FAQs
Frequently Asked Question
Understanding the natural behavior of cats as a species improves quality of life. The opposite would translate into chronic stress, behavioral problems, illness and worsening of the bond with the family, which could lead to abandonment and/or euthanasia.
The cat is a lone hunter and as such needs to protect itself and hunt safely, avoid and flee from dangers. For this they need to have a sense of control over their environment as well as predictability.
Cats use flight as a strategy to cope with hazards, especially when they’re afraid, whatever the cause. Fighting is a last resort, to avoid getting hurt. Therefore, it is essential for them to be able to hide. In addition, they hide any signs of weakness, illness or pain so as not to be detected.
Socially they are considered optionally social, they can live alone or in groups if there are sufficient and accessible resources: space, food, water, places for marking, for rest and for excrement. They will choose their social partners, presenting affirmative behaviors with their group members (especially those who are relatives) such as allogrooming (grooming each other) and allorubbing (rubbing against each other). They do not usually like physical contact except in the orofacial area and only briefly. This often leads to conflicts with the human family if they are caressed frequently or in other areas.
Their sense of control will require the multiplication and dispersion of resources in multi-cat homes: litter-boxes, feeders, water bowls, resting places, spots that are high and good for hiding. They prefer not to have to share them and not feel watched over when they use them.
Cats do not usually tolerate intruders in their territory, especially if they are adult individuals and not related. In order to accept other individuals they will need to see them frequently and very slowly in order to decide whether to accept them or not, as well as to have possibilities of control over said introduction.
The stage of socialization in kittens takes place between 2 and 7 weeks of life. Easing contact during this period with different stimuli, environments and individuals will provide them in the future with more possibilities of coping with different situations and better stress management, as well as more tolerance to social contact.
Their most developed senses are hearing and smell, allowing them to detect smells and sounds imperceptible to us and being very sensitive to changes in these stimuli.
The cat is a lone hunter and as such needs to protect itself and hunt safely, avoid and flee from dangers. For this they need to have a sense of control over their environment as well as predictability.
Cats use flight as a strategy to cope with hazards, especially when they’re afraid, whatever the cause. Fighting is a last resort, to avoid getting hurt. Therefore, it is essential for them to be able to hide. In addition, they hide any signs of weakness, illness or pain so as not to be detected.
Socially they are considered optionally social, they can live alone or in groups if there are sufficient and accessible resources: space, food, water, places for marking, for rest and for excrement. They will choose their social partners, presenting affirmative behaviors with their group members (especially those who are relatives) such as allogrooming (grooming each other) and allorubbing (rubbing against each other). They do not usually like physical contact except in the orofacial area and only briefly. This often leads to conflicts with the human family if they are caressed frequently or in other areas.
Their sense of control will require the multiplication and dispersion of resources in multi-cat homes: litter-boxes, feeders, water bowls, resting places, spots that are high and good for hiding. They prefer not to have to share them and not feel watched over when they use them.
Cats do not usually tolerate intruders in their territory, especially if they are adult individuals and not related. In order to accept other individuals they will need to see them frequently and very slowly in order to decide whether to accept them or not, as well as to have possibilities of control over said introduction.
The stage of socialization in kittens takes place between 2 and 7 weeks of life. Easing contact during this period with different stimuli, environments and individuals will provide them in the future with more possibilities of coping with different situations and better stress management, as well as more tolerance to social contact.
Their most developed senses are hearing and smell, allowing them to detect smells and sounds imperceptible to us and being very sensitive to changes in these stimuli.
The domestic cat can be found living as a companion animal, as a wild animal in the wild that only consumes wild prey, or semi-wild in a colony with supplemental food and high population density. The number and type of predators and prey they may encounter will depend primarily on their lifestyle and the ecology of their place of residence.
As prey we can find small marsupials and lagomorphs (rabbits), as well as rodents, reptiles, birds and insects.
The domestic cat is a carnivore and is found as a second-rate consumer in the food chain. Therefore, it does not have natural predators, but depending on the area in which they are, some animals can choose them as prey, for example, foxes, wolves and coyotes, weasels, birds of prey such as owls and eagles, or some snakes.
An environment may be created where they can't express their natural behaviors. This will result in stress, undesirable behaviors and/or illness that will affect the guardian-cat relationship. Unwanted behaviors for people are especially problematic because they are a cause of abandonment and euthanasia.
Pheromones, also called semiochemicals, are volatile chemicals secreted by an individual of one species that are received by another of the same species in which they cause a reaction. These chemical signals are detected by the vomeronasal organ (VNO) or Jacobson organ and produce an effect on the emotional state of the recipient.
Pheromones are detected through smell and carried in the saliva by the incisor duct, located behind the upper incisor teeth, up to the Jacobson organ, manifesting, in the case of the feline species, the Flehmen behavior, by means of which the cat leaves the mouth ajar after sniffing the substance in question for a few seconds. From the VNO, located on the palate between the nasal cavity and the mouth, the information is sent to the accessory olfactory bulb in the brain, which is part of the limbic system, fundamental in the regulation and processing of emotions.
Pheromones have long been used as part of a multimodal treatment in the field of clinical ethology to cause a change in an individual's behavior in the hope that it will help them in the perception and management of their environment.
In cats, the body areas where pheromones are produced are the face and perioral region, the intermammary region or intermammary sulcus, the plantar pads and the base of the tail. Up to 5 fractions are known in this species in facial pheromones, although two of them have unknown functions thus far. Fraction 2 (F2) is related to sexual marking, fraction 3 (F3) is a pheromone of familiarity related to one's own territory and fraction 4 (F4) is involved in the social recognition of other individuals of the same species.
The pheromones on the pads of the paws are involved in the territorial marking (scratching behavior using the legs) and alarm. We can observe the remainders that linger on the examination table when a cat has been in a veterinary consultation, which warn of the danger that comes next.
In the caudal zone we have the supracaudal gland, whose secretion varies with the sexual state of the individual, and the circumanal zone, whose pheromones are associated with situations of alarm and individual identification.
The glands of the intermammary sulcus secrete pheromones intrinsically involved in ensuring the safety and proximity of newborns, they are the appeasement pheromones.
In a clinical setting we have the F3 fraction of facial pheromones and scratching and appeasement pheromones commercially available for use. Pheromones are not substitutes for psychotropic drugs, but can be used together in the treatment of behavioral problems. Nor do they replace a behavior modification treatment. The clinical situation must be analyzed individually and never generalized to decide the appropriate treatment for each case and, in this case, pheromones represent a part of a multimodal therapy that may or may not be used depending on the circumstances.
The F3 fraction is useful in situations that require stress reduction, territorial marking and urination. The appeasement pheromone will be used in conflicts between cohabiting cats and the pheromone from scratching with claws will orient the cat towards a place to scratch, assisted by the F3 that will inhibit scratching in areas where it is not indicated.
Coolcatss will help your cats keep stress at bay and experience positive emotions.
The prevention and reduction of stress and control over the environment and threats, translates directly to optimal physical and emotional health, given the role of stress in multiple pathologies (respiratory, dermatological, urinary, immunological, etc.) and in cognitive bias.
Physical exercise, on the other hand, prevents and fights another of the serious conditions associated with sedentary life, obesity, which also leads to the suffering of other diseases such as osteoarthritis or diabetes.
Yes, a fundamental part of a healthy environment for them is the need for places that are quiet, without anyone disturbing them and to also have security in it, that is, to know that in those places if they go there no one will disturb them. In fact, it is recommended that people's interactions with them be predictable to them, that is, that they be notified when an interaction is to be established and that they decide whether or not to accept it. Cats are not animals that naturally benefit from social contact, especially if it is unpredictable, as is often the case in homes. I always recommend to my clients to enjoy watching their cats, rather than touching them, and to appreciate when their cats decide to be by their side.
Stress is involved in multiple diseases: respiratory, dermatological, urinary, immunological, etc. and cognitive bias. Coolcatss will help your cats keep stress at bay and experience positive emotions since the blocks allow them to control the environment and threats, thus preventing the appearance of anxiety and chronic stress and its derived hormones, such as cortisol, which translates directly to optimal physical and emotional health.
Yes:
- Kry, K., & Casey, R. (2007). The effect of hiding enrichment on stress levels and behaviour of domestic cats (Felis sylvestris catus) in a shelter setting and the implications for potential adoption. Animal Welfare, 16 (3), 375-383.
- Van Der Leij, W. J. R., Selman, L. D. A. M., Vernooij, J. C. M., & Vinke, C. M. (2019). The effect of a hiding box on stress levels and body weight in Dutch shelter cats; a randomized controlled trial. PloS one, 14 (10), e0223492.
- Vinke, C. M., Godijn, L. M., & Van der Leij, W. J. R. (2014). Will a hiding box provide stress reduction for shelter cats?. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 160, 86-93.
In addition, studies dealing with environmental enrichment talk about the benefits of providing hiding places.
- Kry, K., & Casey, R. (2007). The effect of hiding enrichment on stress levels and behaviour of domestic cats (Felis sylvestris catus) in a shelter setting and the implications for potential adoption. Animal Welfare, 16 (3), 375-383.
- Van Der Leij, W. J. R., Selman, L. D. A. M., Vernooij, J. C. M., & Vinke, C. M. (2019). The effect of a hiding box on stress levels and body weight in Dutch shelter cats; a randomized controlled trial. PloS one, 14 (10), e0223492.
- Vinke, C. M., Godijn, L. M., & Van der Leij, W. J. R. (2014). Will a hiding box provide stress reduction for shelter cats?. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 160, 86-93.
In addition, studies dealing with environmental enrichment talk about the benefits of providing hiding places.
Cats can generally tolerate slightly higher outside temperatures than us. Cats are programmed to enjoy the heat, as they have evolved into warmer countries. This ancestry means that most cats manage quite well on summer days. However, they will rest more to conserve energy and avoid overheating and can do so if Coolcatss is placed in a shady place.
In winter, however, they can get colder, so they will benefit from cuddling up in small spaces like boxes. Coolcatss will help them and if it's located in a sunny place all the better.
A cat's core temperature is 38.6ºC, and should be maintained between 30 and 38ºC.
Cats, like us, are homeotherms or warm-blooded animals and are cold when they reach a specific temperature.
Many people have come to think that, with their coat of fur, the cold does not affect them equally, but the truth is that at the right temperatures they can suffer hypothermia or even frostbite.
Cats, as we have said, are warm-blooded, and that means that they can keep their body temperature constant, even if the external temperature is different, such that they have mechanisms that make them able to face both heat and cold, even though they have a limit, and if they are faced with extreme temperatures there can be serious consequences.
For a cat, the zone of thermal neutrality or thermal comfort is between 30 and 38ºC, so we can assume that the cat may start to feel cold from 29ºC and below. The temperature of many houses is below this threshold, especially in winter, not to mention the temperature outside in the street. We must also take into account factors such as humidity level and wind.
When cats are cold, that is to say, that the external temperature is lower than that of thermal comfort, they begin to react with defense mechanisms to maintain their body temperature, such as getting under a blanket, or inside a cardboard box or closet between the clothes, looking for a warm resting place near the radiator, looking for a soft place to curl up, crouching between them, etc. We may also notice in their extremities such as the tip of the ears, the tip of the tail or their pads whether or not they are colder than normal. We can also look at areas such as the skin of the groin and armpits where the hair is thinner and the cat may begin to shake, which will generate heat thanks to small muscle contractions. We will also see that our feline friend is less active, considerably decreasing their activity. Another response to the cold is piloerection, that is, that the cat's hair rises forming an air chamber helping to retain heat.
Keep in mind that although we know the temperatures of thermal comfort of cats, that there are some who get colder than others, for example those who have less hair such as Siamese or Abyssinian; or little hair: Sphynx and Devon Rex; the elderly; those who do not have good health; etc.
Like us humans, they can catch a cold and we will see symptoms similar to ours such as mucus in the nose, red and/or watery eyes, sneezing, and/or little physical activity.
Hypothermia will be different, which we can recognize if we see our cat shivering, with difficulty breathing, muscle stiffness, and/or altered vital signs.
Many people have come to think that, with their coat of fur, the cold does not affect them equally, but the truth is that at the right temperatures they can suffer hypothermia or even frostbite.
Cats, as we have said, are warm-blooded, and that means that they can keep their body temperature constant, even if the external temperature is different, such that they have mechanisms that make them able to face both heat and cold, even though they have a limit, and if they are faced with extreme temperatures there can be serious consequences.
For a cat, the zone of thermal neutrality or thermal comfort is between 30 and 38ºC, so we can assume that the cat may start to feel cold from 29ºC and below. The temperature of many houses is below this threshold, especially in winter, not to mention the temperature outside in the street. We must also take into account factors such as humidity level and wind.
When cats are cold, that is to say, that the external temperature is lower than that of thermal comfort, they begin to react with defense mechanisms to maintain their body temperature, such as getting under a blanket, or inside a cardboard box or closet between the clothes, looking for a warm resting place near the radiator, looking for a soft place to curl up, crouching between them, etc. We may also notice in their extremities such as the tip of the ears, the tip of the tail or their pads whether or not they are colder than normal. We can also look at areas such as the skin of the groin and armpits where the hair is thinner and the cat may begin to shake, which will generate heat thanks to small muscle contractions. We will also see that our feline friend is less active, considerably decreasing their activity. Another response to the cold is piloerection, that is, that the cat's hair rises forming an air chamber helping to retain heat.
Keep in mind that although we know the temperatures of thermal comfort of cats, that there are some who get colder than others, for example those who have less hair such as Siamese or Abyssinian; or little hair: Sphynx and Devon Rex; the elderly; those who do not have good health; etc.
Like us humans, they can catch a cold and we will see symptoms similar to ours such as mucus in the nose, red and/or watery eyes, sneezing, and/or little physical activity.
Hypothermia will be different, which we can recognize if we see our cat shivering, with difficulty breathing, muscle stiffness, and/or altered vital signs.
Corrugated cardboard acts as excellent insulation, and small spaces makes them to curl up which in turn helps conserve body heat.
For cats, potentially unpleasant odors include the smell of dogs (natural predators of cats), unknown congeners, alcohol, cleaning chemicals (including laundry detergent), and citrus aromas.
As for sounds, the range of auditory frequency of cats exceeds that of humans. Reducing noise levels and maintaining sound intensity around 60 dB (silent conversation level) can be beneficial for cats.
Marking their territory is one objective of scratching that can be expressed in two ways: olfactory signals and visuals. Olfactory signals contain pheromones from the glands of the interdigital spaces of their paws. Visually, vertical scratches made on an object are an expression of marking. Marking using claws is an important form of communication among cats and serves to leave essential messages in the organization of their territories, especially in homes with several cats.
Additionally, the objective of scratching may be to get rid of the leftover remains of their claws, or to stretch their muscles. This may happen especially in their usual rest areas, where they stretch when they wake up.
Additionally, the objective of scratching may be to get rid of the leftover remains of their claws, or to stretch their muscles. This may happen especially in their usual rest areas, where they stretch when they wake up.
Cats bite as part of their hunting and exploratory behavior and prefer softer and more malleable materials such as cartons, large toys that they can hold with their paws or certain types of wood.
When a cat scratches an object, in addition to leaving the pheromones of its paws deposited, it adds to the object a visual signal in the form of vertical scratch marks. The more the same object is scratched, the more both signals (olfactory and visual) are accentuated.
Places to scratch are chosen by the cat around frequently used territory, especially on the outskirts of this territory, next to resting places and in the places that connect areas (corridors, doors or windows).
Once the cat has started scratching an object, it will continue to choose the same object and do so again. This can also be an advantage, depending on how you look at it. Therefore, as long as we don't provide a suitable object, the cat will continue to scratch in the same place, despite the actions that we may take to correct it. Furthermore, these measures are often neither appropriate nor advisable, since they are usually based on the use of positive punishment (spraying water on the cat, making a loud noise, throwing objects at it, etc.). This will probably frighten the cat, cause stress and increase the action of scratching or start performing other problematic behaviors, such as urinating outside the litter-box or assaulting.
Scratching behavior may increase in situations where there are changes in the usual and safe environment of the cat, such as another individual at home (cat, dog, person, baby), changes in furniture, other cats in the neighborhood.
The ideal object for scratching should be:
- Stable, doesn't move when used, otherwise the cat will reject it.
- Tall enough (at least 30 cm. and better if it reaches 90 cm.).
- The fiber direction of the fabric to be scratched should preferably be vertical.
- The type of material used. If it's a cat who has lived outdoors and scratched trees, it will probably prefer a wooden scratch post, such as a log. Other cats prefer sisal or hemp fabric, others cardboard.
- Surface orientation. Some cats prefer the a horizontal orientation, such as a straw or carpet rug. Cardboard is also a widely used option, both horizontally and vertically.
If the cat is prevented from carrying out this behavior where it wants or can, it will increase its motivation to do so elsewhere. Therefore, it is best to provide the cat with a place where it can do so without disturbing anyone and without spoiling the furniture.
Coolcatss represents, as described above, a fun, playful marking area for your cat, as well as a place of isolation and rest. Therefore, they will prefer to spend more time in this area than in others of the home, intensifying playful and marking activities in it.
However, it is normal that cats do not always stay in the same place throughout the hours of the day, so if you place a different Coolcatss in several areas of the home you will have this preference covered.
Coolcatss is an ideal place to play, explore, bite, scratch, exercise, rest and hang out.
From all the existing definitions on environmental enrichment (EE) an overall conclusion is described as: a measurement of environmental enrichment constitutes all that helps the cat find well-being. The concept of well-being includes physical, psychological, emotional and social well-being.
To undertake a program or protocol of environmental enrichment it will be necessary to transform the environment into something as close as possible to its natural environment and where the cat can develop its own behaviors of species, through which it finds security, satisfaction and fulfillment as an individual.
According to the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) and the International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM), a healthy cat environment can be achieved by respecting a maximum of five main pillars of environmental needs guidelines, which will serve to adapt the environment of any cat in any situation we imagine (home, veterinary clinic, outdoor, etc.):
- Provide safe places.
- Provide core resources multiplied by number:
- Litterboxes.
- Water.
- Food.
- Scratching posts.
- Places to relax.
- Places to play.
- Provide adequate opportunities for hunting games.
- Provide contact with the human in a predictable and positive manner.
- Provide a respectful environment with sense of smell.
Blocks enrich a cat's environment by providing them with greater well-being, preventing behavioral problems and reducing stress. In addition, they allow for more than 36 combinations that encourage their curiosity, therefore, novelty is always served.
Coolcatss provides them with a way to promote their well-being in an indoor lifestyle.
When it is observed that their behavior or normal state is altered in any way, either through the manifestation of altered behaviors or signs of illness, which sometimes are the same: eliminations outside the litter-box, aggressiveness between cats, towards other individuals or self-directed, fear, hidden or immobile permanence, increase or decrease in grooming, ingestion or marking with claws, ingestion of non-food substances, repetitive behaviors, increase in vocalizations, lack of sleep, excessive or decreased activity, alertness and startling.
The main and immediate consequence is to start suffering from stress. This stress may be masked in the beginning, since cats are specialists in hiding what happens to them, but it will come to the surface at one time or another in the form of alterations in normal behavior, such as eliminations outside the litter-box, aggressiveness towards people or other individuals, fear, increase or decrease in grooming, ingestion and activity, increase in claw marking, decrease in interaction, repetitive behaviors, etc. Chronic stress can result in these and other organic alterations, such as decreased immunity and associated pathologies.
The targeted organs that in different animals and individuals are susceptible to stress are varied. In cats, the most frequent pathologies on the organic plane are:
- - Bronchial asthma.
- - Interstitial cystitis
- - Chronic colitis.
- - Psychogenic alopecia.
- - Feline hyperaesthesia.
- - Autoimmune diseases.
- - Inter- and intraspecific aggressiveness.
- - Generalized anxiety.
- - Phobias.
- - Stereotypes.
- - Itchiness.
- - Anorexia.
- - Bulimia.
- - Inhibition.
- - Urinary and claw marking.
- - Hyperactivity.
- - Vocalizations.
Obesity is a common problem in dogs and cats. Numerous studies in developed countries suggest that between 25% and 40% of adult dogs and cats are overweight or obese [2-6]. There is an even higher prevalence in dogs and cats between 5 and 10 years old.
Among the risk factors cited are sterilization, lack of activity, indoor living, and eating high-fat foods.
Joint degenerative disease is very common in cats, much more common than it has normally been considered. Up to 90% of cats may have radiographic changes in joint degeneration. One of the associated risk factors is obesity.
Coolcatss is a striking toy that provokes interest in the animal which promotes physical exercise and allows for adaption in configuration and height to cats of different ages with different associated pathologies, such as obesity and osteoarthritis
Among the risk factors cited are sterilization, lack of activity, indoor living, and eating high-fat foods.
Joint degenerative disease is very common in cats, much more common than it has normally been considered. Up to 90% of cats may have radiographic changes in joint degeneration. One of the associated risk factors is obesity.
Coolcatss is a striking toy that provokes interest in the animal which promotes physical exercise and allows for adaption in configuration and height to cats of different ages with different associated pathologies, such as obesity and osteoarthritis
Cognitive dysfunction syndrome (CDS) describes the age-related decline in cognitive abilities, characterized by certain behavioral changes that cannot be attributed to any other medical condition.
The exact cause of CDS is unknown, however, it is believed that several alterations in the brain are involved in its development, including oxidative damage, vascular changes, and compromised cerebrovascular blood flow.
Regarding prevalence, about 28% of cats between 11 and 14 years old develop at least one behavioral problem related to CDS, which increases to 50% in cats over 15 years old.
The exact cause of CDS is unknown, however, it is believed that several alterations in the brain are involved in its development, including oxidative damage, vascular changes, and compromised cerebrovascular blood flow.
Regarding prevalence, about 28% of cats between 11 and 14 years old develop at least one behavioral problem related to CDS, which increases to 50% in cats over 15 years old.
The main signs of CDS in dogs and cats have been summarized with the acronym DISHA, which means: spatial or temporal disorientation; alterations in interactions between the animal and its guardians; alterations in the sleep-wake cycle; inadequate elimination; alterations in activity levels; anxiety; and in learning and memory.
Excessive vocalization is especially important in cats, especially at night, which is often the most common finding, especially in older cats.
One of the recommended strategies in the treatment of this neurological pathology is environmental enrichment, for which Coolcatss is an excellent example.
Excessive vocalization is especially important in cats, especially at night, which is often the most common finding, especially in older cats.
One of the recommended strategies in the treatment of this neurological pathology is environmental enrichment, for which Coolcatss is an excellent example.
Yes. Coolcatss assists in compliance with the AAFP (American Association of Feline Practitioners) and ISFM (International Society of Feline Medicine) Guidelines.
Pillar 1. Provides a safe place. Coolcatss promotes the ability to experience predictability and control, fundamental for the prevention and reduction of stress, through the possibility of hiding and observing and resting while up high, thanks to its multiple gaps and its different positions in height.
Pillar 2. It allows for the disposal of resources (water, food, litter-boxes, scratching posts, play areas and rest areas) in separate areas, both horizontally and vertically by placing them in the different areas of Coolcatss and representing a resource in itself.
Pillar 3. It provides possibilities for play and hunting behavior and, consequently, for physical exercise. Coolcats is a playful castle where cats can climb, descend, watch, chase, hide, stay crouched and hidden, jump, and pass between the different modules. In addition, the possibility of modifying the configuration of the castle offers multiple possibilities of motivation and fun.
Pillar 4. Coolcatss makes it easy for cats to interact with family members in a controlled way, by being able to position themselves, camouflage themselves and move through different levels of height and concealment. This way they can have control and remain calm even in a crowded environment.
Pillar 5. Coolcats represents a vertical element where cats can deposit olfactory signals and pheromones by scratching and body and facial rubbing. In addition, it is possible to spray it with synthetic pheromones and catnip and introduce other elements with smells such as blankets on their different surfaces.
Pillar 1. Provides a safe place. Coolcatss promotes the ability to experience predictability and control, fundamental for the prevention and reduction of stress, through the possibility of hiding and observing and resting while up high, thanks to its multiple gaps and its different positions in height.
Pillar 2. It allows for the disposal of resources (water, food, litter-boxes, scratching posts, play areas and rest areas) in separate areas, both horizontally and vertically by placing them in the different areas of Coolcatss and representing a resource in itself.
Pillar 3. It provides possibilities for play and hunting behavior and, consequently, for physical exercise. Coolcats is a playful castle where cats can climb, descend, watch, chase, hide, stay crouched and hidden, jump, and pass between the different modules. In addition, the possibility of modifying the configuration of the castle offers multiple possibilities of motivation and fun.
Pillar 4. Coolcatss makes it easy for cats to interact with family members in a controlled way, by being able to position themselves, camouflage themselves and move through different levels of height and concealment. This way they can have control and remain calm even in a crowded environment.
Pillar 5. Coolcats represents a vertical element where cats can deposit olfactory signals and pheromones by scratching and body and facial rubbing. In addition, it is possible to spray it with synthetic pheromones and catnip and introduce other elements with smells such as blankets on their different surfaces.