The secret life of cats : everything your cat would want you to know

The secret life of cats Everything your cat would want you to know

Claire Bessant

Book - 2006

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Subjects
Cats.
Cats > Behavior.
Cats > Health.
Published
London : John Blake 2006.
Language
English
Main Author
Claire Bessant (-)
Physical Description
xii, 292 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
ISBN
9781844543045
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Perfect Pet
  • The Time Factor
  • The Responsibility Factor
  • The Nurture Factor
  • The Companionship Factor
  • The Female Factor
  • The One-to-one Factor
  • The Guilt Factor
  • The House-proud Factor
  • The Feline Factor
  • The Cat-flap Factor
  • The Cost Factor
  • The Age Factor
  • The Acceptance Factor
  • The Cat - A Perfect Pet
  • 2. How it all Began
  • 'Domesticated'?
  • 3. The Natural Cat
  • Living Together
  • Group Living
  • Communicating
  • Long-distance Communication
  • Communicating at Close Quarters
  • 4. What Makes a Cat?
  • The Perfect Design
  • 5. The Hunter
  • How Cats Hunt
  • 6. Cat Talk
  • Smell Talk
  • Body Talk
  • Talk Talk
  • 7. Living With Us
  • What is it About Cats?
  • Making Comparisons
  • Meeting, Greeting and Talking
  • Sleep and Catnaps
  • The Joy of Touch
  • Grooming
  • Feeding
  • A Clean Job
  • 8. Intelligence and Training
  • Measuring Intelligence
  • Releasing the Potential
  • Training Techniques
  • Rewards
  • Punishment?
  • Acts of God
  • Who Trains Whom?
  • Fetch!
  • 9. What Cats Want
  • 10. The Intensity of the Cat-Human Relationship
  • What Makes us Close to our Cats?
  • How People Approach Cats
  • Bribery
  • Competition
  • Do we want Independent Cats?
  • Cleanliness
  • Non-destructive
  • Companionship
  • To Be Loved
  • Playful
  • Friendly
  • To Fit in with our Lives
  • To Hunt or not to Hunt
  • No Sexual Behaviour
  • Fitting in with our Beliefs
  • Individuality
  • Beauty
  • What We Don't Want
  • 11. How to Make a Cat Happy
  • Company
  • Safety
  • Health
  • Fitness
  • 12. Stress and Health
  • Improving Security with scents
  • Overattached Cats
  • Rescued Cats
  • Nervous Cats
  • Aggression
  • Eating and Stress
  • Night Calling
  • Health and Stress
  • High Blood Pressure
  • Lower Urinary Tract Disease
  • Glucose Levels
  • Skin Problems
  • Immune Changes
  • 13. Getting the Balance Right
  • Understanding and Respect
  • Choosing the Right Cat
  • Buying a Pedigree Cat
  • Taking on a Moggie
  • Providing Some Consistency to The Changeover
  • How Can All of this Help?
  • Getting Another Cat
  • Making Introductions
  • Too Many Cats?
  • Indoor Only Cats
  • Bringing Outdoor Behaviour Inside
  • Changes in Behaviour in Cats
  • Pheremones - A Useful Tool
  • Help in the Veterinary Surgery
  • Conclusion
  • 14. A to Z - Tips for Common Feline Problems

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