- Paperback: 160 pages
- Publisher: Hamlyn; New edition edition (15 April 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0600613364
- ISBN-13: 978-0600613367
- Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 15.8 x 1.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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- #19 in Books > Science & Nature > Biological Sciences > Animal Sciences > Mammals > Cats & Big Cats
- #25 in Books > Home & Garden > Animal Care & Pets > Cats
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A practical guide to bringing up a kitten to be a happy and sociable companion; Includes sections on: - Breeds of cat - Choosing your kitten - How to prepare your home for the new arrival - A kitten's lifestyle - Advice on feeding - Litter training - Grooming and health care; Covers the latest behavioural information on dealing with problems such as furniture-scratching and houseplant-chewing
About the Author
Peter Neville is a psychologist who specializes in the treatment of problem behaviour cats. Claire Bessant is the author of several books on communicating with cats and how to care for them in old age.
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47 of 49 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Thoughtful, practical, useful and well researched. Recommended to those who want a kitten, as well as those who already have one, and want to know the best way to bring it up to lead a rich fulfilling life. Full of tips and helpful advice.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you're hoping this book will help you train your new kitten, you'll be disappointed. It's a nice book, informative but doesn't really deliver on how to raise 'the perfect kitten'
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If your just about to buy a kitten or have recently acquired one then this book will make a very good guide, it is packed full of information and very, detailed. What I also like is that the book is not too simplistic, alot of books of this nature do not venture into the realms of cat behavioural, phsyical and social development whereas as this book does by explaining how the cat views its world and responds to various situations and stimul because of this.
As a trainee cat behaviourist I would definetly recommend this book, and on the contuary to another reviwer I do think this book has a few good training tips, but this is not a book on cat training and doesn't claim to be, it is a book that gives a very clear and conscise overview of all a kittens needs which in turn helps to minimise the development of behavioural problems and a more enjoyable cat. What we need to remember is cats are not dogs, they are essentially wild animals that have learned to co-operate with us and enjoy the perks that our companionship offers. There will only ever be so much "training" you can do with a cat through positive association and reward, there is no other way and I feel this book explains these theories well.
As a trainee cat behaviourist I would definetly recommend this book, and on the contuary to another reviwer I do think this book has a few good training tips, but this is not a book on cat training and doesn't claim to be, it is a book that gives a very clear and conscise overview of all a kittens needs which in turn helps to minimise the development of behavioural problems and a more enjoyable cat. What we need to remember is cats are not dogs, they are essentially wild animals that have learned to co-operate with us and enjoy the perks that our companionship offers. There will only ever be so much "training" you can do with a cat through positive association and reward, there is no other way and I feel this book explains these theories well.
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