Understand cat psychology and apply that knowledge to manage and influence the behaviour of cats.

There are 8 lessons in this course:

1. Nature and Scope of Cat Psychology
   • Introduction
   • Terminology
   • Cat Industries
   • Differentiating health and behavioural issues
   • Feline Diabetes
   • Kidney Disease
   • Stress
2. Cat Senses and Communication
   • Understanding Cat communications
   • Sounds made by the Cat
   • Body Language
   • Smell
   • Hearing
3. Understanding Natural Behaviour in Cats
   • Aggression
   • Scratch Fever
   • Cat Behavioural Development
   • Biological Rhythms and Sleep
   • Sexual Behaviour
   • Maternal Behaviour
   • Eating and Drinking
4. Behavioural Disorders/Abnormalities
   • Nature or Nurture
   • Sensitive Periods
   • Neurological Development
   • Sleep
   • Play
   • Cat Temperament Tests
   • How Breeds Differ
5. Basic Training
   • Aggression
   • Redirected Aggression
   • Maternal Aggression
   • Idiopathic Aggression
   • Dealing with Aggression
   • Housebreaking
   • Inappropriate Elimination
   • Excessive Vocalisation
   • Geriatric Dysfunction
   • Controlling killing of Wildlife
   • Eating Disorders
   • Abnormal Suckling
   • Separation Anxiety
6. Obedience Training
   • Forming Habits
   • Train them Early
   • Conditioning
   • Operant Conditioning
   • Socialisation
   • House Training
   • Grooming
   • Bathing
   • Scratching
   • Catching Vermin
   • Tricks
   • Discipline
7. Cat Behaviour Management
   • Cat Doors
   • Micro chipping and Registering
   • Coming when Called
   • Energy Release Activities
   • Neutering
   • Drug Treatment
   • Nice Smells
   • Getting Used to a Cage
   • Managing Climbing
8. Operating a Cat Business
   • PBL Project

Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.

Aims

• Understand cat psychology and apply that knowledge to manage and influence the behaviour of cats.
• Describe how cats think, and discuss the relevance of understanding cat psychology to people.
• Explain how cats communicate; and formulate an understanding of possible ways that a human may communicate with a cat.
• Understand behaviours that are natural, hence predictable in cats; and learn to read signals that cats give.
• Explain how cats develop behavioural characteristics throughout stages of their life.
• Describe commonly occurring behavioural problems in cats.
• Describe techniques for training cats
• Implement measures to manage the behaviour of cats.
• Develop knowledge on running your own cat business.