Cat Body, Cat Mind: Exploring Your Cat's Consciousness and Total Well-Being [Hardcover]

Dr. Michael W. Fox (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2007

A book on your cat's behavior and care by one of the most thoughtful writers on animal care and behavior.

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With extraordinary insight and vision, renowned veterinarian and animal behaviorist Dr. Michael W. Fox explores the minds, hearts, and bodies of cats.

Fox believes that cats, and all animals, have much to teach their human companions - if only humans learn how to listen. In Cat Body, Cat Mind, Fox not only teaches readers to communicate with their cats, he illuminates the extraordinary powers that cats possess - from their amazing ability to empathize to their mysterious ability to find their way home.

 

Fox makes a terrific case for the right of cats and all animals to live safe, healthy lives, free from fear and harm. Only by better understanding and appreciating our cats and by strengthening the cat-human bond, Fox explains, can we do right by them.

 

Cat Body, Cat Mind also offers a holistic approach to companion-animal care and preventive medicine, including essential nutritional guidelines, as well as behavioral advice and troubleshooting that will help guarantee a healthy and happy pet.

 

Between understanding your cat's mind and learning how to best take care of his or her body, Fix makes certain that cats and their people will enjoy long and loving lives together.

From the Back Cover

“Fox writes with passion and conviction . . . He has been an outstanding prophetic voice in society.”
—Prof. Bernard E. Rollin, author of
Veterinary Medical Ethics

 

Fox delves into the Cat Mind and reveals the Cat Body, exploring:

• Causes and explanations for cat behavior
• How to discourage unwanted behavior
• Animal awareness and communication
• Cat affection and attachment
• Cats’ super senses
• Amazing stories of the powers of cats
• How animals mourn and express grief
• Holistic care for health and behavior
• How to prevent fleas and ticks naturally
• Trends in companion-animal care, health, and welfare
• Vital information on diet and nutrition for all cat owners

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Lyons Press (September 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1599210622
• ISBN-13: 978-1599210629
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #467,966 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not What I Expected, March 26, 2008

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J. Roe (Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cat Body, Cat Mind: Exploring Your Cat's Consciousness and Total Well-Being (Hardcover)

I bought this book thinking it would clue me more into my cats and their behavior, etc. The author goes off on several tangents and ends up spending time talking about farm animal welfare and his own pet rabbit. Even when he is supposedly writing about cats and examples of their empathic abilities, people being visited by their cats after death, and cats knowing when their owners have died....most of the examples he gives are of dogs, birds and even mice! He also repeats himself a great deal in his off-topic sections and talks a great deal about his mentor and his the "correction" made to his Encyclopedia entry about dogs. I didnt agree with everything he had to say about cats, but I did like some of the information he gave about them when he actually discussed cats.

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A "must-have" for anyone who lives with a cat!, October 4, 2007

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Savannah Lewis "Suz" (Newark, DE) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cat Body, Cat Mind: Exploring Your Cat's Consciousness and Total Well-Being (Hardcover)

It's a terrific book by a person who has dedicated his life to understanding animal behaviors, and although this book mainly confirms the things that I already know about our furry companions, I am learning a few new things, too. I'd like to get Dog Body, Dog Mind: Exploring Canine Consciousness and Total Well-Being, as well, because I find the author's approach to writing both entertaining and, more importantly, informative. It is Fox's goal to help people have better relationships with their animal companions by learning a bit more about their behaviors and how to communicate with them. The writing can be characterized as a mixture of philosophic anecdotes and actual explanations of animal behaviors and conditions which I find to be not unlike one of my most beloved authors, James Herriot.

I highly recommend this book!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A revolutionary approach to understanding your cat, September 18, 2008

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This review is from: Cat Body, Cat Mind: Exploring Your Cat's Consciousness and Total Well-Being (Hardcover)

This author has a weekly column in our newspaper. I look forward to reading it each week, and loved his book. He has a unique way of looking at cat behavior, and cat health issues. He's a well-qualified vet, who is willing to look beyond the typical approach to animal well-being. Great resource book for those who are truy interested in keeping their cats healthy and happy.