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Advice To Using Positive Reinforcement And Rewards To Train Your Dog
Training dogs using positive reinforcement and reward training has long been recognized as both highly effective for the owner and a positive experience for the dog. Positive reinforcement training is so important that it is the...
Cat Playing or Fighting
With multi, cats can play rough. Outdoor cats that stay outside
or can go outside will also play rough with other cats. Biting
your ankles or arms can be play for your cat. Cats that have
extra energy to play and have difficulty finding ways to...
Teaching Your Shih Tzu With Confidence And Respect
The first thing that any successful animal trainer must do is
win the confidence and respect of the animal to be trained. This
important piece of advice definitely applies to the training of
Shih Tzu. As social pack animals, dogs have a natural...
Training a Cat to a New Environment
When bringing home a new cat or kitten to a different
environment with other pets and additional family members this
does not have to be an overwhelming experience for the new cat
or kitten and family. Cats and kittens adjust quickly...
What The Animals Tell Us: A Shaman's View
"I am the Sun's son.
I sit upon a turquoise horse
At the opening of the sky"
Navajo Horse Song
In Shamanism there is much importance given to animals as guides, totems and helpers. This is more than just having a favorite animal or being...
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New Cat Causing an Odor Problem?
Recently, a friend said she'd gotten a new cat from a male
friend and the cat was spraying and urinating outside the litter
box. She has an existing kitty, female.
Get into the mind of the cat! He's new, nothing smells like
anything he remembers, and he is now living with a female person
instead of a male person. Everything in his world has changed
and he's very insecure. Getting angry won't do any good, and may
make the situation worse. He is seeking to mark his territory.
The existing cat may also be very unhappy with the new addition
and be treating him meanly. Watch their interactions to be sure
they are getting along.
The first thing to do is put a second litterbox out for the new
cat. Where he's marked, soak a papertowel (wear gloves) in the
urine to pick up the smell. Wipe it on the rim of the litterbox.
This will mark the box for him. Put in one kind of litter and
stick with it. If possible, find out what kind of litter he was
using before and get that kind.
Next, soak up as much urine as possible with clear water to
dilute it. Use white vinegar to theat the areas where he has
marked. Use an ultraviolet light
to find any other areas that
may have been affected. Treat each area the same way.
Once the vinegar solution has dried, use an enzymatic cleaner
and deodorizer on the spots. Enzymatic cleaners are better for
use than chemical preparations. They don't interact with the
chemical makeup of urine. As urine ages, it produces ammonia,
which can be toxic in large amounts. Many chemicals react with
ammonia creating toxic substances. Enzymes are nature's little
miracles. They work in soil and our bodies to transform the bad
stuff into good stuff.
If the spots dried in the carpet, the urine probably went
through to the flooring beneath. Be sure to treat a larger area
than indicated in this case. When you think you have all the
spots, use the ultraviolet light again and check. You shouldn't
see any highlighted areas. If you do, treat them.
Treat your cat with love and he will begin to feel welcomed and
secure. Play with him. Love him.
About the author:
Copyright 2005, Morgen Marshall For the
Love of Cats dot com
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