Complete Kitten Care [Kindle Edition]

Amy D. Shojai (Author)

Book Description

PRAISE for COMPLETE KITTEN CARE:

"What baby expert Dr. Benjamin Spock did for people, kitten expert Amy Shojai has done for cats...Everything you need to know to begin a blissful life with your kitty." --Ed Sayres, President, San Francisco SPCA

"A wealth of information for first-time kitten owners. Amy Shojai shows you how to enjoy kittenhood." --Pam Johnson-Bennett, feline behaviorist and author of "Think Like A Cat"

"When you purchase a kitten, there should be four requirements by law: food, water dish, litter box, and this book." --Steve Dale, syndicated newspaper columnist "My Pet World" and radio host, Steve Dale's Pet World.

COMPLETE KITTEN CARE is your go-to guide for kittens information on kittens health, new kitten care, and buying a kitten or adopting a stray or shelter kitten for your family. You’ll learn all the latest about raising a cat of your dreams, introducing a new kitten to the rest of your family, and enjoy the award winning cute kitten pictures.

Nationally known pet authority Amy Shojai has updated her award-winning book with the latest cat behavior information and kitten care research, including new cat vaccinations guidelines, animal behavior advice, cat language tips and more. This veritable "Kitten101" is packed with all the must-know facts about cats and kitten facts including:

• Choosing a kitten
• Best kittens for adoption
• Kitten breeds and buying kittens
• How to train a kitten
• Understand kitten behavior
• Fixing and preventing common kitten problems
• Toilet training cats and litter training kittens
• How to stop kitten biting and cat hissing
• Understand cat communication, cat body language and cat purrs
• Cat breed guide with care considerations and kitty personality types
• introducing a kitten to a cat
• introducing a kitten to a dog
• Kittens food considerations
• Grooming a cat or kitten
• Kitten vaccinations
• Kitten parasites and cat worms
• Kitten spay and neuter
• Cat legends, myths, and fun facts
• Plus a myriad of UPDATED kitten and cat supply resources: the best kitten Websites, cat associations and feline clubs, animal welfare organizations and feline foundations, recommended cat books and kitten magazines, online kitten and cat products sources


Amy Shojai is a certified animal behavior consultant, and appears on Animal Planet's CATS 101 and DOGS 101. She is the author of two-dozen award winning pet care books, and is a columnist for cats.About.com, the Puppies Guide for puppies.About.com and hosts the popular CAT CRAZY radio show on RADIO PET LADY NETWORK.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...a concise, easy-to-understand book. I wish it could accompany every kitten going to a new home." -- Kitty Angell, Cat Fanciers Association Allbreed judge

"...a must-read for anyone ... who already know the joys of living with cats." -- Lenny Southam, DVM, author of

"A wealth of information for first-time kitten owners. Amy Shojai shows you how to enjoy kittenhood." -- Pam Johnson-Bennett, feline behaviorist and author

"There are ... no questions left to ask about ... caring for a kitten after one has read this book." -- Karen Lawrence, CFA Allbreed judge

From the Author

Welcome to Complete Kitten Care, the most easy-to-use, up-to-date reference available on one of the most mysterious, endearing, and extraordinary pets you could choose.

First and foremost, this book celebrates kittens. Beyond cute stories and cuter pictures--both of which you'll find here--this book's solid information will arm you with the tools you'll need to build a lasting, loving relationship with the special cat babies in your life...

And so, cherish these days, weeks, and months--kittenhood is a fleeting treasure. It comes only once in each cat's life, and is even more precious because of its transient nature. I'd love to hear from you about your feline friends. You can send me an email at [e-mail]

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Product Details

• File Size: 2953 KB
• Print Length: 352 pages
• Publisher: New American Library/FurryMuse Publications; second edition (April 15, 2010)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B003I851O6
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Not Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #55,303 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
  • #2 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Animal Care & Pets > Cats > Breeds
  • #4 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Pets & Animal Care > Cats > Breeds

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

38 of 39 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Dr. Spock for kitties February 13, 2004

By Michelle Finch

Format:Paperback

I picked up this book last year, and I studied it carefully before getting my first kitten, Ginny. The title doesn't lie, "Complete Kitten Care" is exactly what you get. The three-month old female I got last August is now a happy and healthy member of my family thanks to the advice from this book.

The topics covered here involve everything essential that a kitty novice needs to know, such as vet visits, spaying/neutering, adjusting to other pets, and grooming. The most important chapters that should not go unread are the sections that deal with medical emergencies (falls, drowning, and electrocution), and recognizing/treating sick kittens. I'm lucky enough not to have applied that information to my experiences with my kitten, but it's still good to know.

On the behavior front, "Complete Kitten Care" helps you understand your kitten's way of thinking and help you fix his mistakes, particularly litterbox-related mistakes. Also very helpful is the chapter on understanding body language, and how your kitty communicates with you. I now understand all of Ginny's moods by the size of her pupils, volume and pitch of her meow, position of her ears, and how her tail is held.

This book doesn't go without any entertainment, though. There are lots of adorable kitten photos and drawings that will easily melt your heart. In the back of the book, it has cat legends and fun facts, and there are lists of cat-related web sites, magazines, care organizations, pet supply sources, and other cat books.

Highly reccomended! A+

32 of 33 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Complete Kitten Care Is Right July 14, 2003

By Jessie L Stephens

Format:Paperback

I've fostered dozens of kittens in the last ten years and made just about every mistake there is to make. Now that I have this book, I'll never take on another little one without having it at hand. All parts of this book are valuable to the new kitten owner, but I especially appreciate the sections on recognizing and treating health problems in young animals, and the section on emergencies is priceless. It tells you how to rescue your little one from a dog or other animal, how to administer artificial respiration if necessary, even perform acupuncture to jump start a stopped heart, how to give CPR to a drowned kitty, how to slow down shock, what to do if kitty ingests a poison plant, how to treat both heatstroke and hypothermia.

There's much else in the book, including learning to play with your kitty, understand her communications, and provide the kinds of toys and equipment that will suit her needs best. Complete Kitten Care is just what the title says it is. You probably shouldn't even think about acquiring a new kitten until you have a copy.

Besides presenting a wealth of knowledge, Shojai's book is fun to read. She has an obvious love of her subject, but it's tempered with good common sense and a great sense of humor. You can actually sit down and read this book through, rather than just thumbing to the section you need at any one time--it's that readable. She has a way of making the technical stuff understandable to us folks whose only qualification is that we love kitties.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Amy Shojai's kitten care book is the best! February 4, 2011

By Carol S. Johnson

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

I have only one problem with how-to books. I don't read them. I buy them. I just don't read them--or instructions, or manuals, or recipes. And if there was one I didn't think I needed to buy or read,it was one on cat care.
I've had dozens of cats--weaned, unweaned, rescued half-dead, purchased from breeders, easy-going lap-cats and neurotic curtain climbers. I've always been proud that in the end my cats were sassy and long-lived. However, I recently purchased a Burmese kitten
I brought him home and planned to spend my Christmas break getting to know him. It did not go well. He immediately darted under a bed and scrambled into a corner of the mattress frame. From there he began a yowling heard throughout the house. The very sight of me sent him into a frenetic shelter search. He was so scared and angry that he growled, yowled, and ate at the same time. By the end of the first week, he was still yowling and I could only get near him if I lay on the floor half under the bed for an hour with a tablespoon of tuna in my hand.
I was ready to take him back where he came from, if I could catch him, but I couldn't admit defeat. I finally broke down and bought Amy Shojai's Complete Kitten Care, AND read it.
Through Shojai's Complete Kitten Care, which is straight-forward, well written, and covers absolutely everything you need to know about kittens, explained everything I'd been doing wrong, and even why another way was better. I had people traipsing in and out, adult cats were prowling about, and the little guy was absolutely lost in my three story farm house. Ten days after I read it, my kitten was on my lap or on my shoulder, tangled in my hair and purring. He offered me a good grooming from time to time, and if he scaled a bare leg with his tiny, needle sharp claws on occasion, it was worth every scratch.
The bonus is that besides the information I was looking for, I found much that I needed but didn't know it. I discovered the technical aspects of kitten nutrition, why I should feed a kitten a number of small meals a day rather than one or two large ones, and why it wasn't a good idea to give a them tuna or cow's milk. I got a lesson in cat hierarchy and its difference from that of other animals, a section that has been extremely valuable in teaching me why my grown cats do what they do. I now know how and why they groom themselves, how to teach them to, if not love, at least to tolerate baths.
Now Barney, as he became, is the clown that chases and is chased, that climbs into my bed and under my blanket, and wakes me up with his nose on mine. He's everywhere and into everything. My method might have worked eventually, but really, I might not have had sufficient years left to wait.
Shojai's book is filled with information, and, as I said is extremely well written. In addition, she conveys information in a knowledgeable but conversational tone. It was such a joy to read that I may read another how-to book someday.
Nah. Probably not.

More About the Author

Amy Shojai, CABC a nationally known authority on pet care and behavior, is a certified animal behavior consultant, a spokesperson for the pet products industry, and the author of 26 nonfiction pet books. She is also the author of the dog-centric thriller LOST AND FOUND and writes THRILLERS WITH BITE. Her award-winning work appears in the Herald Democrat newspaper, http://www.puppies.About.com and cats.About.com and she's published several thousand articles and columns during her career. She appears twice-monthly on the "Pet Talk" segment at KXII-CBS, and hosts the weekly "Pet Peeves" at PetLifeRadio.com and is an expert on Animal Planet DOGS 101 and CATS 101.

Ms. Shojai addresses a wide range of fun-to-serious issues in her work, covering dog and cat training, behavior, natural and allopathic health care, nutrition, first aid, aging pets, "the bond" and cutting-edge medical topics. Her work has been honored with over three dozen writing awards and she is a two-time recipient of the "Friskies Writer of the Year" award.

Ms. Shojai's work empowers pet lovers by providing the information they need to make informed decisions for their cats and dogs. The former veterinary technician specializes in translating "medicalese" into easily understood jargon-free language, making it accessible to all pet lovers.

Ms. Shojai has been featured on ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, and in USA Weekend, The New York Times, Washington Post, Reader's Digest, Woman's Day, Family Circle, Woman's World, and many other leading newspapers and magazines. She has also been a featured pet care expert on Animal Planet Dogs 101, Cats 101, Petsburgh USA/Disney Channel program, Good Day New York, Fox News: Pet News, NBC Today Show, WGN-Chicago "Pet Central" and "Animal Planet Radio" and many others.

Ms. Shojai is a certified member of the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants, founder and Past President of the Cat Writers' Association, a member of the Dog Writers Association of America, and Past President and Honorary Lifetime Member of Oklahoma Writers Federation, Inc. She frequently speaks to groups on a variety of pet-related and writing issues, lectures at veterinary and writer conferences, and conducts training and behavior demonstrations around the country.

She and her husband live with Seren(dipity) the Siamese wannabe, Magic the German Shepherd, and other assorted critters at Rosemont, their thirteen-acre "spread" in north Texas. Find more information about her work at www.shojai.com.