Complete Cat Care Manual: The Essential, Practical Guide to All Aspects of Caring for Your Cat
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Covering everything cat owners need to know, this practical guide to looking after the most popular pet in the United States is the perfect reference for any cat lover. The Complete Cat Care Manual provides detailed information on the day-to-day care of kittens and adult cats, including feeding, training, handling, exercising, essential equipment, and grooming. Detailed chapters outline the reasons behind behavioral problems, such as eating houseplants and scratching furniture, and provide tips for changing unacceptable behavior. Health problems are completely detailed with anatomical diagrams, diagnostic charts, and illustrations that identify symptoms and treatments. Step-by-step instructions teach all the techniques needed to nurse a sick animal or administer emergency first aid. Hundreds of remarkable color photographs, specially commissioned for this book, detail every aspect of a cat’s life. The material is based on extensive research. Dr. Bruce Fogle, a leading specialist in pet behavior, has observed hundreds of cats during his years a veterinary surgeon. He identifies how cats communicate through posture, body language, facial expressions, "speaking" (meowing and hissing), and rituals like rubbing, swatting, and grooming. He discusses the differences between learned behavior and instinctual action, the importance of a cat’s sensory perceptions like smell, touch, and sound―and when a cat’s eccentricities are due to genetics or are merely a matter of individual temperament. Endorsed by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
| Dimensions | 7.75 x 0.48 x 10.06 inches |
| Edition | Illustrated |
| Isbn 10 | 0756617421 |
| Isbn 13 | 978-0756617424 |
| Item Weight | 1.3 pounds |
| Language | English |
| Print Length | 192 pages |
| Publication Date | April 17, 2006 |
| Publisher | DK |
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New cat owner says Yes!
This is a great book for my library. I decided to get myself a cat. Now dealing with a muscle wasting disease, I need to have my fingers in the pot to react as quickly as I possible. I also need to work small and less then 10 pounds each. This one is a keeper. Now, hopefully I won’t have to use it much. My biggest fear is nail clipping, but it’s nicely illustrated and I think I can do it!As you can see from my photo above, I couldn’t stop at one Everything I do is level turtle and two kittens operate somewhere around an F4 hurricane. So, I read voraciously trying to keep up with the two sweethearts.Wish me luck, I’m going in for the trim.
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Don't Be Without the Cat Care Expert
This book covers everything you need to know to care for your cat, from kitten to adult. Read it from cover to cover, then keep it handy for unplanned events. Your vet will thank you!
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perfect for any new cat owner
I have had this book a number of years and find it to be a great practical guide for a first time cat owner. It has beautiful clear photographs and discusses grooming, feeding, scratching posts, carriers, picking up your cat, nutritional requirements by age, the life cycle of a cat, parasites, cat behavior, and diseases. I like that it doesn't devote a huge section to the different breeds of purebred cats, but stays on topic for how to care for your cat. I like how photographs illustrate cat body language and facial expressions. I like that it is a reasonably short over-view that you can quickly read and learn the key information without being overwhelmed by too much information.The only reason I haven't given it 5 stars is that the book is due for a revised edition. While none of the info is wrong, I think some newer material could be added: the litter types could be expanded to include litters made of corn, wheat, or recycled paper. Mention of hyperthyroidism should be added to the section on caring for an elderly cat. This section could also include mention of the use of canned pumpkin for home treatment of mild constipation. Photographs of flea dirt and the larger female fleas would be nice additions to the skin parasite section. Under the section of problems in cat behavior, the litter box mishaps section could be expanded greatly, since litter box mishaps are a leading cause of owners relinquishing their animals to a shelter. The book could include how to clean up cat urine and hairballs. The feeding section could mention how to read an ingredient label so that meat is the first ingredient and grain fillers are only a small portion of the food.Overall though, this is a nice book and a great, inexpensive, practical gift.
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Good Book to Have
This book is full of a LOT (but not all) of very useful information. It shows step by step instructions from feeding and grooming to emergency treatments of ALL kinds. It discusses types of cats and their body types all the way to breeding, nursing, showing. This is a good investment.
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good for kids
We borrowed several books from the library as we were considering adding a feline companion to our family. This one was a hit with the kids -- DK so lots of pictures, one subject on each double-page, and some good information, too. They love the pictures of the cat getting a bath -- not a happy face :)
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Meh. Lots of pictures. Few words. Informative but not helpful
Books on cats are harder to find than books on dogs. I got this one hoping it would help me understand my newly adopted cat better and why he bites so frequently.I found the answer in the book. Something like cats that are make confident sometimes bully and like to nip. They can be hard to raise.No other advice or guidance.It seems like a nice book in general. Lots of pictures and wide range of topics. It’s a mile wide, but only an inch deep.
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Cats 101
Basic but necessary information to get to know and raise your new cat.
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A very good book if you don't know anything about cats
A very good book if you don't know anything about cats. By following this manual you can save $100's on vet bills or at least keep from screwing up. Everything you didn't know about cats in a easy to read, step by step book. Plus, it was a quality used book for just 1 penny! Complete Cat Care Manual earns 5 stars!
User
Great Item
Exactly what I wanted, perfect.
User
Great book
Great book covers a lot of the basics information about cats
User
Good reference for a new cat owner.
Nice, well-set-out book, a handy go-to, for a first-time cat owner.
User
Lots of detail in an attractive, accessible format.
A useful reference and fun to look through.
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Great book for first time cat owner
A good book for a first time cat owner and having 2 kittens was a good book to start with 10/10 ❤️
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