100 Ways to Understand Your Cat by Tabor, Roger -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Dedication Contents How cats work

Cat construction 1 Getting about 2 Jumping 3 Balancing act 4 Cat’s eyes 5 The cat’s whiskers 6 Hearing a pin drop 7 Smelling and tasting 8 An additional sense 9 Teeth 10 Paws and claws Do cats have an intellect? 11 Brain 12 Fight and flight 13 Acting on instinct 14 Memory 15 Curiosity 16 It’s in the genes

A cat’s life

The territorial cat 17 Homeground 18 Leaving a mark 19 Declaring ownership 20 The search for prey 21 ‘Playing’ with prey 22 The deadly dazing pounce Observations on a hunting cat 23 Cats on the hunt 24 Cat naps 25 Sleep behaviour 26 Dozing places 27 Waking 28 Washing Cat families The cat as a symbol of fertility 29 Sex and fertility 30 Courtship 31 Mating 32 Pregnancy 33 Having kittens 34 Feeding the kittens Growing up fast! 35 Sexing kittens 36 Problems in the litter 37 Imprinting 38 Weaning 39 Learning about hunting 40 Kitten play

Cat behaviour

Social structure in feral cats 41 Making friends 42 Adult play 43 Making faces 44 Ear signals 45 Tail play 46 Tail signals 47 The witches’ cat 48 Scaredy cat 49 Clingy cat 50 Territorial disputes Scrapping 51 Full scale fights 52 Dogs and cats 53 Cat talk – meow, trill, chirp 54 Cat chat 55 Silent meow 56 Purring 57 Paddling and purring 58 Eye-to-eye

Keeping cats

Domesticating the cat 59 Why we keep cats 60 Why cats like us 61 Moggies versus breeds 62 Breed characters An introduction to cat breeds 63 Odd cats 64 Cats and new homes 65 Mealtimes 66 Hair care 67 Communicating with your cat 68 Catflaps 69 Using a collar and lead 70 Travelling cats 71 Keeping more than one cat 72 A good age 73 Neutering and vaccinating 74 The indoor cat 75 The attraction of catnip 76 Sleeping with your cat 77 Stress busting 78 Lap cat 79 Let’s play 80 Cat school

Cat troubles

Hybrid vigour 81 Fleas 82 Ticks and other external parasites 83 Internal parasites 84 Confinement stress 85 Excessive grooming 86 Eating houseplants 87 Fouling indoors 88 Not burying droppings 89 Spraying indoors 90 Damaging furniture 91 Dangerous climbing 92 Rough play 93 Aggressive behaviour 94 Armpit rubbing 95 Eating odd items 96 Getting too friendly 97 Bringing home prey 98 Fat cats 99 Fussy eaters 100 Roaming

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