The Good Cat Parents Guide to Feline Behavior Modification

By Alana Linsay Stevenson, Elite Fear-Free and Low-Stress Handling Certified Author

Cats are often misunderstood, leading to many being relinquished to shelters or rehomed due to normal behaviors that are incorrectly treated or mishandled. This book empowers cat parents and teaches them how to address and modify challenging feline behavior.

Understanding Feline Behavior

Learn about basic kitten care, feline developmental stages, and how cats differ behaviorally from group animals like dogs and people. Discover feline body language and how cats handle stress.

Handling Cats with Care

Alana provides concise instruction on how to gently handle cats, including how to pick them up and carry them, acclimate them to carriers, the use of towels, alternatives to scruffing, and how our body language affects cats. Packed with photographs for visual reference, this book offers clear guidelines and easily implementable strategies for resolving feline behavioral problems.

Resolving Behavioral Issues

Find solutions to common issues such as:

• Failure to use the litter box
• Play aggression
• Petting aggression
• Inter-cat aggression
• Furniture scratching
• Jumping on counters
• Obsessing about food
• Night wailing
• Fear of people
• Aggression to strangers

A Valuable Resource for Cat Lovers

This book is for anyone who likes cats and wants to learn more about them. Whether you are a veterinary professional, a volunteer or shelter worker who regularly handles stressed cats, or a cat parent who simply wants to understand your cat, you will find helpful and useful information at your fingertips to give cats a better quality of life. No cat parent should be without this book!

Product Details:

Language: English

ISBN: 9781032398761, 9781000916409

Published by: CRC Press, September 28, 2023