Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-215) and index
Contents:
Understanding your cat Feline communication How to handle a cat How not to pick up a cat What kind of cat to get The most popular purebred cats Cat clubs Where to get your cat Ben How to select a kitten or cat Common household dangers Holiday hazards What you'll need Carriers Scratching posts Litter boxes and cat litter Kittenhood. Getting ready! Ode to confinement The first day The first night Nine-to-five kittens Introduction to other pets Litter box training Preventing bad habits Tried-and-true toys First trip to the vet Selecting a veterinarian Feeding your kitten Grooming your kitten Adulthood. LIfe in the city Life in the suburbs LIfe in the country Basic needs Food and water Captain's Midnight raid Grooming Cutting nails Bathing Deskunking Health care Taking your cat's temperature Medicating your cat Diseases and vaccinations Daily interaction Exercise and play Nermal- who wasn't Cat training-strengthening the bond Correction or punishment? Carrier training Teaching 'sit' Teaching 'down' Using a training table Teaching 'come' Teaching 'Let's go' Teaching 'off' Ben and training Multi-cat households Dogs and cats All about Emily Traveling with your cat ID please! Moving Lost Cat! Air travel Cat sitting Boarding your cat Solving feline behavior problems. What motivates your cat How problems develop Are you part of the problem? How to change behavior Your behavior-changing arsenal Amica- A lesson in the inevitable Litter box problems Spraying Toilet training Destructive scratching The great declaw debate Aggression Hates to be handled Stuck in tree Kids and cats Butler please! Climbing misdeeds Making an outdoor cat an indoor one Door dashing Dinner plate encroachment Yowling and other demanding behaviors Chewing and suckling behaviors Hyperactivity Trash tipping Finicky eating Plant eating Taming the feral cat Fearfulness Helping the adopted cat adapt Separation anxiety Keeping cats out of the sandbox or garden When you can't keep your cat Living with an older cat Saying goodbye Eulogy for Spot
