The kitty's socialization

The studies accomplished on feline behavior prove that part of the psychomotor development begins before being born and you have an important genetic component, most of all in regards to the socialization with the man.

However the education in the period that matches to the 6 elderly months is essential . Also it is possible to achieve a learning in an adult cat, but this will depend on its temperament and of the didactic abilities of his master. The behavior has three fundamental pillars in the kitty: Learning, the mother's education and the socialization. All that owners teach themselves, from limiting his access, for example, above the table, to the use of the sanitary tray understands the learning. The mother will be who teach the cleanliness to him, to hunt, to relate with his brothers and another instinctive conducts. If she is a domestic jack also you will teach him how to not to fear people and this will help the correct socialization very much. This phenomenon is precocious and results fundamental from for the good development the kitty and for his emotional equilibrium. You develop between the 2 and the 7 week of life and enclosure sometimes a little later. A means with abundant and varied sources of stimulation made suitable are important during this period that they arouse his intelligence. It's convenient that the kitty have access although it be an hour per day to toys such like little balls, paper bags, cardboard boxes, pieces of wood to go climbing, big elements as if to be able to hide m within them; Also an environment with variation of sounds is good ( television, games and children's shouts, music, etc ). The objective of this stimulation is to favor a harmonious development of the behavior of the kitties and to allow them that they become adapted to all of circumstances. The kitties educated this way have an exploratory conduct very marked. The contact and the games between kitties are fundamental for their development, as well as the relation with members of another friendly sorts like dogs,, rabbits, men, etc. The nature and the force of the attachment that you will create for yourself between the proprietor and his cat will depend very much on this socialization between sorts. You receive treatment of that the different people manipulate it and talk about every day during the period socialization, between 5 and 40 minutes per day, that will generate a cat of easy character. If you want achieving that the kitty get attached to a very master, then he will have to take very contact with one or two people. In the same way you get familiarity with another sorts, since this becomes more advanced ages much more difficult. It is necessary to take into account the socialization with the young children, since from the point of view of the cat they are different totally to the adults, almost as if they be another sort. They are noisier, unpredictable, clumsy with his hands, capable to pull the tail, whiskers or the cat's hairs to the minor oversight. Sometimes it turns out difficult for the cat to accept them, which is why it is necessary to familiarize them from the first weeks of life allowing them to the contact with young children from an early age. This must do an adult's supervision in order that experience not be traumatic itself with care, always softly and during solo some minutes in the beginning, until the cat become accustomed . Finally, in order to complete the new kitty's process of socialization he is necessary to make sure that the first indoor days prove to be a completely pleasant experience, without scares, without physical abuse, taking care of that he have time and liberate to explore your new unafraid territory. He is important if another animal is within doors ( and the same thing holds good for young children ) go away knowing little by little and softly supervision, it will that way be avoided that a bad moment of which be him for difficult prevailing happen

Source: Amor de Mascota

Author: Dra. Isabel Iglesias

 

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