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I’ve been busy creating a Funny Cat Videos page. You can watch the cat videos by clicking the link below
I’m going to be adding more videos each week and if you have any video of your own cats behaving amusingly, the let me know and I’d add them to the page.
Some cat owners are happy with one cat, some love to be surrounded by as many cats as they can comfortably fit in their homes. If you’ll like me you’ll start with one, then a year or two later fall in love with second cat, that you just HAVE to take home.
If you are going to bring a second cat into the house there are a few things you may want to take into consideration. If you’re cat is home alone during the daytime, and many are, then bringing another cat or kitten into the family may be enjoyable for your first cat. The same is applicable for older cats who enjoy the energy of younger cats or kittens.
Your cat’s personality will play an important factor on whether you chose to get a second cat. If you cat chases away cats from the vicinity, you may find that they don’t take to kindly to a second cat invading their home. If the cat you already own is aggressive then it would not be wise to gain a second cat as at least one of them is going to be unhappy.
It is very easy to fall in love with a new kitten and decide that you have to have them, while acting impulsively can be very exciting you need to think about how your cat at home might react to the surprise of having to share their special time with you.
From personal experience, bringing a new kitten home will change your original cat’s manner and behavoiur. Our cat Willow was roughly 2 years old when we brought a tiny little fur ball called Jasmine home. I can remember their first encounter even though it was years ago. Jasmine greeted Willow enthusiastically, Willow looked at Jasmine, looked at us and left for 2 days. On her return she was very instrumental in ensuring Jasmine knew who was boss. They did fight, but then all kittens need to play fight to develop their skills. Years down the line they still have small disagreements, generally when Jasmine’s been out all night because Willow still plays mum and wants to know where she’s been. It’s comparable to a mother and her teenager who’s been out all night and the exchange then have when the teenager finally returns home. Currently they’re curled up together on the sofa, Willow still plays mum and Jasmine even though she’s 4 years old, she still plays the child and acts like a kitten on occasion.
Remember if you decide on getting a second cat as a kitten, they will need to be litter trained, this may be a bit easier since they will have a role model to guide them, but remember, the more cats you have the more litter tray changes you need to do. They will also need all their vaccinations and neutering which is a often unconsidered extra cost.
When bringing a new cat home try to set up a room where it can stay until it get over the shock of being removed from it’s family and into alien surrounds. Many kittens don’t appreciate being hassled when they’ve just moved home, just like humans, they need time to take stock and re-adjust.
I don’t think there will be many occassion where bringing home a second cat wouldn’t involve some re-adjustment for your original cat so ensure that you pamper them so the understand that they won’t be losing out on time and attention from you. They are likely to see a second cat as a threat to the quality time they have with you, so they need to know that you love them just the same.
Cats have particular behaviour traits and the more time you spend with your cat, the quicker you’ll learn what your cat is trying to tell you via their behaviour. For example on of my cats craves attention, she’s not fussy who gives it as long as someone does. However if she’s deemed that you actually have 2 spare hands and your only using one to stroke her, she will demand that you use both hands. She has a certain meow to get your attention and she makes it very clear what she wants. If you’re reading she’ll sit on your book and when I’m on the laptop my cat will sit on my knee so I can’t see the keys.
Each cat will have their own specific behaviours to communicate their needs, whether they’re pawing at your face to make you get out of bed in the morning, or using something else as a toilet when they’ve deemed their litter tray isn’t clean enough. The more you pay attention to this type of communicative cat behaviour the more you will understand your cat and your relationship with grow with this understanding.
Like humans cats have different personalities which impact on their behaviour. I have 2 cats, one is very communicative, and I know by her behaviour whether she wants food, her belly stroked or whether she just wants peace and quiet. The other is very hyper, she has a very short attention span and it’s far more difficult to understand what she wants. However I have discovered that she only likes her head been stroked and she’s very indecisive.
The following video is an animation of a cat and its owner that I was sent on Facebook. It shows how demanding and stubborn cat’s can really be. I thought it was very typical cat behaviour, something most cat owners can relate to and incredibly funny. Let me know what you think.
Cats as a rule like to be able to go outside play in the trees investigation tiny spaces and generally experience new things. However there are many cat owners who do not let their cat outside and this is for a variety of reasons which are listed below.
Why you might perfer to have an indoor cat:
There is a lot of controversy surrounding whether cats should be kept indoors or allowed to roam and many cat owners have strong view points. Your likely to find that some owners who have previously lost their cat in an accident or had it stolen are much more reluctant to let their new cat play out. So it is important that the cat receives some kind of stimulation and exercise, cat toys would be extremely beneficial to indoor cats.
For pedigree cat owners, not only have they become very attached to their cats but they also cost them a considerable amount of money and unfortunatly pedigree cats are more likely to be stolen for profit, then your regular cat.
I have 2 cats, they both can come and go as they please but it is their own personality which dictates how much time they spend outdoors. Firstly neither of them go further than about 20 meters from the house. My youngest cat (3 years) tends to like to be outside, she likes to sniff the rain. My other cat who is a year older, tends to go for little prowls and stays in the yard if it’s sunny , but she prefers to have company and lots of attention so she generally stays inside where they are people to constantly stroke her.
Checklist for outdoor cats
To ensure your cat is safe and comfortable outside why not invest in a outdoor cat house? You can read more about the benefits of outdoor cat houses by visiting the following article. Outdoor Cat houses
It would be interesting to hear your view on whether you let your cat roam free or not and the reasons behind it.
Cat toys are an easy and fun way to interact with your cat. Especially for those cats do prefer their own company compared to humans. Sharing some quality time with your cat playing with their favourite cat toys will definitely bring a smile to your face too.
Cats also need a variety in their toys, they need different toys to develop skills such as catching, pouncing, leaping and balancing. All the skills they would have learned if they were born in the wild.
Cat toys that hang from a door handle or any other means can encourage your cat to jump to catch things. Hanging cat toys tend to be either those toys supplied with a small plastic hoop which can be pushed over a door handle or plastic sticks (like mini fishing rods) with bells and feathers hanging from a elastic line. Fishing rod cat toys are usually supplied with a suction cups and can generally be attached to any surface.
Cats toys such as little balls are great for teaching your cat agility and speed. You can have a lot of fun, watching how focused you cat can become waiting for you to throw that ball again. However unlike with dogs, cats are unlikely to bring you the ball back, they’ll be chasing it while they bat it around the room, until it gets lost under the sofa. There are so many different types of balls available for your cat, the cheapest are plastic with a little metal bell instead. You can get balls filled with capnip, it’s a drug for cats and they go crazy for it. You can even get luxury cat balls.
Of course your if you can buy your cats toys that closely resemble something that they would come across outside such as a jumping spiders or a toy mouse, it will help to satisfy their natural desires.
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