Cat Behavior Basics: Scratching, Biting and Night Zoomies
Why cats scratch, bite and race around at night, and a kind, no-punishment plan with play routines, a scratching setup and printable logs.
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By Whole Life HQ4 parts · about 3,800 words · printable · read online
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Cat owners dealing with a scratched sofa, bitten ankles or a cat racing around at 3 a.m. who want a no-punishment plan.
What you receive
- 4 written parts, about 3,800 words
- Why cats scratch, bite and race at night, and how to read your cat
- A scratching-post setup, safe play routines and an evening plan for night zoomies
- Printable behavior log, play checklist, night log and vet question sheet
4 printable pages, in reading order
- Part 1: How cats think, and what you can change
- Part 2: Scratching
- Part 3: Biting, play and night zoomies
- Part 4: Trackers, troubleshooting and questions to ask
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The first 4 pages, as they print.
Look inside
The first page, word for word. 4 printable pages in total.
Part 1: How cats think, and what you can change
Scratching the sofa, biting your ankles, galloping through the house at 3 a.m. These are three of the most common complaints from cat owners, and they are almost always normal cat behavior in the wrong place or at the wrong time. This guide helps you understand why cats do these things and what you can do about each of them, without punishment. It has four parts, printable trackers and a worked example.
This is general information. It is not veterinary advice and it does not diagnose your cat. It gives no medicine doses and does not promise results.
Not veterinary advice. Call your vet if: a behavior is new or sudden, if your cat seems to be in pain (crying when touched, limping, hiding), is eating, drinking or toileting differently, is losing weight, or bites hard without warning. Pain and illness often show up as behavior changes. Also call if you are bitten or scratched deeply, because cat bites can become infected.
How to use this guide
- Part 1 explains how cats think and gives you a quick plan.
- Part 2 is scratching.
- Part 3 is biting, play and night zoomies.
- Part 4 has the trackers, a troubleshooting list and the vet questions.
- Pick the problem that bothers you most, and start there.
What is in each part
- How cats think, and what you can change
- Scratching
- Biting, play and night zoomies
- Trackers, troubleshooting and questions to ask
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4 printable pages: see the list
- Part 1: How cats think, and what you can change
- Part 2: Scratching
- Part 3: Biting, play and night zoomies
- Part 4: Trackers, troubleshooting and questions to ask
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Who wrote it
Written by the Whole Life HQ team.
Not yet reviewed by an outside expert.
We plan to ask a vet and a qualified dog trainer to review it. Until then it is general information, not professional advice.
General information for pet owners, not veterinary advice. Call your vet about any health or behavior concern.
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- In your libraryAfter you pay, it is in your library straight away.
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