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Ten Cat Facts Regarding Social Behavior
The following cat facts on social behavior and interaction should help you better understand your pet. Cat behavior is largely misunderstood, even by experienced cat owners. I hope you find this helpful.
The following cat facts on social behavior and interaction should help you better understand your pet. Cat behavior is largely misunderstood, even by experienced cat owners. I hope you find this helpful.
Cats are well known and loved for their independence and self-absorbed nature. When they do pay us some attention, we usually feel quite special. A cat that rolls over on its back and asks for a belly scratch should be rewarded with affection.
If you’ve ever wondered what your cat is thinking, or why he does what he does, you’re not alone. Cats are mysterious creatures.
As pet owners, it’s part of our jobs to learn how to better care for our cats. Here are some cat facts that may help bring you closer to your feline friend.
1. I want to be alone. Cats are not pack animals. Cats who are forced to live closer to other cats than they normally would will tend to time share their territory.
2. If your cat is social, he got his genetic predisposition to be so mostly from his father, and his learned social behavior from his mother.
3. A kitten’s socialization process is most important when she is between two and seven weeks old.
4. When recovering from a trauma, such as a car accident, cats can go through a second socialization process. This can sometimes result in the cat becoming more social after the fact. In other cases, felines can become withdrawn after experiencing trauma.
5. Descending from solitary creatures that stake out a territory and hunt alone, domestic cats have a limited set of body language skills.
6. Cats make up for limited body language in social settings in a number of ways. One of those ways is to scent everything; another is to be stealthy and fast!
7. Your cat will rub her scent glands all over her territory in order to leave her mark. She’ll also rub her scent on you and other animals in the house. This creates a communal scent indicating that these animals are part of her social group.
8. Cats will often raise their back ends up so as to better scent a hand. They’ll also often stiffen their tail, but keep it bent as they scent you up.
9. A vertical tail is a sign of happiness, and also used as a greeting. Your cat would probably like it better if you had a tail too, but I guess you’ll do as is.
10. Curled up front paws with the claws retracted mean that your cat feels safe and comfortable. Back feet extended out also indicate a relaxed posture.
My hope is that at least some of these cat facts surprise you a little. At the very least I hope you enjoyed reading them. If you read into things a bit, this information will allow you to better understand your cat.