Happy, bored, playful, worried? There are probably times when you wish you knew what your cat was thinking. From purring to hissing, from playfighting to spraying, this fascinating book explains why your cat behaves the way he does. What is my Cat Thinking? covers six major aspects of cat behaviour: *Social animals *Territory *Fitness and hunting *Reproduction *Safety *People and cats

Which of the many kitten breeds is best for you? What are the secrets to happy cats and kittens? How do you train a cat? No matter the question, 101 Essential Tips: Cat Care has you covered when it comes to kittens and cats. Our pocket guide includes tips on kitten care, training, and dealing with feline behavior to be sure you have a happy pet. Want information on cat diet, kitten health, cat grooming, feline neutering, or how to entertain your cat? 101 Essential Tips: Cat Care has all that and more. Build your knowledge and confidence - fast! This pocket guide has all the essentials you're looking for, including the latest tips and tricks. For the price of a magazine, you get incredible research and colorful design that breaks a big subject down in a way that's complete and easy to understand. With 101 Essential Tips, you get a pocket guide that's jam-packed with information and details, from simple explanations of the basics to illustrated step-by-step guides and close-up pictures with detailed descriptions. Whether you want to build up your basic skills, become an expert, or just have a little more confidence in conversation, 101 Essential Tips is right for you. This pocket guide is chock-full of information to guide you, inspire you, and give you the knowledge and confidence you're looking for. Want to continue learning? Be on the lookout for our complete set of 101 Essential Tips pocket guides from DK.

The step-by-step guide that brings expert advise ; 101 easy-to-grasp tips ; Gives quick answers to questions. -- back cover.

Cats have been popular household pets for thousands of years, and their numbers only continue to rise. Today there are three cats for every dog on the planet, and yet cats remain more mysterious, even to their most adoring owners. Unlike dogs, cats evolved as solitary hunters, and, while many have learned to live alongside humans and even feel affection for us, they still don’t quite “get us” the way dogs do, and perhaps they never will. But cats have rich emotional lives that we need to respect and understand if they are to thrive in our company. In Cat Sense, renowned anthrozoologist John Bradshaw takes us further into the mind of the domestic cat than ever before, using cutting-edge scientific research to dispel the myths and explain the true nature of our feline friends. Tracing the cat’s evolution from lone predator to domesticated companion, Bradshaw shows that although cats and humans have been living together for at least eight thousand years, cats remain independent, predatory, and wary of contact with their own kind, qualities that often clash with our modern lifestyles. Cats still have three out of four paws firmly planted in the wild, and within only a few generations can easily revert back to the independent way of life that was the exclusive preserve of their predecessors some 10,000 years ago. Cats are astonishingly flexible, and given the right environment they can adapt to a life of domesticity with their owners—but to continue do so, they will increasingly need our help. If we’re to live in harmony with our cats, Bradshaw explains, we first need to understand their inherited quirks: understanding their body language, keeping their environments—however small—sufficiently interesting, and becoming more proactive in managing both their natural hunting instincts and their relationships with other cats. A must-read for any cat lover, Cat Sense offers humane, penetrating insights about the domestic cat that challenge our most basic assumptions and promise to dramatically improve our pets’ lives—and ours.

A New York Times bestseller! The star of Animal Planet’s hit television series My Cat from Hell, Jackson Galaxy, shows cat owners everywhere how to make their homes both cat-friendly and chic. Cat owners know the struggles of creating living spaces that are both functional and stylish for owner and cat. Don’t just go to your local pet shop and adorn your home with unattractive cat towers and kitty beds. In Catification, Jackson Galaxy, the star of Animal Planet’s My Cat from Hell, and Kate Benjamin, founder of a popular cat design website, walk readers through a step-by-step process of designing an attractive home that is also an optimal environment for cats. This gorgeously designed, full-color book includes more than twenty fun DIY projects, from kitty beds and litter boxes to catios (cat patios) that will be sure to make readers—and their cats—purr in approval.

This book, the first in the popular Watching series, explains everything from why cats purr to why we say it's raining cats and dogs. 26 black-and-white photographs.

This book is intended as a guide for cat lovers and guardians who would like to use aromatic extracts in the routine management of health and well-being for their cat. There are many benefits to using herbs and aromatic extracts for cats. Properly used, they can help your beloved feline be happy and healthy in body, mind and soul. This book gives you easy-to-use, practical information on how herbs, hydrosols and essential oils can support your cat's wellbeing. You may have heard that essential oils should never be used with cats? Well, this is not necessarily so, used correctly they can be a useful tool in your cat's wellness regime. In this book we will share how we use them with our own cats and those of clients, and how you too can use them safely for cats in your care. Our recommended protocol is based on animal self-selection, a safe, effective and non-invasive system. Offering aromatic extracts like this provides environmental enrichment, as well as helping with a variety of conditions, whether physical, mental or emotional. This simple, practical guide to aromatic botanicals for cats will give you confidence to use herbs, hydrosols and essential oils to support physical, mental and emotional wellbeing.