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Domestic Short hair
Domestic Longhair
Rex
Spotted
Tailless and Bobtail
Unusual |
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| Two qualities Tabby cats always have |
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each hair is banded
"M" on forehead |
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Mackrell Blotched
Ticked Spotted
Patched Smoke
Solid White markings
Mitted Tri-Color cat |
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| Three Types of Tri-colored Cats: |
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Definition
Torie - less white that a calico
Calico
Diluted Calico |
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Definition
color of the animal is effected by heat causing darkening face, paws, tail with age.
Always blue eyes |
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| Four Pointed Pattern Cat breeds: |
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Definition
siamese
ragdoll
javanese
tonkinese |
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| Four Aspects of the Perfect Litter Box |
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Definition
One and half times the length of the cat
Multiple locations
Cleaned everyday
Clumping, Unscented litter |
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| something is added to increases the behavior |
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| something is added to decreases the behavior |
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| something is removed to increases the behavior |
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| something is removed to decreases the behavior |
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| Three Ways to Stop Nipping: |
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Definition
redirection
negative punishment (take hand away)
counter command |
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Definition
Spray of vertical surface
Small puddles
No deification
Using Litter box |
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Definition
squat
large puddles
may be deification
not using litter box |
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| Six Reasons Cats Wont Use the Litter Box: |
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Definition
dirty
don't like type of litter
don't like style or size of box
bad location
blocked access
number of boxes |
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| Four ways to fix litter box issues: |
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Definition
offer better litter box
clean
don't put in frequently used areas |
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| Four reasons for Marking issues: |
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Definition
hormonal
territorial
stress/anxiety
Multicat Household |
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| Four Ways to treat Marking issues: |
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Definition
pheromones
neutering
identify and eliminate triggers
decrease accessibility and attractiveness |
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| Six examples of unruly cat behavior: |
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Definition
don't use litter box
scratch furniture
jumping on counters and tables
waking us up at night
eating plants in home
meowing too much |
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Term
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Definition
prefer that elevation
interested
to get attention |
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| Three solutions to jumping up: |
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Definition
(+R) for use of acceptable resting places
(-/+P) for inappropriate areas |
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| Why do cats wake us up at night? |
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Definition
nocturnal - night
crepuscular - (early morning/late afternoon) |
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| Three solutions to nocturnal issues: |
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Definition
enough attention during the day
confinement at night
timed feeders |
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| Why do cats excessively vocalize? |
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Definition
attention
territorial
medical (deafness, pain)
Breed |
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Definition
| eating inedible objects (plant, fabric) |
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| Seven reasons for Feline Aggression |
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Definition
Fear/defensive
Pain
inter-cat aggression
territorial
redirected
play related
petting induced |
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Definition
is silent
seen in young cats
orphaned cats or single kittens (get too into it) |
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| Five solutions to Feline Aggression: |
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environmental enrichment
attention for calm behavior
avoid play with hands and feet
have a predictable play time
Separate cats |
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