abscesses
activity level, change in
adult cats
affection
affection areas
aggression
toward babies
biting in
elevation vs.
fear
in feline hyperesthesia
idiopathic
intercat
maternal
new pets and
pain-induced
petting-induced
play
and play therapy
predatory
as reason for giving up cats
redirected
signals of
territorial
triggers to
agitation
air fresheners
air hunting
airplane-wing position, of ears
air travel
allergies:
of cats
to cats
anal gland problems
anemia
antianxiety medication
antibiotics
antifreeze poisoning
antioxidants
anxiety
appetite:
changes in
decrease in
loss of
appetite stimulants
arthritis
ASPCA, Web site of
attention span
babies, new
advance preparations for
arrival of
crying of
fears about cats and
baby food
baby gates
for litter box security
back pain
bags, paper
baking soda
balance
bald patches
balloons
basements
bathing
bathrooms
Bebe (cat)
beds
bedtime
begging
behavioral history
behavior changes, in older cats
behavior modification
catnip in
counterconditioning in
desensitization in
fear aggression and
for leash training
LIMA approach in
living conditions and
in overcoming fear of visitors
play therapy and
for separation anxiety
total family
travel and
treats in
urine odor vs.
see also retraining
behavior problems
as communication
belly-up posture
beta-carotene
Bielec, Frank
bird feeders
birds
biting
bitter antichew products
black light
bladder infections
blended families
blood chemistry profile
blood count
blood pressure
blood tests
boarding
body language:
of cats
human
boredom
bowls:
cleaning up after eating
composition of
double
size and shape of
timed-feeding
boxes
breakables
brushes
brushing
Bubbler, The
bunting
Burmese cats
butter
car engines
carnivores, obligate
carpal whiskers
carpet, on scratching posts
carriers
for air travel
carriers
emergency technique for
retraining to
cars
long-distance travel in
carsickness
cataracts
Cat Attract
cat beds
semicovered
thermal
Cat Charmer
cat cream rinse
Cat Dancer
cat detangling rinse
cat-hoarding syndrome
catnip
planting
play therapy and
in scratching posts
Catpaper
cat-proofing
cat sacks
cat shampoo
cat toothpaste
cat trees
cat-walking jackets
catwalks
certified behavior experts
certified trainers
chamois cloth
chattering
chew toys, for dogs
chicken broth
children
aggressive petting by
cat trees and
counter hopping and
fear aggression and
litter boxes and
and pet-care responsibilities
reintroduction of cats and
toilet paper and
chirping
choking
chronic renal failure
clavicles
claw conditioning
claws, extended
clicker training
advanced
for carrier
in cat-dog reintroduction
door dashing and
in grooming
in leash training
in multicat home
in overcoming fear of visitors
pilling and
for spraying
climbing
cold, tolerance for
collars
color vision
combs
communication
biting as
by cats
cat-to-cat
litter box problems and
scent
visual
companion cats
in blended families
cats unsuited to having
introduction of; see also reintroduction
loss of
older cats and
redirected aggression and
territorial aggression between
see also multicat homes
compulsive behaviors
compulsive licking
computers
concordant signaling
confidence
conflicting signaling
constipation
contagious diseases
Cornish Rex cats
counterconditioning
counters
Cozy Crib Tent
cream medication
cribs
crib tents
crouching
curtain climbing
Da Bird
D.A.P. (dog-appeasing pheromones)
declawing
defecation:
outside the box
problems with
defensive aggression
vocalization in
defensive postures
delayed reprimands
depression
desensitization
destructive behavior
deterrents:
to scratching
to spraying
dewclaw
deworming
diabetes
diarrhea
dining room, elimination in
diseases, outdoor cats and
distraction
divorce
dog crates
dogs
affectionate postures of
begging by
in blended families
in boarding facilities
cat trees and
clicker training for
as companion animals
counter hopping and
fear aggression and
heartworm and
horizontal world of
litter boxes and
noses of
outdoor cats in confrontation with
Ping-Pong balls as hazardous to
proper cat protocol and
puzzle feeders and
redirected aggression toward
reintroduction to
separation anxiety and
tail wagging in
toilet paper and
in veterinary waiting rooms
walking of
door darters
door dashing
double-sided tape
Dragonfly
dry food
DVDs, for cats
ear cleaning
ear infections
early morning wake-ups
ear medication
ear mites
ears
earwax
electrical cords
electronic containment systems
Elizabethan collars
emotional release
emotional trauma
environmental circumstances
environmental enrichment techniques
compulsive behaviors and
separation anxiety and
environmental modifications
environmental stressors
enzymatic cleaners
escape:
litter box and
need for
exercise
eye contact
avoidance of
eye medication
eyes
cleaning of
facial pheromones
facial rubbing
familiarity, environmental
family members:
introduction of new
loss of
transitions and
fatty-acid supplements
faucets
fear
elevation and
fear aggression
feathered toys
feeding
bowl bullies and
different diets and
weight reduction and
feeding stations
adding stimulation to
litter boxes and
location of
in multicat homes
obesity and
feline alarm clocks
feline cognitive disorder (FCD)
feline hyperesthesia
Feliway
Feliway Comfort Zone
female cats:
as mothers, see queens spraying by
fentanyl
feral cats
fetch, playing
fiber, in diet
fighting, playing vs.
fingers, not to be used as toys
finicky eating syndrome
fishing pole toys
flank rubbing
flashlight beams
fleas
flea shampoo
fleece pads
flehmen reaction
fluorescein capsules
Folex
food
appropriate type and quantity of
fixed preferences
hairball prevention formula
medication in
as motivator
outdoor cats and
prescription
reduced-calorie
in retraining
as reward in clicker training
senior cat formulas
forward-facing posture
free-feeding
begging and
clicker training and
pros and cons of
Friskies Cat Habitat
frostbite
frustration
fun tricks, in clicker training
furniture:
new
scratching of
fuzzy mice
garages
glove toys, avoidance of
Grannick’s Bitter Apple for Indoor Plants
grass
greeting place
grief
grooming
lack of
poisoning and
professional
retraining for
see also overgrooming; self-grooming
grooming gloves
ground hunting
group play therapy
growling
guest rooms
hairballs
hair coat problems
hair dryers
“Halloween cat” posture, see piloerection
hamsters
harnesses
heart disease
heartworm
heatstroke
hepatic lipidosis
hideaways
hiding
hindquarters, presenting of
hissing
hoop, jumping through
hormones
hotels, pet-friendly
houseplants
elimination in soil of
houses:
cat during selling of
new
new items in
renovations of
hunters, hunting:
air
cats as
crepuscular
equivalent for indoor cats
eyes in
ground
outdoor cats and
play and
toys and
whiskers in
hygiene
hyperthyroidism
idiopathic aggression
indoor air purifiers
indoor cats
activity levels of
familiar environment for
lifespan of
outdoor cats in transition to
indoor gardens
indoor vs. outdoor living
inflammatory bowel disease
intact cats, spraying by
intact females, outdoors
intact males
intercat aggression in
outdoors
pheromones and
interactive play therapy, xxi
for aggression
boarding and
with children
for compulsive behaviors
depression and
early morning wake-ups and
fear of visitors and
for grieving
for introduction
low-intensity, for older cats
and moving
multiple captures in
new babies and
nighttime activity and
for overweight cats
and rebuilding trust
in reintroduction
for scratching post training
for separation anxiety
with spouse-avoiding cats
spraying and
techniques for
toys for
travel and
for wool sucking
interactive toys
intercat aggression
intestinal blockage, from hairballs
Jacobson’s organ
jumping
keyboard drawers
kidney infections
killing bite
kittens
belly-up posture in
biting by
deafness of
declawing of
fixed food preferences in
maternal aggression in protection of
socialization of
stimulation of
tail chasing in
kitty greens
Kitty Kong
laser lights
laundry rooms
leash-and-harness training
leashes
liquid medication
litter (substrate)
additives to
aversion to
clay
scented
scoopable
switching of
litter box
additional locations for
as associated with pain
avoidance of
cats wanting separate
change in habits for
cleanliness of
covered
dogs and
eliminating outside of
environment of
in guest rooms
improving setup of
location of
need to escape and
older cats and
overcrowding and
plastic liners for
problems with
retraining for
security in
self-cleaning and electronic
size and type of
territory and
in travel
liver disease
long-haired cats:
bathing of
fecal matter and
grooming of
lower urinary tract disease
male cats:
catnip and aggression in
intact, see intact males
spraying by
urethra blockage in
Manfredini, Lou
marking, scratching as
maternal aggression
mats, hair
medical records
medical trauma
medication
antianxiety
for ear mites
in food
megacolon
meowing
middening
mind-set, changing of
mineral oil
moaning
moods:
ears in
tail as indicator of
mosquitoes
motion toys
mouth
moving to a new home
multicat homes:
aggression in
bedtime at
blended households and
bowl bullies in
cat perches in
clicker training in
counter hopping in
feeding station in
free-feeding in
information gathering in
litter box issues in
loss and new hierarchy in
obesity and problems in
older cats and
play therapy in
scheduled feeding in
scratching posts in
spraying in
status in
tail wrapping as sign of trust in
see also companion cats
murmuring
Mylar crinkly balls
nail caps
nail trimming
nanny cams
Nature’s Miracle,
neutering
nighttime noises
nose
Nutri-Cal
oat grass
obesity
objects, fear of
offensive aggression
vocalization in
ointment
older cats
arthritis and
increased lifespan of
olfactory marking
operant conditioning
ophthalmic ointment
oral rinses
outdoor cats
bathing of
declawing incompatible with
environmental changes and
fun anticipation vs. anxiety in
hazards facing
leash training and
lifespan of
moving and
owners trained by
spraying by
stimulation and
in transition to indoor-only life
as triggers for indoor cats’ aggression
unseen injuries and abscesses in
outdoor enclosures
outlet covers
overgrooming
overpopulation
overweight
pain-induced aggression
Panic Mouse
parallel play
parasites
patches, medication in
paws, touching of
Pawsense
Peek-a-Prize
Peke-faced cats
penlights
people:
fear of
status-related aggression toward
perches
perching
periodontal disease
personal space, cats’ need for
pet beds, heated
pet doors
pet sitters
petting
aggression induced by
babies learning to pet
biting and
in clicker training
style of
pet toothbrushes
pet water fountains
pheromones
dogs and
facial
vomeronasal organ and
physical trauma
pica behavior
pill guns
pilling
Pill Pockets
piloerection
Ping-Pong balls
pinnae
plastic carpet runners
plastic licking
play:
interactive, see interactive play therapy
lack of interest in
solo
play aggression
Play-N-Squeak mouse
Play-N-Treat balls
play therapy
catnip and
door dashing and
interactive, see interactive play therapy
in multicat homes
redirection and
scheduling of
poison
houseplants as
praise
predatory aggression
predatory mode
prey, hazards in eating
prey-drive
sound and
privacy, in litter boxes
Prozac
psychogenic alopecia
psychopharmacology:
for aggression
for compulsive behaviors
for depression
for separation anxiety
pumpkin, canned
punishments, physical
purring
cessation of
puzzle feeders
puzzle games
queens:
maternal aggression by
purring by
rabbits
radios
ramps
redirected aggression
redirection
reintroduction
to dogs
renal failure
reprimands
delayed
physical
restlessness
retraining
approach to
begging
boredom and
to carriers
catnip in
for compulsive behaviors
computers and
consistency in
counter hopping and
curtain climbing and
depression and
door dashing and
faucets
fearful cats and
fear of visitors and
grief and
for grooming
litter box and
for nail clipping
nighttime noises and dawn wake-ups
pet sitters and
plant nibbling and
play in
rebuilding trust in
for scratching
separation anxiety and
toilet paper and
toilet water drinking and
for travel
see also behavior modification
rolling skin disease
rope-wrapped scratching posts
rough play
rubbing
rye grass
safety
saliva, deodorizing properties of
sanctuary room
ScareCrow
scent
new babies and
pet sitters and unfamiliar animals and
schedule changes, separation anxiety and
scheduled feeding
begging and
clicker training and
pros and cons of
weekends and
scratching
of babies
emotional component of
as marking
need for
retraining for
scratching pads
scratching posts
about
cat trees as
location of
number of
replacement of
retraining to use
setup for
screened-in porches, litter boxes in
scruffing
secondhand smoke
security
sedation
seizures
self-grooming
excessive
lack of
semiferal cats
separation anxiety
shedding
short-haired cats:
bathing of
grooming of
sideways-facing posture
sisal-covered scratching posts
skin cancer
skin conditions
skin twitching
sleep habits
SmartCat
socialization
social maturity
socks, wool chewers and
sofas
solo play
solo toys
sound:
as deterrent
and prey-drive
in toys
spitting
spouses
avoidance by cats of
cat-avoiding
new
spraying
outdoor cats and
retraining for
squirt bottles
stairways
stalking
stare-downs
static electricity
status-related aggression
Sticky Paws
Sticky Paws for Plants
stimulation
lack of
Stink Finder
stones
stool samples
stress
catnip for
stretching
substrate, see litter sunburn
surge protectors
table scraps
tail
chasing and chewing of
lashing or thumping of
tapeworms
target sticks
tear stains
teeth
teeth cleaning
territorial aggression
territory, cats and
Think Like a Cat (Johnson-Bennett)
third eyelids
thyroid tests
ticks
timers, lights for
timid cats
cat tree placements for
hideaways and tunnels for
play therapy and
toilet paper
Toilet Paper Guard
toilet training, cautions for
tongue
TopCat Products
touch sensitivity
towel wrapping, for medication
toy mice
catnip-infused
fuzzy
Panic Mouse
Play-N-Squeak
toys
catnip in
as dead prey
feathered
fishing pole
interactive
solo
sound in
T position, of ears
TP Saver
transdermal medication
travel, retraining for
treats
excessive
as reward in clicker training
triggers
trilling
trust
tuna water
tunnels
as clicker training trick
for play
TVs
twitching, of ears
underweight
urethra, blockage of
urinalysis
urinary problems, litter box issues and
urinary tract problems
urination:
changes in amount of
indiscriminate
urine, blood in
urine marking
urine odor
Urine-Off
urine spraying, see spraying
urine stains
vacations
vaccinations
vacuum cleaners, fear of
vegetarianism, as inappropriate for cats
verbal cues
vertical space
veterinarians
cats-only
fear aggression and
fear of
multicat households and aggression after trips to
older cats and
stress and trips to
veterinary clinics
Video Catnip
vision, declining
visitors:
for cats with separation anxiety
fear of
new babies and
visual communication
visual marking
visual warning time
vitamin A
vocalization
excessive
at night
voice commands, for dogs
vomeronasal organ
vomiting
V pilling position
water
consumption of
and pills
in toilet
water bowls
water pistols
water squirting:
door dashing and
food snatching and
weekday/weekend inconsistency
weight changes, in older cats
weight-management programs
weight reduction
wet food
types of
wheat grass
whiskers
window perches
windows
wood scratching posts
wool chewing, wool sucking
worms
X-Mat
yogurt
yowling