Index
a
Abyssinian 74, 118, 132–3
wild 142, 144–5
accidents 184, 186–7
acupressure 53
African cats 131–3, 143, 152
aggression 63, 67, 73, 157, 176
agility 20, 21
aging 33–5
American curl 100, 108
American shorthair 90, 98, 100
American wirehaired 39
Angora 118, 127
appetite loss 175
art, cats in 8, 12–13
arthritis 34–5, 47
Asian cats 115–17, 138–9, 143
b
Bach Flower Remedies 51–2, 180
Balinese 39, 116–19
bathing 48–51, 171–2
begging 20, 67, 183–4
Bengal 138–40, 142
birds 31, 75–7, 92–3, 172–3
birman 39, 118, 124
birth of kittens 167, 187
black cats 149–51, 154–5, 156
body language 22–5, 64–9
see also communication
eyes 63, 68–9
loose fur deposits 179
posture 51, 64, 66–7, 176–7
sign language 57
tail movements 59, 68
whiskers 64, 67, 69
Bombay 134, 142
bonding 16–17, 40–3, 73–4, 160, 162
breeds
beauty 110–33
natural 98–109
wild 134–45
British shorthair 39, 98, 100
Burmese 115, 118, 119
Burmilla 118, 119–20
c
calico 101
California spangled 136, 142
caring for your cat 30–5
cat deterrants 71, 170
caterwauling 60–1
Catland movement 12–13
catnip 70, 71
Ceylonese 142, 144–5
characteristics 96–7, 100, 110, 113, 118, 142, 155
chausie 140–1, 142
children
new cats 17, 22, 23
play behavior 72, 178
tolerant cats 97, 100, 106, 107, 109, 112, 129, 133
clawing 167–8, 185
claws 85–6, 168, 187
coat
aging 33
as camouflage 86, 93
drying 172
grooming 17, 30, 187
layers 101
texture 38–9
winter 31, 39
collars 28, 31, 41, 119, 173
colorpoint longhair 121
colorpoints 9, 33, 112, 117, 124
communication
see also body language
cat-cat 56, 58–9, 63, 65, 67
with deaf cat 57
greetings 65, 154, 183
play function 70–1
problems 72–5
scent marking 19, 24, 65–6, 86–7, 182, 183
sounds 23–4, 58–63
Cornish rex 39, 100, 101–2
Coupari 107
Cymric 106
d
dashing around 168
deaf cats 57, 131
death 8, 26, 163
Devon rex 100, 102–3
digging 168–9
dislike of cats 22, 148
dogs 27–8, 51, 74–5, 175
domestication 7, 83, 131
dribbling 170
drinking 91, 171, 187
e
ears
cleaning 103, 187
folded/curled 106–7, 108
hearing 87–8, 157, 159
position 64, 66–7, 176
problems 180
earthquakes 158–60
Egypt 7, 8, 131, 152
Egyptian mau 118, 130–1
essential oils 52–3
European shorthair 98, 100
exotic 118, 120
eyes
body language 22, 63, 68–9, 148, 166, 176–7
cat’s vision 88–90
problems 168, 175
f
family breakup 28
fear 69, 72, 73
feeding
after accidents 187
allergies/intolerance 173
by other people 20, 28
changing diet 175
dry food 170, 171, 175
messy habits 175
new cats 26
older cats 34
picking up before 17
quantity 18, 34, 47, 184
rewards 19–20, 183–4
routines 19, 30, 74
stealing food 184
feral cats 25, 82–3, 115, 142
fertility symbols 91, 149, 152
fighting 60–1, 63, 66–7, 176
fireworks 51, 175
fish, protecting 77–8
fitness 33–4, 47
fleas 41, 48
folklore 149, 150–2, 155
foreign lavender 118, 121–2
frogs 78, 173
fur balls 43, 90, 166, 175, 180, 185
furniture, scratching 176
g
gardens 168–9, 183
ghost cats 163
grass, eating 166, 172
grooming
brushes 44
by other cats 38, 45
claws 86
fleas and ticks 41–2, 48
fur balls 43, 90, 166, 180
how to groom 45–7, 187
licking 173
long-haired cats 45–6, 97, 114, 119
nervous cats 17, 44–5
older cats 35
poisoning 179
removing mats 46–7
self 42–3, 45, 179–80
springtime 30, 44
stroking benefits 40–1, 42
time 45
h
hairless cats 104
Havana 118, 121–2
head shaking 180
healing powers 155–6
health
appetite loss 19, 20, 175
eating grass 165
massage 52–3
older cats 34, 35, 47
stroking benefits 38, 40–1
hearing 77, 87–8, 157, 159
hiding 72–3, 148
Himalayan 118, 121
hunting 172–3
bringing home prey 92–3
cats less likely to 110–12
instinct 7, 24, 30, 31, 75–6, 82
senses 69, 87–8
skills 31, 33, 86, 90
sounds 60
tracking prey 185
i
injuries 66, 78–9, 184, 186–7
insects 71, 79
j
Jacobson’s organ 87, 88
Japanese bobtail 100, 105
Javanese 117
k
kennels 32
kitchens 184
kittens
birth 167, 176, 187
development 56, 58, 71, 90, 92, 110
disappearing 170
hunting 86
introducing 16–17, 73, 74
mewing 62
mothers moving 91, 170
play 70–1, 79
wool-sucking 45, 184–5
Korat 118, 123–4
l
lap cats 24, 67
legs 84–5, 108–9
leopards 86, 137
licking 173, 180
lifesaving cats 157, 158, 160–1
lions 43, 61, 86
litter box 26, 31, 87, 182, 187
luck, symbols of 154
lying down 64, 67, 177
m
magnetic fields 160, 161, 162
Maine coon 31, 98–101, 178
Manx 100, 105–6
massage 52–3
mating 19, 30, 57, 66, 87, 91, 117, 152, 176
mats, removing 46–7
medicine 47, 51–3, 166, 178, 180
meowing 23, 59–60, 62–3
missing cats 20, 28, 30, 156
moving home 51, 161–2, 175, 182
munchkin 100, 108–9
murmurs 62
n
natural disasters 158–63
navigation, powers of 161–2
new baby 51, 96
new cats
bonding 16–17
grooming 17, 44–5
introducing 26–7, 35, 52, 73–4, 87, 175
sensing previous cats 163
Norwegian forest cat 39, 109, 118, 129
o
occult, links 8, 12, 148–53
Ocicat 136, 142
older cats
adopting 40
caring for 33–5, 41, 48
claws 86
grooming 47
problems 47, 72–4, 87, 182
Orientals
coat 39, 110
problems 53, 90
temperament 115, 168
vocalization 62, 175–6
Oriental shorthair 118, 122
p
pain 34–5, 47, 73, 186
Persian
coat 38
development 56
grooming 44, 46, 90
longhair 113–15, 125, 168
temperament 97
personality 96–7, 100, 110, 113, 118, 142, 155
peterbald 104
pets
introducing 26–7, 51, 52, 175
relations with other 73–8
pet-sitters 32
picking up 17, 178
pixiebob 142–3
play
children 72, 178
developing 70–1, 92
dogs and cats 74–5
older cats 33–4
poisoning 78–9, 179
posture 64, 66–7, 176–7
protective powers 154–5
psychic powers 160
purring 58–9
puss, origins 152
Puss in Boots 8–10
r
ragamuffin 112, 113, 114
ragdoll 96, 97, 110–12, 113
Red Malayan 119
Rex breeds 38–9, 69, 101–3
rheumatism 34–5
running 84–5
Russian 39, 58, 97, 118, 128
s
Savannah 141, 142
scent marking 19, 24, 65–6, 86–7, 182, 183
Scottish fold 100, 106–7
scratching
area 65, 177
behavior 64, 72, 73, 87
furniture 176
people 177–9, 186–7
Selkirk rex 100, 103
senses
development 56
hearing 77, 87–8, 157, 159
sixth sense 148–63
smell 19, 24, 65–6, 86–7, 88
vision 88–90
serval cats 87–8, 93, 141
shampoo 48
shorthair breeds 98, 100, 122
Siamese 117, 118, 125
coat 39
green-eyed 121–2
longhaired 117, 122
problems 90, 185
temperament 96, 97, 115, 168
vocalization 58, 175–6
Siberian 118, 128–9
sickness 166–7
Singapura 142, 143–4
sitting positions 24, 35, 40, 64, 67, 72–3
sleeping 180, 182
soiling indoors 31, 182
Sokoke forest cat 142, 145
Somali 118, 133
Sphynx 38, 39, 100, 104
Spotted mist 113, 115
spraying 183
standing up 21, 183–4
stimulation 33–4
stray cats 82
stress 51, 173, 175, 179–80
stroking 24–5, 38–9, 40–1, 42
belly 25, 64, 177
massage 52–3
scratching behavior 178–9
sunburn 30, 104
superstitions 149, 154–5, 156
t
tabby cats
breeds 98, 100, 106
patterns 93, 145
spotted 131, 136, 137
ticked 132, 140, 144
wildcats 135–6, 138, 144–5
tail movement 59, 68
tail mutations 105–6, 143
tall cats 109
teeth 170, 175, 185
temperament 96–7, 100, 110, 113, 118, 142, 155
territory
loose fur markers 179
new cat problems 26
patroling 30, 31, 33
scent marking 65, 66, 87, 177, 182, 183
theater, cats in 154
threat 66–7, 69, 72, 73
thunderstorms 51, 175
ticks 41–2
toads 78–9, 173
toms 19, 30, 33, 66, 176, 183
tongue 90–1
Tonkinese 39
tortoiseshell 101, 103, 105, 154, 156
touch, beneficial effects 38–9
toys 70–1, 92
transmogrification 150–2
trees, cats stuck up 72
Turkish Angora 118, 125, 127
v
vacations 32
Van cat 50, 171
vocalization 22–4, 51, 58–63, 117, 175–6
volcanic eruptions 158
vomeronasal organ 87, 88
w
water
drinking 91, 171, 187
fear of 171–2
water-loving cats 139, 171
weather
grooming 180
prediction 156–7
thunderstorms 51, 175
whiskers 64, 67, 69, 88
white cats 131, 154
Whittington, Dick 10–11
wildcats
African/European types 141
breeds from 94, 134–43
natural cross-breeds 142–5
Scottish 134, 135
witches 150, 151, 152, 155
wool sucking 45, 184–5
worms 166
worship of cats 8, 149, 152