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Feline Behavior

Feline Behavior. Industry. American Association of Feline Practitioners Accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) http://www.abvp.com/categories_feline.htm. Industry. http://www.avbt.net/index.shtml. Industry. http://www.svbt.org/. Statistics.

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Feline Behavior

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  1. Feline Behavior

  2. Industry American Association of Feline Practitioners • Accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) http://www.abvp.com/categories_feline.htm

  3. Industry http://www.avbt.net/index.shtml

  4. Industry http://www.svbt.org/

  5. Statistics The Humane Society of the United States. (2011). U.S. Pet Ownership Statistics. Retrieved March 8, 2012 from http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/pet_overpopulation/facts/pet_ownership_statistics.html

  6. Feline Development • Similar to dogs, kittens are born with ears and eyes closed. • Ears open as early as 5 days, but no sound orientation until ~ 2 weeks of age. • Eyes open ~ 7-10 days old. • Vision develops slowly and is fully developed at 3-4 months. • First 2 weeks of life = dragging via forelimbs • Also require queen’s stimulation to urinate and defecate.

  7. Feline Socialization • MOST important between 2-7 weeks of age. • As little as 15 minutes per day = friendlier • Friendly fathers = more likely to be friendly kittens! • Mothers personality is not as well documented. • If mother is fearful of humans, kittens will learn this behavior. • Kittens learn play behavior as early as 3 weeks

  8. Kitten Play Behavior • Begins as pawing at siblings ~3 weeks of age • Social play increases ~4-11 weeks and includes more chasing and rolling. • Solitary play also develops and includes pouncing on, or swatting at objects. *** It is INAPPROPRIATE to encourage kittens to play with or attack bare hands or other parts of your body! • Kittens begin to learn to hunt and kill prey around 4-8 weeks when queen brings live prey back to nest. • By 8 weeks kittens can kill and eat mice.

  9. Feline Personality Types Personality of the feline is formed from a combination of experience and genetics.

  10. Understanding Feline Personality Siamese & Oriental breeds Persian & long hair breeds

  11. Understanding Feline Personality

  12. Feline Personality Types • Friendly-Trusting • Shy-fearful • Active-aggressive

  13. Why do human’s have cats?

  14. Feline Hierarchy

  15. Dominance Sharing

  16. Communication

  17. Tail Talk

  18. Friendly Tails

  19. Fearful Tails

  20. Submissive Tail

  21. Aggressive/Scared Tail

  22. Tail Movements I’m Mad/Aggressive I’m Scared

  23. Body Posture

  24. Facial Expressions ANY intense emotion such as excitement, fear, anger, pleasure, or agitation, can cause the pupils to dilate. (Kalstone, 2008)

  25. Facial Expressions

  26. Aggression

  27. Will you please help me?

  28. Behavioral ProblemsCase Study Inappropriate elimination Notice tail shake

  29. Behavior ProblemsCase Study Inappropriate scratching

  30. Behavior ProblemsCase Study Aggression

  31. Additional Feline Issues • Reading in your CTVT book is VERY helpful! • Introducing new cat – pp 157-158 • Destructive behavior – pp 158-159 • Inter-cat aggression – pg 159-160 • Human aggression – 160-161

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