March 8th, 2013 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Basic Training, Family and Home, Social Interaction |
Does kitty dive under the bed whenever the doorbell rings? Or maybe he stands his ground and hisses whenever company comes to visit? Maybe you even have a cat who offers a pre-emptive strike and attempts to immediately sink his teeth into the flesh of anyone who dares enter your home. Here’s a training exercise [...]
February 19th, 2013 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Communication, Family and Home, Featured Posts, Unwanted Behavior, What's Bugging Kitty? |
Surprisingly, you may be sending a mixed message to your cat when attempting to train him or correct behavior issues. We’ve all done it at some point – we’ve unintentionally rewarded the cat for the very behavior we didn’t want him to display. How does this happen? It’s an easy and common mistake. Communication Confusion [...]
December 11th, 2012 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Cat Grooming, Diseases and Disorders, Health |
What is Psychogenic Alopecia? This is a condition where the cat engages in excessive grooming that becomes an obsessive behavior. This goes beyond the normal fastidious grooming that a cat would exhibit. Initially, psychogenic alopecia begins as a displacement behavior that the cat engages in to relieve stress. Cats don’t generally like change so any [...]
October 5th, 2012 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Featured Posts, Unwanted Behavior, What's Bugging Kitty? |
My office receives a large number of requests concerning cat behavior problems and it’s alarming to me whenever I hear people refer to their cats as spiteful or they’re sure a beloved cat’s motivation behind a particular behavior is anger or revenge. Really? Do you really believe that your cat is capable of plotting a [...]
June 11th, 2012 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Featured Posts, Unwanted Behavior, What's Bugging Kitty? |
If you’ve never heard of this, I know it probably sounds like a very weird and unappealing thing for a cat to do, but it’s actually relatively common. What is Wool Sucking? The behavior consists of a cat actually sucking on items such as blankets, sweaters, shoelaces and even bathmats and carpets. The most common [...]
June 7th, 2012 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Basic Training, Fearful Behavior, Featured Posts, Indoor Problems, What's Bugging Kitty? |
The vacuum cleaner is something that is brought out of the closet on a regular basis in most homes. For some cats, this is no big deal but for many kitties, fear of the vacuum cleaner can trigger total panic. Even if a cat has lived in the home with that dreaded vacuum cleaner year [...]
April 2nd, 2012 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Aggression, Featured Posts, Unwanted Behavior, What's Bugging Kitty? |
This is also referred to as rolling skin disease. It’s a condition that typically affects younger cats. The cause of hyperesthesia syndrome is unknown but some experts describe it as a neurotransmitter malfunction in the brain during periods of anxiety. It’s not a common disorder but if your cat is experiencing the disorder, it’s a [...]
March 29th, 2012 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Fearful Behavior, Featured Posts, What's Bugging Kitty? |
Stress. It’s something most of us deal with on a regular basis. Whether it’s work-related, due to health issues, family problems, or because of financial concerns, there are so many opportunities for stress to set up camp in our lives. When you think of what your cat goes through during the day do you ever [...]
March 15th, 2012 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Depression and Grief, Featured Posts, Unwanted Behavior, What's Bugging Kitty? |
You’re probably very familiar with the fact that dogs can suffer from separation anxiety but you may not have realized cats can go through this as well. Many people have an inaccurate image of cats being solitary creatures who don’t need companionship but they actually are social and do form very strong bonds to their [...]
December 9th, 2011 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Aggression, Unwanted Behavior, What's Bugging Kitty? |
Have you ever found yourself thinking that your cat was behaving out of spite or because she was mad at you? If you have, you’re not alone. This is something I hear on a daily basis when people call our office about a behavior problem. Your Cat Isn’t Being Spiteful The truth is, your cat [...]
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