Synopses & Reviews
Help! My Kitten is into EVERYTHING!
Whether you share your home with a feline friend or a feline felon depends on your kitten's experiences during its crucial first year your sanity by using these tried-and-true, commonsense techniques. And you'll get a kick out of the Kitty Capers - real-life adventures of kittens and their owners.
"In a puff-fect world, all cats would have the kind of relationship that Arden Moore shares with her three lucky felines. Paws up to Arden, Little Guy, Murphy, and Callie for showing us what is possible." (Nancy Petersen, Issues Specialist, The Humane Society of the United States)
Review
"Useful for rookies and experienced cat veterans alike, this book addresses numerous kitten care issues in a question-and-answer format." - Cats & Kittens magazine
"Find the solutions to all your kitten quandaries in a question-and-answer format...Arden Moore provides practical tips on topics such as controlling fleas, transporting a kitten, dealing with allergies and making peace between your kitten and other family pets." - Cat Fancy magazine
Synopsis
Help! Your feisty furball is into EVERYTHING! The American Veterinary Medical Association says that there are 64 million cat owners in the United States, and whether you share your home with a feline friend or a feline felon depends on how your cat spends the first year of its life.
Award-winning pet journalist Arden Moore offers hundreds of practical tips to help you raise an indoor cat without losing your sanity, and she presents them in a fun question-and-answer style. Includes advice from leading veterinarians, animal behaviorists, and shelter directors, plus success stories from cat owners.
Synopsis
Kittens are the perfect combination of cute, cuddly, and crazed. They bring warmth to your lap and shower you with love, but these little balls of energy can be quite needy at times. In a handy question-and-answer format, Arden Moore offers dozens of practical tips to help you raise an indoor cat without losing your sanity. You'll learn techniques for preventing biting, selecting nutritious foods, making homemade kitty toys, and much more. Moore's expert advice is interspersed with anecdotes that showcase the joys cat ownership.
Synopsis
PREVENT: clawing, scratching, yowling, rough play, biting, toe pouncing, fearfulness, finicky eating, bathing battles, toilet paper confetti, travel traumas & more!
INCLUDES: instructions for making cat-pleasing toys and furniture; easy recipes for nutritious cat cuisine; and suggestions for alternative health care treatments
PLUS: advice from veterinarians, safety tips & information on kitty-proofing your home
About the Author
Arden Moore is the author of 20 books on cats and dogs, including The Cat Behavior Answer Book, The Dog Behavior Answer Book, and Real Food for Dogs. She is the editor of Fido Friendly magazine, editor of Catnip, an animal behavior consultant and host of “Oh Behave!”, a weekly radio show on Pet Life Radio.com. She has appeared on Fox News, CNN Headline News, HGTV’s "Smart Solution," Martha Stewart Living Radio, NPR and hundreds of radio and television programs. She is known as "America’s Pet Edu-Tainer™" and gives pet talks throughout North America. Learn more by visiting her&
Table of Contents
Chapter ONE Development and Communications (1)
Chapter TWO Help! My Kitten's Driving Me Crazy! (17)
Chapter THREE Kitten-Proofing Your Home (39)
Chapter FOUR Kitty Cuisine and Calisthenics (61)
Chapter FIVE Litter-Box Lessons (81)
Chapter SIX Adopting a Kitten (99)
Chapter SEVEN On the Go with Kitty (118)
Chapter EIGHT Health Concerns (131)
Chapter NINE Alternative Therapies for Kittens (161)
Chapter TEN It's Showtime: Teaching Your Kitty Tricks (174)
Airlines and Pet Policies (190)
Resources (192)
Index (196)