2 comments about The Tiger in the House.

1. This may be the ultimate cat book for some but I didn't appreciate the overload of Frenchisms, and the dwelling on mistreatment of cats all through their history. It was an informative piece of work but I found it fairly rough going.



2. If you like cats, this book is for you. It discusses cats in every area of our lives! Cats in folklore, cats in theatre, cats and the law- the list goes on! I enjoyed this book!

2 comments about The Cat & Dog Lovers' Idea Book.

1. On the plus side, Gail Green has some EXCELLENT, novel, and varied-difficulty projects in this book, but I find the "tips on how to find, feed & train your pet" to be excessive and intrusive for such a small book. Some of the tips fit with the subject matter and work better, such as scratching, along with making scratching boards, or photography tips with projects that use photos. Some of the information, like breeds, ages, behavior, and finding a pet just seems to need another book, but I 'm happy to say that I haven't noticed any faults within the information itself.



2. I just received this book today and I am very pleased with it! It has alot of different ideas for dog & cat items! It is well written and the instructions are all easy to read. Alot of the items here can be expanded to fit your own creativity. I highly recommend this book.

No comments about Yowl: Selected Poems About Cats.

No comments about Treasury of Great Cat Stories: A Collection of Tales That Celebrates the Mystique and Charm of Cats.

1 comments about The Cat Care Book.

1. This book is somewhat out of date with current understanding of feline diseases. I wish they would make an updated version because it is the best quick reference for feline issues that I have found. I would still recommend it in addition to a more current book.

1 comments about Cat Talk.

1. I love Sonia Fitzpatrick books, so helpful!
   
   Here, she talks of how to telepathically connect with animals (not just cats, though there's more on cats in this book).
   
   For more on calming the mind, I'd recommend Personal Power Through Awareness: A Guidebook for Sensitive People (Book II of the Earth Life Series) and more on meditation, plus you may like to tryAnimal Talk: Interspecies Telepathic Communication

No comments about Life Lessons From Your Cat: We're so vain, we probably think this book is about us..

1 comments about Guide to A Well-Behaved Cat (Pet Series: Training).

1. You must be friends with your cat in order to train it.
   
   Sorry - no miracles here. Phil Maggitti will teach you how to work with your cat, not how to overcome its basic nature and turn it into a dog that meows. That one sentence above perhaps best exemplifies why I love this book so much: Mr. Maggitti understands cats. And so will you, by the time you're done reading this book.
   
   Having problems convincing your cat to use the litter box? Maybe it would help to know why he isn't using it. In this book you'll get a guide to many of the reasons why cats stop using litter boxes. You'll also find a whole lot of suggestions for how to fix such problems. (Hint: stop scolding your cat. Start being sneakily manipulative instead!) You'll even find out why traditional recommendations for teaching your new kitten to use his box might do more harm than good.
   
   Having trouble getting your cat to sit still for grooming? There are two pages on that, including a guide to useful grooming products to have. There's information on how to clip a cat's claws safely (for both you and the cat), combing and brushing techniques, bathing your cat (although the book will point out that this shouldn't be necessary very often at all), routine ear care... and that's all before you get to "Basic Cat Training, Part I."
   
   You'll learn about bridging stimuli, intermittent reinforcement, and other simple concepts that are incredibly useful when trying to alter a cat's behavior. (To be honest, this book did a better job of explaining intermittent reinforcement schedules than my psychology textbook did!) You'll learn to see "misbehaviors" as natural cat behaviors, and then find ways to work with or around them to avoid future problems.
   
   There's a good discussion of possible motivations for training - which "tricks" you might want to teach for which reasons, and which tricks it's just silly to teach your cat if you don't have a reason for it. Mr. Maggitti did not write this book so that people could teach their cats stupid pet tricks - he wrote it so that we could better understand and live with our furred companions.
   
   I love the author's tone. He has a quirky sense of humor that lightens the dry material considerably. He has a strong sense of what is good and not good for a cat, but doesn't get condescending and overly-moralistic about it (so maybe people will be willing to listen to him). The sense of scathing sarcasm he applies to certain, ahem, "training aids" and training methods is well-deserved, and hopefully will help new cat owners to get a better sense of the appropriate treatment of a cat. The author very clearly has a deep understanding and appreciation of cats.

1 comments about The Thoughts of Chairman Miaow.

1. One of those fun books that publishers love to put out and it could have been printed at any time since Chairman Mao's death. We've all seen those Chinese propaganda posters showing the Chairman exhorting the masses to strive forward (and don't forget to wave your little red book, or else) so why not replace his head with that of an earnest looking moggy and slightly adjust the posters words of wisdom to feline ends: 'Political power grows out of a barrel of fish'. Or how about 'Let's sing a new song about bank nationalization and rabbit flavor chunks.'
   
   The replacing of one head with another has been done rather well, appropriate snarling or passive pussies, depending on the original posters have been used but I thought the joke wore rather thin too quickly. Several posters just have a switched head and some bland copy instead of developing the theme a bit more by adding extra catty related items to the background, though still keeping the flavor of the original. Still, for the price feline fans will enjoy the fun and don't forget 'We must have faith in the Party and we must have faith in moist pouches'.
   
   BTW: Just in case you love cats and propaganda posters (unlikely, I know) have a look at: Chinese Propaganda Posters (Special) a sumptuous book with hundreds of examples of the real thing.
   
   ***FOR AN INSIDE LOOK click 'customer images' under the cover.

1 comments about The Country Vet's Book of Home Remedies for Cats.

1. This is a great little book that will easily fit in your purse or travel bag. There is a lot of information in the book regarding many "cat" issues. I liked that it also tells you when it is best to seek a vet's advice. I found it to be an easy, fairly quick read and I found a lot of good tips that I can use with my 5 year old cat and my 17 year old cat. For example, you can give your kitty a tiny bit of butter to help with hair balls, etc. I really have to say, check out the previews that they put up on the site here.