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Cat Wrangling Made Easy: Maintaining Peace and Sanity in Your Multicat Home

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This book was recommended to me by a shelter volunteer. One of my cats has some major behavioral issues and I have been at my wit's end trying to solve her problems. I was even thinking of trying to find her a new home. It was that bad.

My cat Tooko hates all my other cats, especially the oldest one, Heather. She spends all her waking hours tormenting poor Heather. Heather is scared for her life all the time and is disheartening to watch them. Heather even stared peeing in unusal spots because she was so upset.

Ms. Rainbolt's book gave many helpful tips that REALLY worked. She had many recommendations for natural behavior products and an excellent guide for medications to handle aggression. She also, funny enough, had wonderful ideas for handling inappropriate urination and how to find the places that Heather peed.

My house is now at peace and smells great, for a change.

So, if you have cats, this is really a great idea. I appreciate her honesty and product recommendations. i hate it when you buy something that promises you the world and delivers nothing!

Reading this book was like deja vu. I, too, live with a family of kitties, and I had to smile or even laugh at some of the pointers and anecdotes with a "yep, been there, done that." This book has a lot of practical wisdom in it. Most of the suggestions work 100% of the time; 100% of them work most of the time. Your mileage may vary. At any rate, Ms. Rainbolt has a way of making sense out of complex observations and issues in living with a multitude of cats. It's like the kitties have their own sorority/fraternity and you get to be the house parent.

The product suggestions were great. How odd it would be to read about suggestions for how to resolve an issue but no mention on where to get the stuff! My first questions would always be: what is it and where can I get it? I thank Ms. Rainbolt for doing her research and pointing the way.

If you live with any number of cats, this book will help you keep sane and work out an understanding of what to do, how to do it, and how to live with what goes on in a household of cats.

Is your homestead a bit cluttered with a clowder? Then lasso up those frolicking felines and set them down while you read how to maintain your herd.

Is there an outlaw in your bunch? Author Dusty Rainbolt will lay down the law of the west when it comes to understanding this critter.(Check out Chapter Four-Family Feud). She will let you see daylight where once there was only darkness. She punches into every corner of multi-cat care and that's no bull!

If you are a tenderfoot to multi-cat care, Cat Wrangling will take the worry out of your rawhide and show you the way to a happier, healthier herd. Knowin how you might get tired of mucking out the litter pan, she scoops you out of the frustration by her practical tips "Reality Bites."

Is she qualified to train you, you might ask. Heck yes! She has been roundin up rescued critters for eons She is an amigo to a multitude of cats of her own, most of them just visitin for a spell. She runs you barefoot through the bull, separating fact from fiction while giving you a clear trail ride ahead.

Are you tired of biting the litter dust? She offers you various cat litter products that the Rainbolt Test Kitties have tried out, leaves you a trail to find them online.

Peppered with her wry sense of humor and her large scale of knowledge, she won't bushwhack you. If you have more than two cats sharing your home, this book is a MUST for your library. If you are considering adopting another cat to your crew- this book will provide vital tips and bring you into the inner-workings of a cat's mind.

Easy to read, illustrated with delightful and humorous drawings. Cat Wrangling IS made easy- thanks to Rainbolt breaking down the fences and sharing her life experiences with other multi-cat owners.

My wife and I live in a typical middle-class, suburban neighborhood, where there is a strong "disposable" culture. Everything including their pets exist to serve their whims. It should be no surprise to you to find out that there are a lot of discarded pets in our neighborhood.
Cat Wrangling Made Easy, is a necessary resource for those looking to foster a few cats while you help them find homes.
Even if you aren't wanting to become a foster home, you will find this book an excellent resource for multi-cat homes.

This is the best book on cat behaviour and cat ownership we have ever read! Every chapter details in layman's terms various issues that can occur with any cat owner whether it is a single cat household or multi-cat household.

There is even a chapter on the contact information on the recommended cat toys and remedies that are referenced throughout the book and even a list of pet-friendly hotels for the traveller so you can have the purrfect trip with your WHOLE family!

Since finishing the book , we have been more aware of even the "little signals" that our furry friends make which has brought us even closer to them emotionally!

We are hoping for a follow-up to this book to provide even more insight into our loved-ones.

Cheryl and Jeff Stern

Cat Wrangling Made Easy provides easy to implement solutions to problems we all encounter living in a multi-cat household. Dusty Rainbolt's writing style is very straight forward and honest with a sense of humor. This book is must read for any cat owner.

This book is a must read not only for those who have multiple cats, but for anyone considering adding a cat to their home. Unlike most cat behavioral books which focus on one facet of the multicat experience (e.g., getting a new kitten, stopping problems that have already arisen), Rainbolt's book as a soup-to-nuts guide that helps you do things right from the get-go, so that you hopefully avoid problems in the first place. So if you are thinking about adding a new kitty and don't have the time, money or inclination to become a full fledged cat psychologist with the library to show for it, this is the one book you should buy. The book is nonetheless relevant for people who already are dealing with multicat wrangling, and for those of us who do have extensive cat-themed libraries, it is a welcome addition.

As someone with disaster response experience, I especially appreciated the detailed chapter on preparing for disasters. This is a critical failing with many Americans, be it for themselves, or their two- or four-legged family members. The disaster preparation chapter alone made the book worth its purchase price. I wish this book had been available to people before Katrina.

I also appreciated that Rainbolt covered end-of-kitty-life issues. It is hard to know when to say goodbye.

The one addition I would have liked to see is that while I found the product recommendations to be useful (and have since bought some) I would have liked to see suggestions of simple, home-made alternatives for those who can't afford more expensive remedies. For instance, the book might have included simple ideas on making your own cat toys, or a suggestion to try aluminum foil on the counters to keep kitties off. I liked the information on herbs, and perhaps in a future edition this topic can be expanded for those of us who grow our own. But it is nice to see an author address this topic at all!

Until you've lived in a multi-cat home, you don't know the complexities of feline behavior! This book gives you simple facts, valuable suggestions & with a lot of humor to boot. (Or would that be Puss n Boots?) Get this book & take advantage of Ms. Rainbolt's years of expertise in the world of multiple cats. Who knew that a detailed treatise on litter, for example, could be so funny!

"Cat Wrangling Made Easy" is written for people with multi-cat households, but it can help you manage any size cat family, tiny or huge. It offers lots of insights into uniquely feline behavior, as well as tips about playing, feeding, medicating, mediating, and all means of harmonious living within your kitty family. Plus, it has an entire section about products to help you solve the trickiest of cat-related problems.

This book is well-written and well-researched, and cat households everywhere should welcome this thoroughly entertaining and informative gem.

Betsy Stowe, author of Calico Tales...And Others

After decades of taking in stray cats that came to our door, we always seeming to be introducing a newcomer to the resident cats and going through the multi-cat household shuffle. So my husband and I thought we knew it all. Then along came a calico "unwed mother," the first feral we trapped. We decided to keep, rather than release her.

So it was great to find an accessible, thorough guide to every aspect managing feline behavior. That the text and illustrations are clever as well as helpful is a huge bonus. Checking out the book's many useful sections is fun, not a chore. The author clearly knows her cats and their care and feeding inside and out. This book provides an invaluable "refresher" course even for cat veterans like ourselves, especially in the cat body language area. Dealing with a feral is not sure thing and we needed to study her every move to reassure and integrate her.

I appreciated references on the latest feline products. Someone complained the herbal ones didn't work. I've found that herbal remedies affect different individuals, whether animal or human, differently. The trick is to know they're out there to try.

Over time you can become complacent that you "know it all" when it comes to cats and their care. This book shows you still have a ton of learning to do and it can be fun!