Next Behavior Expert Forum - Help Us Choose a Topic

Cat behaviorist Marilyn Krieger has kindly agreed to join us for another week of professional cat behavior advice to our members

Last time, she consulted members over litter box problems. We're looking for a new topic and thought we might ask you guys for some ideas. It needs to be large enough and of interest to a large number of people here. So, please, do come over here and cast your ideas. If it's been mentioned in the thread and you want it too, do post to say so (a bit like an informal survey).

Thank you!

Spraying
Issues in a Multiple cat household

I like the idea of issues in a multi cat household. I'm intrested specificly in redirected aggresion.

Another vote for dealing with multi-cat issues, or introductions.

Multiple cat households would probably benefit a large majority.

Introductions and multi-cat households are probably the biggest topics I've noticed lately.

Multiple cat households or spraying problems

I was thinking of multi-cat household issues as well. Goodness knows that there's a lot of us here who would benefit from that!

Multiple cat households definitely!

Another vote for Multiple Cat Household Issues. One that comes to mind for me is trying to play with a wand toy when I have 2 cats and 1 wand they both like.

My only problem is severe aggression when grooming but I know that is a limited topic that won't be of use to most.

I would like to know some ideas on feeding with multi cats, some litter ideas with multi cats and play time with multi cats.

I'd like the aggression when grooming topic as well - although I'd certainly pay attention to the issues in a multi-cat household. I've only got oone cat at the moment, but I might expect that to change at some point in the future!

Multi Cats also

I'd vote for aggression (biting and clawing) directed at humans.

Multi cat issues.

one cat appears to be dominant but rarely socializes and is too rough, playing turns to the other squeeling. the other two get along great. the one gets along with both. Is he jealous? it has been a few years since #3 moved in.

Originally Posted by gailuvscats

one cat appears to be dominant but rarely socializes and is too rough, playing turns to the other squeeling. the other two get along great. the one gets along with both. Is he jealous? it has been a few years since #3 moved in.

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That would be a great topic to bring up if we go with multi-cat issues. I don't expect Merilyn to reply to it in this thread though You may want to post it in the behavior forum if you don't want to wait, and maybe others can offer advice.

Multi-cat households! I would be interested in intros, spraying issues, playtime, pretty much everything that's been mentioned regarding multiple cats.

Aggressions during grooming is another topic I'd be interested in, as I have issues with that with Delilah.