This is a YouTube video titled "¿Cómo llevarte bien con tu gato? - 10 TIPS" created on December 2, 2018. The content is a single-speaker instructional video providing ten detailed tips on how to build a positive relationship with a cat, focusing on understanding feline behavior and communication to avoid conflicts and promote harmony between cats and their owners.
Adopting a cat is a wonderful experience, however, sometimes conflicts can arise due to poor communication. Do you want to learn how to get along with your cat? Take note of these 10 tips. 1. Avoid punishment and focus on reinforcement. Kittens and young cats are especially active and it is completely normal for them to get up to all kinds of mischief in these early stages, such as scratching furniture, biting or hanging off something. However, we must be patient and understand that these behaviors are typical of the species and that through positive reinforcement we can redirect behavior appropriately towards something more positive. We must completely avoid punishment as it only causes distrust, stress and a break in the bond. 2. Do not stare at your cat. When there is no bond between humans and a cat, it is completely inadvisable to stare at them intensely for a long time. Felines can interpret this behavior in a negative and even intimidating way, which causes distrust and even an unexpected aggressive reaction. 3. Play with your cat. Contrary to popular belief that cats are unaffectionate animals, the truth is that they love to receive affection and attention, especially through hunting games. However, many times we play with them incorrectly, which can lead to unwanted behaviors in the long run. What do we mean specifically? Using your hands or feet to play with the feline, letting it scratch and bite. Ideally, you should always play with them using toys. This guideline is especially important if you have children at home. 4. Don't corner them or block their path. Cats are very independent animals, but they are also fearful, so if they feel trapped in any way, they will try to escape by all means. For this reason he you should not corner them or block their path. Not only does this bother them a lot, it also scares them. If your cat goes to another part of the house and you want to pet it, wait until it comes towards you to pet it. 5. Don't disturb your cat while it sleeps. Imagine you're sleeping peacefully in your bed and suddenly something wakes you up. Agitated, uncomfortable, right? Your cat doesn't like to be woken up either, so you should avoid waking it up just because you want to play with it. Cats spend most of the day sleeping and they and this has a direct impact on their well being, rest and proper learning. Avoid waking it up. 6. Don't interrupt it when it goes to its litter box. Using the litter box is almost a ritual for cats. You should avoid disturbing it while it's there. Why? When they relieve themselves, cats tend to feel vulnerable so they remain alert to a possible threat. Because of this, it's very easy for them to get scared by any movement or noise they perceive if the animal is frequently disturbed while it's in the box, it's very likely that it will stop using it and look for another place in the house to be quiet at that moment. 7 Don't pull its tail. A cat's tail serves a much more important function than just aesthetics. It helps them maintain balance and communicate. As funny as it may seem, you should never pull your cat's tail. Not only is it very annoying, but you could also accidentally hurt them. This also applies to touching their whiskers and other more private body parts. 8 Don't grab them by the scruff of the neck. You may have seen female cats grab their kittens by the back of the head using the excess skin they have in this area. But be careful. This is not a practice that felines like, and if they are adults, it makes them quite uncomfortable because they are unable to control their movements. If you must pick up your cat, carefully wrap your arms around their front legs while supporting their back legs with your arms so that their body is not suspended in the air. Nine Respect their routine and schedule in order to get along with your cat, it is essential that you understand the cats are creatures of habit and hate, feeling obligated to do something they don't want to do. What does this mean? We must follow their schedules for eating, playing and any other activity, and avoid encouraging them to play or cuddle when they don't want to. If you do, you'll most likely get a scratch as a warning. 10. Learn their language. And finally, we've reached the most important learning more about cat language and communication. For example, wagging their tail in a whip like motion does not indicate that the cat is happy. Quite the opposite. It shows us that they're on the verge of exploding and that scratch is imminent if we don't stop doing whatever is bothering them so much. These are the small details that make many owners believe that their felines are attacking them for no reason, or that they don't understand why their cats hate them so much. Now you know 10 tips that you should follow to get along better with your cat. Would you add any more? Leave us your comments and a Like if you like this video. And don't forget to subscribe to stay up to date with everything we share. Until next time, experts.
