Cats able to control their environment will also have lower scores on the cat stress score and lower blood concentration of cortisol. Behavior problems reported in cats are typically normal behaviors for the cat which can, however, create irritation and or harm to people or property. The most ...
Caregivers and people in all helping professions are susceptible to this type of secondary traumatic stress, resulting in apathy, isolation, bottled-up emotions, substance abuse and other self-destructive behaviors. Individuals who work with animals are particularly susceptible to […] Filed Under: ...
Redirected behavioris directed away from the inciting target and toward another, less appropriate target. Stereotypic behaviorsare repetitious, relatively unvaried actions that have no obvious purpose or function. They are usually derived from normal maintenance behavior such as stalking, chasing, or groo...
While we don’t commonly refer to cats as having PTSD, the truth is they certainly can have behaviors that are triggered by sights, sounds, smells, and actions. Stressful triggers could range from a storm outside to being taken to a family member’s house for pet sitting while you’re ...
There are always reasons for behaviors, and that includes knocking things over. 1. It’s Instinct As predators, cats are hardwired to be attracted to things that dart past their line of sight. It’s instinctual: Fast-moving objects are potentially something to chase, catch, and eat. The ...
Throughout time, cats were simultaneously solitary predators of smaller animals and prey for larger carnivores. As both predator and prey, survival of their species depended on crucial instinctual behaviors which we still observe in wild and domestic cats today. While the feline actions of your hous...
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Sometimes, cats stretch their claws and body inpreparation for play, not unlike a batter taking practice swings before coming up to the plate. It’s often accompanied by other behaviors and forms of communication, such as an upright tail or ears. These are signs that your kitty is getting ...
Cats-Actors comes with a powerful Finite State Machine (FSM) out of the box, allowing you to manage complex actor behaviors and state transitions seamlessly. By leveraging the FSM, you can define multiple states and transitions based on received messages, ensuring your actors handle various scenari...
Although somewhat speculative, these hypotheses could be tested with future research that evaluates behaviors and risk perceptions of cat owners living in rural and urban areas, especially since such factors could contribute to varying densities of cats on the landscape (Li et al., 2020), and ...