… feline social behaviors. This chapter will cover several topics including normal social
behaviors cats engage in with other cats, cat body language cues, the structure of feline social …

… about normal feline social and elimination behaviors, communication, and developmental
stages provides them with realistic expectations. Understanding feline social … what is normal, …

… and practices in feline behavioural medicine. First, classification of cats’ problem behaviours
relies heavily on approaches derived from studies of their behavioural ecology and, to …

… , social behavior and how cats organize themselves are considered. Feline affiliative and
antagonistic behaviors … feline group and how social behavior allows cats to live with humans. …

… This behavior is linked to their natural instincts in the wild. Wild members of the feline family
need to … It helps cats sustain the normal functioning of their immune and nervous systems. …

… An understanding of normal feline behaviour will increase recognition of the different … in
behavioural responses of domestic cats (see accompanying article on normal feline behaviour in …

… Understanding how cats perceive the world and their social nature … behaviors. In order to
be able to recognize abnormal behavior, one must first have knowledge of normal behavior for …

… feline behaviors, with the simplest being to determine whether the behavior is normal or
abnormal and acceptable or unacceptable.15,17,106,239 Normal behaviors are thosethat are …

… Scratching–Scratching is a normal behavior that conditions the claws, serves as a visual
and scent marker, and is a means of stretching. However, when scratching is directed at …

… normal cat social organization and social signaling in order to effectively manage multi-cat
households and prevent behavior … can arise due to failure to understand cat social behavior. …