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Cat: Behavioural Approach to Obesity

Losing weight is often a difficult process and animals, like people, often take weeks or months to shed those unwanted pounds.
Cat: Compulsive Disorders

There are many reasons, why an animal may do the same thing again and again. It may be a response to something specific which triggers the behaviour.
Cat: Controlling Undesirable Behaviour the Role of Punishment

Punishment is the application of a stimulus that decreases the chance that a behaviour will be repeated. It should coincide with the undesirable behaviour, and must be unpleasant enough to deter the cat from repeating that behaviour.
Cat: Destructive Behaviours - Chewing and Fabric Sucking

During exploration and play, kittens (and some adult cats), will chew on a variety of objects. Not only can this lead to damage or destruction of the owner's possessions, but some chewing can be dangerous to the cat.
Cat: Diagnosing and Treating Aggression

Aggression can be a serious and dangerous behaviour problem for cat owners. There are many different motivations for aggression and making a diagnosis, determining the prognosis (the chances of safe and effective correction) and developing an appropriate treatment plan are usually best handled by a veterinary behaviourist.
Cat: Excessive Nocturnal Activity

Some cats are active at night or awake very early in the morning. Since many owners are out at work or school during the day the cat may spend the daytime hours in rest and relaxation, especially if it is the only pet in the household.
Cat: Fear of People, Other Animals and Places

There are many reasons why cats develop fears, for example there may have been limited exposure to people and other animals when the cat was young.
Cat: House Training: Using the Litter Tray

Most cats do not need to be actively trained to use a litter tray with an appropriate and appealing substrate in it.
Cat: House-Soiling - Inappropriate Elimination

Feline inappropriate elimination is one of the most common behavioural complaints of cat owners and can involve either urine and/or faeces deposited outside of the litter tray.
Cat: Inappropriate Play

Although play is usually considered in connection with kittens, adult cats will also indulge in playful behaviours. In some cases, play can include a number of components of the cat's predatory behaviour including the stalk, pounce, and bite, which can lead to problems if this is directed at people.