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This information has been put together by experts in the field of feline medicine and behaviour and is updated and added to regularly.

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If you require a registered behaviourist based in the UK please visit the website of the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors:www.apbc.org.uk
 

 
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welcome to our features section:
• environmental enrichment

what you can do to create a cat friendly home

• feline orofacial pain syndrome
find out more about this distressing and unusual syndrome
• cats and babies
  how the new arrival could affect your cat
• the elderly cat
  find out more about how your cat's behaviour changes with age
• Zoo cats and pet cats: same principles on a different scale  
  Graham Law from the University of Glasgow explains how his work with big cats can help us understand and appreciate our pet cats  
   
• The safe dilemma    
  Behaviourist Peter Neville looks at the ethical dilemmas of keeping our cherished cats safe vs allowing them to behave as nature intended and gives some practical advice on keeping the indoor cat stimulated and active    
 
 
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  this site provides specialist information on cat care for fab friends
  this site provides specialist information on boarding catteries
this site provides specialist information for cat breeders
this site provides specialist information for veterinary practitioners
   
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  •   evolution of the cat
  •   cat personalities and their origins
  •   behaviour in the kitten and young cat
  •   behaviour in the older cat
  •   Zoo cats and pet cats: same principles
on a different scale
       
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  •   co-dependencies, over-attachments and other bonding problems
  •   nervous and aggressive cats
  •   orofacial pain syndrome
  •   scratching or clawing indoors
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spraying and soiling indoors

  •   stressed cats
  •   'wool-eating' - cats eating the inedible
       
  spacer graphic   environmental enrichment
       
  •   the cat friendly home
  •   playtime
       
  spacer graphic   other behaviour-related topics
       
  •   catnip - what's it all about
  •   cats and babies
  •   feline bereavement
  •   introducing your cat to other cats and dogs
  •   moving house with cats
  •   training your cat

 

      
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