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A review by ruth24
Decoding Your Cat: The Ultimate Experts Explain Common Cat Behaviors and Reveal How to Prevent or Change Unwanted Ones by American College of Veterinary Behaviorists
4.0
Thank you to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and NetGalley for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I just adopted a cat about 3 weeks ago, so it was excellent timing for me to discover this book. This handy guide, written by veterinary behaviourists, helped answer the questions that I had and eased my anxiety as a new cat owner. I would recommend this book to anyone who is thinking about adopting a cat or anyone that already has one, yet finds themselves baffled by the things their pet does.
This book tackles different myths about cats, for example, 'Is it true that dogs have masters and cats have staff?' and 'Is it true that cats can't be trained?' and offers advice about what do when your cat pees/poops outside the litter box, sits on your kitchen counters or hates going to the vet (as well as many other cat behaviours).
I particularly enjoyed the anecdotes about actual cats as this showed real-world examples of common feline behaviours and how to effectively manage them. I also found it helpful to understand why cats behave in certain ways and how they perceive the world around them. This was a very useful book and one I would keep and turn to often!
I just adopted a cat about 3 weeks ago, so it was excellent timing for me to discover this book. This handy guide, written by veterinary behaviourists, helped answer the questions that I had and eased my anxiety as a new cat owner. I would recommend this book to anyone who is thinking about adopting a cat or anyone that already has one, yet finds themselves baffled by the things their pet does.
This book tackles different myths about cats, for example, 'Is it true that dogs have masters and cats have staff?' and 'Is it true that cats can't be trained?' and offers advice about what do when your cat pees/poops outside the litter box, sits on your kitchen counters or hates going to the vet (as well as many other cat behaviours).
I particularly enjoyed the anecdotes about actual cats as this showed real-world examples of common feline behaviours and how to effectively manage them. I also found it helpful to understand why cats behave in certain ways and how they perceive the world around them. This was a very useful book and one I would keep and turn to often!