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'Vicky Halls has the Moggy Midas Touch. If you have any wish to try and understand the devious, mercurial, prissy, eternally lovable thing that is feline nature, you need to read her.'
--Tom Cox, author of Under The Paw: Confessions Of A Cat Man
--Tom Cox, author of Under The Paw: Confessions Of A Cat Man
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'The Mary Poppins of the feline world' MAIL ON SUNDAY
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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I don't understand the previous reviews at all. I've read the author's earlier books and this is not simply "more of the same".
This book is fascinating and very well written. Its so rare to come across a book that gets into the nuts and bolts of what looking after a cat is about, from someone that actually studies cats in their homes.
The book talks about single and multi-cat households, multi-species households and inter-species relationships, nervous, aggressive and dependent cats, before ending with an interesting theory on why women love cats, and then the survey. And as a man, I can assure Mrs Halls that I love my cats very much!
One thing that became more obvious the longer you read the book was that it wasn't the cats with the problems, but the owners. For example, one woman who lived in a designer flat with her two designer cats had basically starved them to death to the extent they were chewing the furniture and anything else they could get their teeth into. And she wondered what the problem was! When the svelte shape of her cats was pointed out to her, her comment was: "I really do believe you can never be too rich or too thin and that goes for my cats too!" Should people like that be allowed to own cats?
There are countless other examples of owner's...well let's be kind and call it naivety, and I think the best line in the book is reserved for those owners that never let their cats outside. Whilst this is often done for the best of reasons, it in fact often causes behavioural problems. I can't find the exact quote, but it talks about the importance of putting to one side your own concerns and what you feel is best, at the expense of the needs and requirements of your cat. Yes, life is dangerous outside and anything might happen, but surely its better for a cat to physically experience a life than be forced to watch one through a window.
In conclusion, this is a marvellous book and I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did.
This book is fascinating and very well written. Its so rare to come across a book that gets into the nuts and bolts of what looking after a cat is about, from someone that actually studies cats in their homes.
The book talks about single and multi-cat households, multi-species households and inter-species relationships, nervous, aggressive and dependent cats, before ending with an interesting theory on why women love cats, and then the survey. And as a man, I can assure Mrs Halls that I love my cats very much!
One thing that became more obvious the longer you read the book was that it wasn't the cats with the problems, but the owners. For example, one woman who lived in a designer flat with her two designer cats had basically starved them to death to the extent they were chewing the furniture and anything else they could get their teeth into. And she wondered what the problem was! When the svelte shape of her cats was pointed out to her, her comment was: "I really do believe you can never be too rich or too thin and that goes for my cats too!" Should people like that be allowed to own cats?
There are countless other examples of owner's...well let's be kind and call it naivety, and I think the best line in the book is reserved for those owners that never let their cats outside. Whilst this is often done for the best of reasons, it in fact often causes behavioural problems. I can't find the exact quote, but it talks about the importance of putting to one side your own concerns and what you feel is best, at the expense of the needs and requirements of your cat. Yes, life is dangerous outside and anything might happen, but surely its better for a cat to physically experience a life than be forced to watch one through a window.
In conclusion, this is a marvellous book and I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Like some other enlightened reviewers of this book, I have also read Ms Halls previous two books. I have found them all to give a fascinating insight into the feline mind. For ardent cat lovers it is very difficult for us to stop treating our furry friends as little humans and start thinking as they do. However, if we truly love our cats we must try and enter their minds, and think as they do and this is something that this book teaches us. Written in Ms Halls style of practical information laced with ironic humour she relates tales that all us cat lovers can relate to at one point or other! If you truly want to understand your cat on their terms and not soley on yours, then this is the book for you.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is both enjoyable and informative, and left me keen to experience Ms Halls' other work. In addition, I found I was able to rectify some of my own cats' less endearing habits by implementing some of the behavioural techniques described in the book. I'd be happy to recommend it to all cat owners who are interested in cultivating a better understanding of their pet.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Helpful insight into human cat relations.. Little things to try at...
Helpful insight into human cat relations.. Little things to try at home that do make a difference to stressed moggies! :)
Published 18 months ago by Mcm
cat lovers will love this book
I purchased this book after reading good reviews in the cats protection monthly magazine. Ive only read the chapters I required but the parts I read were great and if your a cat... Read more
Published on 2 Aug 2009 by Ms. Rachel Windle
Dont waste your money
I bought this book because I'm a relatively new cat owner - my two are 18 months old, and my first cats. Read more
Published on 4 Dec 2007 by C. Hinds
Interesting survey but a lot of repeats
More of what has already been released by Vicky so if you already own the previous two novels you might not want to buy this as a lot of the stuff covered in those books is... Read more
Published on 30 Oct 2007 by Gareth Wilson - Falcata Times Blog
Anecdotal
Nothing new in this book. Mostly anecdotal stories showing no really new insights into cat behaviour. If you liked her previous books, this is more of the same.
Published on 16 Oct 2007 by J. Connor
Mew...ving on
Much of the book covers ground previously canvassed in Cat Confidential and Cat Detective. if you enjoyed those then you will probably like this
The most interesting... Read more
The most interesting... Read more
Published on 14 Jan 2007 by Mr. P. D. Mears
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