なぜ猫はこすりつけたがるのか？

なぜ猫はこすりつけたがるのか？

Does your cat like to rub around?

Rubbing the corner, rubbing it black…
Rubbing humans, rubbing the shit shovel officer all the hair…
Rubbing everything in the house, leaving traces of it everywhere…
Why do cats like to rub so much?
It actually has something to do with the cat’s scent marking…
Cats are animals that rely heavily on their sense of smell to perceive the world. TAs obtain information by smelling, and at the same time express information by leaving scent signals, which is what we often refer to as “pheromones”.
Cats can leave their own “pheromones” through the face, soles, perianal, genitals and surrounding scent glands and defecation.
Different “pheromones” have different meanings, just like cats have “notes” with different meanings, and they “stick” one wherever they go, which can not only communicate with other cats, but also remember the feelings at that time when they smell it when they look back.
For cats who like familiarity and strong sense of territory, it is a happy feeling to fill the whole territory with their own taste.
So in order to put your own mark on all places, there are many “means” for cats…

As a shit shoveling officer, you must have seen the following behaviors, but you may not have noticed that this is marking…

1. Behavior 1 rubbing
The most direct way is to rub around. The head and face are the places where the cat’s scent glands are densely packed, so TAs will like to rub their heads. Some areas are too large, such as floors and bed sheets, cats may use the way of rolling directly to get its smell!

2. Behavior 2 Scratching
Of course, in addition to gentle rubbing, cats also have a slightly violent way of marking – scratching
Cats in the wild scratch on tree bark, while domestic cats may leave scratches on scratching posts/posts, couches, door frames, curtains, carpets. The plantar glands of cats will secrete feline interdigital pheromone (FIS), which will prompt the cat to repeatedly scratch the place where TA has scratched to deepen the mark…

3. Behavior 3 poo/urine
This is “smelliest” marking… normal litter box pee/piss is a scent mark. In addition, cats will also exhibit “urine marking” behavior, which uses urine to leave their own pheromones, such as when they are in heat.
Some cats will squeeze their anal glands when they poop due to stress and other situations, and then put on a layer of “anal gland fluid” buff, and pull out the “fragrant ten miles” marker…

Marking behavior is the nature of cats, we should respect them, but sometimes it is really “annoying” for cats to mark everywhere, so how can we guide cats correctly and achieve harmony between humans and cats?

How to reasonably meet the needs of cat scent marking? The way to help is simple – make your home “more cat smelly”!

1. Put more “smell-absorbing” things

Because textiles can better retain the smell of cats, we can put some soft textiles in various places in the home, such as mats/blankets, clothes, etc.

Cats can lie and play on these textiles, and they will leave a message of “I am happy and I know this place well”. The longer the cat stays, the heavier the precipitation will be.

Add more odor-absorbing items to spread “happiness” at home~

2. Reasonably arrange the items that cats can scratch

Cat scratching posts/boards allow cats to leave a double mark of smell + vision by scratching. The location should be appropriate, the cat scratching post/board should not be placed in a corner where no one goes, but in an area where people are active, cats love to use it more.

In terms of materials, each cat has different preferences, you can buy more to try.

Cat scratching post, cat scratching post, which one is the cat’s true love?

1. Slowly transition to the cat’s favorite things

Some poop shovelers want to throw away the broken cat immediately after seeing the scratching post being scratched by a cat and replace it with a new one for their beloved cat. In fact, it doesn’t like you doing this.

Replacing the cat’s items requires a slow transition. Let new things come in first, and then gradually replace them after the cat is familiar with them.

In addition to our daily needs, we can also use the cat’s natural…

2. Make good use of cat scent marks.

We understand the needs of cats for scent marking, and we can better help cats adapt to the environment from this aspect in life.

●Use “cat smell” to reduce cat anxiety

When the cat is going out to the hospital and has to stay in the air box for a while, the above-mentioned “cat smell” blanket can come in handy. Items full of familiarity will bring a sense of security to the cat and reduce the cat’s anxiety. After returning home, wash the blanket that the cat accompanied to the hospital in time to remove the fear pheromones left by the cat.

●Use the “cat smell” to integrate faster

In a multi-cat family, there have been cases where the cat was rejected by other cats when the cat went home because the excrement shoveler took the cat out to see a doctor.

It is suggested that the excrement shoveler can wipe the kitten at home with a blanket stained with multi-cat smell at the place of entry to remove the strange smell.

When the excrement shoveler secretly sucks the cat outside or when a stranger comes to the house, he can also try this method to get acquainted with the cat faster.