Understanding Your Cat: Revised and Updated (Paperback)

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Product Description
-What makes cats purr?
-Is declawing the safest and most humane way to save your furniture?
-How can you make your animal companion an ideal house guest?

Prominent veterinarian and animal behavior expert Dr. Michael W. Fox answers these questions and many more in this practical and informative guided to owning and caring for your feline companion. Unveiling the mysteries of the feline world, he analyzes every aspect of the cat, from the nest instincts in newborn kittens to the psychological and emotional impact of neutering and declawing adolescent cats.

Understanding Your Cat is an imaginative and thoroughly knowledgeable approach to choosing and training your cat.


About the Author
Dr. Michael W. Fox, who holds a veterinary degree and a doctorate of psychology from London University, is the author of Understanding Your Dog. He writes a monthly column on pet care for McCall's, and his syndicated "Animal Doctor" column runs nationally. He lectures widely and is the Vice President of The Human Society of the United States in Washington.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; Subsequent edition (March 15, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312071078
• ISBN-13: 978-0312071073
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #867,572 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A Disappointment, July 25, 2000

By A Customer

Understanding Your Cat sets an expectation for deeper insights into feline behavior. In fact, what little commentary there is on cat behavior is superficial and obvious to the long-time-cat-owner. Dr Fox spends too much time analyzing feline evolution and contrasting feline, canine, and primate behavior and not enough time on cats themselves. Finally, the black and white photographs which comprise the core of the behavior section did not reproduce well and are dificult to see. I could only recommend this book to non-cat-owners.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Complete owner's manual for a cat, November 26, 1998

By A Customer

If you have a cat, especially a siamese or purebred one, you need this book. Some people own a cat for years and still don't know the first thing about them or how to properly take care of them. This book gives you a luminous insight into their super-selfish but predictable behavior, such as why they seem to turn around and try to get back in a door when you let them out. The many photos are great too, as is the history of where our domestic cats come from. All in all, "America's best known animal psychologist" is not an understatement. Dr. Michael Fox rocks!