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- The arrival of the kitten at home
- Educating a kitten to use the scraper and toys
- Educate the cat not to scratch or bite
- the stalker cat
- dangerous places
- Educate the cat from a puppy with positive reinforcement
- game and mental stimulation
When we adopt a kitten, we have the obligation to teach him a correct behavior so that his relationship with us is pleasant and he is a polite and happy pet in our home. It's not pleasant if it bites or destroys your furniture. It will also be important to teach him how to use the litter box.
Cats are smart and quickly understand what we intend to teach them. However, due to their playful nature and their lively temperament, they must be educated in appropriately and positively. So whether it's a Siamese, a Persian or a mixed breed cat, you should follow a line for that.
If you keep reading PeritoAnimal, you can find out how to raise a cat from a puppy correctly. Good reading.
The arrival of the kitten at home
The first hours of the first day are essential. During this short period we must show a lot of affection to our little friend, so that he can trust us fully and learn to obey us. Caresses and words in a kind tone will make the kitten purr, thus showing its complacency. When he licks us, it will be the sign that he will already consider us his family.
Another essential action will be teach the location of all your objects personal: the toys, the bed, the feeder, the drinking fountain and the litter box. He will soon learn to use it. Clean water must also be available at all times.
Educating a kitten to use the scraper and toys
It is advisable to have a scratcher from day one, and insist that your cat learn to use it, which will give him a better quality of life. The cat will learn to sharpen its nails with the scratcher when you are there, and if it learns well, it will also do so when it is alone at home, preventing it from scratching the sofa or other furniture.
For the kitten, it must be toys provided to learn to "hunt". Cloth rats, polka dots, feathered rattles, etc. With very simple toys, many of which you can make yourself, the cat will have fun.If you throw the objects at him, it's even possible, depending on your training, for him to bring them in his mouth so you can throw them again. If you want some ideas, don't hesitate to visit our article on the funniest toys for cats.
Educate the cat not to scratch or bite
By nature, kittens like to fight with our hands, attacking with nails and teeth the succulent, chubby and tender little fingers you have in them.
It's a good idea to get rid of this innate habit as quickly as possible, which can become an irritating addiction. If you don't correct it, you can create a serial bite-scraper feline. One Not!, categorical and dry, while hiding your fingers with a closed hand, will be enough to make you understand.
If this problem is common in your behavior, don't hesitate to review tricks to keep your cat from scratching and biting you. remember it's important work well from the start.
the stalker cat
The cat is a feline whose atavistic nature leads it to stalking. For this reason, when they are little they like to hide and suddenly jump on their feet when you walk by them.
It is a habit they lose relatively early, because on more than one occasion you step on them unintentionally and soon realize that you do not know how to play the role of docile victim, demonstrating this in a very painful way.
dangerous places
Following our advice on how to raise a cat from a puppy, we emphasize that it is very important for the cat to consider the kitchen as a "taboo" place. There are several reasons: the most important is that tripping over it can do a lot of damage to you or to it; the other is that there the feline may have access to food that is not suitable for him and, worse, he may get used to escaping with one or another food from there while you prepare a meal for your family, for example. Fireworks, oven and knives are elements that he is unaware that they can do a lot of damage..
On this occasion you must not say Not!, because the cat will interpret that you don't want that kind of game at that moment, but maybe at another time or someone else, for example the grandmother, will accept it with pleasure.
So it's better to prevent him from entering the kitchen or, if that's not possible, never let him get on the counter, in the sink or on the table, if you have one, so that you don't get used to this habit.
Educate the cat from a puppy with positive reinforcement
Kittens are mischievous, and even more so when they are "teenagers". For this reason it is very important to master the techniques for reprimanding without violence that are effective.
Cats cannot be reprimanded if not at the time they committed their offence. Their nature prevents them from assimilating that they did something wrong five minutes ago. As they say: you have to catch them in the act.
For example: If you catch your cat sharpening her nails on the sofa, you should hold her gently against the frayed part and pronounce a firm nooo!
However, your cat is more likely to think that this denial is only for that moment, or that perhaps someone else, grandma for example, will be delighted with her feline abilities and the elegant, meticulous way she uses to destroy the sofa.
game and mental stimulation
Many people do not devote time to intelligence games for cats, even homemade ones (like the cap game) are great for our feline to start develop your mind.
Playing with him and making him "think" will help us a lot in his education. The repetition and use of positive reinforcement in cats since puppies are essential elements to make our kitten understand what we are trying to convey.
Now that you know a step by step on how to raise a cat from a puppy, be sure to check out this video from the PeritoAnimal YouTube channel about 4 toys for cats with scrolls: