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Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > Domestic animals & pets > Cats
Winner! 1995 Best Instructional Nonfiction Book --Cat Writers'
Association "This is a delightful, practical, well-written,
sensible, and easy-to-follow book...about living with cats and
enjoying them." -- John E. Saidla, DVM, Director of Continuing
Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University Is
Your Cat Crazy? provides feline fans with a wealth of practical
information and entertaining stories drawn from Dr. Wright's long
practice making housecalls on dysfunctional cats. Along with
helpful suggestions on how to cope with the most common behavior
problems, he shows cat owners how and when to pick out a new
kitten, what determines a cat's personality, how to deal with
multiple cats, and what works and doesn't work when it comes to
kitty "discipline." Whether the problem is strange eating habits or
disdain for the litter box, aggression or post-traumatic stress, Is
Your Cat Crazy? will help restore order to a cat-crazy home.
That there is a tremendous overpopulation of cats in the United
States is both common knowledge and a matter of grave concern. For
many who would acquire a new pet, adoption is viewed as the most
responsible means of finding the right cat. However, it is
important to understand that if you decide to open your home to a
stray or adopt from a shelter, an extra measure of patience, love
and understanding is essential. Adopting Cats and Kittens: A Care
and Training Guide reflects the special circumstances that surround
the ""recycled"" cat and helps the new owner provide the cat with
the secure, nurturing environment every pet deserves. This book
offers sensible guidance on what your new cat needs to be happy and
healthy and what to do to keep from contributing to the pet
population explosion. Adopting Cats and Kittens is a book with a
mission and a message of hope and concern for all who love cats and
seek an end to their cruel treatment and abuse.
That there is a tremendous overpopulation of cats in the United
States is both common knowledge and a matter of grave concern. For
many who would acquire a new pet, adoption is viewed as the most
responsible means of finding the right cat. However, it is
important to understand that if you decide to open your home to a
stray or adopt from a shelter, an extra measure of patience, love
and understanding is essential. Adopting Cats and Kittens: A Care
and Training Guide reflects the special circumstances that surround
the ""recycled"" cat and helps the new owner provide the cat with
the secure, nurturing environment every pet deserves. This book
offers sensible guidance on what your new cat needs to be happy and
healthy and what to do to keep from contributing to the pet
population explosion. Adopting Cats and Kittens is a book with a
mission and a message of hope and concern for all who love cats and
seek an end to their cruel treatment and abuse.
Readers will revel in the heartwarming, amusing, inspirational, and
occasionally tearful stories about our best friends and faithful
companions - our cats.
We are all crazy about our mysterious cats. Sometimes they are our
best friends; sometimes they are aloof. They are fun to watch and
often surprise us. And they are always well loved members of our
families.
This new book from Chicken Soup for the Soul contains the best 101
cat stories from the company's extensive library. Readers will
revel in the heartwarming, amusing, inspirational, and occasionally
tearful stories about our best friends and faithful companions -
our cats.
The first Chicken Soup for the Soul book was published in 1993, and
became a publishing industry sensation, ultimately selling eight
million copies. Since then, more than 150 Chicken Soup titles have
been published, selling more than 100 million copies.
Chicken Soup for the Soul has won dozens of awards over the past 15
years, and its founders, Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen have
become celebrity motivational speakers and authors.
Getting a new puppy or kitten is such an exciting time for any
family and should be the start of a beautiful, long friendship.
Picking a breed can be difficult and is sometimes a choice made on
an impulse because a certain look or character seems to be just
what you want. Sadly, a snap decision can turn into heartache if
the breed you pick doesn't suit your lifestyle or has health issues
that you didn't know about. Some breeds of dogs and cats have body
shapes that are not healthy and can cause a lifetime of discomfort.
Selective breeding has produced features like short faces, tiny
legs, long backs, huge ears and lots of skin wrinkles. Some breeds
also have high levels of inherited disease like heart problems.
These unnatural exaggerations and inherited issues can not only
mean big bills and frequent visits to the vet but also a less than
ideal life for your pet. This book will help you avoid the breeds
most affected by health problems. We look at what Mother Nature and
evolution picked for cats and dogs compared to what man has done
through breeding. Hopefully you will start to see these odd body
shapes not as normal for a breed, but as unhealthy changes to our
beautiful cats and dogs. We'll also look at how you can try to find
the best breeder possible and avoid the likes of puppy farmers who
care more about money than their animals. Somewhere out there, a
puppy or kitten is waiting to become a cherished part of your
family and I hope this book will help you find the right one. Dogs
and cats are wonderful animals and enrich our lives so let's try
and make sure that they are as healthy and happy as possible.
In the years since we first published "All I Need to Know I Learned
from My Cat ," with over 2 million copies in print and the
fastest-selling book in Workman's history, one thing hasn't
changed--people are still starved for wisdom. Few oracles have
dispensed as much common-sense truth as Binky, Suzy Becker's cat.
"It's O.K. to wear the same thing every day." "Know all the sunny
places." "Flaunt your hair loss." "Get mad when you're stepped on."
Life lessons such as these and dozens of others propelled the book
like a champagne cork to the top of "The New York Times" bestseller
list.
Now, to celebrate the book's double-platinum milestone, there's a
new edition: the original book, in a fresh cover, plus 48 new
pages, including the Are You a Cat Person? quiz. The cat, Binky, is
perspicacious and profound; the artist, Suzy, is utterly
delightful; and the combined effect is one of immense and
irresistible charm. Every cat fancier will recognize the book's
timeless take on grooming, health, relationships, boundaries, and,
above all, how to live in the moment. With new entries like "Be
good at hellos. Don't drag out goodbyes," "Don't think too far
beyond your next meal," "Celebrate the days you can open the
windows," and "First one in has to warm up the bed," these
teachings may very possibly change your life. Or at least let you
know that there's always time for a nap.
The complete guide to choosing and caring for your perfect cat
breed! From ancient breeds to modern hybrids, there are a wide
range of domestic cat breeds and it may be tricky to choose the
right one! This practical illustrated guide will help you explore
different cat breeds' characteristics, personalities, and common
behavioural problems to ensure a healthy and happy cat. Inside the
pages of this guide to cats, you'll discover: - A range of
different cat breeds, including Bengal, Siamese, Maine Coon and
more! - Each breed profile contains key breed-specific data, such
as weight range, accepted coat colours, and grooming requirements -
Expert advice on communicating with your cat and top tips on
tackling cat behavioural problems, such as ankle-biting or
scratching furniture - Concise care programme covering all stages
of your cat's life - from establishing a routine to dealing with
common feline health problems The Complete Cat Breed Book will help
you choose the perfect domestic cat for you and your family. From
the gentle, calm and friendly Ragdoll to the curious and
intelligent Russian Blue - explore over 140 of the world's
best-loved felines. This comprehensive cat book includes a profile
for each of the different breeds, which outlines the breed's
history, characteristics, and beautiful photographs. Once you have
chosen a feline companion, peruse the chapters on cat care. Explore
practical advice and tips on the essential aspects of feline
health, from handling and grooming to exercise nutrition and first
aid.
Finally, the truth about cats is out of the bag!
If cat lovers are from Venus, then cats hail from another planet
altogether.
Mischievous and aloof one moment, affectionate the next, the cat is
a confounding creature right down to its question mark of a tail.
What cat owner hasn't wondered what goes on inside that mysterious
kitty brain? In this companion to "It's a Dog's Life . . . but It's
Your Carpet," veterinary specialist Dr. Justine A. Lee answers your
questions about all things feline in this entertaining and
enlightening guide. An animal lover with two cats of her own, Dr.
Lee combines scientific research with irreverent humor to address
questions ranging from the common to the offbeat, including:
- Do cats always land on their feet?
- Can I train my cat to use the toilet?
- Do cats have belly buttons?
- How do I stop my cat from begging for food at 5:45 a.m.?
- Can cats really predict death or cancer?
- How can I make my antisocial cat more social?
Dr. Lee also shares helpful hints on what to look for in a
veterinarian. (Helpful Hint No. 1: Find a veterinarian who owns a
cat.) She also reveals what every veterinarian wants you to know
about being a smart consumer and pet owner.
With tips on dealing with kitty's more irksome behaviors (yes, she
has some), advice on looking out for her health and well-being, and
plenty of laughs, "It's a Cat's World . . . You Just Live in It"
helps cat owners love and understand their quirky feline companions
more than ever.
Highlighting the dangers of modern pet food--how it is unbalanced,
creates addiction, and often contains ingredients that can
literally poison your pet, this book destroys the myths propounded
by pet food companies that human food is bad for pets, and that
natural food diets are unsafe. Three veterinarians share their
expertise and scientific evidence, providing an in-depth appraisal
of the pet food industry and what people are feeding to their cats
and dogs. This revolutionary book teaches how to read pet food
labels and what ingredients to avoid, how to save on pet bills by
preventing diet-related disease in pets, why veterinarians are
often ignorant of the health effects of manufactured pet food, how
a change in diet can cure many diet-related illnesses, and why
organic farming practices and suppliers can be the best choice for
pets. Armed with this information, people will be able to provide a
better and healthier life for their animals.
This title offers an alternative therapies for cat health and
vitality. Features: an expertly written guide to holistic care for
good cat health and well-being, helping to prevent ill health and
maintain your pet's natural balance and harmony; understanding the
link between body and mind: day-to-day preventative cat care, with
professional advice on housing, feeding, grooming, exercise,
worming, neutering and reproduction; an accessible guide to the
major holistic therapies available in modern veterinary care: what
they involve, how they work, and how your cat will respond;
step-by-step instruction for alternative therapies to practise at
home, including herbalism, homeopathy, aromatherapy, massage and
Bach Flower remedies; and beautifully illustrated with over 280
photographs from a leading animal and wildlife photographer,
showing how each therapy and treatment is applied. A natural
lifestyle in tune with your cat's needs will help maintain balance
and harmony, and this book aims to treat the whole animal with
preventative and supportive remedies. It covers day-to-day care,
housing, exercise, grooming, nutrition and diet, and then focuses
on therapies such as massage, TTouch, physiotherapy, osteopathy,
herbalism, homeopathy, Bach Flowers and aromatherapy. It provides
solutions for problems such as aggression, fear and jealousy, eye
and ear disorders, digestive problems and skin irritations. It is a
beautifully illustrated reference book which offers an invaluable
guide to cat health for owners who want the very best for their
pet.
Today, approximately 27% of households in the United States own at
least one cat. This comprises a total of almost 60 million total
pet cats. An 8 billion dollar pet food industry and the more than 7
billion dollars that pet owners spend on veterinary care each year
provide tangible evidence of the increasing importance that
companion animals have in our society. Additionally, the bond that
owners have with their cats and the many health benefits that are
afforded by this bond have been the topic of numerous research
studies in the past 25 years. The cat as a cherished companion is
here to stay, and many owners, students and pet professionals are
eager to learn more about man's OTHER best friend, Felis
catus.
"The Cat: Its Behavior, Nutrition and Health," the textbook of
the cat, is written as a companion book to "The Dog: Its Behavior,
Nutrition and Health." This book provides pet owners, undergraduate
students and pet professionals with a complete guide to four
topical areas that are of interest. These are: The history of the
human-cat relationship; behavior of the domestic cat; feline
nutrition; and feline health and disease.
"The Cat" will fill the need for an academic textbook for
undergraduate animal science courses, veterinary technician
programs, and cat care or breeding classes. It will also serve as
an important resource for pet professionals such as breeders,
exhibitors, groomers, and veterinary practitioners.
Andrew Marttila has been a professional animal photographer for the
past five years and most of that time has been dedicated to
photographing cats exclusively. With his set-up he's able to cap
ture wonderful split-second images of'cat's most abandoned
expressions as they enjoy every cats favourite treat, catnip.
Andrew res cues and raises orphan kittens with his partner Hannah
Shaw (the internet's famous Kitten Lady), and many of the models
were hand-raised by Andrew and Hannah from newborns. Catnip, or
Nepeta cataria, grows wild in many parts of the world and is
extremely easy to grow at home in most climates. It's part of the
mint family and contained within the bulbs, stems, and leaves is an
oil called nepetalactone. Once eaten, rolled on, or crushed, the
oil binds to the cat's nasal receptors and stimulates a response
that affects a number of areas in the brain, includ ing the
hypothalamus and amygdala, two regions that are key in regulating
emotional and behavioral responses to stimuli. This produces a mild
euphoric effect and typically lasts about ten to twenty minutes.
Catnip is non-addictive and harmless and provides a temporary
respite from your cat's gruelling workload of napping all day.
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Cats were first domesticated - or, more likely, noticed a warm
fireside and chose to domesticate themselves - many thousands of
years ago. Over the centuries they have performed a useful role as
pest controllers, but much more as friends and companions of
humans. Cats have always inspired writers and artists. They appear
in Egyptian papyri and tomb paintings, in Roman mosaics, in
Japanese prints, in Old Master drawings and engravings. At
different times and places they have been worshipped, mummified,
associated with superstition and black magic, and bred as domestic
pets. This delightful illustrated anthology includes a selection of
the many poems, anecdotes and quotations about cats which have been
written over the centuries: the charming, the funny, the sad, the
exasperated, and the heartfelt. In a fresh new paperback format
with a selection of new images, this is an irresistible gift for
anyone who likes cats.
Bork Bork! The definitive gift book for pet-lovers everywhere Chonk
and Smol celebrates adorable pets in all shapes and sizes! The book
is full of hilarious pictures and heckin’ cute captions for the
doggo and cat lovers in your life. CHONK: An animal that is
majestically solid and magnificently chunky. SMOL: An animal so
small and adorable that you would immediately protect it with your
life. CHONK AND SMOL: A celebration of the cutest, smollest and
chonkiest creatures one book has ever contained. Dive into these
pages of intense floofiness to find new frens who will zoom,
tippy-tap, blep and mlem their way into your heart. WARNING:
CONTAINS EXTREME CUTENESS Chapters include: • Mlem or Blep?:
Tongues Explained • Borking: Hear Us Loud and Clear • Snugging:
Micro-Naps and Super-Sleeps • Making Frens: Best Friends Furever
Oscar the cat lives on the third floor of a nursing home in Rhode
Island, USA. At first glance Oscar doesn't seem special. He's plain
to look at. He's aloof. Like most cats, he's partial to treats and
catnip. But in the summer of 2007 Oscar made headlines around the
world. So what's so unusual about Oscar? He knows when the hospice
patients are going to die. Dr Dosa's job is to respond to people's
medical needs, treat them for their ailments and communicate with
their families. Oscar takes care of the rest. He is a steady
companion as patients descend into death. He is with them when they
die. And, because of him, they don't die alone. Can a cat really
predict death? Is he smelling something or responding to
behavioural clues? Is he helping guide souls to heaven? Oscar's
warm and profound story - of his uncanny ability to see death
coming, of his steadfast and non-judgmental commitment to sit with
patients as they die, of his quiet compassion - is a metaphor for
what is important at the end of life.
On the coldest morning of the year, Vicki Myron found a tiny,
bedraggled kitten almost frozen to death in the night drop box of
the library where she worked, and her life -- and the town of
Spencer, Iowa -- would never be the same. Vicki was a single mother
who had survived the loss of her family farm and an alcoholic,
abusive husband. But her biggest challenge as the new head
librarian in Spencer was to raise the spirits of a small,
out-of-the-way town mired deep in the farm crisis of the 1980s.
Dewey, as the townspeople named the kitten, quickly grew into a
strutting, adorable library cat whose antics kept patrons in
stitches, and whose sixth sense about those in need created
hundreds of deep and loving friendships. As his fame grew, people
drove hundreds of miles to meet Dewey, and people all over the
world fell in love with him. Through it all, Dewey remained a loyal
companion, a beacon of hope not just for Vicki, but for the entire
town of Spencer as it slowly, steadily pulled itself up from the
worst financial crisis in its long history. Dewey won hearts and
proved to everyone he encountered that unconditional love comes in
many forms.
The Instant "New York Times" Bestseller
James is a street musician struggling to make ends meet.Bob is a
stray cat looking for somewhere warm to sleep. When James and Bob
meet, they forge a never-to-be-forgotten friendship that has been
charming readers from Thailand to Turkey. A Street Cat Named Bob is
an international sensation, landing on the bestseller list in
England for 52 consecutive weeks and selling in 26 countries around
the world. Now, James and Bob are ready to share their true story
with the U.S. in this tale unlike any you've ever read of a cat who
possesses some kind of magic. When street musician James Bowen
found an injured cat curled up in the hallway of his apartment
building, he had no idea how much his life was about to change.
James was living hand to mouth on the streets of London, barely
making enough money to feed himself, and the last thing he needed
was a pet. Yet James couldn't resist helping the strikingly
intelligent but very sick animal, whom he named Bob. He slowly
nursed Bob back to health and then sent the cat on his way,
imagining that he would never see him again. But Bob had other
ideas. This instant classic about the power of love between man and
animal has taken the world by storm and is guaranteed to be a huge
hit with American fans as well.
A hilarious, fully illustrated book full of tongue-in-cheek advice
for surviving life as a cat parent – the perfect gift for any cat
lover You have the best cat in the world, it’s true. But
there’s no avoiding the fact that, perfect and adorable as they
may be, there are certain elements of being a cat owner that you
could do without. Those thoughtful “gifts” you find in the
kitchen. The scratch-marks on the couch. Their hairballs clogging
up your vacuum cleaner. Luckily, this no-nonsense guide is here to
teach you all the tricks you’ll ever need to help you navigate
life with your furry friend, so you can focus on the positives –
like giving them head-scritches and cooing over their little toe
beans. With pearls of wisdom like these, you’ll be a pro cat
parent in no time: As a cat parent, you will need to work out the
golden number of tummy rubs your cat will allow before they turn
into an uncontrollable scratch-monster Your cat may look cute and
innocent, but there’s an evil mastermind secretly at work behind
all that fluff Items placed on a surface are highly offensive to
cats and will be quickly dispatched to the floor, where they belong
The tragedies of World War II are well known. But at least one has
been forgotten: in September 1939, four hundred thousand cats and
dogs were massacred in Britain. The government, vets, and animal
charities all advised against this killing. So why would thousands
of British citizens line up to voluntarily euthanize household
pets? In The Great Cat and Dog Massacre, Hilda Kean unearths the
history, piecing together the compelling story of the life-and
death-of Britain's wartime animal companions. She explains that
fear of imminent Nazi bombing and the desire to do something to
prepare for war led Britons to sew blackout curtains, dig up flower
beds for vegetable patches, send their children away to the
countryside-and kill the family pet, in theory sparing them the
suffering of a bombing raid. Kean's narrative is gripping,
unfolding through stories of shared experiences of bombing, food
restrictions, sheltering, and mutual support. Soon pets became key
to the war effort, providing emotional assistance and helping
people to survive-a contribution for which the animals gained
government recognition. Drawing extensively on new research from
animal charities, state archives, diaries, and family stories, Kean
does more than tell a virtually forgotten story. She complicates
our understanding of World War II as a "good war" fought by a
nation of "good" people. Accessibly written and generously
illustrated, Kean's account of this forgotten aspect of British
history moves animals to center stage-forcing us to rethink our
assumptions about ourselves and the animals with whom we share our
homes.
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