Mind of the Cat: 10/05

Keeping a behavior log can establish a baseline for your pet — and alert you when things aren’t right.

Veterinary behaviorists can spend hours watching their subjects. What are the animals doing all this time? Mostly, they are engaging in normal, species-typical behaviors. In fact, it can be quite difficult to identify and manage problem behaviors without understanding which behaviors are truly normal. A question commonly posed to veterinarians and behaviorists is: “Doc, is my cat normal?” …