The Everything Cat Book : Everything You Need to Know About Living With Your Favorite Feline Friend--So Complete You'll Think Your Cat Wrote It [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Steve Duno (Author)

Book Description

Series: Everything (Pets) | Publication Date: 1997

So complete you'll think your cat wrote it!

Have you ever wondered how to tempt your finicky cat to eat? And how to put that fat cat on a proper diet? What's the best way to keep kitty from eating your house plants? Should you adopt a mix breed or buy a more expensive pure-bred? Should you declaw your kitty, or not? And what are the top 10 reasons that cats make great pets?

You'll find the answers to these and many other perplexing questions in The Everything Cat Book. From practical considerations like choosing a veterinarian and basic first-aid to fascinating cat lore and trivia, The Everything Cat Book offers everything you need to know about living with your favorite feline friend.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Adams Media Corporation; 1 edition (1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558507108
• ISBN-13: 978-1558507104
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 8.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,983,098 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Author and pet behaviorist Steve Duno has trained thousands of dogs, cats and their owners. His eighteen pet care books address a wide variety of topics, including breed-specific behavior, environmental enrichment, basic obedience training, behavior modification and nutrition. His new book, Last Dog On The Hill, tells the story of Lou, a legendary dog and his greatest student. A former school teacher, Steve lives in Seattle with his family, his ditzy shepherd mix Flavio, and Rico, his mixed-breed tornado.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars overall good reference book, November 17, 2001

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Erica L. Andersen "melvin990" (NY, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Everything Cat Book : Everything You Need to Know About Living With Your Favorite Feline Friend--So Complete You'll Think Your Cat Wrote It (Paperback)

This book, in an engaging style, will give you the basic information you need to select a kitten or cat and take care of him or her. It covers issues such as purebred vs shelter, kitten vs adult cat, feeding, litter training, claw clipping, ear cleaining, teeth brushing, introducing the cat to other pets, and common illnesses. It also addresses such contraversial issues as keeping cats exclusively indoors and declawing.

It's enjoyable to read, and it was helpful to my husband and me when we brought our first kitty home. It's a good overall reference book, but it does lack depth on many subects. And, as a now experienced cat person, I am not sure I completely agree with all of the author's suggestions, but I do think that he offers good, sound advice for the first-time cat owner.

3.0 out of 5 stars A Lot of Info, June 28, 2010

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Precious "Darcy" (California, San Diego) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Everything Cat Book : Everything You Need to Know About Living With Your Favorite Feline Friend--So Complete You'll Think Your Cat Wrote It (Paperback)

I saw this book at my foot doctor's office and was intrigued. It has a lot of information. I learned my cat can't see clearly up close to my face so that's why she gets that hypnotic look in her eyes. Has a lot of facts about cats, glad I bought it.

1 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars It Doesnt ever deserve one star, May 10, 1999

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This review is from: The Everything Cat Book : Everything You Need to Know About Living With Your Favorite Feline Friend--So Complete You'll Think Your Cat Wrote It (Paperback)

I have seen some of the things written in this book and i must say i cant say how much i think it is wrong in atleast one area on page 111 it lists the dogs that are not safe around cats one of the breeds listed is the Great Pyrenees a working dog breed used for protecting sheep and other live stock it says that it was "unsafe" to let them alone with cats that is very very wronge maybe some more research should have been done I have bred and raised Great Pyrs for years and grew up with my parents raising them also we had them around everything from cats to horses to birds and very small kids we have never had anything go wronge with them if anything they would always protect them from danger and keep them out of touble My thoughts are that ther should have been more research done before that statment was made