Cats are generally lovable animals until the time when they ruin your sofa and your carpet, no thanks to their scratching talent. How does one get rid of this irritating hobby called cat scratching?
Well, there is no remedy for your cats scratching mannerisms. In fact, cat experts discourage human from interfering with their scratching because it is already second nature to cats.
Scratching is inherent in cats as they were made to scratch. The rear paws of a cat were made for scratching. As your cat grows, their claws also grow. Cats have to remove the sheath on their claws by scratching, so they can expose their new claws.
Remember that maxim "if you can't lick them, then join them"? This is especially true for cats. If you do not want further damage to your furniture, draperies or carpets, then encourage your cats to scratch - but not on your things. Instead, buy him his own scratching post.
Buying a scratching post for your cat will give them an outlet for their scratching urge. It will not only save your precious furniture but will also keep your cats happy.
Why do cats use a scratching post
A scratching post is used for: 1. Scratching to remove an outer layer of the cat's nails. 2. Cats also need to exercise and move their muscles by climbing on the post 3. The post is not only used for scratching but also for stretching because while trying to scratch himself, the cat will stretch his whole body towards the post. 4. Marking the post for territorial purposes. 5. Just for the fun of it.
Outdoor cats usually use wooden fences or objects for scratching, so a good scratching post would be one made of wood. A cat owner can get firewood or a log and convert it into a scratching post. Others who are still training their cats make do with the less expensive cardboard posts.
Since the primary use of the post is for the cats to sharpen their claws, the scratching post must be upright and steady. It should also be tall enough, or a half size more than the cat, to make sure your cat can stretch his whole body on the post. Much care should be placed in choosing the right post because if the cat feels it is not steady enough for him, then he might not use it and will revert to scratching your furniture.
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Cat: The 10 Dog-mandments: 100percentile
Well, other than checking one’s proficiency in language, reasoning skills and quantitative aptitude, CAT tests the aspirant’s managerial capabilities in handling pressure, managing time, strategizing, decision-making and managing change. The MBA course will not inject these qualities into you; it will only polish those that you already possess. In fact as one IIM graduate so succinctly said, cracking the CAT is 90% attitude and 10% aptitudeSo, how does one go about doing well in or to use the much more common term – “cracking” the CAT?
DOG-mandments to bell the CAT!Because dogs can tame cats, here are some dog-mandments to dispel pessimism.
1. B+veWe are not talking of your blood group but your approach towards the test and life! Read this story.There was a hunter who owned a special bird dog, which could walk on water. One day, the hunter invited a friend to go hunting with him so that he could show off his prized possession. After some time, they shot a bird, which fell into the river. The man ordered his dog to run and fetch the bird. The dog ran on water to fetch the bird.The man was expecting a compliment about the amazing dog, but in vain. Curious, he asked his silent friend if he had noticed anything unusual about the dog. The friend replied, “Yes, I did see something unusual about your dog. Your dog can’t even swim!”
This friend belongs to the category of “your-dog-can’t-even-swim” people. These are the people who will keep telling you, “CAT is not for you”. They may not be able to tell the difference between “KATE” and “CAT”, but will definitely dampen your spirits. These are the people who cannot pull you out of your present situation. They can only push you down. Never listen to people who have the tendency to be negative or pessimistic. They will take away your most wonderful dreams and wishes. Learn to recognize them; do not waste your time with them.
2. Keep Practicing“Practice is more important than the games, and I will practice when I’m hurt, when 95 percent of the players in this league would sit out. I expect all of you to do the same thing. You will follow my lead,” said Michael Jordan to his Chicago Bulls teammates. This, when he had come out of retirement, with a dodgy knee to lead his team to another NBA final!That’s the rule! Keep on working on all areas till the end, revise your vocabulary, browse the rules of grammar, read religiously, keep on doing mental maths, work out new ways of answering questions, keep working on your strong as well as grey areas and keep doing all these till the end.Michael Jordan said something even more memorable: “I can accept failure, but I can’t accept not trying.”
3. Is Your Attitude Worth Catching?Footprints on the sands of time are not made by sitting down. ………………Anonymous
At the end of the day, it’s your career, your life. You got to have strong self-belief, and the examination in question is open to people from all backgrounds. So, it all boils down to your ability to manage confidence and tell yourself everyday, “I can”. Competition is here to stay and the best person will reach the top.“It is a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.” Somerset Maugham
4. Think about your performance“Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probable reason why so few engage in it.” -Henry FordCAT may or may not change colour, but be mentally prepared for it. The various patterns you get to see in the practice tests are meant to make you trust your fundamentals rather than worry about the pattern. One thing is clear, that change or no change, this is one CAT you must tame. So, why worry?
5. PrioritizeTime has come for the serious CAT-taker to know what is most important at this time. Put maximum effort and time in revising, analysing and taking tests. When you revisit this phase of your life after 10 years, this period will appear to the strongest building block of your career.
6. AnalyzeAnalysis of past CAT papers will give an insight into the psyche of CAT, the kind of questions, proportion of easy and tough questions, the twists etc. If you analyse theses papers, you will concur with me that CAT is not really technically tough.
7. StrategizeThe right strategy is to find the shortest distance between two points. What clicks for you in the three sections? Start your paper with the section in which you have the best command. It will boost your confidence!
8. Passion and energyHave the passion and the energy to succeed. It is a force that is a part of us 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It should never subside. Physical energy comes from the strength of the body, fuelled by our intake of nourishment. It is, therefore, important that we feed our engine premium fuel (good, nutritious food), not low grade fuel (junk food).
9. RelaxThere are exams, other than CAT, which will lead you to great opportunities and colleges that offer fantastic education and placements alike. So, for SNAP, JMET, XAT and the like, you get extra 20 to 40 days of preparation. By that time, exam nervousness will also evaporate, as you would have appeared for many tests by then.
10. Finally…Close your eyes for a moment. Imagine your career and your life, if you land in your dream college. Now imagine the same situation, if you do not get the college you want. This comparison should give you the strength, determination and passion required to exceed your potential.That’s the ultimate aim. Exceed your potential and stretch your abilities in the last few days.May you succeed in achieving goals that you once thought were impossible!
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DOG-mandments to bell the CAT!Because dogs can tame cats, here are some dog-mandments to dispel pessimism.
1. B+veWe are not talking of your blood group but your approach towards the test and life! Read this story.There was a hunter who owned a special bird dog, which could walk on water. One day, the hunter invited a friend to go hunting with him so that he could show off his prized possession. After some time, they shot a bird, which fell into the river. The man ordered his dog to run and fetch the bird. The dog ran on water to fetch the bird.The man was expecting a compliment about the amazing dog, but in vain. Curious, he asked his silent friend if he had noticed anything unusual about the dog. The friend replied, “Yes, I did see something unusual about your dog. Your dog can’t even swim!”
This friend belongs to the category of “your-dog-can’t-even-swim” people. These are the people who will keep telling you, “CAT is not for you”. They may not be able to tell the difference between “KATE” and “CAT”, but will definitely dampen your spirits. These are the people who cannot pull you out of your present situation. They can only push you down. Never listen to people who have the tendency to be negative or pessimistic. They will take away your most wonderful dreams and wishes. Learn to recognize them; do not waste your time with them.
2. Keep Practicing“Practice is more important than the games, and I will practice when I’m hurt, when 95 percent of the players in this league would sit out. I expect all of you to do the same thing. You will follow my lead,” said Michael Jordan to his Chicago Bulls teammates. This, when he had come out of retirement, with a dodgy knee to lead his team to another NBA final!That’s the rule! Keep on working on all areas till the end, revise your vocabulary, browse the rules of grammar, read religiously, keep on doing mental maths, work out new ways of answering questions, keep working on your strong as well as grey areas and keep doing all these till the end.Michael Jordan said something even more memorable: “I can accept failure, but I can’t accept not trying.”
3. Is Your Attitude Worth Catching?Footprints on the sands of time are not made by sitting down. ………………Anonymous
At the end of the day, it’s your career, your life. You got to have strong self-belief, and the examination in question is open to people from all backgrounds. So, it all boils down to your ability to manage confidence and tell yourself everyday, “I can”. Competition is here to stay and the best person will reach the top.“It is a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.” Somerset Maugham
4. Think about your performance“Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probable reason why so few engage in it.” -Henry FordCAT may or may not change colour, but be mentally prepared for it. The various patterns you get to see in the practice tests are meant to make you trust your fundamentals rather than worry about the pattern. One thing is clear, that change or no change, this is one CAT you must tame. So, why worry?
5. PrioritizeTime has come for the serious CAT-taker to know what is most important at this time. Put maximum effort and time in revising, analysing and taking tests. When you revisit this phase of your life after 10 years, this period will appear to the strongest building block of your career.
6. AnalyzeAnalysis of past CAT papers will give an insight into the psyche of CAT, the kind of questions, proportion of easy and tough questions, the twists etc. If you analyse theses papers, you will concur with me that CAT is not really technically tough.
7. StrategizeThe right strategy is to find the shortest distance between two points. What clicks for you in the three sections? Start your paper with the section in which you have the best command. It will boost your confidence!
8. Passion and energyHave the passion and the energy to succeed. It is a force that is a part of us 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It should never subside. Physical energy comes from the strength of the body, fuelled by our intake of nourishment. It is, therefore, important that we feed our engine premium fuel (good, nutritious food), not low grade fuel (junk food).
9. RelaxThere are exams, other than CAT, which will lead you to great opportunities and colleges that offer fantastic education and placements alike. So, for SNAP, JMET, XAT and the like, you get extra 20 to 40 days of preparation. By that time, exam nervousness will also evaporate, as you would have appeared for many tests by then.
10. Finally…Close your eyes for a moment. Imagine your career and your life, if you land in your dream college. Now imagine the same situation, if you do not get the college you want. This comparison should give you the strength, determination and passion required to exceed your potential.That’s the ultimate aim. Exceed your potential and stretch your abilities in the last few days.May you succeed in achieving goals that you once thought were impossible!
Source: 100percentile offers online exam preparation tools and Online IITJEE Test Series , MBA , CAT and AIPMT , PMT curriculums. Experts and toppers are available to give guidance and answer questions in forums for all IITJEE, AIPMT and all medical & MBA aspirants.
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Why Does A Cat Purr?
The answer seems obvious enough. A purring cat is a contented cat. This surely must be true. But it is not. Repeated observation has revealed that cats in great pain, injured, in labor and even dying often purr loud and long. These can hardly be called contented cats. It is true, of course, that contented cats do also purr, but contentment is by no means the sole condition for purring. A more precise explanation, which fits all cases, is that purring signals a friendly social mood, and it can be given as a signal to, say, a vet from an injured cat indicating the need for friendship, or as a signal to an owner, saying thank you for friendship given.
Purring first occurs when kittens are only a week old and its primary use is when they are being suckled by their mother. It acts then as a signal to her that all is well and that the milk supply is successfully reaching its destination. She can lie there, listening to the grateful purrs, and know without looking up that nothing has gone amiss. She in turn purrs to her kittens as they feed, telling them that she too is in a relaxed, co-operative mood. The use of purring among adult cats (and between adult cats and humans) is almost certainly secondary and is derived from this primal parent-offspring context.
An important distinction between small cats, like our domestic species, and the big cats, like lions and tigers, is that the latter cannot purr properly. The tiger will greet you with a friendly 'one-way purr'...a sort of juddering splutter...but it cannot produce the two-way purr of the domestic cat, which makes its whirring noise not only with each outward breath (like a tiger) but also with each inward breath. The exhalation/inhalation rythm of feline purring can be performed with the mouth firmly shut and may be continued for hours on end. In this respect small cats are one up on their giant relatives, but big cats have another feature which compensates for it. They can roar, which is something small cats can never do.
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Purring first occurs when kittens are only a week old and its primary use is when they are being suckled by their mother. It acts then as a signal to her that all is well and that the milk supply is successfully reaching its destination. She can lie there, listening to the grateful purrs, and know without looking up that nothing has gone amiss. She in turn purrs to her kittens as they feed, telling them that she too is in a relaxed, co-operative mood. The use of purring among adult cats (and between adult cats and humans) is almost certainly secondary and is derived from this primal parent-offspring context.
An important distinction between small cats, like our domestic species, and the big cats, like lions and tigers, is that the latter cannot purr properly. The tiger will greet you with a friendly 'one-way purr'...a sort of juddering splutter...but it cannot produce the two-way purr of the domestic cat, which makes its whirring noise not only with each outward breath (like a tiger) but also with each inward breath. The exhalation/inhalation rythm of feline purring can be performed with the mouth firmly shut and may be continued for hours on end. In this respect small cats are one up on their giant relatives, but big cats have another feature which compensates for it. They can roar, which is something small cats can never do.
By: Lamar Deane
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Lamar Deane offers free tips and information How to Choose The Right Pet For You