Index
abandoned cats
abscesses
abuse of cats
Abyssinians
acetaminophen
acids
acne
activated charcoal
adoptions: assessing temperament and breeders finding homes for kittens gender hair length hybrids and exotics kittens vs. adults and litter box training long-distance sales mixed-breed cats physical assessment places to find cats purebred cats and rescue groups and research rules for and sanctuary rooms selection criteria and timid cats
age-related cognitive dysfunction
aggression aggressive postures ambushes behavioral specialists, and dog/cat introductions and euthanasia and eye contact and false nails, 188–89; fear aggression and food and geriatric cats idiopathic aggression and injured cats and litter box locations and multiple-cat households pain-induced aggression petting-induced aggression play-related aggression redirected aggression and tail behavior and territorialism and vocalizations
aging. See also geriatric cats
allergies: fleas foods inhalants skin
all-natural foods
allogrooming and allorubbing
alopecia
aluminum foil
American College of Veterinary Behaviorists
amino acids
anal glands
anatomy of cats blood ears eyes heart mouth nails (claws) nose respiratory rate tail temperature whiskers
anemias
anesthesia
Animal Behavior Society
anorexia
antibiotics
antibodies
anti-chew products
antidepressants
antifreeze
antifungal medications
anxiety. See also stress and stress relief: and boarding and changes to the household and death of pets and delivery of kittens and ears and grooming habits and litter box training nervous system disorders and new babies and spraying and traveling with cats and wool sucking
appetite
arachidonic acid
Aristoff, Jeffrey M.
arrhythmias
arterial thromboembolism
arthritis
artificial respiration
ash content of foods
ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center hotline number
aspergillosis
aspirin
Association of American Feed
Control Officials (AAFCO),
200–201
asthma
attention-seeking behavior
attics
automatic food/water dispensers
automatic garage doors
automobile travel
avidin
babies and cats
baby food
baby gates
baby-proofing homes
backyard breeders
bacterial diseases and infections
baking soda
balance
balconies
bald patches
barbs on tongue
basements
bathing cats
bathrooms
bedding. See also cat trees; sleeping and rest
bedrooms. See also sanctuary rooms
begging
behavioral issues and modification. See also aggression; training; attention-seeking behaviors begging behavioral specialists and behavior modification biting and boredom bringing cats indoors and cat adoptions and catnip charging doors and depression and destructive chewing and drug therapy excessive vocalizations and fearful cats and geriatric cats and grooming and interactive play jumping on countertops and kitten adoptions and litter box aversion medications for nighttime behaviors origin of playing vs. fighting and playtime redirection of behaviors, and shelters and solo toys, and spaying/ neutering and stress, and trash can raiding and veterinary visits
Benadryl
Bengals
benign tumors
beta carotene
binocular vision
biopsies
birds
birthday parties
birth defects. See also genetic diseases and conditions
birth-related infections. See also pregnancy and birth
biting. See also aggression
black lights
bladder issues. See also urinary tract disorders
bleach
blindness
blinking
blood: bleeding injuries blood pressure blood samples blood sugar blood tests types
boarding cats
body language. See posture and body language
bonding: clicker training and feeding introducing new cats and new family members and play and punishment separating kittens from mothers and sleeping arrangements, and social grooming,
bones
bordetella bronchiseptica (FeBb)
boredom
bowel problems. See also digestive systems disorders
bowls
bradycardia
brain injuries
breakaway collars
breeders
bronchodilators
brushing
bubbles
bunting
Burmese cats
burns
calcium
calcium oxalate
calculus
calicivirus
cancer: biopsies and feline leukemia mammary tumors and spaying/ neutering symptoms varieties
candles
canine teeth
canned foods
carbohydrates
cardboard carriers
cardiomyopathy
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
carpet protectors
carpets
carriers: for air travel and children and emergencies/first aid familiarizing cats to introducing new cats and introducing new cats loading technique and traveling with cats and veterinary visits
carrying techniques
car travel
cataracts
Cat Dancer
catnip
cat scratch fever
cat trees: as alternative to countertops and boredom and depression and flea control and multicat households retraining cats for indoor life and scratching posts
“cat whisperers,”
cemeteries
ceramic bowls
certified behavior experts
charging doors
chattering
chemicals and cleaners: antifreeze bathroom products chemical burns and Christmas trees in garages laundry cleaners and outdoor dangers poisons
chest trauma
chewing behaviors
cheyletiella mange
children: and body language of cats and cats on counters and choosing a cat and feral cats and holiday visitors, and infectious diseases and newly adopted cats and pain-induced aggression
chirps
chocolate
choking
Christmas trees/decorations
chronic renal failure
chronic upper respiratory infections
cigarette smoke
circulatory system disorders
clavicle
claws. See also scratching and scratching posts: and geriatric cats and plastic litter box liners retractability of sheaths and touch/ manipulation of cats trimming
clay litter
clicker training: benefits of and depression described and dog/ cat introductions and excessive vocalizations and fearful cats and grooming habits and intercat aggression and introducing new cats and leash training and litter box training and scratching posts and sleeping arrangements timing of and touch/manipulation of cats
climbing. See also cat trees
closets
Coccidia
collars
colon obstructions
color vision
colostrum
combs
Come with Me Kitty (harness)
comfort zone
Comfort Zone
communication: and behavioral issues body language and clicker training and marking and tail and training cats vocal
compounded medications
compulsive behaviors
computers
congenital defects
conjunctivitis
constipation
contact hypersensitivity
convalescence formula food
corneal ulcers
coronavirus group
corticosteroids
cortisone creams
counterconditioning
countertops
covered litter boxes
Craigslist
crates. See also carriers
cribs
cryptococcosis
cryptorchid testicles
currycombs
cystic endometrial hyperplasia
cysts
Da Bird
deafness
death: of cats in the family of owners
declawing Onychectomy. See declawing
defecation. See also feces; litter and litter boxes
defensive postures
degenerative joint disease
dehydration. See water and hydration
demodectic mange
dental floss
depression
dermatitis
desensitization
dewclaws
deworming
diabetes
diagnostic procedures
diarrhea
dieffenbachia (dumb cane)
diet. See food and diet
digestive systems disorders
dilated cardiomyopathy
disabled cats
disaster preparedness
diseases. See illness
dishwashers
disorientation
displacement behaviors
distemper
distraction
divorces
documentation
dogs
domesticated cats
doors
double-feeding dishes
Dr. Elsey’s Cat Attract litter
drinking. See also water and hydration
drooling
drowning
drug therapies
dryers
dry skin
E. coli
ears: anatomy of and body language cleaning disorders of ear medications ear mites and fearful cats and physical assessment of kittens thermometers
eclampsia (milk fever)
Egg-Cersizer
eggs
elderly cats. See geriatric cats
electrical appliances and cords
electrocardiograms
electrolytes
elimination. See litter and litter boxes
ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) tests
emergencies and first aid and artificial respiration burns and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and choking cleaning wounds controlling bleeding and dehydration and disaster preparedness drowning electrical shocks/burns emergency clinics falling injuries first-aid kits and fractures and frostbite and heatstroke and hypothermia insect stings picking up and restraining cats poisoning and respiratory distress and shock spider bites
emotional state: boredom depression and eyes and interactive play loneliness and scent-marking behaviors
endocrine system disorders
endometrium
endoscopy
entertainment cabinets
environmental changes: and anxiety and behavioral issues and death of pets and depression and dog/cat introductions and location of food bowls and playtime relocating litter boxes retraining cats for indoor life and stress toys and puzzles
epilepsy
escape routes
euthanasia
evacuations
exercise. See also playtime
exotic breeds
exterminators
eyes: color disorders of and emotional state eye medications and first veterinary visit and geriatric cats and physical assessment of kittens third eyelid
fabric-related pica
fading kitten syndrome
falls
false nails
false pregnancy
familiarity
family members
fats, dietary
fat soluble vitamins
fatty liver disease
fear: and aggression and behavioral issues and desensitization and interactive play and purring and spraying of strangers and tail behavior and timid cats
feather toys
feces. See also litter and litter boxes: and carbohydrates in cat food cleaning and digestive systems disorders fecal impaction fecal samples feces marking
feline calicivirus (FCV)
feline chylamydiosis
feline distemper
feline hyperesthesia syndrome
feline immunodeficiency
virus (FIV)
feline infectious anemia
feline infectious enterititis
feline infectious peritonitis (FIP)
feline leukemia (FeLV)
feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD)
feline panleukopenia
feline pneumonitis
feline symmetrical alopecia
Feliway
female cats. See also pregnancy and birth: and adoption decision and aggression
and catnip and infertility and litter boxes and mammary tumors and scent analysis and scent-marking spaying and urinary tract problems and vocalizations
femoral artery
feral cats
fiber, dietary
fibrosarcoma
fighting: and abscesses and ear hematomas and neutering and pain-induced aggression and playing and tomcats
financial commitment
fire hazards
fireworks
first-aid kits
fish tanks
flatulence
fleas: allergies and anemia and grooming and hair length of cats and infectious diseases and newly adopted cats symptoms treatments and controls
flehmen reaction
flies
fluid therapy
folliculitis
food and diet. See also treats; and allergies appropriate portions baby food basic food guidelines and begging and bonding bowl design and placement and carrier training changing diets and clicker training and countertops dietary fiber and digestive systems disorders and disaster preparedness and dog/cat introductions dog food dry foods and endocrine system disorders and fear aggression and finicky eaters food dangers foods to avoid free vs. scheduled feeding and geriatric cats hair-ball-prevention formulas and hair length of cats and the holidays home cooked meals and infectious diseases ingredient lists and introducing new cats and kittens labels and litter box location location of and medications and musculoskeletal system disorders and name recognition training new spouses and partners and nighttime behaviors and nursing ill cats and overfeeding pet food varieties and pet sitters and pregnancy prescription foods and puzzle feeders raw foods rejection of foods retraining cats for indoor life scheduled feeding semimoist foods storing foods and stress and tablescraps and territorial aggression and trash can raiding and traveling with cats and urinary tract disorders, and vitamin overdosing
Fourth of July
fractures
frostbite
fungal diseases
FURminator
furniture: and changes to the household and dangers to cats and misconceptions about cats new protecting and scratching behaviors
furunculosis
garages
garbage disposals
garlic
gastritis
generic foods
genetic diseases and conditions
geriatric cats and aggression and behavioral changes cats compared to humans common health concerns and daily life and deafness declining senses and dental health and elimination problems and eye disorders and food bowl location and grooming monitoring and physical changes and vaccinations
gestation
giardia
gingivitis
glass bowls
glaucoma
glottis
glucosamine
grand mal seizures
grass and greens
Greenies Pill Pocket
grief
grooming and anxiety bathing your cat brushing techniques and cats’ mouths and desensitization ear cleaning flea treatment and control and geriatric cats getting started and hair balls importance of and kittens and monitoring cat’s health nail trimming and nursing ill cats and oily skin overgrooming and pain-induced aggression and professional groomers and skunks tools for tooth brushing and traveling with cats waterless baths
growls
growth-formula foods
growths and tumors
grunting
hair and coat: assessing kittens and geriatric cats and grooming habits length of and nursing ill cats in office equipment and pain-induced aggression shedding symptoms of problems
hair dryer
hair balls
hairless cats
halitosis
Halloween
handling cats
harnesses
Haws syndrome
head injuries
health certificates
hearing
heart and heart problems
heartworms
heat cycles
heating pads
heatstroke
Heinz body anemia
hematomas
hemobartonella felis
hepatic lipidosis (HL)
hernia
herpes viruses
hiding places
Himalayans
hip dysplasia
hissing
histoplasmosis
holidays.
See also travel
home offices
hookworms
horizontal scratching
hormones. See also pheromones
Horner’s syndrome
hospitals and clinics. See also veterinarians
hotels
hotlines, emergency
household dangers. See also chemicals and cleaners
houseplants
hunting skills. See predatory nature of cats
hybrids
hydration. See water and hydration
hydrogen peroxide
hygiene. See also grooming
hyperparathyroidism
hypersensitivity
hypertension
hyperthermia
hyperthyroidism
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
hypoallergenic diets
hypokalemia
hypothermia
hypothyroidism
identification
idiopathic aggression
idiopathic hepatic lipidosis
IFA (indirect immunofluorescent antibody assay) tests
illness. See also infections; parasites: and aggression bacterial diseases and behavioral issues cancers circulatory system disorders cysts, tumors, and growths and depression digestive system disorders ear disorders endocrine system disorders eye disorders and fabric-related pica fungal diseases and indiscriminate urination introducing new cats and litter box behaviors mouth disorders musculoskeletal system disorders nervous system disorders nose disorders nursing ill cats and purring reproductive system disorders respiratory disorders rodent ulcer skin disorders solar dermatitis urinary system disorders viral diseases
immune system
impetigo
incisors
incontinence
independence of cats
indiscriminate urination
infections: bacterial diseases birth-related feline infectious anemia feline infectious enterititis feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) and halitosis and impacted anal glands and kittens and nasal problems and newborn kittens and periodontal disease and pleural effusion and post-surgical recovery and respiratory disorders viral diseases
infertility
inflammation
inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
inhalant allergies
injections
injuries.
See also emergencies and
first aid
insect stings
instincts of cats. See also predatory nature of cats
insulin
insurance
interactive play. See also toys; and attention-seeking behavior and behavior modification bubbles and lasers and catnip and cats on counters and depression described, and introducing new cats and multiple cat households and nighttime behaviors
and stress relief and territorial aggression timing of toys for and urinary tract disorders and weight management
International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants
international travel
Internet
intestinal problems. See also digestive systems disorders
intramuscular injections
intranasal vaccinations
jewelry
Jung, Sunghwan
Kaopectate
kennel cough
keratitis
ketones
keyboards
kidney disease
kidney failure
kitchens
kittens: assessing temperament of biting during play, and boarding and bonding time and cardboard carriers and catnip and declawing and desensitization development of, and dog/cat introductions first veterinary visit and fleas food formulas for, fostering and geriatric cats and grooming habits and grunt sounds and household dangers and infections and infectious diseases and interactive play kitten kindergartens kitten-proofing homes kittens vs. adults and litter boxes and musculoskeletal system disorders and neonatal disorders and newspaper ads nutritional requirements and photography physical assessment of and playtime and purring of mother cats rules for kitten adoption and sanctuary rooms and scratching posts at shelters and socialization and solicitation of play teeth temperament of and travel
kneading
Kong toys
labels on foods
lactose intolerance
laser toys
laundry rooms
laxatives
leashes
lice
licking. See also grooming
life expectancy of cats
liquid medications
litter and litter boxes and behavioral therapy and changes to the environment checklist for choosing the correct box cleaning correct litter amounts and declawed cats and depression and digestive systems disorders and disaster preparedness disposable and dog/cat introductions and feces marking flushable litters and geriatric cats and health problems and introducing new cats and kittens and laundry rooms location of and misconception about cats and multicat households and newly adopted cats and nursing ill cats and patience routines for scoopable litter and spray marking and training cats and traveling with cats types of litter and unusual elimination preferences and urinary tract disorders vs. toilet training and young children
litter types
liver function and disease
living rooms
loneliness
long-haired cats: and baths and delivery of kittens and grooming and traveling with cats
lost cats
Lowe, Edward
lower urinary tract diseases
lymphoma
maggots
Maine Coon cat
maintenance level
male cats: and adoption decision and catnip elimination posture and the flehmen reaction and kitten play and litter boxes and marking and mating neutering and scent glands sexual maturity and stud tail and undescended testicles and urinary tract problems and vocalizations
malignant tumors
mammary glands
mange
Manx cats
marking
marriages
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
mastitis
mating
medical conditions. See illness; injuries
medical records
medications: administering pills for behavioral problems compounded medications dangers of ear medications eye medications in first-aid kits and grooming habits and hospitalization/ surgery injections liquid medication ointments and creams for pain and pet sitters powders transdermal and traveling with cats
megacolon
meows
methimazole
metritis
mews
mice
microchips
middening
milk (dairy)
Milk of Magnesia
milk (queen’s)
mineral oil
minerals
misinformation/misconceptions about cats
mistletoe
mites
mixed-breed cats
moans/yowls
mobility problems
moist cat food
molars
mold allergies
monitoring cat’s health
mood. See emotional state
morning sickness
mothballs
mother cats. See pregnancy and birth
motion-activated sprinklers
motion sickness
mourning. See grief
mouth: and abscesses disorders of and first veterinary visit and kitten development and physical assessment stomatitis and touch/ manipulation of cats
moving
multiple cat households: adopting kittens in pairs adopting new cats into and aggression, and depression and feces marking and food/ water bowls and geriatric cats and litter boxes and play, and scheduled feeding and sleeping arrangements and use of vertical spaces
murmurs
muscle mass
musculoskeletal system disorders
muzzle
nails. See claws
name recognition training
nasal problems
natural disasters
neighbors
neonatal disorders
neoplasia
nepetalactone
nephrons
nervous system disorders
nesting
neutering
newspaper ads
New York Times
nictitating membrane
nighttime behaviors
Nina Ottoson Dog Brick Game
noises and sounds
Norwegian Forest cats
nose
nuclear sclerosis
Nutri-Cal
nutrition. See also food and diet
nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism
obese and overweight cats. See also weight and weight management: causes of and companion cats, determining obesity, and diets and endocrine system disorders and exercise food formulas for and food portions and free vs. scheduled feeding and geriatric cats and heatstroke and medical conditions and spaying/neutering and whisker width
object play observational learning
odor control
oily skin
ointments
onions
online ads
online pharmacies
organic foods
ornaments
orphaned kittens
osteoarthritis
otitis
outdoor access: and adopting kittens and chemicals dangers and emergencies/first aid and feces marking hazards of and leash training and litter boxes and moving to new homes and necessity of claws and post-surgical recovery retraining for indoor life and spraying and territorialism of indoor cats
overpopulation
overstimulation
oxygen
oxygen therapy
packing
pain: and aggression and emergencies/ first aid and euthanasia decision and geriatric cats and grooming, medications for and purring
pancreatitis
panting
papillae. See also barbs on tongue
paraphimosis
parasites: controlling and dog/cat introductions external and fecal samples and first veterinary visit and flea control products and grooming and infectious diseases internal and newly adopted cats
parathyroid diseases
parties
patch medications
patience
paws. See also claws
Peek-a-Prize
penis disorders
performing cats
perineal urethrostomy
periodontal disease
peripheral vestibular dysfunction
peroxide
Persian cats
personality of cats. See also emotional state
pest control
petroleum jelly
pet sitters
petting
phenobarbital
pheromones
phone cords
phosphorus
photography
physical examinations
pica
pills
piloerection
pin brushes
pine sap
pinna
place mats
placenta
plants
plaque
plastic bags
plastic food bowls
Play-N-Treat Ball
play rooms
playtime. See also interactive play; toys; and anxiety relief and attention-seeking behavior and catnip and depression and environmental enrichment and fearful cats and geriatric cats and holidays and introducing new cats and kittens and moving to new homes new spouses and partners and nighttime behaviors and obesity playing vs. fighting play-related aggression and solicitation of play and stress relief types of play and wool sucking
pleural effusion
pneumonia
pneumothorax
poinsettias
poisons and poisoning: antifreeze chemicals and cleaners first aid for hotline for poison control human medications plants rodent poisons and skin veterinarian information
polyarthritis
polydactyls
polyunsaturated fats
postoperative recovery
posture: belly exposure
posture and body language: and children and fear and grooming and petting-induced aggression and playing vs. fighting squatting during elimination and tail
potbellies
powdered medications
predatory nature of cats: and aggression and “aloof ” appearance of cats and behavioral issues and biting during play and chattering and dog/cat relationships and grooming and hearing and hunting skills and interactive play and kitten development and pets other than cats and play solo hunting and training cats and visual cues and whiskers
pregnancy and birth caring for orphaned kittens delivery of kittens and diet false pregnancy and nursing and nutrition rules for kitten adoption
pregnant women
premium foods
premolars
prescription foods
preservatives
primary viremia
Princeton University
professional groomers
progestin therapy
projective vomiting
proteins, dietary
psychoactive drugs
psychogenic alopecia
psychotropic medications
pulmonary edema
pulse
pumpkin
punishment
puppies
purebred cats
purring
puzzle feeders: and anxiety relief and behavioral issues and depressed cats and diets and digestive systems disorders and geriatric cats and nighttime activity and sleeping arrangements and traveling with cats and weight management
pyometra
rabies
radiation therapy
“raised underfoot” cats
rashes
raw foods
rectal thermometers
Red Cross
refrigerators
registered cats
rehabilitation
Reis, Pedro M.
relationships addition of second cats babies dogs and multicat households partners and redirection tactics responsibility for cats small children social nature of cats strangers
remains
renal failure
renal secondary hyperthyroidism
renovations
reproductive system disorders
rescue groups
respiratory disorders
respiratory rate
retina
ribbons
ringworm
rodent poisons
rodent ulcer
rolling skin disease
rooms for cats. See sanctuary rooms
rope
roundworms
routines: and attention- seeking behavior and behavioral issues and changes to the household, and depression and geriatric cats and grooming and new babies prebedtime routines, and travel
rubber bands
rubbing
runts
saliva
salmonella
salt
sanctuary rooms
“Save Our Pet” signs
scaling teeth
ScareCrow Sprinkler
scent analysis
scents. See also marking; odor control: and allogrooming babies boarding cats introducing new cats scented litters scent glands
Science
“scooting,”
scratching and scratching posts and behavioral issues building and ear mites and false nails furniture and geriatric cats location of and removal of old nails replacing scratching posts and training cats and traveling with cats typical design
screaming
scruffing technique
sebaceous glands
secondary viremia
second-degree burns
sedation
sedentary cats
seizures
sensitivities
septicemia
sexual contact
sexual maturity
shampoos
shedding
shelters
shock
short-haired cats
show cats
shrieks
Siamese cats
side stepping
SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome)
sight. See also eyes
sinusitis
sisal
size of cats. See also obese and overweight cats
skin. See also hair and coat
skunks
sleeping and rest
slicker brushes
slow blinking
smell, sense of
snarls
snoring
socialization of cats: and kittens and rescue groups social grooming social hierarchy social play
soft-sided carriers
solar dermatitis
solo activity toys
spaying
special-needs cats
Sphinx cats
spiders
spine and spinal injuries
spitting
spouses and partners
spraying: and communication and indiscriminate urination and interactive play and intercat aggression and litter boxes and neutering reasons for and scent marking and territorialism
stain detection lights
stainless steel bowls
static electricity
steatitis
Sterilite litter boxes
Sticky Paws
stimulation
Stocker, Roman
stomatitis
stoves
strangers
stray cats
stress and stress relief: and body temperature causes of stress and death of pets and digestive systems disorders and environmental changes and geriatric cats and grooming and heart rate and infectious diseases and overgrooming and playtime and traveling with cats and vet visits
strings
struvite
stud tail
stuffed animals
styptic powder
subcutaneous injections
sunlight sensitivity
supplementation
surgery
survival instinct
sutures
swatting
syrup of ipecac
tablescraps
tachycardia
tactile feedback
tail
tapetum lucidum
tapeworms
target training
tartar
taste, sense of
taurine
tear ducts
teeth: cleaning and geriatric cats and kittens and touch/ manipulation of cats
temperament. See behavioral issues and modification; emotional state
temperature: bath water foods and frostbite and geriatric cats and heatstroke and hypothermia and newborn kittens normal range and nursing ill cats
temperature-taking
procedure and
traveling with cats
territorialism: and aggression and fear of strangers introducing new cats and litter box locations and marking and newly adopted cats and spraying
testicles
The Dog Whisperer
theobromine
thermometers
third-degree burns
third eyelid
threads
throat problems
thyroid
thyroxine (T4)
ticks
tinsel
toilets
tomcats
tongue
toothpaste
tourniquets
toxicity. See also poisons and poisoning
toxic milk syndrome
toxoplasmosis
toys: and anxiety relief catnip-filled toys children’s toys dangerous toys foodrelated toys in home offices and interactive play new spouses and partners and nighttime behaviors nonfood activity toys and pet sitters and play-related aggression and scratching posts and sleeping arrangements and stress relief timid/fearful cats and traveling with cats
training. See also clicker training; and bedding and behavioral issues and boredom and cat trees consistency and desensitization and dog/cat introductions handling cats and kitten kindergartens and leash training and litter boxes and name recognition overview and proper boundaries and scheduled feeding and scratching posts and treats and vertical space
transdermal medications
transportation of injured cats. See also carriers
trap-neuter-release (TNR) programs
trash cans
trauma
travel air travel automobile travel boarding cats and carrier orientation and lost cats moving to new homes and pet sitters travel decision
treats: and behavior modification and carrier training and clicker training and
grooming habits and interactive play and introducing new cats, and leash training, new spouses and partners and veterinary visits
trench mouth
tricks
triiodothyronine (T3)
trills
tumors and growths
tuna
tunnels
turf wars
twitching
ulcers
ultrasounds
ultraviolet radiation
umbilical cords
undescended testicles
upper respiratory infection
urethral plug
urinalysis
urinary tract disorders
urination: indiscriminate urination and litter boxes and nursing ill cats and renal failure and spraying urine output
uterus
uveitis
vacations. See travel
vaccinations: and boarding and feline leukemia and feline viral rhinotracheitis and first veterinary visit and geriatric cats and kittens and moving to new homes and newly adopted cats for rabies schedules for and stray cats
vacuum cleaners
vaginitis
valium
vegetarian diets
verbal training
veterinarians. See also hospitals and clinics; and aggressive cats and behavioral specialists and carriers and carrying technique common diagnostic procedures and emergencies first veterinary visit and grooming habits and health insurance for cats information on cat’s health and microchip readers and newly adopted cats and pet sitters and poison information reducing stress of visits selecting transporting cats to and vaccination schedules
Veterinary Behaviorists
vinegar
viral diseases
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
vision. See also eyes
visitors
vitamins overdosing and tablescraps vitamin A vitamin D, vitamin E
vocal communication
vomiting
walking dandruff
wastebaskets
water and hydration: adequate
water supply
dehydration, and digestive systems disorders and double-feeding dishes, emergencies and first aid fountains and geriatric cats and infectious diseases IV fluid therapy and moist cat food and neonatal disorders and nursing ill cats overhydration and renal failure and traveling with cats and urinary tract disorders water bowls and wet foods
waterless baths
water soluble vitamins
weaning
weddings
weight and weight management. See also obese and overweight cats: and food portions and geriatric cats of kittens Maine Coon cats and playtime and puzzle feeders and solo activity toys and whisker width
wet foods
whiskers
wicker carriers
wills
wills and estate planning
windows and window perches
wire carriers
wire-haired cats
wood scratching posts
wool sucking
worms
wounds, cleaning
X-rays
yarn
yellow fat disease
young cats
YouTube
yowling