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Expert: - 12/28/2009


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hello sir, may i know why do few cats run away from home. not few, i observed many cats? are they less loyal than dogs. actually, i want to keep a cat at my stable as a companian, will this idea help me out??? do cats mix up with horses???? (generally trainers keep a cat in the stable to get rid of rats and other rodents). is there any way to make them loyal and  stay life long????

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Rohit,

Cats tend to be independent but are very territorial. Thus, it is difficult to "make" a cat do anything, unless the cat thinks it his his/her idea!!!!! They tend to be more loyal to place than people. So, cats that grow up in an area tend to stay close by. They do not look at people the same way dogs do and loyalty is a term I tend not to use with cats. They can be very affectionate and some do get attached to people, but it depends on the individual cat.

Cats and horses do get on well together. However, cats have to learn to stay away from the hooves so they do not get stepped on. Although some do OK, cats not raised in a barn often do get stepped on.

One way to keep a cat from wandering far and wide is to get the cat neutered or spayed. Fixed cats tend to stay closer to home and are not driven to wander because of their hormones.

Best regards... Norm.  

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Norman Auspitz

Expertise

I can answer most non-veterinary questions about cats. My particular expertise is pedigree cats, breeding and showing. However, I am versed in feline behavior, cat breeds and their characteristics, general feline husbandry, and the like.

Experience

I judged for the Canadian Cat Association from 1975 until 1982. I am currently an approved allbreed judge for the Cat Fanciers'' Association (the world''s largets cat registry), and have been judging for them since 1991. I have been breeding pedigreed cats since 1971 and have been exhibiting pedigreed cats in shows since 1970. I obtained my first pedigreed cat in 1970 and have never looked back. In 1971, I obtained my first Abyssinian which has become my primary breed. In addition, I have bred Manx and Persians. Currently, besides the Abyssinians, I am also breeding Maine Coons.


Organizations
Cat Fanciers'' Association, inc. (CFA) and the Manx, Maine Coon, and Abyssinian breed councils. I am currently Abyssinian breed council secretary.

Publications
Cat Fancy Magazine, The Abyssinian Chapter in The Cat Fanciers'' Association Complete Cat Book, and Articles for various editions of The Cat Fanciers'' Association Yearbook

Education/Credentials
I received a B.S. from Drexel University in 1968, a M.Math from University of Waterloo, in 1970, a Ph.D. from University of Waterloo in 1975, and a MBA from McMaster University in 1980. I received my approved allbreed judging status in the Cat Fanciers'' Association in 1999.

Awards and Honors
We have produced a number of Cat Fanciers'' Association (CFA) National winning Abyssinian and Maine Coons. We have produced a number of Abyssinian and Maine Coon Distinguished Merit females (an award for a top producing cat), including the first Distinguished Merit Abyssinian in the red (sorrel) color. I am the CFA Abyssinian breed council secretary and belong and/or hold office in a number of cat clubs. I am also a member of the CFA Judges Association.

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