嘶嘶叫是什麼意思？

December 8, 2016 • lucy

嘶嘶叫是什麼意思？
每位貓主人都熟悉那種尖銳、嘶嘶作響的聲音— 貓咪用來表達恐懼、攻擊性、不悅或不確定感的聲音。由於嘶叫是貓咪在告訴你牠不對勁，因此絕不應因此處罰牠，而是應試著了解究竟是什麼讓牠感到不安。
 
貓咪會透過拱起舌頭、將空氣擠出來而發出嘶叫聲，從嘴裡噴出一陣氣流。伴隨嘶叫的其他行為，包括貓咪向後拉起嘴唇、將耳朵貼平在頭上，以及拱起背部擺出威嚇姿勢。這整套令人不安的舉動都是為了發出警告— 陌生人靠得太近、牠感到受威脅，或是有什麼事讓牠感到疼痛。雖然牠會用嘶叫來嚇退可能的對手並避免打鬥，但這也是一個警訊：若牠認為的威脅沒有停止，接下來可能會出現攻擊行為，你應該認真看待這項警告。
 
為了避免被咬或抓傷，你需要了解是什麼讓貓咪大發脾氣。例如，貓咪可能因領域性攻擊而嘶叫，尤其是在家中迎來新寵物時。評估最近家中環境的任何變化，並務必慢慢介紹新成員：頭幾天先讓新寵物待在單獨空間，讓貓咪有時間適應彼此的氣味。若你的貓咪對陌生人嘶叫，請在客人來訪前事先告知他們，並循序漸進地讓貓咪認識你信任的訪客，讓牠明白有客人來並不總是威脅。貓咪感到害怕時也會嘶叫。若是這種情況，請採取措施讓牠在家中感覺更安心：為貓咪提供充足的躲藏處、棲息平台及其他角落，並考慮使用 Feliway，這是一種可提升情緒的合成費洛蒙，能向貓咪傳達舒適安心的感受。不過，如果貓咪是因攻擊性而嘶叫，解決方法可能是增加陪玩時間來釋放累積的精力，並提供貓抓柱等發洩管道。當貓咪被迫做不想做的事時，例如進入外出提籠，也會嘶叫；面對這類反應，最好的做法是保持冷靜，慢慢讓牠接觸不喜歡的活動，給牠時間適應。若萬不得已必須讓貓咪做牠不願意的事，請戴上厚手套或隔熱手套，以免被抓傷。
 
如果上述情況都不符合你的寵物，牠可能是因疼痛、受傷或不適而嘶叫。若你的貓咪最近開始嘶叫，或這個行為明顯增加，而你又找不出原因，請諮詢獸醫師以排除任何醫療因素。請記得，嘶叫是某些事情不對勁的徵兆，絕不應因此處罰貓咪。相反地，應找出並處理根本問題，讓貓咪在家中感到安全又安心。

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  1. Jeff

    This is excellent advice! Cats are absolutely wonderful. They give you so much love and make the best friends. If it's not a medical condition that is upsetting your cat, you can also play with them with a laser pointer to make them feel more comfortable and relaxed and put them in a playful mood. Just remember to never shine it in their eyes. Or anyone's eyes for that matter.

  2. Barbara

    I have 2 cats, one male and one female. The female, Jeanie, had a very hard time adjusting to a move I had to make to another house. She was hissing and growling and being very aggressive towards me. I was afraid of my own cat. After trying just about everything, I almost had to send her back to the rescue organization I adopted her from, until I was told the best thing I can do with a cat in this situation, is leave the room she is in and ignore her. It was my last hope, so that is what I started doing, leaving the room she was being aggressive in and ignore her completely as if I didn't have a care. I also had to leave by a different door that she would guard when she thought I was about to leave the house. It worked!

    After ignoring her and choosing to leave by a different door when she started acting out, she stopped acting out. I know that she is still very capable of returning to that behavior if I push her too far, so I try not to do anything that pushes her buttons, and I know what those things are.

    I believe she was just having a hard time adjusting to her new surroundings and was angry with me for moving her. She is OK now, and as loving as she can be.

    PS, don't ever go after an angry cat with a broom or other device to "teach her a lesson". That will piss them off even more. Just ignore them.

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