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Book

The cat whisperer : why cats do what they do-- and how to get them to do what you want

Call Number

  • 636.8 N1479 (CEN)

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Edition

1st ed.

Publication Information

New York : Bantam Books, c2013.

Physical Description

xxiv, 310 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Summary

A feline behaviorist and founder of the Cat Behavior Clinic offers advice on how to address common problems ranging from litter-box issues and scratching to spraying and biting by training a cat in accordance with feline-specific strategies.

Contents

  • On cats and how I learned to see through their eyes
  • Mind-throwing : inside the being of the cat
  • Meet your cat on his territory : using the three-part C.A.T. plan to change your cat's behavior
  • Life on the wild side--where even the tamest cats live
  • Cat etiquette : the art of introducing, or reintroducing, cats to each other
  • Purrtopia : transforming your cats' territory
  • Psychology and physiology : does your cat also have a medical issue?
  • Feline aggression : accepting and managing your cat's inner wildcat
  • You've got to elim-i-nate the negative : thinking outside your box to get cats into theirs
  • "X" marks the sport (or spots) : urine marking
  • Yowl! : excessive meowing
  • Destructive and other unwanted behaviors
  • The compulsive cat
  • Appendix A. Clicker training for cats
  • Appendix B. Checklist for curing outside-the-box elimination
  • Appendix C. Behavior tools.

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