Do you ever think your cat is neurotic?
Do you ever wonder if maybe you’re the one losing your mind and your cat is quite normal? Why do they do this to us? We love them, in fact we worship them, but still they deliberately leave puddles in our shoes, on our pillows, in the bathtub. When we come home 15 minutes late, they noisily protest that dinner was not served on time. But when we apologetically offer a gourmet feast, they turn away smugly denying us the opportunity to alleviate our guilt. Why do they pathetically cry to be let outside, and before you’ve barely shut the door, they’re anxiously waiting to be let back in?
It may be comforting to know that cats all over the world do these things. You’re not being singled out and picked on. There is no feline conspiracy. So before accusing your cat of being neurotic, or before booting kitty out of your home, let’s examine a few things about cat psychology.
This is Part One in a series of articles that will explain why cats do the things they do. Fortunately, we’ll never know or even come close to knowing everything. The feline mystique is what often attracts us to our cats and makes them so fun and interesting to live with. But it sure would be nice if we could understand them enough to stop them from urinating in our closet!
This issue’s article will cover the cat’s sense of smell. Scent plays a vital role in cat behavior and their sense of territory.
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