The Cat Whisperer: The Secret of How to Talk to Your Cat
Britain's leading veterinary journalist and cat expert shares her advice and experience with cat owners on both sides of the Atlantic, as she describes how to bond with a pet feline. Claire Bessant begins by explaining how cats function as cats, describing their likes, their dislikes, and their instinctive behavior. Armed with this knowledge, cat owners facing behavior problems can determine why a problem exists and decide how to solve it. A most fascinating topic that Claire Bessant explores...
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Britain's leading veterinary journalist and cat expert shares her advice and experience with cat owners on both sides of the Atlantic, as she describes how to bond with a pet feline. Claire Bessant begins by explaining how cats function as cats, describing their likes, their dislikes, and their instinctive behavior. Armed with this knowledge, cat owners facing behavior problems can determine why a problem exists and decide how to solve it. A most fascinating topic that Claire Bessant explores in detail is her method of entering a cat's world through its senses—sight, touch, hearing, smell, taste, and that indefinable feline sixth sense. Readers will also find information on cat vocal and body language, feline traits determined by genetics, ways of measuring feline intelligence, training techniques, and much more. The book's final 50-page chapter is an A-to-Z compendium of cat behavior problems and their solutions. This must-read volume for cat lovers includes an eight-page insert of beautiful full-color photos.
Prologue11.A Different World5Feeling The World7Through Cat's Eyes8"Seeing" By Touch11Hearing13Smell And Taste16Sixth Sense?19TIPS: Entering Your Cat's World212.Cat Talk23Smell Talk23Body Talk30Talk Talk42TIPS: Talking And Listening To Your Cat513.Living with Your Cat53Meeting, Greeting, And Talking53Sleep And Catnaps57The Joy of Touch60Hunting65Feeding66A Clean Job!72TIPS: Growing Closer To Your Cat764.Exploring the Relationship78The Adaptable Cat79What Do We Need From Our Cats?82How Does the Cat See Us?92TIPS: Relaxing with Your Cat935.Cat Characters95It's In The Genes96Personality Types97Early Experience99Traumas And Hormones101Breed Characteristics104Indoor And Outdoor Cats109Choosing The Right Cat For You111TIPS: Developing Your Cat's Personality1146.Intelligence and Training116Measuring "Intelligence"117Releasing The Potential120Training Techniques121Rewards125Punishment?127"Acts Of God"127Who Trains Whom?129Fetch!130TIPS: Training Your Cat1327.A to Z of Problems and Solutions133AAggression133BBabies137CCalling141DDemanding Attention142EEating--Peculiar Habits142FFeeding147GGrooming Disorders149HHolidays and Vacations151IIntroductions153JJuvenile Behavior154KKittens--When Do They Become Cats?155LLitter156MMoving to a New Home158NNervousness And Phobias161OOld Cats165PPlay166QQuizzical Cats167RRecovery From An Illness167SScratching Furniture168TToileting Problems169UUrine Spraying172VVegetarian Cats?175WWild Cats--Taming Ferals175XXenophobia--Fear Of Strange People176YYelling179ZZoonoses183
