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		<title>Breakdown of the Bond</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kittens, when not sleeping, are always ready for play. An impish playfulness shines through the eyes of this gray Persian. Whatever opportunity presents itself, she appears ready to take part. &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; The period from the third or fourth week of a kittens life through the eight week is one of huge development &#8230;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://laytonhillsdodge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/3.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-283" title="แมวเปอร์เซียร์" src="http://laytonhillsdodge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/3.jpg" alt="" width="283" height="211" /></a>Kittens, when not sleeping, are always ready for play. An impish playfulness shines through the eyes of this gray Persian. Whatever opportunity presents itself, she appears ready to take part.</p>
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<p><a href="http://laytonhillsdodge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/0.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-285 alignright" title="kittens play" src="http://laytonhillsdodge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/0.jpg" alt="" width="330" height="219" /></a>The period from the third or fourth week of a kittens life through the eight week is one of huge development and a refinement of skills and abilities.</p>
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<p>T<a href="http://laytonhillsdodge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/61.jpeg"><img class="size-full wp-image-290 alignright" title="tag" src="http://laytonhillsdodge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/61.jpeg" alt="" width="406" height="304" /></a>ag is a favourite game amongst  kittens. However, determining exactly who is &#8216;it&#8217; is nearly impossible for all but those involved in the game.</p>
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<p><a href="http://laytonhillsdodge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/8.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-293" title="kittens" src="http://laytonhillsdodge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/8.jpg" alt="" width="288" height="209" /></a>The bone with the mother begins to weaken around  the fifth week of life and kittens will move off on their own for individual explorations by the eighth week.</p>
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<p><a href="http://laytonhillsdodge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/5.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-295" title="kittens" src="http://laytonhillsdodge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/5-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a>This kitten is signaling a readiness for some rough, fast play eith neary every fibre of its being, from its brigth eyes to ith erect ears to iys alert tail.</p>
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<p>For developing kittens it seems ther<a href="http://laytonhillsdodge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/7.jpg"><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-296" title="kit" src="http://laytonhillsdodge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/7-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a>e is always something more interesting on the other side. every barrier must be conquered.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; In the few days of a kitten’s life there is little activity other than eating, sleeping, and anuggling with mother. The kittens eyes won’t open fully until one to three weeks after birth. The queen may decide to move her litter within this period, sometimes repeatedly, responding to an instinctive urge to find better  &#8230;]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://laytonhillsdodge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/mGBNKlW.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-276" title="kitten clean itself by licking" src="http://laytonhillsdodge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/mGBNKlW.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a>In the few days of a <strong>kitten</strong>’s life there is little activity other than eating, sleeping, and anuggling with mother. <span id="more-275"></span>The kittens eyes won’t open fully until one to three weeks after birth. The queen may decide to move her litter within this period, sometimes repeatedly, responding to an instinctive urge to find better  protection for them. The kittens, however, won’t begin to crawl about to any great extent until their second week; walking will occur at about three weeks, and running at four or five weeks. Also at four or five weeks, the kitten will begin to make attempts to clean itself by licking.</p>
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		<title>Food for kittens</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Kittens just born. There&#8217;s some very very diet of cat that should be food for kittens direct my cat just born kittens should receive food enough for the loss of blood balls. I&#8217;m a problem that should not be separated from the mother cat say. should a kitten drink milk and the mother of &#8230;]]></description>
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<p><strong>Kittens</strong> just born. There&#8217;s some very very diet of <strong>cat</strong> that should be food for <strong>kittens</strong> direct my cat just<strong> born kittens</strong> should receive food enough for the loss of blood balls. <span id="more-268"></span>I&#8217;m a problem that should not be separated from the mother cat say. should a <strong>kitten</strong> drink milk and the mother of it, because the milk is very useful for the<strong> kitten needs</strong> to be a cat hair that is pretty strong. . grow to fill the complete area of the kittens for about one to three month <strong>kitten</strong> is drinking the milk of its mother, so it will be enough food to make milk. to meet the children, it was all down to one cat, about 1 to 15 characters. it is more like it.</p>
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		<title>A Need for Society of Cat</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Any space that can accommodate the paw of a kitten holds a natural attraction. There’s no telling what wonderful play thing might be found in that hole and pulled out for closer inspection. Interaction with their siblings is extremely important in preparing kittens to be social, non-neurotic cats later in life. Play is an integral &#8230;]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><a title="A Need for Society of Cat" href="http://laytonhillsdodge.com/kittens/a-need-for-society-of-cat/"><img class="size-full wp-image-242 aligncenter" title="cat-1" src="http://laytonhillsdodge.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/cat-1.jpg" alt="" width="560" height="372" /></a>Interaction with their siblings is extremely important in preparing kittens to be social, non-neurotic cats later in life. Play is an integral part of that relationship.</p>
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<p>Some kittens find that climbing tress  really is not for them. Unfortunately, they inevitably discover this after they have attempted the climb and gotten themselves stranded.</p>
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<p>In a great many cats the fear of dogs is a learnt behavior. As such, an affinity for dog can be introduced into a kitten’s personality through early, non-threatening, comfortable exposure.</p>
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<p>The Kitten deprived of normal social development may very likely develop antisocial behaviours, including an aversion to being held and a tendency toward a &#8216;loner&#8217; lifestyle.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; Kittens generally make their break whit the litter and with their mother, and set out on their own at three to six months of age. Each kitten develops at its own rate and within its own inherent personality. For some, exploration of the world beyond the &#8230;]]></description>
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<p><strong>Kittens</strong> generally make their break whit the litter and with their mother, and set out on their own at three to six months of age.<br />
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<p><a title="discovering the world" href="http://laytonhillsdodge.com/kittens/218/"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-220" title="kitten" src="http://laytonhillsdodge.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/cat6.jpg" alt="" width="347" height="293" /></a>Each<strong> kitten</strong> develops at its own rate and within its own inherent personality. For some, exploration of the world beyond the nest becomes a priority much earlier than for others.</p>
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<p><a title="discovering the world" href="http://laytonhillsdodge.com/kittens/218/"><img class="size-full wp-image-222 alignleft" title="kitten" src="http://laytonhillsdodge.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%AB1.jpg" alt="" width="383" height="255" /></a>Although tree climbing is something that most kittens eventually attempt and experience, some are naturally and instinctively mire suited to the activity</p>
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<p><a title="discovering the world" href="http://laytonhillsdodge.com/kittens/218/"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-223" title="cat" src="http://laytonhillsdodge.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/cat9.jpg" alt="" width="412" height="354" /></a>The experiences of kittens with the littermates in their first few week of life are critical to their adulthood when they call on those early experiences for the basic of their reactions to various situations</p>
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<p><a title="discovering the world" href="http://laytonhillsdodge.com/kittens/218/"><img class="size-full wp-image-224 alignright" title="kitten" src="http://laytonhillsdodge.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/5.jpg" alt="" width="422" height="321" /></a>The ‘meow’ begins as the call of a <strong>kitten</strong> in need of something, but carries over in many into adulthood . It can signal a very wide range of emotions and conditions.</p>
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<p><a title="discovering the world" href="http://laytonhillsdodge.com/kittens/218/"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-225" title="kitten play yarn" src="http://laytonhillsdodge.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/kitten-yarn1.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="338" /></a><strong>Kittens</strong> readily extend their play to include, in addition to their mother and littermates, a wide variety of objects. The ball of yarn has become a cliche in this respect.</p>
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<p><a title="discovering the world" href="http://laytonhillsdodge.com/kittens/218/"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-229" title="mother cat" src="http://laytonhillsdodge.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/mother-cat.jpg" alt="" width="442" height="335" /></a>For as long as she will permit it the queen remains a target of her kittens play. Within a few  weeks she usually will begin to distance herself from her kittens’ flurry of activity.</p>
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<p><a title="discovering the world" href="http://laytonhillsdodge.com/kittens/218/"><img class="size-full wp-image-231 alignright" title="mother cats" src="http://laytonhillsdodge.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/mother-cats.jpg" alt="" width="441" height="398" /></a>Whilst play with its mother can become very spirited and rambunctious the<strong> kitten</strong> also spends a great deal of quiet, caring time with the queen.</p>
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<p><a title="discovering the world" href="http://laytonhillsdodge.com/kittens/218/"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-232" title="cat" src="http://laytonhillsdodge.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/cat14.jpg" alt="" width="411" height="287" /></a>Early experiences help to mold the personality of a cat, preparing it for activities later in life. However, some kittens, like this Bengal jumping from rock to rock along the beach, are naturally more outgoing.</p>
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<p><a title="Individual Personalities" href="http://laytonhillsdodge.com/kittens/individual-personalities/"><img class="size-full wp-image-209 alignleft" title="kitten" src="http://laytonhillsdodge.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/kitten.jpg" alt="" width="355" height="236" /></a>This is not to say that all kittens develop along the same path, in the same way, at the same rate. From the earliest displays of personality, every litter of kittens demonstrates the individuality of its members.<span id="more-208"></span> Almost without  variation, each litter will include a dominant member, one or more very submissive members, and a range of others falling between those extremes. There also will be variations in how outgoing the kittens will be, how they take to being handled by humans, and how much playfulness they carry with them into later life, as well as a spectrum of other personality characteristi<strong></strong>cs.</p>
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<p>The young cat will encounter a<strong><a title="Individual Personalities" href="http://laytonhillsdodge.com/kittens/individual-personalities/"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-210" title="kitten" src="../wp-content/uploads/2011/12/kitten2.jpg" alt="" width="358" height="268" /></a></strong> similar hierarchy amongst other cats as well when it begins to move out from the litter and into the wider world. Cats are much more social than many of us imagine. Often we keep them as individuals indoors, and by default the pet owner becomes the focus of their socialization.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Becoming a Cat Whilst the kitten is developing its repertoire of activities, its body is developing the tools it will need as an adult cat. For example,  kittens first teeth appear around the time their eyes open, and they generally have  their full set of mill teeth by the age of eight weeks, which explain &#8230;]]></description>
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<p>Whilst the kitten is develop<a title="Individual Personalities" href="http://laytonhillsdodge.com/kittens/becoming-a-cat/"><img class="size-full wp-image-198 alignright" title="cat" src="http://laytonhillsdodge.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/cat11.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="300" /></a>ing its repertoire of activities, its body is developing the tools it will need as an adult cat. For example,  kittens first teeth appear around the time their eyes open, and they generally have  their full set of mill teeth by the age of eight weeks, which explain why this is usually the point at which their mothers have fully weaned them. A cat’s permanent teeth appear between the ages of twelve and eighteen weeks and despite the claims of some proponents of vegetarisnism , these are teeth of a carnivore.<span id="more-196"></span></p>
<p>As a matter of fact, cats are the most evolved family of carnivores. The feline digestive system is for using meat and eliminating its bypro<a title="Becoming a Cat" href="http://laytonhillsdodge.com/kittens/becoming-a-cat/"><img class="size-full wp-image-200 alignright" title="cat" src="http://laytonhillsdodge.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/cat4.jpg" alt="" width="361" height="361" /></a>ducts. To this end, the cat’s intestines are relatively shorter than those of creatures with a more varied diet,  such as humans and dogs. However, after generations of domestication and a diet not exclusively of meat, domestic cats have longer intestines in relation to the size of their bodies than do wild cats, such as lions and cougars.</p>
<p>The cat’s need for vegetable matter in its diet remains . Greens hold a constant attraction for our feline, friends, and not just as food. Adult cats can be seen interacting with a variety household plants, and as soon as kittens begin to take solid foods regularly, they will begin to exhibit this same fascination. But at least for the first few weeks of life, nothing approaches mother’s milk.</p>
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<p>Whilst many pe<a title="Becoming a Cat" href="http://laytonhillsdodge.com/kittens/becoming-a-cat/"><img class="size-full wp-image-204 alignleft" title="cat" src="http://laytonhillsdodge.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/cat31.jpg" alt="" width="348" height="326" /></a>ople would claim to see intelligence in the eye of this kitten, more than likely this can be attributed to instinct</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mother as Teacher Learning begins very early in a kittens’s life. In addition to such basics as here food comes from and how to control all four of its  legs at the same time, within just a few weeks the young cat is already adding  to its knowledge about things like litter-box use. And whist &#8230;]]></description>
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<p>Learning begins very early in a <strong>kittens</strong>’s life. In addition to such basics as here food comes from and how to control all four of its  legs at the same time, within just a few weeks the young cat is already adding  to its knowledge about things like litter-box use.<a title="mother-as-teacher" href="http://laytonhillsdodge.com/kittens/mother-as-teacher/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-191" title="mother as teacher" src="http://laytonhillsdodge.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/mother-as-teacher.jpg" alt="" width="399" height="300" /></a><span id="more-190"></span></p>
<p>And whist cats do have memories,  they are again filled only with those concepts needed to make their own lives more comfortable. Even for a kitten of only a few months in age, remembering a name is not beyond the realm of possibility. Of course such response will come only if, in the cat’s perspective, the name has been associated with good things. For example, use of the kitten’s name when dinner is served is a good way for it to remember.</p>
<p>Anyone with a new <strong>kitten</strong> in the home will soon recognize other so-called tricks that the little cat has learnt. It will soon be calling the humans of the house to do its beckoning by, for instance, scratching or meowing. And it won’t be long before it attempts to pry open the cabinet door where its treats are stored.</p>
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		<title>The Ability to Learn of Cats</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ability to Learn of Cats Cats most definitely do have the ability to learn. Using the litter pan, for example, is certainly a learnt  behaviour, albeit one that  coincides with a goal of the cat. There are those humans that are able to teach their feline charges tricks similar to those taught  to dogs. &#8230;]]></description>
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<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Cats</strong></span> most definitely do have<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong> <a title="The Ability to Learn of Cats" href="http://laytonhillsdodge.com/kittens/the-ability-to-learn-of-cats/">the ability to learn</a></strong></span>. Using the litter pan, for example, is certainly a learnt  behaviour, albeit one that  coincides with a goal of the<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong> cat</strong></span>. There are those humans that are able to teach their feline charges tricks similar to those taught  to dogs. It is important to keep is mind whilst teaching <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>cats</strong></span> that they don’t respond to punishment.</p>
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<p>If this kitten should fall from the lime it more than likely will land on its feet due to quick reflexes it responds to information supplied to its brain by both its eyes and a special vestibular organ located in the inner ear.</p>
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		<title>The Measure of Intelligence of Cats</title>
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<p>One measure commonly applied to animal intelligence is the weight of the brain in relation to the length of the spinal cord. In other words, the comparison of brain size to body size. In this measure, cats rate a 4 to 1 ratio, whilst humans rate around 50 to 1.<span id="more-142"></span><br />
From birth, the brain of the cat is that of a predator. The areas of the feline brain associated with the senses are extremely well developed. However, the area of the brain where intelligence is normally held the frontal lobe is relatively simple in comparison to some higher forms of life, such as apes and humans.<br />
Some recent evidence suggests that certain breeds if cats are more intelligent than others, People defend their favourites by noting that some breeds only to he more intelligent because they been bred for specific purposes.<br />
Sometime those who do not know cats very well attribute to them human characteristics, but most of the time what they perceive as intelligence is actually instinct, or what are known as feline rituals. Because <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>a cat</strong></span> wants to lead a comfortable and satisfied life, it will learn certain routines out of what it perceives as a need to remain in the good graces of those around it. Thus what can seem s very intelligent cat may actually be one who assumes a role to retain or improve its status in its environment.</p>
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