Cat
Behavior
Territorial behavior
Unaltered cats have a
rather strong territorial behavior, especially the males. The male
cat is known to expand his territory as a sign of dominance and
will defend it aggressively. Female cats will also defend her
territory though they go about it rather discreetly and doesn’t
expand as much as the males.
Cats will spray, rub their
heads or paws against an object that they wish to proclaim as a
part of their territory. I’m sure you must have noticed your cat
rubbing its head against a chair, table etc or heck, even rubbing
its head against your legs a few times, right? Your cat is actually
releasing glands that contain traces of scent as a way to mark its
territory. This is also one of the reasons why, a cat likes to
scratch furniture, trees and post. Not only scratching is a fun
activity for cats, they also leave scent glands on the object as
territorial mark.
Now, I'm sure you will
agree that rubbing or scratching for territorial marking is not a
problem, though the latter may damage the owner’s precious
furniture, this can easily be solved by purchasing a decent
scratching post for the cat. The most annoying, nausea inducing
problem is the spraying, especially among cats that have not been
neutered. Boy oh boy…The odor can cause serious
discomfort however it won’t stink as much, if the cat has been
neutered.
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