Exotic short-haired cats (detailed introduction)

Whether it is dogs or cats, the random excretion behavior is particularly troublesome for owners. If there are two or more cats at home, such bad behavior Habits are even harder to break. Of course, there is no way. The following content will introduce how to correct the excretion behavior of multiple cats. Read this article and you will be saved!

1. Cat owners should start as early as possible Take action. If irregular excretion continues for a long time, it becomes increasingly difficult to correct it. The problem of random excretion may be caused by competition for territory. At the same time, this behavior will also affect the daily lives of other cats and disrupt the hierarchy that the cats have formed. If you don't take timely action to stop this wrong behavior, you will find that the problem of disordered excretion will get worse.

2. Find the culprit. When you judge "why the cat is doing this", you must first find out "who is doing it". If you can identify the culprit early, you can focus your efforts on "treating" the problem cat. Many people use the method of isolating cats one by one to find "suspects". However, other cats that are not isolated are likely to redefine their territories by excreting randomly. If you have a new or nearly adult cat at home, you can take your cat to the veterinarian. The veterinarian will prescribe a fluorescent agent for cats to help you determine which cat's urine residue will glow under ultraviolet light.

3. Behind the problem of disordered excretion, there are sometimes hidden dangers of urinary system diseases, especially if there are elderly cats or free-range cats at home. Cats suffering from urinary system diseases often view the litter box as a "painful place" because they feel pain when urinating. Other health problems can also cause irregular bowel movements. If you do not take your cat to the veterinarian in time to check the urinary system, then other cats in your home are also in a more risky situation, because the random excretion behavior may become more and more serious. In addition, any behavioral training cannot solve the disordered excretion problem caused by the disease. Therefore, please don’t be lazy and take your cat to the hospital in time.

4. Observe the cat’s behavior. If the veterinarian detects a urinary system disease, the owner needs to observe the cat for a period of time. During the observation period, cat owners should focus on the cat’s living environment, such as the cat’s litter box, food bowl, the cat’s favorite place, the daily lives of other cats and the people at home, etc. It is best to prepare a record book and record every time you find a cat excreting randomly, and then see if you can find some connections among them: Does the cat urinate in the same room every time? Do you always poop on the carpet? Do you excrete randomly after meals or at other times? Are there other cats around at that time? Did you have guests at your home at that time? If you can analyze every factor that stimulates cats to urinate randomly, then you don’t need to make big changes to the cat’s living environment.You can try to solve the problem of random excretion by making some changes (such changes will make other cats in the house feel uncomfortable).