Cat Training Tips

In order to effectively train your cat, you must understand the way cats think – and what drives their actions by learning the Cat Behavior Secrets Revealed here!

In cat communities there is always a pecking order and at the top of the pecking order there is the breeding female. The breeding female is the most dominant figure in the cat community and provided the other cats know their place in that community it can be quite harmonious. It is only when a cat tries to move up in the order of dominance that a fight ensues and this generally happens when toms are trying to win the favor of the female. Cats are often more vocal when greeting one another than dogs and even when you hear cat fights in the night, they are never quite as violent as they sound. Most of the interaction in these 'cat fights' involves who can make the most noise, and often no contact is made at all. In circumstances where a fight does eventuate, a cat can sustain injuries that might result in a visit to the vet as these injuries can cause abscesses, cuts and tears to the ears and face, and scratches to the eyes.

The risk of infection increases if your cat has been fighting with stray cats. Cats that are brought up in the same household together will generally get along well without any trouble and will greet one another by rubbing themselves against each other, and sometimes they will lie down and let the other cat groom them. Occasionally they might take a swipe at each other, but this will generally not cause any harm as they aren't attacking one another. They can use the same behavior with their owners, and this is particularly more common with the long-haired varieties as they can get a little overexcited when playing and end up scratching and biting.

This is not actually a cat behavioral problem as such, as it is just like children getting a little overexcited and can easily be stopped by not playing with them when they appear to be getting agitated.