Questions tagged [behavior]
Behavior of the pet, including social interactions with either humans or other animals.
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Cat disappeared for 2.5 days before coming back
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My fiancée and bought a new house and moved in at the beginning of the month (just over two weeks ago now). The previous owners were leaving the country and we opted to adopt their cat; a 5 ...
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HELP my very newly adopted cat hasn’t eaten, drinkin and pooped in the first 12 hours [duplicate]
My new adopted cat Luna hasn’t done any of the three things listed above she’s hiding under my bed and growls and hisses whenever she sees me or my feet if she doesn’t eat within 24 hours should I be ...
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How can I help my cat lose weight and be healthy?
I have a five year old male cat named Marble; unfortunately he is overweight, although he is a big boy with bigger frame.
I want him to avoid developing a potential life threaten condition. I lost my ...
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My one year old kitten doesnt show affection to my 9 weeks old kitten
I have a one year old Birman cat who we adore so much. On his first birthday we introduced him to his brother a 8 week old british short hair. We took about three days to introduce them and since we ...
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Why do cats sometimes sleep in plant pots?
My grandparent’s cats slept in their plant pot when it had nothing in, they only did it often in summer. I wonder why they would want their pelts to be dirty with grit and dirt and weeds.
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5 month kitten is aggressively playful
I got my first kitten around a month ago. She keeps biting and scratching my blankets, and attacking them with her hind legs. I've tried rewarding her when she uses her own toys or her scratching post,...
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Can cat understand if we try to communicate in cat's language by mimicking sounds that cats make in different situations to communicate?
First of all my apology to those readers who have little or no experience with cats and don't know the meaning of a numerous numbers and types of cat vocalizations and gestures.
This may sound absurd ...
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What is the best way to make a cat realize that she is forbidden from going outside?
I have a six months old cat.
The place where I live is full of stray dogs and is a graveyard for cats.
She is with us since she was a month old and has absolutely no training surviving in the wild.
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My cats pee/poop outside at certain spots and at certain hours
We have two healthy 3 yr old cats, they’re brothers. They do use the litter boxes normally during most of the day but like to do it outside at a few usual spots in the hallway during night to dawn ...
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My male cat led me into the woods and onto a dirt mound
my cat that we had for 1+ years started to meow at me today (which he barely does) he's a outdoor cat and visits for a few hours of the day and goes off somewhere else he started to meow a lot and ...
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How to convey to a dog that we are not playing with her because she bites?
We have taken in a 4 year old Icelandic Sheepdog almost one year ago from a shelter. At first she was shy with us, then playful. Over time she has become increasingly aggressive, biting adults and now ...
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What is my male apple mystery snail doing?
After a day, when I turn on the fish light, I see him rush to the glass. He goes up... and does what is in the picture! He keeps getting farther and farther off of the glass! If he falls he goes back ...
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How to ensure that my cat always remains indoor, no matter what?
The area where I live is extremely lethal for a domestic cat. There are scorpions, tarantulas, poisonous snakes, dogs, foxes, eagles, vultures, larger wild cat species, and even sometimes leopards. My ...
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Why does my cat only bite my partner? [duplicate]
My girlfriend and I have a 1 year old (or slightly younger) orange tabby that we adopted a little over a month ago. He is a good, easy-going cat overall, but he sometimes bites my girlfriend, either ...
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Dog rubbing nose on bed and tapping bone. Any explanation?
Below I link to a video of my dog rubbing its nose on its bed repeatedly and then tapping a bone with its nose. Then the whole cycle was repeated. She did this for about 15 minutes. Can anyone explain ...
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How can I keep my dog's focus and calm when he see other dogs during our walks?
What my dog likes the most is a ball he has and I usually just pick up the ball to play and he completely focuses on it. He is a crossbreed with a Portuguese breed (Podengo) that from what I searched ...
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How to teach my dog to not run after bicycles and motorbikes?
My small-sized, male castrated dog, a mix of street breeds, is actually a pretty nice boy.
But when we go walking to the woods, and unleashed, he behaves good until there's a motorbike or so showing ...
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My cat is licking my hair, how can I get him to stop?
I have a 4-month-old DSH who is the sweetest, friendliest, cuddliest boy. He has started licking my hair and waking me up early in the morning to lick my hair. I think he also wants to play but the ...
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Cat won't drink water, only gravy from wet food; can I prepare the gravy myself?
My cat eats Royal Canin gastrointestinal wet food from the vet. She has constipation issues with her dry food (science diet sensitive stomach), so I took it away completely ($700 vet bill from ...
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Why is my dog scared of me all of a sudden?
I have a mix of hound and retriever and she is the love of my life; we got her when she was about 1 year, maybe a few months old, and raised her up. However, she will all of a sudden just be scared ...
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Why is my oranda goldfish gasping at the surface?
I have 110 gallon (420 liter) tank, which contains 1 ranchu measuring 13 cm, 1 ranchu measuring 10 cm, and 1 oranda measuring 8 cm. The oranda is gasping for air, while the other fish seem fine. ...
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Potty training troubles
I have a 4 month old Rottweiler puppy, and she’s outside quite often as she’s very energetic and loves to run around and play. The problem I’m having though is that even though she is outside for ...
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Why does my cat purposely knock over her water dish?
My cat is around 1 year old and I have had her for 4 months. 2 months after I got her she started knocking over her water dish. At first I thought it might be because she didn't like the high sided ...
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Is it a good idea to take another cat when my current cat is a real princess?
I have a five-years old female cat, that is the cuddliest cat that my husband and I ever encountered. She cannot be put on the floor, she needs to be on us (shoulder, arms, back) all the day. She ...
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Does my cat like being chased?
I am a new cat owner, so bear with me.
So my cat gets the zoomies about twice a day (he is 6 mo. old, neutered). He has immense amounts of energy. He will just run all over the place bouncing off ...
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Queen lost litter of kittens and started nursing her only surviving 8 month old, should I intervene or just let them be?
My Queen "Phobos" has had difficulty having babies; she's had three litters totaling 12 kittens and only one made it ("Mazakeen," 8 months old) past a few days. Her 8 month old ...
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Is it okay to close a new cat into her safe room when she behaves badly?
Some of you might have read my other thread I've opened yesterday.
I have bought a new cat a few days ago, much to my resident kitten (only 4 months old) displeasure. My new cat absolutely hates to be ...
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Over-excited, barking dog and ways to exercise or calm him
I have recently (a little over month ago) adopted a dog from a shelter. He is year and a half old mutt, looking a little terrier - like, shaggy and wirehaired. He was at the shelter for half a year ...
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Why do cats love vets?
In my experience, cats prefer familiar surroundings, people they know, warm soft surfaces, the ability to go wherever they please, and exactly as much petting as they want (and absolutely no more than ...
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What medications or treatments are available for a ultra-hyperactive dog?
We brough home an 8-month-old male Bichon Frise about six weeks ago. The little bugger fits the description in this pets.se question ...
My dog is becoming unusually hyper. Whining, won't hold ...
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Why do my cats play differently?
I play with both my cats using a wand with various toys on the end of a string (never hands), but they do so very differently.
My Bengal likes to stalk the toy until it stops moving (usually just out ...
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Will 2 male dogs fight for dominance?
I have three Yorkshire Terrier girls now, various ages and we want to get a male Yorkshire Terrier pup and a Goldendoodle male pup. Will they fight for dominance down the line? I am worried about the ...
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Six-year-old dog peeing/pooping when alone at home
I have a six-year-old greyhound who started to pee/poop upstairs when I'm not home, even for a short time after he has been taken out. He goes from 7:30pm to 7:30am without an accident and the door to ...
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My German shepherd puppy is out of control
My German shepherd puppy is fine in the house and is a friendly happy dog but when I take him out he becomes a nightmare. He barks and lunges at other dogs and chases cars constantly.
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Why can my cat not sleep anywhere else other than my mother's lap?
My cat has this strange behavior which I think is extremely rare among cats.
Her favorite sleeping place is by burying deep inside my mother's lap. If my mother is not there, she sleeps either on my ...
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Boyfriend's dog peed on me
So my boyfriend has an almost ten-year-old pom/Yorkie dog. Before moving in with him he did tell me that she didn’t really like females but she seemed to like me.
Well, when he lived with another ...
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My rescue cat is afraid of me
Last year I found a tiny kitten (about 4 weeks old) stuck in a bush. He is now a healthy, castrated adult and very loving (named Alfie).
I decided to find him a companion and adopted a 2-year male, ...
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My cat sniffs any new furniture, person, bags, etc. for several hours
Whenever any new person comes to home, my cat would keep sniffing the person and more so his/her clothes for several hours. Similarly if any new furniture or bag is brought my cat would keep sniffing ...
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Why does my cat act hostile towards my other cat after being kenneled for a week?
I have three cats, a male red tabby (Ed) and two black cats, father (Boo) and daughter. All three cats have lived together for the majority of their lives (13-ish years). They get along fine, aside ...
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Do puppies really like being hugged?
I'm talking about puppies because people carry them and hug them. Dogs on the other hand get stressed while getting hugged because they feel trapped.
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Rescue cat still hates me
So I've had my rescue cat for nearly a month now and she still does not like me at all. If I go to touch her she will hiss and growl most of the time (sometimes not at first but then will once she ...
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Why does my puppy like to put his face in my neck when he sleeps?
I've noticed that when I'm in bed my puppy will lay in my arms or next to me; and then all of a sudden he walks up on me lays on my shoulder, and puts his face in my neck and goes to sleep. I don't ...
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How to stop your basset from peeing out of spite
Every time we give the dogs a bite of scraps at the end of our meal, my basset immediately pees in the floor. Every time. We try to be fair and give her and our beagle the same size nibble. They ...
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Cats are still scared after 2 months
My gf and i got ourselves 2 cats (mother and daughter) who had been living in terrible circumstances.
The daughter has evolved to a point where she plays with us and plays herself with us around. ...
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How to train a dog not to jump on the bed
My girlfriend has a 3yo shiba inu that's driving me crazy. I'm always stressed because I'm afraid of dogs and when I'm at her home especially because the dog always jump over the bed. So.. how can I ...
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Older female cat and male kitten, playful => bad reaction
We got our first rescue cat 9 months ago. The center said Dot was 5--she's quite small. However, different vets have said she's 8 or even 10. Had we known she was 10, we would probably have had second ...
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How to get my dog to follow me outside?
My dog is a female bichon frisé. When inside she follow me everywhere, however when I walk with her in the forest she's always very far behind me, smelling this and that.
She usually waits till I'm ...
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Why would a dog bark when it's afraid?
A stray dog used to bark at the locals in the street. However each time whenever the person who is barked at approached the dog, it would run away cowardly.
Why would the dog bark when it's actually ...
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We adopted a rescue dog that we are pretty sure was abused. After about a week hes started peeing on my daughter
He doesn't seem afraid of females or kids. About a week after we got him he started walking up to my adult daughter and lifting his leg and peeing on her. He doesn't seem afraid of her so I wonder if ...
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Low energy, appetite; urinary issue; hiding in one year old cat
Recently, my one year old female cat has become very lethargic and has been showing some odd behaviors out of the blue which she wouldn't show normally.
Since the past three days, she has started ...
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