I wonder if all the cat shovelers have noticed that it seems that all "paper products" have a kind of honey attraction to cats... Most cats are simply unresisting in cartons, and they just see one. There are also cats that don't even n...
I wonder if all the cat shovelers have noticed that it seems that all "paper products" have a kind of honey attraction to cats...
Most cats are simply unresisting in cartons, and they just see one.
There are also cats that don't even need a carton, and a piece of paper can frame the TA.
In addition to these, toilet paper is also the object of "porn" for cats, and they are so crazy...
We have introduced the two previous ones in detail. Today we will talk about the third type, why do cats love to play with tissues so much?
Cat's colorful tissue PLAY
Many shovelers are deeply "persecuted" and have to expose their cats online...
These cats play with tissues so many ways that they are eye-opening.
In order to satisfy the cat's habit, the owner directly bought 100 rolls of tissues and put them in the house for the cat to play...
Not only do the kittens love to play, but big cats also love tissues...
What magic does tissue have that make cats so obsessed with?
Why do cats love to play with tissues so much?
According to the speculation of many behaviorists, cats love to do this, perhaps because:
grinding claws
There are no or lack of necessary grinding claws at home, and cats can only find the right place to grind their claws by themselves.
The touch of tissue and the material that easily leaves scratches are just in line with the needs of cats, so they can't help but grind their claws on the tissues...
Play/hunting behavior
Cat behaviorist Dr. Mikel Delgado believes that cats love to bite and pull tissues, which may be due to playing or hunting nature.
Because when toilet paper is damaged, its morphological changes are very similar to prey (feathers fall off, body tissue damage), cats think that their hunting is very successful, with a sense of gain and achievement, so they are very obsessed with this behavior.
Some rolls of paper even "moved by themselves", which further aroused the cat's interest.
However, according to feedback from some cat owners, their cats rarely experience this behavior after they are 2 years old...
Extraepith
The above two are normal behaviors of cats, but if the cats not only bite tissues, they also take the initiative to eat paper, which may be an abnormal situation.
Bradshaw et al. conducted a survey on 150 pica cats of oriental ancestry and found that 8% of pica cats like to eat paper/carton.
A small amount of paper can be decomposed by digestive fluid after being ingested by cats, but if a large amount of tissue is consumed in a short period of time, severe intestinal obstruction may occur.
In addition to different food, frequent biting and playing with tissues may also bring some problems...
Problems caused by cats playing with paper
Because cats are snatched, they will closely contact tissues when biting with their mouths, so sometimes there are some safety hazards.
▌Problem 1 Cats are allergic to tissue ingredients
There are many styles of tissues on the market, but the implementation standards are different.
Some fragrance-type tissues may also have flavors, powders, or some tissues with unqualified quality, and may even have certain chemical reagent residues...
Cats touch with their mouths or accidentally eat them, which may cause allergies, indigestion and other problems.
▌Problem 2 Increases the curiosity of cats to go to dangerous areas
If cats are addicted to playing with paper, they may look for places with paper, or have played there before and have memories, which will increase their curiosity and stay there for the toilet/kitchen.
And the toilet and the kitchen are two places that are very dangerous for cats. For example, the kitchen stove, cleaning reagents stored in the toilet, etc. may cause unnecessary harm to the cat.
The last and the most damaging problem...
▌Problem 3 The spiritual harm of the shoveler
After returning home from get off work, facing such a scene, you have to clean up the cats all over the ground...
It really brings another spiritual critical hit to the tired shoveler...
Are there any tricks that can help the shoveler solve this problem?
How to solve the problem of cat playing with paper?
From the most basic point, if cats like to play with paper due to their nature of claw grinding/hunting, our best solution is to enrich the environment.
①Decorate a suitable claw grinding area at home to attract the cat to the correct position to grind the claws.
② Prepare a toy for the cat to divert the cat's attention from tissues.
In addition, there are some simple tips to share with you...
➤ For the cat who loves to draw paper, we can put the draw paper backwards.
Some cats no longer cling to tissues when they can’t see or touch them.
➤ For cats who love to pull toilet paper, you can try to modify the toilet paper device, such as stuck with a chopstick.
In this way, there will be no paper spilling all over the floor, but you may suffer a little injury on the surface...
➤ Put some items that cats hate nearby, such as putting oranges around the tissue...
Oranges: Swear to guard the tissues to the death and safe!
Let's go back, can you say that tissues are really not wrong at all?
