Chapter 1
1. Some disagreement remains about taxonomy, which is something of a scientific swamp. A few authorities insist on designating the domestic cat as a separate species, Felis catus. Like most subspecies-vs.-species conundrums, this is really angels dancing on the head of a pin.
2. Hu et al. “Earliest Evidence for Commensal Processes,” November 2013.
3. Vigne et al. “Earliest ‘Domestic’ Cats in China,” January 2016.
4. Ibid.
5. Van Neer et al. “More Evidence for Cat Taming,” 2014.
6. Blumenstock. “Ten Ways to Unknowingly Crush Your Cat’s Spirit,” April 2015.
7. Kaplan. “Top 10 Pet-Owner Mistakes,” 2011.
8. Grant. “Ten Things Cats Won’t Tell You.” 2013.
9. Darwin. Expression of the Emotions, 2009.
10. Belin et al. “Human Cerebral Response,” 2008.
11. Turner and Bateson. The Domestic Cat, 1988.
12. Ellis et al. “AAFP and ISFM… Needs Guidelines,” 2013.
13. Lue, Pantenburg, and Crawford. “Impact of Owner–Pet Client–Veterinarian Bond,” 2008.
14. Bahlig-Pieren and Turner. “Anthropomorphic Interpretations,” 1999.
15. Montague et al. “Comparative Analysis of Domestic Cat Genome,” December 2014.
16. Bradshaw. Behaviour of the Domestic Cat, 1992.
Chapter 2
1. Karsh and Turner. “Human–Cat Relationship,” in Turner and Bateson. Unless otherwise specified, all Karsh quotations are from this source.
2. September 19, 1989.
3. Using the Life Satisfaction Index of Neugarten, Havinghurst, and Tobin, 1961.
4. e.g., Mishra with Schroeder. Measuring the Benefits, 2014.
5. Turner. “Noncommunicable Diseases,” in Zinsstag et al., One Health, 2015.
6. McNicholas et al. “Pet Ownership and Human Health,” 2005.
7. Koivusilta and Ojanlatva. “To Have or Not to Have a Pet,” 2006.
8. Mayon-White. “Pets—Pleasures and Problems,” 2005.
9. Clower and Neaves. “Health Care Cost Savings,” December 2015.
10. Seymour. “Purr-fect as Pals,” 1986.
11. Qureshi et al. “Cat Ownership and Risk,” 2009.
12. Thompson. “Most Popular Pet?” 2013.
13. Humane Society of the United States. “Pets by the Numbers,” 2016.
14. Voith. “Attachment… to Companion Animals,” 1985.
15. http://www.disboards.com/threads/crazy-things-your-cat-does.698221/.
Chapter 3
1. Frazer Sissom, Rice, and Peters. “How Cats Purr,” 1991.
2. McComb et al. “Cry Embedded within the Purr,” 2009.
3. Budiansky. If a Lion Could Talk, 1998.
4. Segelken. “It’s the Cat’s Meow,” 2002.
5. Schötz. “A Phonetic Pilot Study,” 2013.
6. Schötz and van de Weijer. “Human Perception of Intonation,” 2014.
7. Potter and Mills. “Domestic Cats,” 2015.
8. Say, Portier, and Natoli. “High Variation in Multiple Paternity,” 1999.
9. Eliot. “In Respect of Felines,” 2016.
10. Owren, Rendall, and Ryan. “Redefining Animal Signaling,” 2010.
11. Bhalig-Pieren and Turner. “Anthropomorphic Interpretations,” 1999.
Chapter 4
1. Driscoll et al. “Near Eastern Origin of Cat Domestication,” 2007.
2. Montague et al. “Comparative Analysis,” 2014.
3. Driscoll et al. “Taming of the Cat,” 2009.
4. Driscoll et al. “From Wild Animals to Domestic Pets,” 2009.
5. Montague et al. “Comparative Analysis,” 2014.
6. Ewing. “Anti-Anxiety Medication for Cats,” 2016.
7. Nagelschneider. Cat Whisperer, 2013 (p. 48).
8. Galaxy and Benjamin. Catification, 2014 (p. 13).
9. Nagelschneider. Cat Whisperer (pp. 61–62).
10. Weir. “Cat Whisperer,” 2008.
11. Cat Daddy (pp. 55–63).
12. Crank. “Horse Whisperers Part 1,” in Horses and History throughout the Ages, 2011.
13. Whitaker and Steinkraus. The Horse, 2007.
14. (From dust jacket) Brannaman and Reynolds. Believe: A Horseman’s Journey, 2004.
15. Cat Daddy (pp. 144–145).
16. www.bengalcat.co.uk/Bengal-Cat-Breed-Standards.htm.
17. Lipinski et al. “The Ascent of Cat Breeds,” 2008.
18. Maldarelli. “Purebred Dogs Can Be Best in Show,” 2014.
19. http://cfa.org/Breeders/FAQs/BreedingFAQs.aspx.
20. http://icatcare.org/advice/cat-health/scottish-fold-disease-%E2%80%93-osteochondrodysplasia.
21. http://icatcare.org/advice/cat-health/hypertrophic-cardiomyopathy-hcm-and-testing.
22. http://icatcare.org/advice/cat-health/progressive-retinal-atrophy.
23. http://pets.thenest.com/common-medical-disorders-siamese-cats-7325.html.
24. http://icatcare.org/advice/cat-breeds/inherited-disorders-cats.
25. Levy. “Living-Room Leopards,” 2013.
26. http://messybeast.com/twisty.htm.
27. http://messybeast.com/squitten.htm.
28. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chausie.
29. Sydney Morning Herald. “Savannah Cats Banned from Australia,” 2008.
30. www.mokavecats.com/.
31. Loxton. Noble Cat (p. 51).
32. https://pethelpful.com/exotic-pets/small-exotic-cats.
33. Loxton. Noble Cat.
34. Weaver. personal communication.
35. http://bigcatrescue.org/hybrid-facts/.
36. Heath. “18 Tigers, 17 Lions,… 1 Man Dead in Ohio,” 2012.
37. Ibid.
38. Roe. “Keeping a Bobcat or Canadian Lynx as a Pet.”
39. www.humanesociety.org/animals/cats/tips/declawing.html.
Chapter 5
1. Natoli et al. “Management of Feral Domestic Cats,” 2006.
2. Natoli. “Urban Feral Cats,” 1994.
3. Natoli et al. “Management of Feral Domestic Cats,” 2006.
4. Cohen. “Caesar’s Stabbing Site Identified.” 2012.
5. www.romancats.com/torreargentina/en/history.php.
6. www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/countries/italy/.
7. Silvia Viviani. personal communication.
8. www.capitolium.org/eng/fori/cesare.htm.
9. Natoli. “Urban Feral Cats,” 1994.
10. Natoli et al. “Relationships between Cat Lovers and Feral Cats,” 1999.
11. Turner and Meister. “Hunting Behaviour of Domestic Cat,” in Turner and Bateson, 1988.
12. e.g., Liberg and Sandell. “Density, Spatial Organisation, and Reproductive Tactics,” in Turner and Bateson, 1988, and Natoli. “Urban Feral Cats,” 1994.
13. Clark. Rome and a Villa. 1962.
14. Quammen. Flight of the Iguana. 1988.
15. http://twenty-somethingtravel.com/2013/04/keats-shelley-and-the-prettiest-cemetery-in-rome/.
16. Hattam. “Extraordinary Lives of Istanbul’s Street Cats,” 2016.
17. Say, Portier, and Natoli. “High Variation in Multiple Paternity,” 1999.
18. Ibid.
19. Levy et al. “Number of Unowned Free-Roaming Cats,” 2003.
20. Ramzy. “Australia Defends Plan to Cull Cats.” 2015.
21. Toukhatsi, Bennett, and Coleman. “Behaviors, Attitudes toward Semi-owned Cats,” 2007.
22. www.dallasnews.com/investigations/problem-solver/20100425-DMN-Problem-Solver-Feral-cat-945.ece.
23. Hildreth, Vantassel, and Hygnstrom. “Feral Cats and their Management,” 2010.
24. www.petmd.com/cat/conditions/musculoskeletal/c_ct_hip_dysplasia.
25. Epstein et al. “2015 AAHA/AAFP Pain Management Guidelines,” 2015.
26. http://dallasanimalservices.org/.
27. www.lifelineanimal.org/outreach/catlanta.
28. www.baltimorecats.org/stray.htm.
29. www.treehouseanimals.org/site/PageServer?pagename=programs_trap_neuter_return_feral_cats.
30. www.feralcatcaretakers.org/Caretaking/InterestedParties.html.
31. www.humanesociety.org/issues/pet_overpopulation/facts/pet_ownership_statistics.html.
32. www.aspca.org/animal-homelessness/shelter-intake-and-surrender/pet-statistics.
33. www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/why-activists-are-fighting-over-feral-felines-2/.
34. Barcott. “Kill the Cat that Kills the Bird?” 2007.
35. Manning. “Kittens Dropped at Shelters,” 2014.
36. Loss, Will, and Marra. “Impact of Free-Ranging Domestic Cats,” 2013.
37. Angier. “Cuddly Kitty Is Deadlier than You Think,” 2013.
38. Loss, Will, and Marra. “Estimation of Bird–Vehicle Collision Mortality,” 2014.
39. Loss et al. “Bird–Building Collisions,” 2014.
40. https://wwwrspb.org.uk/get-involved/community-and-advice/garden-advice/unwantedvisitors/cats/birddeclines.aspx.
41. Nogales et al. “Feral Cats and Biodiversity Conservation,” 2013.
42. Ibid.
43. Beckerman, Boots, and Gaston. “Urban Bird Declines and Fear of Cats,” 2007.
44. Gerhold and Jessup. “Zoonotic Diseases,” 2012.
45. Sugden et al. “Is Toxoplasma Gondii Infection Related to Brain and Behavior Impairments in Humans?” 2016.
46. Nutter, Levine, and Stoskopf. “Reproductive Capacity,” 2004.
47. PETA. “Feral Cats: Trapping Is Kindest Solution.”
48. PETA. “Animal Rights Uncompromised.”
49. Natoli et al. “Management of Feral Domestic Cats,” 2006.
50. Chu, Anderson, and Rieser. “Population Characteristics and Neuter Status,” 2009.
51. Patronek. “Mapping and Measuring Disparities,” 2010.
52. Levy, Gale, and Gale. “Evaluation of the Effect of a Long-Term Trap-Neuter-Return,” 2003.
53. www.chemnet.com/Global/Offer-to-Sell/Benzyldiethyl%28%282,6-xylylcarbamoyl%29-methyl%29-ammonium-benzoate-2369625.html.
54. Hildreth, Vantassel, and Hygnstrom. “Feral Cats and Their Management,” 2010.
55. Peterson et al. “Opinions from the Front Lines,” 2012.
56. American Veterinary Medical Association. “Free-Roaming and Abandoned Cats,” 2016.
57. Mooney. “The Science of Why We Don’t Believe Science,” 2011.
58. PETA. “Animal Rights Uncompromised: Feral Cats.”
59. PETA. “Feral Cats: Trapping Is Kindest Solution.”
60. Willson, Okunlola, and Novak. “Birds Be Safe,” 2015.
61. Kays et al. “Cats Are Rare Where Coyotes Roam,” 2015.
62. Jonathan Young, Presidio Trust biologist, personal communication.
63. http://www.alleycat.org/resources/feral-cat-activist-winter-2008/.
64. http://www.alleycat.org/resources/cat-licensing-a-license-to-kill/.
65. www.petfinder.com/dogs/lost-and-found-dogs/microchip-faqs/.
66. http://pets.costhelper.com/spay-neuter-cat.html.
Chapter 6
1. Loyd et al. “Risk Behaviours,” 2013.
2. Montana Pioneer. “Livingston Man Sentenced,” 2007.
3. www.livingstonenterprise.com/content/log-book-%E2%80%94-july-22-27.
4. Bilefsky. “London’s Cats Falling Victim,” 2016.
5. Loyd et al. “Quantifying Free-roaming Domestic Cat Predation,” 2013.
6. Horn et al. “Home Range, Habitat Use, Activity Patterns,” 2011.
7. McDonald et al. “Reconciling Actual and Perceived Rates,” 2015.
8. Tschanz et al. “Hunters and Non-hunters,” 2011.
9. Loss, Will, and Marra, “Impact of Free-ranging Domestic Cats,” 2013.
10. American Bird Conservancy. “Human Attitudes and Behavior Regarding Cats,” 1997.
11. Patronek, Beck, and Glickman. “Dynamics of Dog and Cat Populations,” 1997.
12. Hall et al. “Community Attitudes and Practices,” 2016.
13. PetMD.com. “How to Walk a Cat (and Live to Tell about It).” www.petmd.com/cat/training/evr_ct_how_to_walk_you_walk_your_cat?page=show.
14. Lord et al. “Search and Identification Methods,” 2007.
15. Belluck. “A Cat’s 200-Mile Trek,” 2013.
16. Holland. “Watch,” 2014.
17. Much guidance comes from web page: Miller. “How to Find a Lost Cat.” MyPetMD.com.
18. Lord et al. “Search and Identification Methods,” 2007.
19. Belluck. “Cat’s 200-Mile Trek,” 2013.
20. Adapted from a variety of sources; primary one is Ellis et al. “AAFP and ISFM… Needs Guidelines,” 2013.
21. Many examples from Herron and Buffington. “Environmental Enrichment for Indoor Cats,” 2010.
22. Morris. “Idiosyncratic Nutrient Requirements,” 2002.
23. Bradshaw. Behaviour of the Domestic Cat, 1992.
24. Hewson-Hughes et al. “Balancing Macronutrient Intake,” 2016.
25. Association for Pet Obesity Prevention. “An Estimated 58% of Cats and 54% of Dogs.”
26. Pryor. Getting Started: Clicker Training for Cats, 2003.
27. Tellington-Jones with Taylor. The Tellington TTtouch [sic]: Caring for Animals, 1992.
28. Tellington-Jones. The Tellington TTouch [sic] for Happier, Healthier Cats.
29. Ellis et al. “AAFP and ISFM… Needs Guidelines,” 2013.
30. Budiansky. The Character of Cats, 2002.
31. Bradshaw. Cat Sense, 2013.
32. ASPCA.org. Shelter intake and surrender.
33. Abbe. “Walker Art Center,” 2016.
34. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cats_and_the_Internet.
35. http://tubularinsights.com/2-million-cat-videos-youtube/.
Chapter 7
1. Bellows et al. “Evaluating Aging in Cats: How to Determine What Is Healthy and What Is Disease,” 2016.
2. Merola and Mills. “Behavioural Signs of Pain,” 2016.
3. Coates. “How to Know When a Cat Is Hurting.” 2016.
4. Marek. “Experts Find New Ways to Assess Pain,” 2016.
5. Epstein, et al. “2015 AAHA/AAFP Pain Management Guidelines.” 2015.
6. Singer. “How to Recognize an Emergency,” 2016.
7. Merola and Mills. “Behavioural Signs of Pain,” 2016.
8. Lindner. “Creating the Trauma Initiative,” 2016
9. Blumenstock. “Senior Moments,” 2016.
10. Remitz. “Defining Senior Age in Cats,” 2016.
11. Intile. “How the ‘Will Rogers Phenomenon,’” 2016.
12. Vogelsang. “‘Miracle’ Technology,” 2016.
13. Villalobos. “Quality of Life Scale” from Canine and Feline Geriatric Oncology, 2007. Revised 2011.
14. Leary et al. AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia, 2013.
15. Stewart. “Loss of a Pet—Loss of a Person” in Katcher and Beck, 1983.
16. Ibid.
17. Field et al. “Role of Attachment in Response to Pet Loss,” 2009.
18. Quackenbush and Glickman. “Social Work Services,” in Katcher and Beck, 1983.
Chapter 8
1. www.humanesociety.org/issues/pet_overpopulation/facts/pet_ownership_statistics.html.
2. www.aspca.org/animal-homelessness/shelter-intake-and-surrender/pet-statistics.
3. www.mapsofworld.com/world-top-ten/countries-with-most-pet-cat-population.html.
4. Katcher. “Man and the Living Environment,” in Katcher and Beck, 1983. All following Katcher quotations are from same.
5. Voith. “Attachment of People to Companion Animals,” 1985.
6. http://islam.ru/en/content/story/love-and-importance-cats-islam, http://www.muslimheritage.com/article/cats-islamic-culture.
7. Fisher. Why We Love, 2004.
8. Zak. “Dogs (and Cats) Can Love,” 2014.
9. Levinson. “The Future of Research into Relationships,” 1982.
10. New York Times, April 3, 1984.
11. Knight. Comments on Katcher’s “Excursion into Cyclical Time,” in Katcher and Beck, 1983.
12. Wiman. My Bright Abyss, 2013.
13. Brody. “Coloring Your Way through Grief,” 2016.
14. www.behindthename.com/name/isabel.