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Despite the common belief, training a cat is quite easy and can be very rewarding. First off, if you are trying to get your cat to sit and shake or to use the toilet you are in the wrong place. While both of these feats are possible it is not what I am talking about. What I am going to tell you about is how to teach your cat to behave in ways that are desirable to you. I will also give you a resource that will go in depth about training a cat.

How Cats Learn
Cats do not speak English. As much as you would like to believe it your precious kitty does not understand what you are saying. Cats, like dogs, can associate words with certain actions, but they do not understand you. Cats are simple. They associate actions with good and bad results. They do more of the actions that are pleasurable and rewarding to them and stay away from the actions that give bad results. Keep this in mind when training a cat.

Some Common Mistakes of Cat Training
Punishments! Yes, punishments and reprimands are not a good tactic when training a cat. This will only cause the cat to not get caught doing an action. Like we have already learned cats do only those things that cause them pleasure. So if scratching the sofa feels good, kitty will just learn to not get caught. One big mistake is when a cat owner finds a misdoing by the cat after the fact and tries to punish. If your kitty messes on the carpet and you reprimand it then push it in the litter box, it is only going to think of the litter box as a torture chamber.

The cat must think of the litter box as a good place to go. Another mistake by cat owners occurs when the cat jumps on you in the middle of the night. What do you do? Do you get up, feed the cat, and give it attention? No! This is exactly what the cat wants and it will learn that pouncing on you gets the desired action. It is pleasurable for the cat. When training a cat to not wake you up you need to ignore it. The cat will not starve if you don’t feed it for a couple of hours. Also, when you wake up, wait an hour or so to feed the cat. This will help keep the cat from waking you up so early.

So, How Do I Do I Get It To Work?
To properly train a cat you need to do a few things. First, you need to learn to never punish your kitty. No matter what it is doing. The cat will not learn and this will only cause more stress and aggravation for both of you. Second, you need to set your cat up to succeed so it is easier for the cat to perform the desired actions. For example, if you are litter box training a cat you need to make the litter box easily accessible.

Put it in an area where the cat is or where the cat messes a lot. Third, you need to make your kitty’s environment set up in a way so that the behaviors you do not want performed are no longer rewarding to the kitty. If you are trying to stop scratching you can cover the object in aluminum foil or double sided sticky tape. Some cats hate the feelings of these objects.

When training a cat you need to be consistent. You can not praise your cat one day and punish it the next (remember you should not be punishing at all).

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There are many great resources on training a cat. It is not as hard as you might imagine. For more information on training a cat GO HERE!

Our cats playing with each other

Cats Natural Food Choice-
The Cat is by nature a hunter, a true carnivore, and therefore needs to consume raw meat. Cat are just like any other animals, including human, they require the amino acids, enzymes and other nutrients in raw meat to stay healthy. A lack of raw animal fat in a cats diet can cause many skin and coat problems. Most humans believe that fat is bad for their cats, but in fact animals need at least 30% raw fat. Cats digestive systems are not designed for cooked fat or cooked meat. When it comes to choosing the right food for a cat, just remember that cats don’t go out and buy dry food or cook their food in the wild. So why try and change nature, go with natural raw meat and your cat will thank you for it.

Foods Not to Feed Your Cat-

1) Dog Food, Canned Tuna, and Table Scraps can cause malnutrition.

2) Milk and other Dairy Products can result in diarrhea. Most cats are lactose intolerant and should only be feed lactose free foods.

3) Raw fish if fed regularly can cause loss of appetite, seizures, and in severe cases, death as result of a B-vitamin deficiency.

4) Raw Eggs can lead to skin and coat problems as a result of biotin not being able to be absorbed into the body.

5) Chocolate or any caffeine containing drink can be toxic and affect the heart and nervous system.

These are only five of the top foods that are harmful to cats. There are many other potentially harmful foods that cats should not be fed intentionally or unintentionally. Careful handling and knowledge of what goes into your cats bowl can keep them happy and healthy for many years.

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This is my cat Princess Peach. She and I like to talk ;-P

Oh what to do about those presents kitty brings in from outside just for you.  Some folks have quit allowing their cats to go outside as a method of avoiding this issue.  This avoidance may be less stress for the owner but could be harmful to the cat.  Consider the diet of an indoor cat versus an outdoor cat and that would be the difference in eating live prey verses commercial foods.

I remember my past veterinarian Dr. Teague who would say that the difference in today’s cats’ verses 40 years ago is the absence of live prey.  He went on to say that a lot of the cats’ immunological health is dependent on live prey whether insects, small mammals or reptiles.  It did not impact me as much back then as it does now because I was accustomed to feeding out of a can or bag then.

Oh how I loved the convenience of plopping chow out of a can or bag but nutritionally I am starving the cat from needed meat proteins substituted with grain proteins, starches, vegetables, and sugary fruits that do not fit a proper diet for a cat.  Cats are “obligate carnivores”, which means all of their feeding requirements are met with capture and consumption of live prey.  Less than that can lead to many diseases that are not typical in a carnivore.

Chronic Renal Failure or CRF, I can’t count the number of cats I had or knew that ended with this terminal disease.  CRF is the result of poor diet and dental hygiene which is so typical of todays’ indoor cat.  Not saying that an outdoor cat would not also suffer this way if it was unable to catch prey on a regular basis and likewise an indoor cat given a proper diet of whole raw food and supplements is less likely to contract CRF.  It is all about the type of diet your cat is getting.

Maybe when kitty brings in the present there is more meaning to it than what you think.  Consider it is the cats’ way of telling you that this is the real food and not that stuff you keep putting into my bowl!  Then again perhaps not, because depending on how long you have been feeding your cat “commercial cat food”, and also the age of the cat would determine whether it is a “junk food addict” or not.

I am fighting an uphill battle with my two tabbies.  One is 13 and the other is 3 years old and both are certifiable junk food kitties.  Converting them to a whole raw diet will take considerable time and effort plus patience on my part.  The long term payoff is reversing my 13 year old cat that has early signs of kidney disease from the last blood work.  The 3 year old is giving the most fuss and fight and no longer will the crunchy bowl be out 24/7′s.

Back to my opening statement about those presents that kitty brings inside.  Consider another possibility that your house, bedroom, or wherever kitty brings in the prey, it considers to be its’ den.  That is always a possibility.  I currently have such discussions with Journey, (our Torte), who insists that all live catch meals must be consumed in our bedroom.  The credibility of this being her den is also where 90+ percent of the time she sleeps.
 You can bet I am working hard on changing were she thinks she should eat her catches.

Even though she has free run of the house and cat door to the outside she will spend most of the day outside and still sleep most of the night with us.  Odd considering most cats are nocturnal but has always been the case with our other cats, and I bet some of this is directly related to the feeding schedule we keep.  A wildcat will only hunt if it is hungry and does not require 2 meals plus snacks a day.  Our cats’ behavior is likely related to being over fed with the wrong type of food.

What is the right type of food and what is the feeding schedule?  The cat should eat whole prey, (either live caught or frozen purchased), not the ground up food recipes you can get on the internet.  There are a number of producers of whole live food so Google that or you can go to my website.  Let the cat determine the amount of food.  Often they may take most of the day to eat larger whole prey and will stop eating when they are full.  Point I am making is give your cat the food in the morning and if it wants more then give it more, otherwise the one time may be sufficient.

A cat eating a lot of good raw meat will tend to be more active than a cat eating a lot of heat processed protein with added carbohydrates and sugars, and that is why your cat gets fat.  The cat does not have the energy to exert for lots of exercise when it is on a commercial cat food diet.

That kind of diet is hard on the cat to digest and utilize for an energy source so over the long haul the kidneys and liver start to degenerate and disease sets in.  It’s not an overnight process before the bodies organs start to fail and neither is it an overnight process to repair.  Proper diet and supplements over time can in some cases restore useful function to these organs if it is started near the beginning stages.

Problem with the blood tests is the kidneys are already close to 70% gone before the test indicates any problem.  A cat can survive on just 30% renal function but one needs to stop and hopefully reverse this process with the proper diet and supplements.  Most veterinarians disagree with my action steps and to their credit they may be correct since significant damage to the kidneys has already occurred when blood tests indicate possible CRF.

Your cat could be suffering from many other things like dehydration, weight loss, high blood pressure, and thyroid function.  Because of the possibility of multiple conditions

you may have to “stabilize” your cat first with the recommended therapy that the vet recommends then improve on diet.  The number one site for information about CRF from the medical aspect is Feline CRF Information Center.

Most vets recommend Hill Diet also known as KD diet.  This is a can or kibble diet low in protein and phosphorus in an effort to have a reduction of protein the kidneys need to process.  Sounds great except most of the protein in the product is loaded with JUNK proteins which do just the opposite that you’re trying to achieve. What is really needed is a diet that is totally sourced from good protein with as much phosphorus removed.  This would be a huge niche for someone to formulate

Recapping, most cats over the age of 8 years who have been fed only a dry food commercial diet will develop CRF.  The same is true for cats over the age of 12 that had a diet consisting of canned commercial food.  Some cats get it earlier than others and some expire from other conditions.  CRF is a progressive terminal disease that has a strong relationship to diet and gum disease.

Feeding your cat early on a whole raw diet and allowing it to hunt is the most natural prevention of early onset of CRF.  The blood work and urine evaluation are the best ways to detect CRF early before more serious conditions begin but the disease has already significantly progressed in the kidneys.  My website provides specific blogs concerning a whole raw food diet for cats and has many links to other sites for additional information.

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I have been a pet owner all of my life and for the last thirty years my wife and I have raised over a dozen cats.  My website is your information source for “all about cats” their disposition and health.  The blogs cover the basics of making your own cat toys and condos.  The website also has many links, books and cat products in the blogs and the store.  I also offer a condensed version of the blog posts in a mini e-book that can be found on the offer page.  There are two expert interviews in the blog pages that are must reads because they will answer most of your questions and concerns about cat health and diet that is best for your cat.

Just chillin with 2 sphynx cats

Cat Supplies plays a vital role for the personal hygiene and grooming of your cat. Usually the bowls used to feed the cats are acceptable by them but make one thing sure that the material quality of these bowls is good or not. Always try to buy those bowls that can’t get scratches easily. The reason that why I am emphasizing on this issue is because poor quality bowls soon got scratches and with time bacteria and other germs takes place in them. This results in different diseases and sometimes death of your cats.

Stainless Steel bowl is one of the best cat supplies if you want to take good care of your cat. Good quality and highly impact plastic bowls also serves the same purpose. Make the bed of your cat with comfortable material because cats are very sensitive and love to take rest on soft beds. Try to place the cat beds on top of something in your room you can also call it as Cat Tree. Cats love to watch everyone from some height and in the same way they fell asleep very easily.

If you are traveling to some place and don’t want to leave your beloved cat at your home than try to buy a good quality cat carrier. By this important cat supply you can take your cat anywhere you want while traveling. Cat carrier makes both of you and your cat’s journey easy and comfortable because your cat won’t get any serious injury in it.

Other important cat supplies are nail trimmers, fur brushes, shampoos etc. Nail trimmers are too much important because your cat can hurt you and others. So, it is better to trim the nails of your cat regularly. Also shampoo your cats on regular intervals because shampoos help to kill fleas and other parasites that are also very dangerous for your cat’s health.

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