Cat Care -Let your cat train you
In some cat books you may find a chapter about how to train your cat. However, I have yet to find a book that has a chapter on how to let your cat train you.
Obviously there are various things that you need to teach your cat, for instance where the litter tray is and how to use it. Also you will need to persuade it to abandon any habits that it has that annoy you such as scratching the furniture or jumping up onto the table when you are eating.
The point is though that teaching is a two way process. Note that I call it teaching and not training, it is impossible to train a cat to do anything that it does not want to do. Perhaps a cat may train its owner but I still prefer to call it teaching.
Cats are very clever animals but there are certain actions that they cannot do for themselves such as open and close doors. The first habits your kitten or cat will want to teach you are to leave doors open inside the house. This is important not only so that you’re cat has the free run of the house but so that it does not get accidently shut in a room. Your other family members will also have to be taught this.
Cats are often aloof but at times they, like the rest of us need some tender loving care. This they will often indicate by brushing against you or possibly rolling on their backs and lying there waiting for you to tickle their tummy. The trained cat owner will take this as a command, not a request, to spend some time fussing their pet. Normally this will be rewarded with a gentle purr and possibly the cat going to sleep on your lap.
You will also have to learn your cat’s moods which are normally indicated by a swishing of the tail. This could indicate that it has had enough petting and it now wishes to be left alone or that something else has annoyed it.
Cats are not really subtle creatures despite what some people say, if they are hungry the will sit by their food bowl until you notice. If they want to go out they sit by the door and just in case you miss the signs they will eventually miaow until someone notices and takes action.
Providing you learn the lessons your cat teaches you will have a very contented pet.
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