Cat New Kitten Behavior

Introduce your cat to the new kitten.

Cat new kitten behavior.

Interactions are important to your kitten kittens orphaned or separated from their mother and or littermates too early often fail to develop appropriate social skills such as learning how to send and receive signals what an inhibited bite acceptable. A kitten can easily slither into one of these. As your kitten grows up you start to hear distinctive meows from her. If not spayed or neutered kitten experiences beginnings of sexual behavior.

Cats like to survey their territory so a high perch is often a favored resting place. Whether your new cat is coming from a shelter a home an urban street or a country barn the first twenty four hours in your home are special and critical. The litter box food bowls bed and some toys should all be easily accessible. If possible buy a cat tree for your new family member.

Low pitched meows usually mean your cat is uncomfortable. Understanding your kitten s body language. Aggression between cats in your household feline aggression and find out how to create peace between your cats. Find out more about common cat behavior issues to help you address some of our feline friends behaviors and habits.

Elizabeth teal former aspca animal behavior counselor. Cats are good at letting you know what they want either vocally or with their bodies. Go directly to the room previously designated and set up for your new kitten and allow the kitten to explore. Before you bring a new cat into your life it helps to understand a little bit about how cats relate to their world.