Living with a rescued cat
Book - 2006
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- Published
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Dorking, U.K. :
Ringpress Books
2006.
- Language
- English
- Corporate Author
- Main Author
- Corporate Author
- Item Description
- "Written in association with the UK's leading cat welfare charity, Cats Protection"--P. [4] of cover.
- Physical Description
- 141 p. : col. ill., map
- ISBN
- 9781860542541
- 1. Choosing a Rescued Cat
- Why choose a rescued cat?
- Self-assessment
- Choosing a cat
- What age?
- Male or female?
- Moggie or purebred?
- In or out? Coat type
- Where to go
- The charities
- The process of adoption
- Meeting the cats
- Final step
- 2. Getting Ready
- Indoors and outdoors safety
- Welcoming touches
- Garden retreat
- Home sweet home
- The pen den
- Cat-flap
- Shopping list
- Bed
- Bowls
- Litter tray
- Cat litter
- Toys
- Collar
- Vet search
- Choosing a name
- 3. Settling In
- Journey home
- Arriving home
- Litter training
- What to do with the scoop
- Accidents
- Meeting the family
- People and puss
- Child's play
- Fellow felines
- Canine chums
- Other furries
- First night
- Step outside...
- In a flap
- 4. Caring For Your Cat
- Diet
- Food types
- Water
- Treats
- Grass
- Loss of appetite
- Lifestage feeding
- Special diets
- Environmental enrichment
- Sleep
- Exercise and play
- Indoor cats
- Older cats
- Dental care
- Sun care
- Euthanasia
- 5. Socialisation and Cat Behaviour
- Socialisation
- House manners
- Aggression towards people
- House-soiling
- Scratching
- Other problem behaviours
- Seeing a behaviourist
- Fun tricks
- Sit
- Fetch
- Further fun
- 6. Healthcare
- Neutering
- Vaccination
- Diseases we can vaccinate against
- Parasite control
- Roundworms
- Tapeworms
- Fleas
- Diseases and conditions
- Feline leukaemia virus
- Feline immuno-deficiency virus
- Dental disease
- Digestive problems
- Feline lower urinary tract disease
- Owner's concerns
- Ringworm
- Toxoplasmosis
- Summary