Feline Behavioural Problems

In a survey of normal cats the following behaviours were reported (n = 120)
(Morgan & Houpt 1990)

• 60% furniture scratch
• 42% eat plants
• 36% aggressive to other cats
• 25% steal food
• 16% housesoil
• 16% inconvenient vocalisation
• 12% aggressive to people
• 7% chew fabric
• various others

But these are not the same as the problems reported for behaviour therapy, which are illustrated below