How to understand a cat?

Cats live next to man for many centuries, howeverthere is an opinion that we could not tame a cat. During a long cohabitation, people gradually learned how to understand the cat. You can independently learn the habits of your pet, or you can take advantage of the experience of humanity that has been accumulated in the process of communicating with cats.

How to understand the language of cats

The eyes of a cat can tell you many things. A frightened cat looks with open eyes, such eyes can also signal that the cat is furious. At the same happy cat, eyes are on the contrary screwed up. A close look at the cats shows hostility, "playing peepers" cat shows you that she is not going to concede. Pupils also talk about the different mood of your pet, although their size is much more dependent on lighting. So wide pupils talk about the cat's fright, or excitement, often during the game, or when the cat watches something interesting, its pupils widen.
The ears of a cat are very mobile. Often the cat moves its ears to hear better what is happening. So if the cat's ears are sharpened, it means that something interested her. However, with the help of pressed ears, the cat shows its willingness to fight.
The tail serves the cat not only for balancing, butand shows us her mood. If the cat is waving its tail, it means that she is irritated. The fluffy tail is a warning to the enemies, that the cat can be dangerous. However, a slight wagging tail can serve as a signal to an invitation to play.
The sounds produced by cats can be divided intoshowing positive emotions (purring) and negative (hissing, growling, snorting). Unlike dogs, the mouth and teeth of a cat do not play a major role in a fight, so they hiss his teeth and outstretches more for intimidation. A cat can show its satisfaction with a purring cat, or a request to feed it as soon as possible, often a cat purrs, seeing that you fill its bowl with food, your favorite treat. With the help of the same meowing cat attracts attention, reminds you of the arrival of feeding time or walk. In addition, cats and cats are intensely mewing during mating games.
Language of the body. When a cat in a dangerous situation, she tries to appear more, arching her back, so to speak rises on her hind legs, the wool is fluffed. Often during games, cats behave like hunting, move crawling. During heat, cats rub against the floor and ride on it to attract males.
Another important point is that catsmark the territory, while they raise the tail and shake it with the tip. But besides this, the cat has scent glands on the body, so they tag their master when rubbing against him, this is a sign that you are in a pack of cats.

Pay attention to how yourpet, it is better not to touch it when it is in threatening poses, it can save you from unnecessary injuries. Remember, a cat is once a wild animal, and in anger it can be dangerous.

If your pet is a cat, then it will be helpful for youto know: how to understand that a cat is pregnant. The simplest sign of a cat's pregnancy is the purchase of pink nipples, which makes them more visible. If you have not noticed a pregnancy at an early stage, then determine it by an enlarged abdomen (after the sixth week).

In addition, if the pregnancy is confirmed, you will have to take delivery, and then the main thing to watch the cat, the below are the signs that will help you how to understand what the cat gives birth.

A couple of days before the birth of the cat from the mammary glands begins to be allocated colostrum.
A few days before the birth, the cat has vaginal discharge.
The behavior of the cat changes - she is looking for a nest in the premonition of childbirth.