Outwitting Cats by Wendy Christensen
While cat owners love their purring, fuzzy friends, cats can have another, rather unpleasant, side. Some cats spray; defecate and urinate on carpets, in corners, in shoes, on visitors' leather jackets; shred upholstery; chomp houseplants; ambush guests; caterwaul at all hours; and scratch and bite children, sometimes causing serious injuries and infections. Sceptics will claim that it's impossible to train a cat. Happily, Wendy Christensen knows they're wrong. True, cats are intelligent, adaptable, patient, independent, stubborn, observant, and extremely quick learners. But they're also remarkably self-interested and quick to exploit a good deal. Outwitting a cat means persuading the cat that what you want is also what he wants. Whatever your immediate, urgent specific cat problem - aggression, bullying, clinginess and refusal to eat - you'll find answers here. Wendy Christensen can tell you what works - and what doesn't. What to do right away - and what never to do. She'll share tips and cat-and-owner-tested secrets to reversing, redirecting, and solving - for good - even the thorniest behaviour problems. And she'll tell you how to head off future problems, simply by understanding how your cat thinks.
WENDY CHRISTENSEN is a multi-award-winning writer and illustrator. Her books include The Humane Society of the United States Complete Guide to Cat Care. She's written extensively for Cat Fancy, Cats USA, Kittens USA, Persians, Tabbies, Catnip, CatWatch, Natural Cat, and Natural Pet. She has illustrated Why Cats Do That: A Collection of Curious Kitty Quirks. She also illustrated a children's book, Daddy Day, Daughter Day, by TV's Larry King. She lives in Ipswich, New Hampshire.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781592282401 |
| ISBN 10 | 1592282407 |
| Title | Outwitting Cats |
| Author | Wendy Christensen |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
| Year published | 2004-12-01 |
| Number of pages | 306 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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