Cats hate feeling alone.
Many people think that cats are solitary creatures, but this is not the case. While cats can be left alone longer than dogs, kitties also crave love, attention, and companionship just like our other humans or furry pets. When left alone for a long, long time, they can become sad, lethargic, and worse, depressed.
Even if they are too busy, cat owners need to spend quality time with their pet. They can set aside 15 minutes to play with them once in a while to keep them happy and healthy. Another solution is to adopt another cat, to always keep it company.
Cats hate dirty litter boxes.
Whether at home or in public, people don’t like to use a dirty toilet, which is disgusting. Actually, cats feel that way when it comes to dirty litter boxes, too.
With that being said, cat litter boxes should be cleaned every other day, or better yet, every day. This depends on the number of cats and their grooming habits. If they don’t like cleaning up the poop every day, they can invest in a self-cleaning litter box.
Cleaning a liter box isn’t just about picking up poop. How often the litter is replaced depends on the type of litter used, how often it is picked up, and the number of cats in the home.
Cats hate bad food.
Cats, just like people, hate digging into spoiled food. First of all, spoiled food smells and tastes bad and worst of all; it is detrimental to your health. When food is exposed for a long time, especially in hot weather, bacteria such as Salmonella and Staphylococcus can develop.
Every time you buy or serve food to your cat, it is important to check the expiration dates of the wet and dry food. In case your cat leaves a lot of food, you may need to assess how much he really needs to eat. They can consult a vet to find out how much to feed them, based on their breed, age, size and activities.
Cats hate yucky medicine
When people feel sick, they need to take some medicine no matter how disgusting it tastes. Cats also feel the same way when they take their medication. Most of them foam in the mouth, let the pill stay in the esophagus, and then spit it out.
Whatever type of medicine cats need to take, whether it’s to treat a cold, an infection, or a chronic condition that needs to be administered continuously, the experience should be more pleasant for them.
They can train your cat to be comfortable by holding his face and mouth, give him a reward such as a small treat by giving him the medicine to associate it with something positive. Finally, they can set a schedule to administer medications so the cats know when to expect them to be administered.
If they still find it useful to administer pills, soft treats that have pockets to hold pills will do the trick.
