Use cat tunnels to change the cat’s personality

We are much more tolerant of some bad behaviors of cats. After all, most pet cats live indoors, and it is difficult for them to trouble neighbors or pedestrians on the road like dogs. But even so, it doesn't mean that all cats can get along with their owners. Cats are very careful and cautious species. Petite, they usually ignore people they don't know each other, and sometimes run away. For example, some cats are timid and will always be afraid of the approach of their owners. They will always hide in the corner and control their own small territory. Some cats are paranoid, unable to accept other new things in the house, and will vent their dissatisfaction by peeing everywhere. So how does cat form this personality?

A report from Vicky Halls, a cat behavior research organization, shows that the cat's personality problems are usually related to the cat's childhood experience. The first few weeks of a cat’s life are the beginning of its perception of the world. Generally speaking, the socialization of a cat is between two and fourteen weeks. If the cat has not had the experience of playing with other people in his childhood, it is for him. The process of forming social experience will be very slow, because if you don’t learn how to control your bite force and the best stage of your claws in childhood fights with brothers and sisters, you will inevitably bring corresponding problems to adulthood.

The most significant feature of a well-socialized cat is that it has a good interaction experience with other cats in its early childhood. This type of cat is likely to be friendlier than a cat that has never been with other cats. Not like contact with people, scared to hide when you see people, and like to live in your own small area. These inactive behaviors are manifestations of cats' lack of confidence, which means that the cat's socialization is not successful. So how can we improve this phenomenon of cats?

We need to find a way to fight against cats' lack of confidence, which means we need to help them rebuild their confidence. How to change the cat's behavior and psychology to make it more confident in its territory? First of all, we have to start with their hiding territories. Many pet friends think that as long as cats have their own small territories for shelter and exploration, there is no problem. In fact, this perception is misunderstood. Don't forget that our ultimate goal is to allow the cat to re-establish confidence in the territory, thereby improving its non-positive character, so we must create a more positive and interesting small territory for it.

This is inseparable from the cat tunnel. The function of the cat tunnel is to make the cat feel safer and more interesting, so as to explore freely. The cat tunnels on the market are large and small, with single or multiple exits. No matter what size cat tunnel is, it can play a role in mobilizing cats' emotions. Cats travel through the tunnel and can play with toys alone. Some cats are afraid of the cat tunnel at the beginning. At this time, the owner can prepare some food they love at multiple entrances and exits, so that the cats feel safe and gradually explore their territory.

Precautions:

1. Don't keep the cat tunnel in the same place all the time. After the cat is very familiar with it, you can adjust the position of the cat tunnel in time.

2. If cats like low places, then the placement of cat tunnels should be biased towards high places, because the primitive nature of cats should be to climb up high places. We can slowly improve this phenomenon.

3. For multi-cat families, it is best to prepare cat tunnels with multiple entrances and exits, so as to ensure the psychological balance between the cats and promote their harmony.

4. The cat tunnel is not the only way to improve the cat's character. The owner should also prepare other methods and cat toys to assist.

When cats are animals, they have always lived in desert areas in the wild, so there are many living habits that belong to their nature. And after they are treated as pets into the family, they have to cater to the human lifestyle, and many problems will arise. These problems are not the cat's own problems, but a standard that we want them to achieve, so the correct approach should be to combine their natural needs to improve this disharmony. If things go on like this, I believe that all the owners will be able to harvest a cat with a super nice personality!