Author: Sarah Pointer, BSc (Hons), RVN, FHEA Moreton Morrell College (part of WCG)

Sarah gained her BSc (Hons) Animal Behaviour in 2005 and qualified as a veterinary nurse in 2008. She began nursing in small animal practice, before becoming a veterinary nursing lecturer at Warwickshire College in 2013, where she delivers an optional module in animal behavioural science to the veterinary nursing students. Her interests include emergency and critical care, feline nursing and behaviour, and veterinary nurse education and training.

Abstract: Veterinary nurses are often on the front line of client contact and, as such, receive requests for advice across the breadth of our knowledge. Feline behaviour is not widely covered in our training, so much of our knowledge is acquired during our careers. Having a basic understanding of cat behaviour would enable us to advise on some of the common issues seen in practice. This series aims to provide a background to cat behaviour, before looking in more detail at two specific problems often faced by cat owners.
Keywords: feline, behaviour, veterinary nursing, communication, senses

DOI: 10.56496/IZHF5855

To reference this article: Feline Behaviour Part 1 An introduction. Pointer, S. (2022) VNJ 37(5) pp 32-36

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