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Nobody knows your cat better than you. But when you have a question or need an expert opinion, the Purina® Cat Chow® brand Cat Food Mentor panel is here for you.
The Purina® Cat Chow® brand Cat Food Mentor Panel is comprised of qualified cat care specialists ready to help answer your Physical, Nutritional, or Emotional cat care questions - no matter what your cat’s life stage. |
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Purina® Cat Chow® has experts who specialize in the fields of emotional behavior, physical health, feline nutrition, and life-stage-specific issues. |
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Q: My cat just started meowing a lot. What does this mean?
Answer: Whenever there is a change in behavior such as you describe, we would suggest that you take your cat to your local veterinarian for a physical examination as he/she would be in the best position to determine whether or not there is a health problem causing the behavior.
If your cat is given a clean bill of health there are a couple of things to remember here. Cats meow at people when they want something. So the vocalizations your cat makes are designed to get some attention from you, or food, or playtime, whatever. Same thing goes for any kind of disturbance calculated to get your attention. Any kind of response other than ignoring your cat will actually reinforce the behavior. Just saying, 'Be quiet, Fluffy!' teaches the cat that making noise prompts your undivided attention, and that’s what kitty wants. So you could invest in ear-plugs and ignore the kitty pleas. A better choice, exercise your cat - play and run her around the room. A tired kitty is often a much better behaved kitty.
If your cat meows at night, remember, they are creatures of the night. About the time we humans are ready for some shut-eye, cats are ready to play. They'll talk to us, chase our feet under the covers, cold-nose our eyelids, even play 'gravity experiments' in the next room and knock objects onto the floor to make a loud noise! Probably the best option for you to get some rest is to confine kitty to an area that's enriched for her enjoyment, that's safe for her (and your belongings!) but won't disturb your sleep. If she has enough to keep her entertained and the confinement keeps her out of trouble, you should be able to start catching up on lost sleep! |
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| For your cat, grooming in an important part of staying cool. Licking causes evaporative cooling and serves an important heat regulatory function. It is estimated that about a third of a cat's evaporative cooling is achieved by licking hair and skin. |
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