I've been a Registered Veterinary Technician for 53 years. I must tell you, this is probably the best video on cats on the internet!! There was not one detail I could argue against. You were precise on what not to do, and explained why very clearly so that even new cat owners would understand. I have to give you a big five (10) Paws up for this!! 🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾
My Vet told me it was okay to pick up my tuxedo cat by the scruff of the neck because she refuses to let anyone pick her up normally. She was a homeless kitten that I found in my backyard. I gave her a forever home & got her fixed when she was old enough. She is very loveable, but SHE WILL NOT LET YOU PICK HER UP! I don't have to pick her up by the scruff of the neck very often, but when I do, it comes in handy!
I learned as a teenager that trapping cats against their wishes, even just to express affection, is the best way to ensure that they hate snuggling. When I got older, I made a point of always allowing my cat to leave when it wanted, and have thus consistently found that cats that know they can leave whenever they wish like to snuggle the most, and are least likely to want to leave.
22: laser pointers 21: not spreading territory 20: darkness 19: a lot of toys 18: hunt eat sleep cycle 17: how do you pick up your cat 16: Making vulnerable when eating 15: hurting their most sensible part (whiskers) 14: force 13: what we see as punishment our cats see as aggreasion 12: their water 11: rough play 10: essential oils 9: the amount of litter boxes 8: messing with their sleep 7: what dishes do you feed your cats in 6: how often do you clean the litter box 5: a lap cat 4: mixed signals 3: vertical space 2: social akwardness 1: the biggest mistake: not respecting their nature
now if vets behaved like actural doctor rather than money grabbing machines........we would be prone to care more about what those working for them claim.
This was very helpful! Thank you. I recently got adopted by a cat and I wasn’t prepared. She taught me to buy food, get a litterbox and don’t play to rough. It’s quite a beautiful challenge but as we fell in love at first sight, I wanted to make it work. This really helps.
We had a 1950's night light. A single LED bulb (smaller than a pea). One night there were no stars and the moon wasn't up. Hubby reached over and took the night light out of the outlet. I told him he had to put it back in because cats can't see in total darkness they need some light for their eyes to magnify it. He said no they can see just fine. I told him no they can't. Just then there was a THUNK!!!! My cat was walking from the bed to the window sill and fell to the floor. I said " I TOLD YOU SO!!" Only three times in my life time(I'm 65)has the been such PERFECT TIMING!!!!
It's true that cats can't see in total darkness, but it's actually quite difficult to get a room dark enough that a cat can't see, especially in the modern day. There are so many LEDs it's hard to cover them all. My bedroom in the basement of my house is all blacked out. I have black out curtains over black out blinds in the window, and I've gone around and taped over every LED light I can find. But still, if I wake up in the middle of the night, my eyes are adjusted to the dark to the point I can see quite well. I can't see a thing when I go to bed. But as you sleep your eyes adjust to the dark. There are just a couple of LED lights that put off so little light that I can't even find them unless I get up in the middle of the night. And if that's enough light for me to see when my eyes are well adjusted, it's plenty of light for a cat, who can see far better than me in the dark. I've never seen it get dark enough that my cats struggle to see.
This is an excellent video. As a cat owner for over for over 30 years, I have learned most of this already! But I am going to share, as everyone should know this. Huge paws up!
Veterinary medicine professional here- This is one of very few lists of these things that is precisely accurate and it lists common misconceptions that aren't talked about often enough like: scruffing (this can and does often cause irreversible, tragic injury and it ends their lives, stop doing it), spraying with water and expecting them to react as a human would, forcing them to be held or kept somewhere even if you have good intentions. Along with everything else listed in this video, these tips are all valuable and spot on. Well done!
@TheSleepingonit They get it dirty by using it as a face cleaning source. After eating, you might see them going straight for the water bowl, not to drink (at first) but to wash off any remaining food bits. That's why most fountains have a filter pack on them, it catches these bits so they don't return to fresh water. You DO have to clean those fountains at a frequency that doesn't overload the filter.
This was an Informative video ! Thank you. We need a similar video for dog owners ! The key thing I would say to dog owners is : WALK YOUR DOG !! OFTEN !! They become sad and lethargic when they don’t get to socialize and WALK ! I’ve seen SO MANY dog owners who never walk their dogs. There should be a law !
I have always made sure to clean out my cats' bowls and replace the water twice per week. After this video I will make sure to do it more often. I grew up with dogs but in my later years I have been adopted by several cats. I have 2 inside. One since she was a kitten and the other I took in from the street at about 10 yrs old. That one is my shadow and goes everywhere I do. I also have 3 ferals outside I take care of. They are getting braver by the day as now 2 of them will come in my door with I open it to go out and feed them. I am now a certified cat lady and love every minute of it.
Changing water in bowls is usually done everyday.. Everyday is the norm and that's what we do for our cats and figus as well as the water we keep for the street kitties outside..
The best cats come as rescues, they are more willing to give love when they feel loved, and can become very loving, loyal and trusting. ❤ You are blessed!
Interesting about the fresh water!!! I believe this goes for giving water for all your pets and children. I think it's good to scrub that water bowl every day or two with a little bit of soap to remove that slimy feeling that you feel after the bowls been used for a couple of days.
It's much better to buy a fountain for them I have six and was constantly dumping out n cleaning n filling the water bowl all day long . I actually would buy 4-5 cases of water a month for them. I was told about fountains b I bought one and they love it. .they get washed in their water bowl n would play in it too n it was causing constant messes .. now I buy one case of water a month n they now have a stainless steel fountain that they love. The filter n sponge catches all the hair n other stuff and refilling it constantly is so easy ... It's the best thing I've ever found..
You still have to clean a fountain just as often lmao the point of them is so your car is enticed to drink more water because they thing running water is fresher @@debbienikyniky
@@juniormondonos I recently bought separate water and food bowls for both my cats because at least one of them would get food in their water every day. Didn't change anything, still happens.
This video with such vital information should have a MILLION Likes. Why aren't people understanding or willing to do these sensible right things is mind boggling.
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I think a reasonable reason is they don't know. I mean how tf is everyone gonna assume too many toys would make a cat depressed? They don't exactly tell us
I’ve had several cats over my adult years. Almost all these issues I have just naturally adhered to. I get angry when I see ppl who can’t read their cats signals. I had one that wanted to be aggressive toward me. Ironically it was my last of the many I had. He would swipe at me scratch me and bite. I started wearing suede driving gloves at the times and places he did it. Then if he bit or scratched me I’d gently bop him on the forehead and say “you don’t bite your mommy.” Watching cats you will see the head bop is what cats will do to warn other cats. They usually do not extend their claws at first. This worked well. I also did J. Galaxy’s suggestion to slowly close my eyes and wait until the cat copies me. I did this over and over with an aggressive cat of one of my patients that would attack me while making the clients bed. Soon the cat was laying down next to me on the floor and playing with its toys and me. Cats give you so many signs when they are having different feelings.
Hey can you give me some suggestion please? My cat bites me so much at night even in my face. And she becomes too much hyper at night.. My sister is afraid of this behaviour of my cat and I also feel stressed when she acts like that.. What should I do? I'm a new cat owner so I'm asking for help from you
When she becomes crazy, me and my sister cannot help putting her in other room.. But then, she tries to come at our room again and again.. If we allow her to come, she starts biting us and running all over the room.. Sometimes, I feel so frustrated because of her behaviour
@@marlenelindsey7638 the best idea - also has a filter so water us clean, filtered constantly - and moving! Which cats prefer. I have one ib my bedroom and it gives off a gentle light at night too. Win win! 😼💕
I remember being about 10 years old when I saw a neighbor's young child (4-5 years) picking up a cat totally wrong. I went over and taught her to support kitty's butt and chest while picking up the cat. I'm not even sure how I knew, but I was so proud of myself and her for listening. 😂😂😂
I've never had my own cat, but for several years I lived in a rooming house with cats. One of them was very independent and, in fact, he seemed to believe that he was a human trapped in some unfortunate lifestyle where he had to eat cat food out of a bowl with cats, use a litter box that cats used, look other humans in their shins instead of in their eyes. When I first met him, he only allowed a couple of people to even touch him, and only his official human could pick him up. Well, it seemed to me that Mister Cat was missing out on some essential elements of life, so I simply wouldn't take "no" for an answer from him. To pick him up, I used what to me was common sense and the way I thought I would want to be picked up if I were a cat -- just as described in the video! At first, Mister Cat went rigid, but once he was up eye to eye with the rest of his "fellow humans", serious purring began. I walked around the house backward so he could see where we were going over my shoulder. From that moment forward, Mister Cat was the bestest buddy. He would come to my room to get me if he needed something and his official human wasn't around, because all he had to do was meow once and I understood what he was telling me about -- did he want to go outside, was the food dish empty, was the water dish empty, did he want to play, did he just want some company for a while, did he want me to pick him up and walk him backwards around the house again. If I had not instinctively known the correct way to lift a cat, I may have ruined any chance of experiencing such an enriching cross-species friendship, for both myself and for Mister Cat -- although if he could still be here today, he would probably wonder what I mean by "cross-species". 😉
It comes naturally i adopted a wild cat about 5-6 days ago and i feel like i know everything but I don't know but I just feel like it i know some things but i do😂
I’m not a cat person. Rescued dogs all my life; I’m 68. Somehow I’ve now got two young cats. Two totally different personalities. Ones a love bug, the other does not want me to initiate petting. One sleeps a lot, the other would rather play than sleep. One is smarter than hell, the other needs a helluva lot of coaxing to learn anything. This video is quite helpful. Thank you
Everyone on here with their "funny" cats videos need to see this. Too many people pick their grown cats up by the neck. I say something when I see it but usually just get yelled at by half the comments. I'll still do it in hopes that someone actually doesn't know it's harmful and stops.
Thanks for sharing this @Feline Fanatics. Being a Cat Lover 😻 I've had many Cats throughout my 58 years, and I was always blessed with such caring playful (Good Kitties) "that never bit me or scratched me or attack me." And most of them loved to be held and petted and groomed, too. My last Momma Cat loved being held like a "Baby," and she even allowed me to dress her up for "Halloween." I was always showing my Cats lots of Love and Affection, and I was always Playing with them, that they were always so "Frisky and Playful" even into their older years... And they always loved being wherever I was (that if I was outside doing gardening or planting things, they would hang around me and jump into the freshly dugged dirt hole, and one of them loved sitting in my planter pots "killing off my plants." But I didn't scold her... And my Cats loved taking "Daily & Nightly Walks" with me (that my Neighbors had asked me how I trained my Cats to take Walks with Me) but I told them: "I didn't train them, they just love to be wherever I'm at... My last "Momma Cat" was so protective of Me, that if another Cat from our street walked into my yard, my "Momma Cat" would chase them away... But she was such a caring Kitty "that if another Male Cat pooped in my yard (and you know how most Tom Cats won't cover up their business to leave his scent behind to mark his territory), but my "Momma Cat," would always go over and cover up that Tom Cat's poop pile... 😸 "Hee-Hee." But I loved how my silly playful Cats would always inspect and check out what I was doing (especially, whenever I was outside putting out "Holiday Decorations," and my silly playful Cats would always have to rub up against all my outdoor decorations, to let me know that my "Holiday Decorations" passed their approval "but I know my Cats were rubbing their scent on things, too." 😸 "Hee-Hee." But it was too cute how my silly playful Cats would even jump up on the house roof "to play with my "Christmas Snowflake Icicle Lights," while I was trying to hang them up on the roof... I so miss all my beloved Cats (who are all up in "Kitty Heaven"). But someday I'll get me another Cat or two... 🐱🐱
I never forced my cat to cuddle with me. Whenever she wanted to leave, I let her go. Now I have a velcro cat. She jumps up on my lap and stays there as long as I let her. She follows me around the house a lot too. Preferring to be in same room I'm in. 😊
Excellent video. This should be given to anyone adopting a cat 🐈⬛!!! So many people mistreat cats because they haven’t learned about them. Cats are so special and such a pleasure to share space with. Unlike dogs, you have to earn a cat’s affection and love. You hurt them……they don’t forget. 😿 I Have 4 and I love them all and they love me ❤❤❤❤❤❤
This is something that new cat owners need to listen to, but I leave food out for my cats constantly, but if I ever see that they're getting fat that will stop. My cats hardly ever meow to me, they talk to me in Cat talk, the best I can describe it is chirping. Love on your Cat and your Cat will love you. And yes, do not, I repeat, do not rough play with your Kitty, because you will regret it, this is one reason why men hate Cats, they want to get rough with them, and then wind up with the cat whooping their ass.
NO NO NO. Free feeding is so bad and not just cuz they can get fat. Cats aren’t grazing animals, at least get a timed auto feeder since you use dry food plz.
My neighbor played rough with his kitten, basically mishandling her. Now, when he wants someone to cat sit, she plays aggressively, and this makes them want to avoid her.
@@christinacavender7147 ok. Idk either Christina. All we can do is the next right thing. If your into caregiving of people or helping challenged pets stigma is a real bear so I hope you keep sending the right message; of encouragement and breaking barriers of misinformation. We're all unique but cosmically united. Stay well. Cheers!
I totally agree with you! When my cat was alive, when I left the house, I left a light for him. But, a Russian "friend" who is overly conceited laughed at me, because she believed that cats could see everything in the darkness. She's so stupid. Cats can see things in a dim environment better than humans, but this doesn't mean that they don't need any light!
I miss my cat she just passed away. She would sleep in bed with me every night. My sister adopted her when she was a baby and I ended up keeping her for her whole life. I want to adopt a new kitty but my parents moved in to my house while they are getting their home remodeled and so I have to wait till they move back out. When they do I am going to the shelter to adopt a new kitty.
Did you get your kitty yet? My girl of 15 years passed away and I was broken. Have you considered adopting an older cat? I've adopted an 11 year old girl, it's not easy but hardly anyone wants a cat who is not a kitten and older cats are euthanased, it's horrible.
@@amethystfeathers7324 no i just got to wait till my parents move into their new house but yeah the reason i wanted a kitty this time is cuz the only two times ive had cats ive just adopted adult ones ive randomly come across. I just kinda want a baby this time that would last like many many years. Also never had a small kitty before.
Thank you! I had a cat that I loved ❤ her so much! She would put one paw on each of each my shoulders, then would put her head and give me a nudge. She would pure while doing me the whole time. I would give her a little nuge back when she did this, a little Love Nudge ❤
Thank you for this excellent video ! 😺 You cover so much I think it's possibly the best one I've seen. The clips of different kitties are wonderful, they're all unique and beautiful!😽
Thank you so much for the kind words! 😺 I'm thrilled you enjoyed the video and found it helpful. Those kitties sure know how to steal the show with their unique charm! 😽❤
We are looking after a friend's cat at present and he came to us in a really stressed condition. Regularising his feeding etc has made an immense difference, but he still attacks your leg, claws and biting when you walk away. We keep trying. !! 😾🐱
15: I have found that, with patience, building trust, and a bond, my cats LOVE being held like a baby, they relax, love being scratched around the face and ears....they feel secure and happy.
Yeah not all these points are accurate - certainly not for every cat. I totally agree on that one, my last cat loved to be cradled for a few minutes at a time. She also loved to have her face pet, to the point I could just mooshface her and she'd be eating it up. Silly thing. I miss her so much. 💔
I literally leave nightlights on and even cartoons on all day so they don't have to focus on every little sound ♡ I hold my cats in the most loving way. I hold them securely with my hand under their hind paws.. I think. Now I have to check. All I know is its proper, holding their butt. Im a good cat mom.. I have learned some through all the videos I watch but it mainly gives me a pat on the back because im already doing everything naturally correctly ♡ I didn't always though. I only had one cat, one litter box for 8 years. My daughter brought a tiny kitten home and the 2 did share a litter box, no problem.. I clean it every day, often twice. My cats do not mind. I now have 7 cats. 4 were from an abandoned litter under my shed of the house we just moved into. One is a disabled kitten we rescued. We have 3 litter boxes, 7 cats. I know its not enough but they only really use 2 out of 3. I am still going to get more. Im actually looking now.
You sound like an amazing cat mom! 😻 Leaving nightlights and cartoons on is such a sweet idea to keep them comfy. Holding them securely with a hand under their hind paws is perfect. 😊 And wow, seven cats! You're doing a fantastic job managing all of them, especially with the litter boxes. Adding more sounds like a good plan, but it’s clear you’re already doing a great job. ❤️🐾
AGREED! Especially, STOP being lazy, using lasers (which irreparably damage all retinas). Animals are observably Frustrated. ALL ARE COMMON MISTAKES of longtime cat lovers, owners and health professionals!
@@Sharon-f3jI only recently learned about it, but at the same time she could have been in the upstairs sound asleep and I had had those in a drawer and if I touched it or picked it up to move it I would turn around and she would be right beside me meowing ready to go at it, and she only seemed annoyed when the battery would die.
Laser is frustrating for cats as they can never actually catch the light..they are highly intelligent animals they need mental ans physical stimulus.. failing to catch or touch the light frustrates them... small paper balls are more entertaining for them .. they can touch them .. play around with them like a soccer player
It's also really important to know that every cat can have a more unique personality then just how playful they are, some "deeper" things than changing toys often (like even some instincts) can be the exact opposite for your cat
I agree. My current cat doesn't do most of the things my previous cats did. She doesn't like climbing up high, or getting in boxes and bags, or getting on the bed while the sheets are being changed. She meets me at the door and rolls over. We joke that she was a dog in a previous life. 😂 Cats are each very distinct personalities, and if we pay close attention we can figure out their preferences. She's a great pet though, and I wouldn't trade our relationship for the world!
I Have 3 Indoor Kitties Myself 😻😻😻‼️ And Their Name's Are Blizzard Rosie And Coco Kitty! I Love My Precious Little Kitties To Bit's BIG-TIME!!! We Are Very Playful And Affectionate With Each Other! Shalom And Amen!✝️✝️🛐🛐😇🌟🤗🙏🙏🙏🇨🇦🇮🇱♾️🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🗽🦅❤❤❤‼️
I had a cat that would jump on the bed and get a pretty hard massage every night. If it was too much, she could have got away and jumped off the bed. But this kitty enjoyed it so much. She asked for that massage every night before I would fall asleep. She was my favorite little buddy. Acted more like a dog that a cat! ❤
So happy this is on here to teach people. 🙏 I’ve had animals all my life and respect and proper love and care comes naturally to me for our beautiful fur babies. ❤ Every one should think the same way before taking on an animal. Thanks again xxx
Cats also prefer their food and water be separated, as they are in the wild. And they love to find a glass of water somewhere they aren't expecting it. ❤
5:37 I am really happy that you included this part about hownto pick up and not to use the scruff of there neck!! I see people do that and I always cringe at it. I barked at my sister for picking up my cat like that. I feel like my kitty isn't happy enough. So I plan to deploy some of these points.
I believe that for most indoor cats (who stay at home alone while their parents work), are much happier and healthier overall with a companion, another cat or dog staying at home also. They communicate with each other, they discuss what's going on in the home and they get to share life's experiences while their parents are away. I believe this is even more true for dogs, particularly certain breeds such as poodles. . Ideally, your pets will be young, under 4 years of age or so, when they meet, where they are more likely to be open-minded and wanting to make friends. But I believe older dogs and cats can also adapt somewhat as long as long as the older pet is not sickly or in pain. You can separate the two sometimes and separate rooms if you're older pet gets fed up with the friskiness and energy of the younger pet. Individual personalities play into this too.
It all depends on the cat. Years ago I had one that seemed perfectly happy by herself. We got her a friend and tried to introduce them carefully but they never really got along. I have 2 now and their litter mates - both girls. They more or less get along but there are territory fights. Even amongst siblings who've been together their whole life. I've known pairs that are inseparable. And singles that seem to just pine away for their humans. Just saying, it all depends on the cat.
Id say most of this is accurate and great info! Exept my baby Ghost loves belly/chest rubs and nearly falls asleep when I hold him like a baby. He flops an arm out, shuts his eyes, and purrs and purrs. He flops over for me to rub his chest when its bed time too ❤
The first time I saw someone use a laser pointer with a cat - it was cute at first, and the cat seemed to be having fun - but a very short time into it, I started to perceive it as "teasing" - and I could tell the cat thought so too. She just suddenly stopped and walked into a corner and started agitatedly cleaning her paws with her back to us. I said, "Oh, she's getting frustrated!" and my friend stopped and looked at me and realized it was true. There was no possible follow-through for the cat. She put the laser pointer away and only used it occasionally after that. Pointing it at a toy for the cat to pounce on is a great idea! But, personally, I won't use one at all. It's a game the cat can never win.
Hope this isn't a repeat, but my comment disappeared. The laser pointer was a HUGE fail with one of my 6-yr old boy cats. It just took him moments to see the pointer in my hand, and it was all he would look at. And I was even ready to set up a treat for the end of the play session.
Yea, my older male does really play, doesn't like lasers especially. My younger male,he will play w ANYTHING!! But he gets bored VERY easily!@@marykayhiggins8434
My kitty name is Greece. He is a orange cat.I love your video's they are so useful they help me understood Greece without your video's he would have died for bieng misunderstood
Aww, Greece sounds like such a special kitty! 🧡 I'm so glad the videos have helped you understand him better. Thanks for sharing and for your kind words! 😊🐾
I literally just saw a thread on Facebook and people were arguing the fact that their cats did understand punishment like this One girl admitted that she spanked her cat when it ran across the highway nd I said your cat absolutely does not know. I mean maybe if you catch it in that very second but not even ten seconds later. You cannot control cats. You can keep them indoors.
@@Jamie-y8e haha cats are the best. I want a maine coon so bad ♡ One of my cats gets highly jealous. Always has since she was a kitten. She glares at me if I dont feed her first, pet her first.
Nice video have had indoor/ outdoors cats for years let your cats be happy. I talk to them using same phrases to communicate they react appropriately 90% of the time. 😊
It’s hard to believe some (ignorant) people do any of these things. They are not in tune with their beautiful companion. This is just intuitive - most of it anyway and all of it to me. So relieved to learn I do none of these. Upsets me to see when people who know no better do some of these things. Great video :)
My cat loves the shallow clam shell bowl I use for his water. He can lap from the edge and so it gives him a good idea where the water is in relation to his face.
My cats are a year and a half old. They love the laser pointer to the point that one of them pick it up so we can play. They know I'm controlling the laser but still love chasing it. Till they get bored.
To be honest, I haven’t followed these rules the best, but I’m going to take better care of my cat. She deserves it. Also, the petting to hard thing makes sense, but my cat is often aggressive about rubbing her face on my hands. She presses really hard sometimes. Also, I know a lot of cats are very independent, but mine has to be around me constantly other than when she’s sleeping. She lays on my desk when I’m working or tries to share my office chair with me. When I sit or lay on my bed, she gets up and move right next to me. I usually wake up with her on top of me. I guess the point is not to force them to do anything. I never force her to be next to me. Sometimes she’s a little too clingy, but I really can’t complain. Anyway, great video. Thank you
I feed my cats at any time they want to eat, and that's pretty often, but since they feed from the same plate, it's really small meals each time. However, twice a day, they get some roast chicken, cat treats, sticks, and biscuits. They know once I've had my morning coffee and go into the bedroom to get dressed, its treat time. They are sitting waiting for me outside the door. When 5 pm. comes around, they will get restless, and if I'm not aware of the time, they will tap me with their paws because its treat time again
They are greedy, spoilt narcissistic freaks. The more you feed the more they will eat..as a good vet, stop feeding loads different things, they will have you wrapped around their fingers..stick. To 1 type food.dry kibble best & feed -1-2 times a day
5-6 small meals throughout the day is actually better than two large meals (especially for neutered males.) it encourages them to urinate more often which reduces the likelihood of crystals in their urine/UTI's.
I don't think it's addressed, but given how sensitive cats are to noise, they probably prefer quiet over loud music, etc. Some people always turn on a tv or radio when they leave home to keep them company, which might actually be torture to the cat.
my friends blast their TV and music at full volume and I can see the shift in their cats body language each time. then they leave the room and my friends are all 'where did they go?? why are they hiding?'
I agree that this video is genius! Please tell all your feline parents and friends to watch!! I am particularly sensitive as I lost two out of three of my cats in as many months!! I am sooo affectionate, but from now on I will pay attention to the detailed cat sensitivities discussed on this video. Thanks for showing us how to be wonderful cat-attuned parents!
Very good video! One thing, though, it's fairly common for a cat's eyes to dilate while playing or to swish their tail around during play time. So that's not necessarily a bad sign during play time, but if you're using your hands to play with your cat, you might end up with scratches if you're not reading your cat's emotions correctly. If your cat scratches or bites you during play time, disengage immediately and simply ignore your cat for a few minutes so that they learn that behavior isn't acceptable.
To me a swishing tale has always been a warning sign that I should stop petting the cat and leave he or she alone at that time. I respect the warning sign and don't wait for hissing, swatting to scratch or snapping.
The tip about the laser pointer and leading them to where you've left the cat a prize for their natural effort to hunt and eat.I love it! Kitty will too!!❤ Thank you! All great tips!! Appreciated!!🎉
The rule for litter boxes is one per cat plus 1 extra. Cleaning is simple first thing in the morning I make the rounds and it takes no more than a few minutes. As needed during the day if I walk past and see it has been used and at night before retiring. All waste put in one of those cheap plastic bags 100 per box for food&bread twist ties. Easy disposal. No smelly boxes and no odors that have to be covered with air fresheners.
Same here. Works great. Plus if i am going to be gone for more than a couple days i put out extra boxes, and have a friend come by and check the food and clean the boxes.
1:56 I was once feeding my neighborhood street cats and dogs, and there was an electricity outage. When the lights came back, I found out a cat was hit by a passing car while the lights were out when she was trying to cross the street to my side 😢. Lesson is, pause the feeding if the lights went out for some time...
I've said this b4 n I'm gonna say it again!.. It takes so many of us way too long to understand/realize/learn what u innately kno! To the point where u have a bunch of us, who are twice ur age, learning from u! I find it so interesting, how mature but immature, intelligent (far from "nerdy"), gorgeous n confident but down to earth n not conceited, n more! I'm not a stalker or anything like that, I promise! Lol! I've never been a hater w/my fellow women.. God bless u n urs! 🤍
Excellent video full of crucial factors to enhance the well being, physically AND emotionally. I wished I could share this via Facebook as well?? Sadly this wasn't an option.......
I have a ragdoll and ragamuffin they’re always laying on their backs and love their belly touched, it’s funny because I had the best orange tabby for years who was very much like a dog, but he didn’t like his belly rubbed, these two, love it. Think it’s something with the breed.
thankyou SO much for talking about the laser toys - i wish they would get rid of them. my father played with his cat and would wear her out - he thought it was funny that she would jump way up the wall to not get anything. She had a heart attack when she was only 5 years old. I hate the things.
thank you for sharing! I feel terrible after the fact, I didnt know i had such terrible parenting skills. No more!. Thankd goodness i dont have kids, LOL!
I've been a Registered Veterinary Technician for 53 years. I must tell you, this is probably the best video on cats on the internet!! There was not one detail I could argue against. You were precise on what not to do, and explained why very clearly so that even new cat owners would understand. I have to give you a big five (10) Paws up for this!! 🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾
BLACK VETS MATTER.
We need more Black veterinarians.
To ensure our cats and other pets aren't abused or mistreated.
My Vet told me it was okay to pick up my tuxedo cat by the scruff of the neck because she refuses to let anyone pick her up normally. She was a homeless kitten that I found in my backyard. I gave her a forever home & got her fixed when she was old enough. She is very loveable, but SHE WILL NOT LET YOU PICK HER UP! I don't have to pick her up by the scruff of the neck very often, but when I do, it comes in handy!
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Sorry i did'ent finish just saying thank you.😻👍👏
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I learned as a teenager that trapping cats against their wishes, even just to express affection, is the best way to ensure that they hate snuggling. When I got older, I made a point of always allowing my cat to leave when it wanted, and have thus consistently found that cats that know they can leave whenever they wish like to snuggle the most, and are least likely to want to leave.
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@@Iamliterallythatgirl Bringing gender into it and making it creepy? Very insulting and not cool.
Wow. That's some terrible projection, you've got going on, with your comment. :(
@@harmoneebliss777 Are you referring to me? I'd appreciate clarification.
22: laser pointers
21: not spreading territory
20: darkness
19: a lot of toys
18: hunt eat sleep cycle
17: how do you pick up your cat
16: Making vulnerable when eating
15: hurting their most sensible part (whiskers)
14: force
13: what we see as punishment our cats see as aggreasion
12: their water
11: rough play
10: essential oils
9: the amount of litter boxes
8: messing with their sleep
7: what dishes do you feed your cats in
6: how often do you clean the litter box
5: a lap cat
4: mixed signals
3: vertical space
2: social akwardness
1: the biggest mistake: not respecting their nature
thank you so much
Thank you
I was a great cat parent. I had them til they were old. So sweet,I miss all of them! I had 4 ! 🐱🐾🐾
If you use laser toy be sure to reward them with a treat or toy.
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As a vet tech for 30 years, this is excellent information that I wish every cat parent would know!
Thank you .
So true
animals are not children
@@Nudhul but most children behave like animals
now if vets behaved like actural doctor rather than money grabbing machines........we would be prone to care more about what those working for them claim.
This was very helpful! Thank you. I recently got adopted by a cat and I wasn’t prepared. She taught me to buy food, get a litterbox and don’t play to rough. It’s quite a beautiful challenge but as we fell in love at first sight, I wanted to make it work. This really helps.
Enjoy the world of Cats ❤ 🐾🐾
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We had a 1950's night light. A single LED bulb (smaller than a pea). One night there were no stars and the moon wasn't up. Hubby reached over and took the night light out of the outlet. I told him he had to put it back in because cats can't see in total darkness they need some light for their eyes to magnify it. He said no they can see just fine. I told him no they can't. Just then there was a THUNK!!!! My cat was walking from the bed to the window sill and fell to the floor. I said " I TOLD YOU SO!!" Only three times in my life time(I'm 65)has the been such PERFECT TIMING!!!!
lol that’s so funny. I’m glad you were immediately proven right
What were the other two?
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The Dunning-Kruegger Effect in full display.
It's true that cats can't see in total darkness, but it's actually quite difficult to get a room dark enough that a cat can't see, especially in the modern day. There are so many LEDs it's hard to cover them all. My bedroom in the basement of my house is all blacked out. I have black out curtains over black out blinds in the window, and I've gone around and taped over every LED light I can find. But still, if I wake up in the middle of the night, my eyes are adjusted to the dark to the point I can see quite well. I can't see a thing when I go to bed. But as you sleep your eyes adjust to the dark. There are just a couple of LED lights that put off so little light that I can't even find them unless I get up in the middle of the night. And if that's enough light for me to see when my eyes are well adjusted, it's plenty of light for a cat, who can see far better than me in the dark. I've never seen it get dark enough that my cats struggle to see.
The most intelligent and adorable creatures
This is an excellent video. As a cat owner for over for over 30 years, I have learned most of this already! But I am going to share, as everyone should know this. Huge paws up!
Veterinary medicine professional here- This is one of very few lists of these things that is precisely accurate and it lists common misconceptions that aren't talked about often enough like:
scruffing (this can and does often cause irreversible, tragic injury and it ends their lives, stop doing it),
spraying with water and expecting them to react as a human would,
forcing them to be held or kept somewhere even if you have good intentions.
Along with everything else listed in this video, these tips are all valuable and spot on.
Well done!
I got my cat a kitty water fountain and as soon as I turned it on kitty zoomed straight for it. I got plenty o cuddles later.
@@RobertWalker560587 so cute!
I use that too, came with a light on it, not sure how spring water got the filter dirty though
@TheSleepingonit They get it dirty by using it as a face cleaning source. After eating, you might see them going straight for the water bowl, not to drink (at first) but to wash off any remaining food bits. That's why most fountains have a filter pack on them, it catches these bits so they don't return to fresh water. You DO have to clean those fountains at a frequency that doesn't overload the filter.
They Don last long either
They LOVE that fresh water! They really love a fountain.
This was an Informative video ! Thank you. We need a similar video for dog owners ! The key thing I would say to dog owners is : WALK YOUR DOG !! OFTEN !! They become sad and lethargic when they don’t get to socialize and WALK ! I’ve seen SO MANY dog owners who never walk their dogs. There should be a law !
I have always made sure to clean out my cats' bowls and replace the water twice per week. After this video I will make sure to do it more often. I grew up with dogs but in my later years I have been adopted by several cats. I have 2 inside. One since she was a kitten and the other I took in from the street at about 10 yrs old. That one is my shadow and goes everywhere I do. I also have 3 ferals outside I take care of. They are getting braver by the day as now 2 of them will come in my door with I open it to go out and feed them. I am now a certified cat lady and love every minute of it.
Yes biofilm I change it twice a day. It has to be rubbed out just just dumped and filled up again
Changing water in bowls is usually done everyday.. Everyday is the norm and that's what we do for our cats and figus as well as the water we keep for the street kitties outside..
You are will protected. Dogs are protectors.so is cats
Amazing animals GIVEN to us by GOD THE FATHER AS OR HELP ERS
The best cats come as rescues, they are more willing to give love when they feel loved, and can become very loving, loyal and trusting. ❤ You are blessed!
I do the cleaning and replacing morning + evening, daily!
Interesting about the fresh water!!! I believe this goes for giving water for all your pets and children.
I think it's good to scrub that water bowl every day or two with a little bit of soap to remove that slimy feeling that you feel after the bowls been used for a couple of days.
It seems to build up super fast in hot weather 🤢yuk
Yup, get rid of the slime. Also change the water as soon as there are any food particles floating in the water.
It's much better to buy a fountain for them I have six and was constantly dumping out n cleaning n filling the water bowl all day long . I actually would buy 4-5 cases of water a month for them. I was told about fountains b I bought one and they love it. .they get washed in their water bowl n would play in it too n it was causing constant messes .. now I buy one case of water a month n they now have a stainless steel fountain that they love. The filter n sponge catches all the hair n other stuff and refilling it constantly is so easy ... It's the best thing I've ever found..
You still have to clean a fountain just as often lmao the point of them is so your car is enticed to drink more water because they thing running water is fresher @@debbienikyniky
@@juniormondonos I recently bought separate water and food bowls for both my cats because at least one of them would get food in their water every day. Didn't change anything, still happens.
This video with such vital information should have a MILLION Likes. Why aren't people understanding or willing to do these sensible right things is mind boggling.
I understand completely what you’re saying.
I was strict, dog person, or dog lady ☺️ my daughter, came home one day and handed me a female “Maine Coon “cat.
When we first got her, she was an angry, angry cat, attacking everyone and hiding under beds or any place she could find.
I knew nothing about cats ,though that’s not true. I had one cat before ,who ran away as, she passed me as I opened the door.
I didn’t know where
To start to help her find a place in our home.
I found out that there was,
After questioning ,other cats in her last home who abused her terribly.
I began searching to learn how we can give her a good, safe and kind and fair treatment in your home!
Netflicks has many wonderful videos
and Documentary’s!
Roku has movies on Cats and Dogs!
God Bless Social Media ❤
All social media is filled with more information than you can imagine ❤
I still check in where
I found my answers,as she is now a beautiful calm and very loving cat🥰💕
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I think a reasonable reason is they don't know.
I mean how tf is everyone gonna assume too many toys would make a cat depressed? They don't exactly tell us
I’ve had several cats over my adult years. Almost all these issues I have just naturally adhered to. I get angry when I see ppl who can’t read their cats signals. I had one that wanted to be aggressive toward me. Ironically it was my last of the many I had. He would swipe at me scratch me and bite. I started wearing suede driving gloves at the times and places he did it. Then if he bit or scratched me I’d gently bop him on the forehead and say “you don’t bite your mommy.” Watching cats you will see the head bop is what cats will do to warn other cats. They usually do not extend their claws at first. This worked well. I also did J. Galaxy’s suggestion to slowly close my eyes and wait until the cat copies me. I did this over and over with an aggressive cat of one of my patients that would attack me while making the clients bed. Soon the cat was laying down next to me on the floor and playing with its toys and me. Cats give you so many signs when they are having different feelings.
Hey can you give me some suggestion please? My cat bites me so much at night even in my face. And she becomes too much hyper at night.. My sister is afraid of this behaviour of my cat and I also feel stressed when she acts like that.. What should I do? I'm a new cat owner so I'm asking for help from you
When she becomes crazy, me and my sister cannot help putting her in other room.. But then, she tries to come at our room again and again.. If we allow her to come, she starts biting us and running all over the room.. Sometimes, I feel so frustrated because of her behaviour
It's probably just playtime for her, especially if she's quite young.
If you cannot read your cat's signals, instinctively, go and get a dog!
Change water every 2 days 😮😮😮😮 ???? NO !!!! I wash their bowls and put fresh water several times a day 😊😊😊😊
Love your channel ❤
Kitty fountain
My cat tells me when he wants fresh water. He stands by his water dish and looks at me. I always wash his water dish.
@@marlenelindsey7638 the best idea - also has a filter so water us clean, filtered constantly - and moving! Which cats prefer. I have one ib my bedroom and it gives off a gentle light at night too. Win win! 😼💕
absolutely- twice a day at least... more if anything gets into the water
How old was your cat(s) when you introduced them to the water fountain? Did you do anything special to entice them to use it? Any advice appreciated.
I remember being about 10 years old when I saw a neighbor's young child (4-5 years) picking up a cat totally wrong. I went over and taught her to support kitty's butt and chest while picking up the cat. I'm not even sure how I knew, but I was so proud of myself and her for listening. 😂😂😂
We always had cats for pets because my Dad just loved them. I can remember my Dad teaching/showing me how to pick up a cat as a young girl.
I've never had my own cat, but for several years I lived in a rooming house with cats. One of them was very independent and, in fact, he seemed to believe that he was a human trapped in some unfortunate lifestyle where he had to eat cat food out of a bowl with cats, use a litter box that cats used, look other humans in their shins instead of in their eyes. When I first met him, he only allowed a couple of people to even touch him, and only his official human could pick him up. Well, it seemed to me that Mister Cat was missing out on some essential elements of life, so I simply wouldn't take "no" for an answer from him. To pick him up, I used what to me was common sense and the way I thought I would want to be picked up if I were a cat -- just as described in the video! At first, Mister Cat went rigid, but once he was up eye to eye with the rest of his "fellow humans", serious purring began. I walked around the house backward so he could see where we were going over my shoulder.
From that moment forward, Mister Cat was the bestest buddy. He would come to my room to get me if he needed something and his official human wasn't around, because all he had to do was meow once and I understood what he was telling me about -- did he want to go outside, was the food dish empty, was the water dish empty, did he want to play, did he just want some company for a while, did he want me to pick him up and walk him backwards around the house again.
If I had not instinctively known the correct way to lift a cat, I may have ruined any chance of experiencing such an enriching cross-species friendship, for both myself and for Mister Cat -- although if he could still be here today, he would probably wonder what I mean by "cross-species". 😉
It comes naturally i adopted a wild cat about 5-6 days ago and i feel like i know everything but I don't know but I just feel like it i know some things but i do😂
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I’m not a cat person. Rescued dogs all my life; I’m 68.
Somehow I’ve now got two young cats. Two totally different personalities. Ones a love bug, the other does not want me to initiate petting. One sleeps a lot, the other would rather play than sleep. One is smarter than hell, the other needs a helluva lot of coaxing to learn anything.
This video is quite helpful.
Thank you
Everyone on here with their "funny" cats videos need to see this. Too many people pick their grown cats up by the neck. I say something when I see it but usually just get yelled at by half the comments. I'll still do it in hopes that someone actually doesn't know it's harmful and stops.
Change water every day if possible they dribble spit when they drink and it’s snotty like in the bottom!
Yes! I change my feline water dishes first thing in the a. m. & Right b4 bed and I add 2 drops acc every time.
I’m so proud of myself for knowing most of these already! I sometimes feel like a bad cat mom but I see now that I’m not half bad.
Thanks for sharing this @Feline Fanatics. Being a Cat Lover 😻 I've had many Cats throughout my 58 years, and I was always blessed with such caring playful (Good Kitties) "that never bit me or scratched me or attack me." And most of them loved to be held and petted and groomed, too. My last Momma Cat loved being held like a "Baby," and she even allowed me to dress her up for "Halloween." I was always showing my Cats lots of Love and Affection, and I was always Playing with them, that they were always so "Frisky and Playful" even into their older years... And they always loved being wherever I was (that if I was outside doing gardening or planting things, they would hang around me and jump into the freshly dugged dirt hole, and one of them loved sitting in my planter pots "killing off my plants." But I didn't scold her... And my Cats loved taking "Daily & Nightly Walks" with me (that my Neighbors had asked me how I trained my Cats to take Walks with Me) but I told them: "I didn't train them, they just love to be wherever I'm at... My last "Momma Cat" was so protective of Me, that if another Cat from our street walked into my yard, my "Momma Cat" would chase them away... But she was such a caring Kitty "that if another Male Cat pooped in my yard (and you know how most Tom Cats won't cover up their business to leave his scent behind to mark his territory), but my "Momma Cat," would always go over and cover up that Tom Cat's poop pile... 😸 "Hee-Hee." But I loved how my silly playful Cats would always inspect and check out what I was doing (especially, whenever I was outside putting out "Holiday Decorations," and my silly playful Cats would always have to rub up against all my outdoor decorations, to let me know that my "Holiday Decorations" passed their approval "but I know my Cats were rubbing their scent on things, too." 😸 "Hee-Hee." But it was too cute how my silly playful Cats would even jump up on the house roof "to play with my "Christmas Snowflake Icicle Lights," while I was trying to hang them up on the roof... I so miss all my beloved Cats (who are all up in "Kitty Heaven"). But someday I'll get me another Cat or two... 🐱🐱
I never forced my cat to cuddle with me. Whenever she wanted to leave, I let her go. Now I have a velcro cat. She jumps up on my lap and stays there as long as I let her. She follows me around the house a lot too. Preferring to be in same room I'm in. 😊
That's funny. The vet I used to work for had a client with a cat named Velcro, because he stuck to her so. 😅
Great channel. I have six cats myself, they're all related and live inside. It's such a joy to have them in my life.
All GREAT tips for owning a healthy well adjusted kitty. Thanks for the lessons!
Excellent video. This should be given to anyone adopting a cat 🐈⬛!!! So many people mistreat cats because they haven’t learned about them. Cats are so special and such a pleasure to share space with. Unlike dogs, you have to earn a cat’s affection and love. You hurt them……they don’t forget. 😿 I Have 4 and I love them all and they love me ❤❤❤❤❤❤
This is something that new cat owners need to listen to, but I leave food out for my cats constantly, but if I ever see that they're getting fat that will stop. My cats hardly ever meow to me, they talk to me in Cat talk, the best I can describe it is chirping. Love on your Cat and your Cat will love you. And yes, do not, I repeat, do not rough play with your Kitty, because you will regret it, this is one reason why men hate Cats, they want to get rough with them, and then wind up with the cat whooping their ass.
NO NO NO. Free feeding is so bad and not just cuz they can get fat. Cats aren’t grazing animals, at least get a timed auto feeder since you use dry food plz.
My neighbor played rough with his kitten, basically mishandling her. Now, when he wants someone to cat sit, she plays aggressively, and this makes them want to avoid her.
@@icuabc1235 you should not wait until your cat gets fat to learn you need to feed him or her less. Common sense
@@jimmirow do do do do do do do do do I don’t care what you’re saying I didn’t even read it
@@christinacavender7147 ok. Idk either Christina. All we can do is the next right thing. If your into caregiving of people or helping challenged pets stigma is a real bear so I hope you keep sending the right message; of encouragement and breaking barriers of misinformation. We're all unique but cosmically united. Stay well. Cheers!
Genuinely pleasantly surprised to find all the info here correct and well explained for those new to feline care.
I totally agree with you!
When my cat was alive, when I left the house, I left a light for him. But, a Russian "friend" who is overly conceited laughed at me, because she believed that cats could see everything in the darkness. She's so stupid.
Cats can see things in a dim environment better than humans, but this doesn't mean that they don't need any light!
I miss my cat she just passed away. She would sleep in bed with me every night. My sister adopted her when she was a baby and I ended up keeping her for her whole life. I want to adopt a new kitty but my parents moved in to my house while they are getting their home remodeled and so I have to wait till they move back out. When they do I am going to the shelter to adopt a new kitty.
Oh no. I hope you get over it okay...
Condoleances for your sweet cat. I hope you will find a new furry friend as soon as possible
And your parents should not be in the way to get a new cat. Tell them to stay in the other room is they don't like your new kitten
Did you get your kitty yet? My girl of 15 years passed away and I was broken. Have you considered adopting an older cat? I've adopted an 11 year old girl, it's not easy but hardly anyone wants a cat who is not a kitten and older cats are euthanased, it's horrible.
@@amethystfeathers7324 no i just got to wait till my parents move into their new house but yeah the reason i wanted a kitty this time is cuz the only two times ive had cats ive just adopted adult ones ive randomly come across. I just kinda want a baby this time that would last like many many years. Also never had a small kitty before.
I'm a lucky cat mom. I have a cat that absolutely loves being cradled and getting gentle belly rubs
Thank you!
I had a cat that I loved ❤ her so much! She would put one paw on each of each my shoulders, then would put her head and give me a nudge. She would pure while doing me the whole time. I would give her a little nuge back when she did this,
a little Love Nudge ❤
Thank you for this excellent video ! 😺 You cover so much I think it's possibly the best one I've seen. The clips of different kitties are wonderful, they're all unique and beautiful!😽
Thank you so much for the kind words! 😺 I'm thrilled you enjoyed the video and found it helpful. Those kitties sure know how to steal the show with their unique charm! 😽❤
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Thank you you’re the first person. I’ve heard that says the truth about those laser pointers.
We are looking after a friend's cat at present and he came to us in a really stressed condition. Regularising his feeding etc has made an immense difference, but he still attacks your leg, claws and biting when you walk away. We keep trying. !! 😾🐱
15: I have found that, with patience, building trust, and a bond, my cats LOVE being held like a baby, they relax, love being scratched around the face and ears....they feel secure and happy.
Yeah not all these points are accurate - certainly not for every cat. I totally agree on that one, my last cat loved to be cradled for a few minutes at a time. She also loved to have her face pet, to the point I could just mooshface her and she'd be eating it up. Silly thing. I miss her so much. 💔
I literally leave nightlights on and even cartoons on all day so they don't have to focus on every little sound ♡ I hold my cats in the most loving way. I hold them securely with my hand under their hind paws.. I think. Now I have to check. All I know is its proper, holding their butt. Im a good cat mom.. I have learned some through all the videos I watch but it mainly gives me a pat on the back because im already doing everything naturally correctly ♡ I didn't always though. I only had one cat, one litter box for 8 years. My daughter brought a tiny kitten home and the 2 did share a litter box, no problem.. I clean it every day, often twice. My cats do not mind. I now have 7 cats. 4 were from an abandoned litter under my shed of the house we just moved into. One is a disabled kitten we rescued. We have 3 litter boxes, 7 cats. I know its not enough but they only really use 2 out of 3. I am still going to get more. Im actually looking now.
You sound like an amazing cat mom! 😻 Leaving nightlights and cartoons on is such a sweet idea to keep them comfy. Holding them securely with a hand under their hind paws is perfect. 😊 And wow, seven cats! You're doing a fantastic job managing all of them, especially with the litter boxes. Adding more sounds like a good plan, but it’s clear you’re already doing a great job. ❤️🐾
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Your a good Kitty person 🤟😃🤟🇺🇲
If you have Wi-Fi and you have a Wi-Fi TV you can go to RUclips and play some Cat TV for them
Thank you my cats are everything to me
AGREED! Especially, STOP being lazy, using lasers (which irreparably damage all retinas). Animals are observably Frustrated. ALL ARE COMMON MISTAKES of longtime cat lovers, owners and health professionals!
Thank you for letting me know about lasers i don't have one now but i have in the past.
@@Sharon-f3jI only recently learned about it, but at the same time she could have been in the upstairs sound asleep and I had had those in a drawer and if I touched it or picked it up to move it I would turn around and she would be right beside me meowing ready to go at it, and she only seemed annoyed when the battery would die.
Their eyes will be fine if you don't point it at them
Laser is frustrating for cats as they can never actually catch the light..they are highly intelligent animals they need mental ans physical stimulus.. failing to catch or touch the light frustrates them... small paper balls are more entertaining for them .. they can touch them .. play around with them like a soccer player
It's also really important to know that every cat can have a more unique personality then just how playful they are, some "deeper" things than changing toys often (like even some instincts) can be the exact opposite for your cat
I agree. My current cat doesn't do most of the things my previous cats did. She doesn't like climbing up high, or getting in boxes and bags, or getting on the bed while the sheets are being changed. She meets me at the door and rolls over. We joke that she was a dog in a previous life. 😂 Cats are each very distinct personalities, and if we pay close attention we can figure out their preferences. She's a great pet though, and I wouldn't trade our relationship for the world!
I love my cats to bits. ❤
I Have 3 Indoor Kitties Myself 😻😻😻‼️ And Their Name's Are Blizzard Rosie And Coco Kitty! I Love My Precious Little Kitties To Bit's BIG-TIME!!! We Are Very Playful And Affectionate With Each Other! Shalom And Amen!✝️✝️🛐🛐😇🌟🤗🙏🙏🙏🇨🇦🇮🇱♾️🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🗽🦅❤❤❤‼️
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I had a cat that would jump on the bed and get a pretty hard massage every night.
If it was too much, she could have got away and jumped off the bed. But this kitty enjoyed it so much. She asked for that massage every night before I would fall asleep.
She was my favorite little buddy. Acted more like a dog that a cat! ❤
02:04 Dear god that is the exact expression i see when I wake up in the dead of the night with one of my cats on my chest looking at me..
So happy this is on here to teach people. 🙏 I’ve had animals all my life and respect and proper love and care comes naturally to me for our beautiful fur babies. ❤ Every one should think the same way before taking on an animal. Thanks again xxx
"Cats are fiercely independent"
Please tell that to my cat.
Ditto 😂
Absolutely
oh I bet your cat already knows but just chooses to let you believe what you believe so it doesn't have to do sh*t. XD
Cats also prefer their food and water be separated, as they are in the wild. And they love to find a glass of water somewhere they aren't expecting it. ❤
Very useful tips.thanks for sharing
This is a fantastic video. Highly recommend for beginning cat owners.
I love the fact that the narrator used the term "cat parent" and not the words "owner" ❤.
@ravipeiris4388 We know who owns who. I have 8 rescue cats and it's like running a nursery school!
Stop infantilizing cats and treating them as little humans. You're not respecting Rule #1. You're not its parent, you're its owner. Period.
@@BouitazDogs have owners, cats have staff. Fact.
It's stupid
I also like the term "cat guardian" per Jackson Galaxy.
5:37 I am really happy that you included this part about hownto pick up and not to use the scruff of there neck!! I see people do that and I always cringe at it. I barked at my sister for picking up my cat like that. I feel like my kitty isn't happy enough. So I plan to deploy some of these points.
Glass bowls are best. I also use elevated bowls
This will help me to take care of my cat in a better way, thank you!
I believe that for most indoor cats (who stay at home alone while their parents work), are much happier and healthier overall with a companion, another cat or dog staying at home also. They communicate with each other, they discuss what's going on in the home and they get to share life's experiences while their parents are away. I believe this is even more true for dogs, particularly certain breeds such as poodles.
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Ideally, your pets will be young, under 4 years of age or so, when they meet, where they are more likely to be open-minded and wanting to make friends.
But I believe older dogs and cats can also adapt somewhat as long as long as the older pet is not sickly or in pain. You can separate the two sometimes and separate rooms if you're older pet gets fed up with the friskiness and energy of the younger pet. Individual personalities play into this too.
I agree i've always had two cats. They need to know they're not alone.
It all depends on the cat. Years ago I had one that seemed perfectly happy by herself. We got her a friend and tried to introduce them carefully but they never really got along. I have 2 now and their litter mates - both girls. They more or less get along but there are territory fights. Even amongst siblings who've been together their whole life. I've known pairs that are inseparable. And singles that seem to just pine away for their humans. Just saying, it all depends on the cat.
This is excellent information. It makes perfect sense. Thank you.
This is the best cat video I've seen online.
Id say most of this is accurate and great info!
Exept my baby Ghost loves belly/chest rubs and nearly falls asleep when I hold him like a baby. He flops an arm out, shuts his eyes, and purrs and purrs. He flops over for me to rub his chest when its bed time too ❤
The first time I saw someone use a laser pointer with a cat - it was cute at first, and the cat seemed to be having fun - but a very short time into it, I started to perceive it as "teasing" - and I could tell the cat thought so too. She just suddenly stopped and walked into a corner and started agitatedly cleaning her paws with her back to us. I said, "Oh, she's getting frustrated!" and my friend stopped and looked at me and realized it was true. There was no possible follow-through for the cat. She put the laser pointer away and only used it occasionally after that. Pointing it at a toy for the cat to pounce on is a great idea! But, personally, I won't use one at all. It's a game the cat can never win.
Hope this isn't a repeat, but my comment disappeared. The laser pointer was a HUGE fail with one of my 6-yr old boy cats. It just took him moments to see the pointer in my hand, and it was all he would look at. And I was even ready to set up a treat for the end of the play session.
Yea, my older male does really play, doesn't like lasers especially. My younger male,he will play w ANYTHING!! But he gets bored VERY easily!@@marykayhiggins8434
Good advice: good vocal delivery too, very welcome in documentaries. Compliments for excellence!
Thank you so much for such important info. I’ve had cats for 10 years now and it’s good to know what I’ve been doing wrong.
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I love kitties SO MUCH.
I just cannot get enough!
My kitty name is Greece. He is a orange cat.I love your video's they are so useful they help me understood Greece without your video's he would have died for bieng misunderstood
Aww, Greece sounds like such a special kitty! 🧡 I'm so glad the videos have helped you understand him better. Thanks for sharing and for your kind words! 😊🐾
I literally just saw a thread on Facebook and people were arguing the fact that their cats did understand punishment like this One girl admitted that she spanked her cat when it ran across the highway nd I said your cat absolutely does not know. I mean maybe if you catch it in that very second but not even ten seconds later. You cannot control cats. You can keep them indoors.
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You're spot on. No spanking ever. I literally had to suck up to Scooby my Maine Coon after looking at him wrong....😂😂😂not kidding
@@Jamie-y8e haha cats are the best. I want a maine coon so bad ♡ One of my cats gets highly jealous. Always has since she was a kitten. She glares at me if I dont feed her first, pet her first.
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No , we cat owners believe you. We've all been there!
Nice video have had indoor/ outdoors cats for years let your cats be happy.
I talk to them using same phrases to communicate they react appropriately 90% of the time. 😊
It’s hard to believe some (ignorant) people do any of these things. They are not in tune with their beautiful companion. This is just intuitive - most of it anyway and all of it to me. So relieved to learn I do none of these. Upsets me to see when people who know no better do some of these things. Great video :)
My own cat gives me his belly many times in a run of a day. 😸 😸 😸 ❤ ❤ ❤.
This was such a great video. I thought I knew it all, and clearly I did not. Thanks so much, I will be sharing this!
My cat loves the shallow clam shell bowl I use for his water. He can lap from the edge and so it gives him a good idea where the water is in relation to his face.
My cats are a year and a half old. They love the laser pointer to the point that one of them pick it up so we can play. They know I'm controlling the laser but still love chasing it. Till they get bored.
Awesome video! Thanks!
To be honest, I haven’t followed these rules the best, but I’m going to take better care of my cat. She deserves it. Also, the petting to hard thing makes sense, but my cat is often aggressive about rubbing her face on my hands. She presses really hard sometimes. Also, I know a lot of cats are very independent, but mine has to be around me constantly other than when she’s sleeping. She lays on my desk when I’m working or tries to share my office chair with me. When I sit or lay on my bed, she gets up and move right next to me. I usually wake up with her on top of me. I guess the point is not to force them to do anything. I never force her to be next to me. Sometimes she’s a little too clingy, but I really can’t complain. Anyway, great video. Thank you
Thank you!! Our fur babies need our understanding.❤❤🫶🙌👐❤️♥️🤗🙏
Much gratitude!❤🙏😊
Magnificently done video
First vid , new sub, a lot of great information here!! Thank you.
I feed my cats at any time they want to eat, and that's pretty often, but since they feed from the same plate, it's really small meals each time. However, twice a day, they get some roast chicken, cat treats, sticks, and biscuits. They know once I've had my morning coffee and go into the bedroom to get dressed, its treat time. They are sitting waiting for me outside the door. When 5 pm. comes around, they will get restless, and if I'm not aware of the time, they will tap me with their paws because its treat time again
My kitties are grazers too
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They are greedy, spoilt narcissistic freaks. The more you feed the more they will eat..as a good vet, stop feeding loads different things, they will have you wrapped around their fingers..stick. To 1 type food.dry kibble best & feed -1-2 times a day
5-6 small meals throughout the day is actually better than two large meals (especially for neutered males.) it encourages them to urinate more often which reduces the likelihood of crystals in their urine/UTI's.
I don't think it's addressed, but given how sensitive cats are to noise, they probably prefer quiet over loud music, etc. Some people always turn on a tv or radio when they leave home to keep them company, which might actually be torture to the cat.
my friends blast their TV and music at full volume and I can see the shift in their cats body language each time. then they leave the room and my friends are all 'where did they go?? why are they hiding?'
Expecting different cats to all have the same personality. Just like people, all cats have their own personality. Be mindful of this.
I agree that this video is genius! Please tell all your feline parents and friends to watch!! I am particularly sensitive as I lost two out of three of my cats in as many months!! I am sooo affectionate, but from now on I will pay attention to the detailed cat sensitivities discussed on this video. Thanks for showing us how to be wonderful cat-attuned parents!
Very good video! One thing, though, it's fairly common for a cat's eyes to dilate while playing or to swish their tail around during play time. So that's not necessarily a bad sign during play time, but if you're using your hands to play with your cat, you might end up with scratches if you're not reading your cat's emotions correctly. If your cat scratches or bites you during play time, disengage immediately and simply ignore your cat for a few minutes so that they learn that behavior isn't acceptable.
To me a swishing tale has always been a warning sign that I should stop petting the cat and leave he or she alone at that time. I respect the warning sign and don't wait for hissing, swatting to scratch or snapping.
The tip about the laser pointer and leading them to where you've left the cat a prize for their natural effort to hunt and eat.I love it! Kitty will too!!❤
Thank you! All great tips!! Appreciated!!🎉
The rule for litter boxes is one per cat plus 1 extra. Cleaning is simple first thing in the morning I make the rounds and it takes no more than a few minutes. As needed during the day if I walk past and see it has been used and at night before retiring. All waste put in one of those cheap plastic bags 100 per box for food&bread twist ties. Easy disposal. No smelly boxes and no odors that have to be covered with air fresheners.
Same here. Works great. Plus if i am going to be gone for more than a couple days i put out extra boxes, and have a friend come by and check the food and clean the boxes.
This was so informative, thank you!
Kitty keeps knocking my phone flat...she wants ALL my attention.
i love cats 😻😻😻😻😻 they are lovable and great pets and also companions 😺😸😹😻😼😽🙀😿😾😹😻😽🙀
5:16 my cats broken, he doesn't let me pick him up like that but purrs when I hold him upside down😂
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Your cat is special! ❤
They also purr when afraid~this is self soothing
yea ik but hes not scared, cause his facial expressions show he's happy
Ragdoll cat?
Puuuurrfect info thank you! ❤.
NEVER, ignore your kitty.
This is a very educational and excellent.🙂
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I was once feeding my neighborhood street cats and dogs, and there was an electricity outage. When the lights came back, I found out a cat was hit by a passing car while the lights were out when she was trying to cross the street to my side 😢.
Lesson is, pause the feeding if the lights went out for some time...
I've said this b4 n I'm gonna say it again!.. It takes so many of us way too long to understand/realize/learn what u innately kno! To the point where u have a bunch of us, who are twice ur age, learning from u!
I find it so interesting, how mature but immature, intelligent (far from "nerdy"), gorgeous n confident but down to earth n not conceited, n more!
I'm not a stalker or anything like that, I promise! Lol! I've never been a hater w/my fellow women..
God bless u n urs! 🤍
5:10 I was really scared that I was doing that one wrong- glad to know I'm not!
Excellent video full of crucial factors to enhance the well being, physically AND emotionally. I wished I could share this via Facebook as well?? Sadly this wasn't an option.......
I was all set to roll my eyes at every one thing brought up and halfway thru, every one has made complete sense. lol damn. :D
Oh my one cat insists on baby carry. I never initiate. She just likes to flop over and get belly scritches.
I have a ragdoll and ragamuffin they’re always laying on their backs and love their belly touched, it’s funny because I had the best orange tabby for years who was very much like a dog, but he didn’t like his belly rubbed, these two, love it. Think it’s something with the breed.
thankyou SO much for talking about the laser toys - i wish they would get rid of them. my father played with his cat and would wear her out - he thought it was funny that she would jump way up the wall to not get anything. She had a heart attack when she was only 5 years old. I hate the things.
I Let there food bowl go empty. That way they need to communicate with me by cuddles and purring to remind me to feed him. It works too.
Yup! lol that’s how my my car is lol he’s doing that as we speak!💯😂
Just stop feeding them so much...they are not like humans with insatiable appetites
My kitty smacks me in the face when her dish is empty! (no claws) 😂😂😂
@@elproff007 That's how my cat wakes me up...
Ours sits on the side of the desk her bowl is on and bitches at us , if we ignore her she starts pushing things off the counter.
this is so insightful!
Great video, love my cat & take her outside on her harness & leash she craves it. 💚
Thank you I needed to see this
thank you for sharing! I feel terrible after the fact, I didnt know i had such terrible parenting skills. No more!. Thankd goodness i dont have kids, LOL!