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Here, Kitty, Kitty!

Training your cat to come to you is easier than you think. And it could make a major difference in an emergency.

For example:

• An indoor - only cat slips outside;
• An Emergency such as a fire forces a hasty evacuation
• your leaving your house and want to do a "roll call" to ensure all your cats are safe.

The key to training your cat is to plan ahead. "Don't wait till an emergency happens and you can't find your cat."

Use treats to train your cat. Find a treat that your cat just can't resist. Next, develop a call preferably something short and simple, like calling her name and when she comes give her a treat.

Try also using a slightly high-pitched voice, cats are naturally attuned to high-pitched sounds.

If more than one person in your household is training your cat, make sure everyone is using the same word or phrase to call you cat to you.

Its important that you reserve this call for traing purposes only so as to not confuse your cat. Its also important that your run through the exercise once or twice a day, until your cat has mastered this task. Then you can taper off to once a week.

With a little patience and practice, your cat can learn this important and often life saving skill, proving once and for all that dogs aren't the only ones who come when called.

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