Purrfect Guide to Thinking Like a Cat

Emma Milne qualified as a veterinary surgeon from Bristol University, England, in 1996 and is best known for her appearances in the UK television program Vets in Practice. She has since appeared in numerous television and radio programs on wildlife and animal welfare. Milne has written several books on animal welfare and her series of five children’s pet care books, The Pet Detective Series, teaches children that it’s just as important for pets to be happy as well as healthy. Karen Wild is a certified clinical animal behaviourist with over twenty years experience. She runs a full-time behaviour practice, Pawprint, near Peterborough, England, working with family pets. Wild is a member of the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors (APBC) and she is an Animal Behaviour and Training Council (ABTC) registered Clinical Animal Behaviourist and ABTC registered Animal Training Instructor (ABTC-ATI). She has authored three books: What Your Dog Wants, 21 Days to the Perfect Dog and Being a Dog. She is a resident behaviour and training feature writer for Dogs Today magazine.

• Introduction BEFORE GETTING A CAT The Five Welfare Needs Where Cats Came From How Cats Learn Cat Communication Cat Vocalization Breed Traits Picking a Breed Picking a Breeder KITTENS! Picking a Kitten Kitten Development Socialization and Habituation Feeding Kittens Vaccination Neutering Worms and Other Parasites Insurance Stringing You Along When To Go To The Vet Declawing ADULTHOOD Exercise and Obesity Diabetes Creepy-Crawlies Stress-related Disease Common Poisons SUPER SENIORS Senior Considerations Kidney Disease Thyroid Disease Senior Health Checks Aging Gracefully Saying Goodbye A CAT’S SENSES Sight Taste and Touch Sound Smell and Scent Marking Eating and Drinking BEHAVIOR AND TRAINING Behavioral Health How Training Works Hunting and Predation Territory Fears and Phobias Eating Unusual Items Over-grooming, Pawing, and Scratching Self-reliance and Independence Litter Tray Problems Indoor Cats Fun Cat Activities Scratching Aggression Living With Other Cats Introducing New Cats Living With People Household Rules Harmony With Your Cat Index

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