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Think Like a Cat

by Pam Johnson-Bennett

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BOOK DETAILS

Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: Sep.27.2011
ISBN: 9780143119791
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Pam gives an overview of the book:

The wait is over! The updated and expanded Think Like a Cat is finally here. When the original Think Like a Cat came out in 2000, it quickly became known as the “cat bible.” Pam is the most well-known cat behavior expert in the United States and her ground-breaking “Think Like a Cat” approach to behavior and training was profiled on television, radio and in countless magazines and newspapers when the book came out. Considered the gold standard by behavior professionals, veterinarians, shelters, new cat owners, and long-time cat lovers, Think Like a Cat will be your irreplaceable resource throughout your cat’s life. Think Like a Cat is the next best thing to a personal consultation with the nation’s leading authority on cat behavior. The updated and expanded Think Like a Cat contains everything you need to know to raise a happy, healthy cat. This comprehensive book...

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The wait is over! The updated and expanded Think Like a Cat is finally here.

When the original Think Like a Cat came out in 2000, it quickly became known as the “cat bible.” Pam is the most well-known cat behavior expert in the United States and her ground-breaking “Think Like a Cat” approach to behavior and training was profiled on television, radio and in countless magazines and newspapers when the book came out.

Considered the gold standard by behavior professionals, veterinarians, shelters, new cat owners, and long-time cat lovers, Think Like a Cat will be your irreplaceable resource throughout your cat’s life.

Think Like a Cat is the next best thing to a personal consultation with the nation’s leading authority on cat behavior.

The updated and expanded Think Like a Cat contains everything you need to know to raise a happy, healthy cat. This comprehensive book covers:

Picking out the right cat
Less-stressful veterinary visits
Nutrition
Ideal litter box set-up
How to get your cat to stop scratching the furniture
Solving litter box problems
Understanding and correcting aggressive behavior
Helping a timid cat
Finicky eating syndrome and to food-related problems
Introducing a second cat
Grooming and bathing a cat
Clicker training
Introducing a cat and dog
Cats and children
Traveling with your cat
Keeping your cat off the counter
Cat-proofing your home
First aid and medical conditions
Geriatric issues
…and much more!

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There is no subject more misunderstood by cat owners than the litter box. When kitty faithfully uses it, all is peaceful in the house. Should kitty begin rejecting his box, though, life in the household is dramatically turned upside down. Tension runs high, punishment is often inflicted, and in many instances, the cat is given away to a shelter and/or euthanized. A once loving cat/owner relationship transforms into a stressful day-to-day battle which nobody wins.

You'll never "win" if you think of it as a battle -- what it takes is understanding the litter box from his point of view and the role it plays in your cat's life. If the thought has ever entered your head that your cat wasn't using the litter box deliberately to spite you, then you haven't been looking at it through his eyes. Stoping thinking like an owner. If you thought it was just a plastic box filled with litter that you stick in the corner of the laundry room, you're underextimating the power that it has over your cat's emotions.

By knowing how to set up the best box in the correct location, provide proper maintenance, and how to understand signals that your cat may be relaying regarding it, you stand a good chance of avoiding future problems.

There are no secret tricks. Owners keep trying to find ways to prevent litter box odor from permeating the house and unfortunately they fall victime to quick-fix temporary solutions. Wrong. The best and only way to reduce litter box odor is to keep it clean.

One of the things we find so appealing about cats is the fact that they do use a litter box, but many owners don't understand the origins of this basic instinct. The cat's behavior of burying his waste is based on a need far more imoprtant than his owner's convenience. Survival is the motivation behind the ritual of burying waste. A cat's urine is very concentrated and has a strong odor, which in the wild can be detected by predators. In the wild, cats urinate and defecate away from their nest and cover the waste so they don't attract any predators back to their young. For safety, cats don't eliminate where they eat, sleep, play, or raise young. Your indoor cat has those same instincts.

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About Pam

Pam Johnson-Bennett, CABC, PCBC is a Certified Animal Behavior Consultant and author of seven best-selling books on cat behavior. She is the former Vice President of the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants and currently heads up that organization...

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Author's Publishing Notes

This edition of Think Like a Cat is newly expanded and updated. When the original version came out in 2000, Pam's techniques changed the way people looked at their cats. The updated Think Like a Cat provides even more insight and behavior tips to help owners have the relationships with their cats that they've always wanted.