House Cat: How to Keep Your Indoor Cat Sane and Sound (Paperback)

by Christine Church (Author) "She eyes the bird with sharp vision..." (more)
Key Phrases: clumping litters, sure your cat, watch your cat, Online Resources, United States, Miss Jones (more...)

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"This revised edition incorporates the tried and true with the newest advances in cat-care products and veterinary care." (I Love Cats Magazine, May/June 2005)

Product Description
Indoor cats are not deprived. . .

. . . in fact, keeping your cat indoors can add ten or more years to his life. Here's how to add quality to those years. Along with the scoop on litter boxes, creating a cat-safe home, and achieving a truce between cat and couch, this updated edition supplies the latest on nutrition for indoor cats, new vaccines and medicines, coping with feline emotions, and other essentials that make life more rewarding for you and your cat.
* Help an outdoor kitty become a happy house cat
* Discover innovative new cat-care products and scores of online resources
* Learn about new treatments and medications for common illnesses
* Take the trauma out of travel (yes, you CAN train a cat to walk on a leash)
* Find out how to provide basic nursing care and first aid

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Howell Book House; Revised edition (February 11, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764577417
• ISBN-13: 978-0764577413
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #56,795 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Purrrfect Book for Cat Lovers, April 21, 2005

By	Silk Pet Designs "stores.ebay.com/silk-pet-de... (USA) - See all my reviews

Never before have I seen a non-fiction book with interesting stories to start each chapter and make you want to read more... Like a novel, but unbelievably informative! If you want to know how to care for your indoor cat, or any cat, or are thinking of making your cat an indoor cat, or getting one.... Here's the purrfect reference. Also added, besides good information and interesting antecdotes, are links to excellent and informative web pages. This is truly the cat book for the 21st century!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars cat books, September 18, 2008

By	Gilberto S. (Las Vegas, NV USA) - See all my reviews

I got this book because i had cats all my life and i trained them feed them and do everything that i know how to do, but i wanted to be sure that everything that i was doing was right, or better i wanted to learn more intimate details about them. The book actually helped and i learned some pritty usefull stuff about them. So i defenatly recomend to all cat lovers to get this book.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The dedication and introduction brought tears to my eyes!, June 3, 2008

By	Kameelyun (Ohio) - See all my reviews

About two years ago, I did a complete 180 and became a cat lover, having previously felt indifferent toward them. In January of this year I adopted a beautiful tabby cat from the adoption room at PetSmart (where I purchased this book also, right at the end of the cat food aisle).

I am so grateful to have purchased an independent book on the subject, rather than the equivalent from the "For Dummies" or "Complete Idiots' Guide" series. Christine Church presents her suggestions, her do's and don'ts, in a very engaging and lively way through numerous anecdotes involving her own many cats. She has owned as many as eleven cats (and at least one dog). The book is informative on a number of subjects; I was enlightened to learn, for example, that not only is declawing painful, it can change the personality of some cats for the worse. Previously social and friendly cats sometimes become mean and withdrawn after losing their beloved claws. After reading "House Cat" I can safely say I won't have my cat declawed.

The story of Gillie was both heartbreaking and heartwarming! What an incredible cat, to survive cancer for so long and hop around on three legs! When I see his picture on the dedication page, I regret that I never met this cat in real life.

I was also quite touched by the story of Taffy, the cat who always longed to go outdoors and was granted her wish late in life when she was too frail to possibly run stray. Taffy is one of the several feline dedicatees of the book; Christine Church writes: "For Taffy, whose life brought sunshine to mine and all who knew her. I'm glad I was able to give you sunshine in the end."

With excellent photos to supplement, this is a well-written book indeed.