Do you know that too? The cat runs wildly through the apartment, banging one hook after the other and doing lots of funny things about which we sometimes have to wonder pretty much? Oh yes, these are the famous 5 minutes of the cats. But what does that mean? And should we be worried about that?

It can be a bit of a laugh to see your own cat running wildly through the apartment, she jumps on all sorts of furniture and seems to chase after things that do not really exist. The wild 5 minutes of cats can be quite entertaining for spectators. Today I want to tell you what the famous 5 minutes are all about.

Typical actions of the cat

• Wild run through the apartment
• Verfolgungsjagdten
• Pursuit and hunt for imaginary things
• Sudden, rigid persistence
• Jump on tables, chairs, cabinets

Are the '5 minutes' normal?

Many see this behavior of the cat as 'not normal'. It is more than typical for cats. And right away: your cat does not spin and 'harmful' are the 5 minutes not even for your cat. Still, you should ask yourself why she runs so wildly around the apartment - especially if she does so very often.

Reasons For The 5 Minutes Of The Cats

Cats are hunting wildly through the apartment to reduce excess energy. Probably there has not been so much going on recently and your cat has accumulated a lot of energy and frustration. Above all, one can observe the 5 minutes with flat cats particularly often, because here it is the cats the most difficult, their energy in natural drives such as hunting, or lurking for prey to break down.

In these 5 minutes, Kitty lets everything out, what has accumulated, the so-called substitute action is a welcome valve for them. After that, she'll probably fall back on the couch, relax and pretend that nothing had happened. Energy dissipated - everything is fine again.

So you can support your cat

Of course, we can help our cats get rid of their accumulated energy. We can provide you with incentives in your own home, which occupy and challenge the cats. And, of course, extended and fixed hours of play are part of everyday life in every cat's household. If your cat is a single cat, a second cat will do her good. Although this does not replace your attention, but the boredom has it so much harder. It is also helpful to give the cat clearance - of course, only if it allows your living environment.

Examples of employment

• Employment games for cats (look here)
• Scratching posts or climbing course in the apartment
• Cat-human time
• Daily fixed game hours
• Hunting games with cat fishing
• Balls to chase after (look here)

I hope I could contribute a bit to the education about the famous 5 minutes of cats. And maybe you've found one or the other point where you can help your cat to lose excess energy.

Until then, it's good! Your Annika with a fluffy attachment

Cat Training

Juli 16, 2019

Do you have a cat at home that sometimes suddenly beats or bites out of the blue? And have you ever wondered why she does that? Today I would like to explain the reasons why cats show aggression against humans.

Ouch! Such a cat strike can hurt a lot! But why did it even happen?

That's what I asked myself at that time, with my sweet cat Noa. Out of nowhere, he could attack my arm, bit while petting or had it on my feet. His behavior was completely unclear to me at the time. Today I know why it was that Noa attacked his people.

Aggression In Cats

First off the front, that no misunderstandings arise. Aggression in cats is completely normal and sometimes vital. Aggression is the language of the cat. The only problem is that we do not speak the same language and do not understand what she's trying to tell us.

It almost never happens that a cat bites or hits a person without first warning them. If the person does not recognize the warning, a blow follows. For the cat very clear - painful and unexplainable for humans.

By the way: did you know that short-haired cats are usually a bit more aggressive than their long-haired comrades? In addition, the aggressiveness in cats often increases with age.

Types Of Aggression In Cats

Unfortunately, more and more often I hear about cats that are aggressive towards their owners. The causes can be diverse, yet you can roughly divide them.

• The cat reacts aggressively because it wants or needs to defend itself
• The cat reacts aggressively because it attacks (to clarify something)

CAUSES

• Lack of socialization of the cat

The inadequate socialization of the cat to humans or in general is one of the main causes of aggression of the cat. Here the cat simply does not blame. She did not grow up with people and is just afraid of him.

To "fix" the lack of socialization in humans is a difficult and lengthy undertaking and sometimes not possible at all.

In addition, if the cat was separated from her mother too early in her first weeks of life (before the 12th week), she missed her most formative mother-kitten phase and will face conspicuousness throughout her life. This includes the sudden attack of her owner.

Incidentally, this type of aggression is especially common in games. If the cat has not learned what play and game hunting is like as a mini and a young kittens age, the cat may attack its humans while playing and snatch at moving parts of the body.

• The human has disregarded the individual distance of the cat

Yes, even a cuddly cat does not want to be touched anywhere. Sometimes the cat is stroked too long in one place, which in the long run becomes uncomfortable. Or she is generally stroked "too long" and wants to show people that it is good too.

The cat signals to humans that it is time to stop now. But often people do not recognize the sign of caution. The cat finds it outrageous and gives it a clear signal with a blow or a bite.

This also means that a cat does not want to be disturbed or touched while eating, grooming and sleeping.

Even we humans do not want to be touched everywhere, by everyone and constantly. Only we express ourselves differently than cats.

• Pain-triggering actions

If we hurt the cat, it clearly tells us with a blow that it was not ok. This can happen when stroking, playing, or accidentally, for example when we kick her on the tail. If it was a little worse, the emergency pharmacy for cats can provide  first aid.

That the cat defends here, however, or reflexes, is somehow clear, right?

NO GO!

By the way, an absolute no-go is to fight back, push away the cat, inflict pain on her, or become aggressive in some way.

First, because the cat reacts cat-typical and only we humans often do not understand it and second, because it would worsen the relationship between cat and human. The cat would be afraid of its owner, would pull back or show even more aggressiveness out of fear .

Cat Training

Juli 16, 2019

As you know, I have three cats. Not every one of them drinks the same amount. While Mammina is very exemplary in terms of drinking, I rarely see Puschi slurping water. Is your cat drinking a little? Then today I have a few tips for you, how you can animate your cat to drink.

I have set up in our apartment two water bowls, where I see Mammina more often, Shadow sometimes and Puschi never drink ... Since we have a stream directly outside the house and some ponds and ponds, I assume (or I have it also seen more often) that Puschi takes his necessary fluid only outdoors.

If you also have a few lazy candidates at home, then today I have some tips for you on how your cats can / could drink more.

Animate Cats To Drink

Several Drinking Cups

Why put only a drinking bowl in the apartment / in the house? If you offer your cat several options for drinking, it may mean that she drinks more. Maybe you do not like the one drinking place for some reason, another one all the more.

So my tip: set up in your apartment but two or more drinking cups in different rooms and on different levels. Do you have a balcony, a terrace or a garden? Then you can also offer your cat a drinking place here.

Place Correctly

I have told you before , but drinking bowls have nothing to look for in cats next to the feeding bowls. Since cats in the wild do not drink where they eat, this is also common in cats in housing . Therefore, the drinking cup should be a few meters - better still in another room.

In addition, the drinking area should be protected from drafts and also in a quiet place where the cat does not feel observed by other cats or people.

Wet Food

Who feeds his cats wet food, does his cat something good. Because, as the name already suggests, wet food contains much more liquid than dry food. Dry food as the sole food is not suitable for cats. When cats eat dry food, they should always drink water.

Wet food, on the other hand, already covers the liquid content of a cat.

Water Tap

Some cats love to drink from the running tap.

My sweet cat mouse Shadow is also such a candidate. She jumps on the edge of our bathtub and sits next to the tap. Then of course she expects me to get him up and running. As soon as it trickles, she drinks it and grabs the drops. The running water animates many cats to drink. Give it a try. Maybe your cat is crazy about running taps.

Drinking Fountain

Similar to the running faucet, it is a drinking fountain in cats. This is in a quiet place in the apartment and always flows easily to himself. Many cats love this and feel animated for drinking.

Playful For Drinking

Sometimes it is hard work to encourage your cats to drink. You have to come up with something. What my cat Mammina loves is a table tennis ball floating in a tub filled with water. Then she playfully hits the ball with her paws and also drinks some water. Maybe that's good for your cat too. Just be creative ...

Ice Cubes

Ice cubes are a great idea, especially in summer. Just put a few ice cubes on a plate and let your cat play with it and lick it. In summer, they have the great side effect that the cats not only take liquid, but also cool off a bit.

Do you have another great idea how to animate cats to drink, then let me know and I'll include it in my list.

Cat Training

Juli 16, 2019

Cats just have it so good! You do not have to pay taxes, you do not have to worry about any job, and you do not have to go shopping. Gorgeous! Yes, sometimes (often) I am a little jealous of my cat's life. Why, I would like to tell you today with a smile and I'm curious, in which points you agree with me.

Am I Jealous Of My Cat? Words To Smile With Veracity

"She has a shot," some may now think. But I personally feel the life of a cat living in a beloved and safe environment, pretty nice!

The situation is different for cats, of course, who do not feel well in their home. Who may experience violence from their owners, who get bad or too little food and who may have to go through life without a cat partner or touching human partner ...

Today, I would like to concentrate on the four-legged friends who are doing well. For example, my three. Hach, I really think my babes are pretty happy. So happy that sometimes I would like to trade with them ...

What raisins I would like to pick from a cat's life, I want to tell you today.

No Stress During Meal Preparation

Actually, I like to cook a lot and, according to my husband, well. But at the moment I have a big lack of cooking and I have to get up quite a bit, to put myself on the stove, to cut vegetables and Co. How practical is there only our lovely kitty, right? I think they do not know how awesome that is when someone puts food on your face every day.

You get up, get your breakfast. If things are going well then even your favorite human. When things are going so well, he's even worked hard for you and stuffed your favorite food. In Puschi's case, that would be duck, for example.

For me as a vegetarian, that would be nothing, but I'm looking forward to a simple croissant in the morning. And a coffee. Oh, actually I would be happy about a ready cup of coffee in the morning. But no, I get up, take care of the cats and then I have to make myself a coffee myself. Imagine that! Make a coffee yourself! From a cat's point of view an absurdity! Hach, the babes have it well. Yes, not having any stress on the food and fluid intake would definitely be a raisin that I would pick from such a cat's life.

Attention Whenever I Want

So that this point is not misunderstood, I first have to mention that my husband gives me wonderful attention. I really can not complain, even appreciate it. He is great! If I feel bad, he immediately realizes it and meets the words or the hug I need now.

But imagine that in the cats. When one of my three cats enters the room, I greet them immediately. Do not laugh at me, but I often ask her how she isSometimes they answer me, sometimes not. Whatever you want.

But the point is that (many) cats simply take the attention they want and we humans are happy to give it to them.

Let's take a few examples: your cat gets up, is usually mated in bed. Your cat comes to you, gets petted. Your cat goes to another room, is said goodbye. Your cat will come back, will be greeted and caressed again. And that's how it works all day! The whole!

In the evening, when you are lying on the couch, for example, then the little mouse comes back and lets himself be cuddled to sleep. I mean…. What is this dream life?

And the great thing is, once the cat has zero attention, then it hides in her corner or in the closet or in the case of a free-fall under the favorite bush and Miezi has her rest. Alright ... and that brings me straight to the third point.

Sleep Whenever And Wherever You Want

For years, I say, cats are so terribly good! They can lay down in the middle of the floor and fall asleep and nobody cares. Yes it is very normal or even super cute! Do you do that as a human? Lie down somewhere on the floor. Everyone would look at you stupid.

It's not necessarily that I want to lie down on the floor all the time, but I'd like it cool if I could, if I wanted to, and nobody would stare at me.

Also, sometimes I have the urge to sleep through rainy days just as our kittens do. Nobody who tells me what else to do, no one (the inner voice) who tells me to go shopping and go to the bank and nobody who points out that the apartment should be cleaned again. Do not hang laundry, no appointments, no compulsion.

Just sleep whenever you want. Yes, I sometimes find that pretty nice. Yes, I envy my cats ...

What do you say? Are you smiling at my words or can you recognize a certain truth in one way or another? let me know

Cat Training

Juli 16, 2019

Whether cat training succeeds, whether it is easy to do with it or has difficulties with it depends on a few factors. Today I would like to tell you the 3 most common mistakes that cause the education of the cats does not go as you had imagined.

If cat owners are annoyed with the behavior of their cats, then this usually has no nice consequences - for the owners and for the cats.

So Far You Should Not Let It Come

But if the relationship between cat and owner already has a kink, it is often difficult to establish a trusting relationship again. That's why you should not let it get that far. After all, cat education is not difficult at all. In order to make it work right from the start, conversations between all those involved in the household are usually helpful before the cats move in. One should briefly discuss a few cornerstones of cat education, after which all will act. If you're not sure what to look for, a cat therapist's advice and tips may be worth your while.

3 Mistakes In Cat Training

1. Wrong View

Having the wrong point of view in this case does not mean that there are not other "ways" to "educate" cats than I do ... By sight, I simply mean the point of view of the cats.

It starts with the fact that cats are much smaller than us humans. So I think it makes sense, for example, to go alone in the interior of the apartment times on the size of the cats and to look at the apartment from the perspective, if you see them only about 30 inches from the ground.

But that's not all. By view, I also mean to look at the life of the cat from their point of view. Why did the cat do that now? Why did the cat scratch the sofa? Or why did not she go to the litter box? What is it like for a cat to live as a single cat in an apartment for ten years?

One should answer when answering the questions not from the human point of view, but from a cat's point of view. I think that's very important. Perhaps the most important element to understand cats.

2. Impatience

Oh yes, dear impatience. I myself am a truly impatient person. If I have an idea in my head, I would like to realize it in the next second. Sometimes I wish to be Bibi Blocksberg and conjure up "hex hex" everything I need to get started.

So I first had to learn that impatience is one of the most counterproductive traits in cat training. But I managed it (olé)! And I think my cats thank me for that. They live at their pace. They absolutely do not have to look after us and I think that's why they like to come after us.

As you may think, I owe my patience to cats to Mammina . A few years ago, when she came to see us, she showed me how precious it is for a cat to be pushed to nothing. Exactly then they surprise us with progress. And as a cat owner I can not find anything better than to see how great your own cat is developing and to see that she is well and happy.

3. Inconsistency

Each of us knows that inconsistency in education is quite counterproductive. Not only in cats. Whether children, dogs, horses or ants (or husbands, haha), consistency is important. Sometimes a Hü, sometimes a Hott is quite irritating for cats.

Once they are allowed on the table, not next time. Once they get something delicious from the dining table, the next time not. Once they are allowed to sleep in bed, the next time not. But once the cat has sniffed the sweet air of the nightly bed or the sweet smell of the chicken on the plate, then she wants more.

If she does not get the "more", she is naturally irritated. She's got it before, why does not anyone hear her sitting down on the table leg and devoutly mewing for the chicken? Impudence!

But cats are pretty cute and such a "meow" can sound pretty heartbreaking. Do not you think so? I know that too well! I will not take me out there. When we see these looks, we often can not resist

Then we can not complain afterwards or put the blame on the cat. Also consequence wants to be practiced - above all of us humans.

How is your cat education going? Have you ever thought about how you want to raise your cats, or is it all natural to you?

Cat Training

Juli 16, 2019