress and concern for us humans – and also for our cats. They’re used to a particular routine and being able to predict what’s happening in their environment is how they make sense of the world and detect if there's a potential threat out there. So with a lot of us suddenly working from home, with children at home too, that’s a completely new routine for a lot of households - plus...

CREATING A CAT FRIENDLY HOME FOR PARENTS OF NEW BABIES...

Having a new baby is very exciting ... introducing the baby and cat can be more of a challenge. From a cat' s perspective it means there's a new being in the house that smells different, there are pieces of furniture, pram, stroller, toys that bring new smells and sounds, disruption to the usual routines - the list goes on.  For some cats this is stressful and you might find they stay away from the house for a while - especially when your baby cries. Download the file below which ...

DESTRUCTIVE SCRATCHING

Before tackling the issue of destructive scratching, first let’s understand that scratching is a perfectly normal behaviour for a cat.  They do it for 3 reasons:It maintains their nails by removing the outer layer of dead cells;It’s one of the ways in which cats communicate.  They have scent glands between the paw pads and when they scratch, scent is secreted from these glands and transferred onto the surface.  Free-roaming cats scratch outside usually on trees and fenceposts....

AN INTRODUCTION TO WHAT I DO

Why seek the advice of a cat behaviourist?I set up Cat Behavioural Solutions (CBS) with the aim of helping people manage and resolve their cat’s behavioural problems and restore the joy that cats can bring to our lives and our relationship with them. Often behavioural problems are actually perfectly normal behavioural traits for cats living in the wild.  To a great extent their brain is still hard-wired for that type of living and they need to learn to live with people, adapt to livi...