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Squiring overestimulated cats – North Toronto cat rescue

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By Nomi Berger

Does this family sound? You are caressing tenderly or playing gently with your favorite feline when suddenly becomes hyperactive or you swallow you by biting you and/or scratching. According to veterinary behaviorists, this erratic and unpredictable behavior is known as “overestimulation.”

Whether your overestimulated kitten is acting aggressive or with fear, it is a psychological response to feel overwhelmed by some external factor. Examples: excessive touch and/or management, sudden changes in the home, from a recent move or a new pet to home construction. Being overestimulated can even make it exaggeratedly react to seemingly “normal” occurrences, as a family member of the family that approaches it or the usual noises emanating from the appliances of their home. Because an overestimulated cat runs the risk of hurting itself by hitting furniture or knocking down objects, it is essential to recognize the first warning signs, prevent the situation from intensifying and helps it return to a quiet mental state.

While any cat can be overestimulated, it is more likely to affect those who do not receive appropriate mental enrichment or exercise and those who fight with stress and anxiety, which reduce the threshold so that they overestimulate themselves. In addition to the “triggers” mentioned above, others include bright and/or flickering lights, strong noises such as thunderstorms, fireworks, dogs of dogs and vacuum cleaners, play too intense and ingesting kittera grass or silvervine.

The signs of an overestimulated cat include dilated pupils, skins standing at the end, hiding, whistle, stubborn body posture and hidden tail. Overestimulation can, in addition to biting and scratching, also leading to aggressive behaviors such as periods of random random activity (frap), commonly known as “zoomies”, growling, touching and persecuting, sliding and a tail that surpasses from one side to another.

When your cat oversthes, eliminate or quickly reduce the potential causes you can control: finish your caress and/or play session, mitigate the lights, turn off the vacuum and so on. Place in a full and private location with leafs of food and water, hangers, a sand box and a bed, and give it time to decompress. This can vary from several minutes to several hours, so please be patient with her.

To prevent your kitten from overestimulate again, you must address the underlying causes behind it. If excessive caressing or exuberant game seems to be the culprit, I accept it as you feel comfortable and shorten your game sessions. If the sound of a vacuum bothered it, place it in a quiet and confined area while using it. If Catnip or Silvervine overestimates it, reduce or eliminate it completely.

And finally, but not least, to prevent your cat from getting bored, the second “trigger” for overestimulation, ensures that you have a variety of mental enriching toys to play alone during the day, as puzzle and food dispensers.

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That little tail twitch means more than you think

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Have you ever noticed that your cat rested quietly, half -closed eyes, hidden legs) and then wears the tip of its tail … Twitching?

That subtle movie is not random. A tail -tip contraction, especially when a cat seems relaxed, often means that they are alert and processing something, such as a sound, an aroma or even its touch. It can also be a quiet sign that they are reaching their taller limit.

It is one of those classic feline contradictions: they look totally refrigerated, but under the surface, they are tuned.

Each cat is different, of course, but once you begin to notice this small sign, you can find that it is one of the clearest windows in your mood.

Jump to the coonie clan, Where we are analyzing more deeply what the movie of the tip of the tail can tell you about mood, consciousness and even sleep cycles!

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Why cats prepare you! – North Toronto cat rescue

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By Nomi Berger

Does your favorite feline favor you with copious licks throughout the day?

Have you ever wondered if this form of preparation is normal?

According to several veterinary and behavioral experts, this beautiful and peculiar behavior is, in fact, quite normal and has offered the following explanations for it.

Your cat is preparing you because she wants, literally, clean you. When he prepares you, he is expressing his affection for you and trusts you, and communicating that he considers your family. What could be more rewarding than feeling that soft and thorny tongue on your skin, surely knowing that you are the lucky receiver of your kitten’s love care?

Your cat is preparing you as a way to “claim.” It is quite similar to your endearing habit of constantly rubbing against you. Since all cats mark their territory through the aroma glands located in their saliva, when preparing their parents with their languages, they do so to reinforce the special link they have with them.

Your cat is preparing you because you want attention. Far from subtle, when his cat licks, licks, he licks you, this is clearly his way of letting him know that his complete and undivided attention is necessary, or rather demanded, at the same time.

Your cat is preparing you because he likes the way you know and/or smell. Recognized for their sharp sense of smell and endless curiosity, cats can enjoy the salty flavor of their owners’ skin or the aroma of their perfume, shampoo or soap. However, if your own kitten begins to prepare it after having applied products such as insect repellent, sunscreen or a topical medication, offer you a gift from lamelible cat. Because? These products are harmful if they are ingested, and the gift will be distracted and satisfied.

Your cat is preparing you as a way to relieve stress. Like kneading and sucking the blankets, preparation can be an effective self -managed mechanism for felines. If his favorite feline feels especially anxious or stressed, he could participate in this practice to seek comfort and tranquility. If you suspect that you suffer from some form of stress, it offers its hugs, curled up and additional pets and talk to it, gently and calm, again and again.

However, if you prefer not to be clean, also known as prepared by your kitten, these same experts offer the following suggestions:

  • Gently redirect your attention. Keep it entertaining with several new and exciting toys or involve it in some intense interactive game sessions every time you are about to prepare.
  • Get away from her briefly. However, before doing so, it offers an alternative to affection that clearly longs for brushing, stroking or caressing it.
  • Change your perfume, shampoo and/or soap. Through the test and error, find scented substitutes that read you, not her, or consider free fragrances.
  • Provide a quiet and stress space. If your preparation is caused by anxiety or fear, cancel a small corner of your full home with a natural sound machine, soothing chewing and plush toys that reduce anxiety.

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Thank you! 11/15/24

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