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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
Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

1. Safety in the Eyes of the Cat.

2. Important Introductions.

3. Understanding Your Cat’s Mind.

4. Bathroom Duty.

5. The Claws That Scratch.

6. Cat Hair Everywhere.

7. The Outdoor Indoor Cat.

8. Your Healthy Cat.

9. The Lost Cat.

10. Cats in the Kitchen.

11. The Aging Cat.

Index.

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Publié par	Turner Publishing Company
Date de parution	27 mai 2010
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780470893807
Langue	English

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Table of Contents

Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction

Chapter 1 - Safety in the Eyes of the Cat

Understanding Danger
Outdoor Dangers
More Points to Ponder
Making the Decision

Chapter 2 - Important Introductions

Before Bringing Your New Cat Home
Cat-Proofing
Bringing Kitty Home
Introducing People
Meeting Other Cats
Introducing Other Animals
Carrier Training
Setting House Rules
Acclimating Your Cat to the Indoors

Chapter 3 - Understanding Your Cat’s Mind

When a Cat Is Just Being a Cat
Stress and Its Causes
Feline Rivalry
Loneliness
Jealousy or a Change in Routine
Death or Divorce
Signs of Stress
Stress Relievers
The Cat-Friendly Home

Chapter 4 - Bathroom Duty

Litter Box Fillers
Making Your Choice
Litter Boxes
Where to Put the Box?
Litter Box Liners
Maintenance and Odor Control
Toilet Training
Litter Box Problems
Training and Retraining

Chapter 5 - The Claws That Scratch

Why Cats Scratch
The Mechanics of Claws
Cat Trees and Posts
One Post or Two?
Scratching Post Training
Breaking Bad Habits
The Declawing Controversy
Other Alternatives

Chapter 6 - Cat Hair Everywhere

The Cat’s Coat
Grooming
Bathing a Cat
A Healthy Coat
Home Sweet Cat Home
Other Cat Messes

Chapter 7 - The Outdoor Indoor Cat

Outdoor Enclosures
Bringing the Outdoors Indoors
Leash Training

Chapter 8 - Your Healthy Cat

Know Thy Cat
The Home Health Exam
Neutering Your Cat
Vaccinations
Common Ailments
More Serious Ailments
Caring for a Sick Cat
Household Emergencies
Natural Disasters

Chapter 9 - The Lost Cat

What to Do
What Not to Do
Preventing Escapes
Identification

Chapter 10 - Cats in the Kitchen

Good Feline Nutrition
Canned Food or Dry?
Feeding Time
Water
Obesity
Finicky Eaters
Treats and People Food
Vitamin and Mineral Supplements
Strange Eating Habits

Chapter 11 - The Aging Cat

Geriatric Changes
Caring for Your Aging Cat
Health Problems
Loss and Grieving

Index

Copyright © 2005 by Christine Church. All rights reserved.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
Church, Christine.
House Cat : how to keep your indoor cat sane and sound / Christine Church.—Rev.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 0-7645-7741-7 (pbk.)
1. Cats. I. Title.
SF447.C5 2004
636.8—dc22
2004023104

Revised Edition

All photos by Christine Church, except where noted.
Book production by Wiley Publishing, Inc. Composition Services
Dedication
For Taffy, whose life brought sunshine to mine and all who knew her. I am glad I was able to give you sunshine in the end. August 1983-September 2001
For Teisha, who, despite her blindness, could see very clearly into my heart for the ten years she was with me. ??-February 2002
For Candy, thank you for two decades of love and holding your large double paw in my hand at night when I was alone. September 1983-August 2003
And, to Gillie, always the trooper, who battled cancer with a spirit like none other. A true inspiration, you learned to walk on three legs as if you were born to it and you never let illness bring you down. Always happy, always loving. You greeted every stranger with purrs and head-butts and brought smiles to all who met you. I miss how you would grab my manuscript pages as I worked and try to run off with them. You were gone from my life far too soon. June 20, 1992-February 18, 2004
A very special dedication to New England Veterinary Oncology Group (NEVOG), who cared for Gillie with gentle hands and gentle hearts. To Dr. Kim L.Cronin, DVM, DACVIM (oncology), a fantastic vet and wonderful person. And to the receptionists (Sandi, thank you for the laughs) and to the techs. You treated and saw Gillie as one of the family, letting him hop around behind the reception desk, always greeting him with big smiles and lots of treats. It made his experience (and the long drive for my brother and me) so much more bearable. I will never forget you. You gave Gillie life, until he chose his own time to move on. Thank you!
And to my brother, Correy, for taking the time to bring Gillie and me to each appointment. Thank you!
Preface
Loved and worshipped, hated and feared, cats have been companions to humanity for thousands of years.
A carnivorous mammal in the Felidae family, the cat’s evolutionary origin is not a clear picture. The most ancient known ancestor is an animal called Miacis, which had a slender body and short legs. As for our own dear Felis domesticus , fossils resembling the modern domestic cat, a cross between Felis sylvestris and Felis lybica , date back some ten to twelve million years.
The earliest known companion cat dates to about 4,500 years ago, when a cat was buried with its master in an Egyptian tomb. Called mau , resembling the sound cats make (the word also means “to see”), cats in Egypt were often mummified and placed in tombs as members of the family. Sometimes mummified mice were placed in the tombs with the cats to ensure their sustenance in the afterlife. In 1890, at one ancient tomb complex in Egypt, 300,000 cat mummies were discovered.
Cats were considered sacred to the Egyptians, who were grateful to them for ridding the granaries of mice. They showed their appreciation by deifying their feline helpers in the persona of a half cat, half woman goddess named Bast.
By the beginning of the Middle Ages in Europe, cats were still tolerated as mouse-catching aids, but by the middle of the thirteenth century things began to change. Many beliefs and practices of the old pagan religions still existed at the time, and these beliefs came under intense persecution. Because the rites of the pagan goddess of fertility, Freya, include a role for the cat, cats too were accused and persecuted. The animals were seen as carriers of evil, brought about by their mysterious nature. Witches also came to be associated with cats. This belief led to authorized persecution of cats, and by the year 1400 cats were close to extinction.
This attitude nearly led to the extinction of people, as well, as ships bringing the Crusaders home also brought rats carrying the plague to Europe. The Black Death spread across the continent, and two-thirds of the population was exterminated because there were not enough cats left to rid the towns of the deadly rodents.
Cat populations revived after the plague, but cats did not regain the respect and admiration once accorded them by the Egyptians until the mid-1800s, when scientists were able to conclusively prove that bacteria and germs cause illness, not evil spirits or witches. Cats were once again seen in their true light as the epitome of cleanliness.
By the seventeenth century cats had arrived in America, brought on ships as rat catchers. They were quickly put to work in the New World earning their keep on farms and eventually found their way back into the hearts of most—loved and honored once more.
Today, there are more than fifty-five million cat owners in the United State