* Assessment of the cat’s emotional reactions to novelty in the environment and to strangers
* Assessment of the cat’s emotional reactions to novelty in the environment and to strangers
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===Using a House Plan===
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One of the most useful tools when investigating a problem of feline house soiling is a plan of the house in which the cat lives. This does not need to be a detailed scale drawing but rather a basic plan indicating the layout of rooms in the house, the position of windows, doors and major furniture and the location of major resources such as feeding and watering stations, sleeping locations and play areas. Each individual cat’s favourite resting places and rooms they prefer to inhabit should be noted on the diagram. The client should mark onto this diagram the location of urine and faeces that they have found. ''[see figure]''