Unlocking the Secrets of Feline Behavior: The Cat Whisperer's Guide to Understanding and Influencing Your Cat

Harry A. Kiesel: For anyone wishing to understand the antics of cats and their behavioral problems (with detailed instructions to correct the undesirable ones) this is a must read. It is very well written, entertaining, and especially, offers a clear understanding what produces undesirable cat behaviors, spraying being at the top of the list.

United States on Sep 23, 2023

Amazon Customer: This is a book I would recommend any cat owner to get gives you a real insight to certain behaviours and helps to calm cats by understanding what makes them do things and both have a HAPPY LIFE 😊

United Kingdom on Jul 08, 2022

Amazon Customer: Not bad but found the other books I got had the same type of info. Good for anyone just starting with cats

Canada on May 03, 2020

BD: I'm so grateful I found this book. I highly recommend it for solving cat issues. After reading it I realized how in the last year there were serious changes in my cat's environment and it was stressing my cat Andee out big time. She was pooping and peeing outside the litter box. She didn't always do it. This book helps you view your home through your cat's eyes. Andee is a very loving wonderful cat but easily terrified especially of noises, and strangers in the home. Even simple things like strange box left near her litter box will make her scared and go elsewhere. We adopted a new young golden retriever who was too rambunctious for her liking and while she tolerated him he invaded her space. This book made me realize that:
1. I had picked up all the little cat toys because of the dog (he'll eat them) so she had nothing to play with. I've added more play time back and toys in her cat only spaces.
2. I got busy with the dog so stopped maintaining bird feeders for Cat TV. Now I have two going at windows she likes to sit by again.
3. She needed some dog free spaces so started baby gating a few rooms where she could have a dog free zone if she wanted to. We also have room...

United States on Mar 17, 2019

michelle: I was just about to become guardian to my daughter's 3yo Zoey, as her roommate had just given her an ultimatum. The cat was very nervous, very aggressive, spraying all over the living room(and in the roommate's closet as the final straw) and was not affectionate at all - except sometimes with my daughter. The thought of re-homing her and never seeing her again (or worse, her not finding a home... gulp.) was breaking my daughter's heart. So, I agreed to take her for a year or two, until my daughter graduates college and gets her own place, to make the separation more bearable for both mama & kitty. I purchased this book, and read it cover to cover, before my grand-kitty's arrival. I have had a dozen or more cats in my lifetime, but all were indoor/outdoor cats - and it never occurred to me all of the behaviors/activities that indoor cats were missing out on, and that I needed to create an environment that mimics what they do in the wild, to act out all of their "cat-ness" in the house. From litter box "dos & don'ts" to toys & effective play routines, to how seeing other animals (esp cats) out the window, could upset them and cause unexplained aggression - she covers it...

United States on Feb 28, 2019

lectrice: Mon troisieme chat n'acceptait pas le chaton nouveau venu. Ce n'etait que grongnements et sifflements. Maintenant, ils jouent ensemble! Je suis epatee.

France on Feb 28, 2018

Prichi: This book answered a lot of the questions I had about my cat's nasty behavior. I am pleased to have it as a reference and am using it as a "family copy" so my kids can borrow it when they have questions about their cats. Particularly useful is the section about how to introduce a new cat into the household, and how to avoid the usual problems of agression when they occur. She deals with typical issues such as urinating/defecating outside the litter box, scratching furniture, etc.

Canada on May 02, 2015

gerry: My cat has been spraying all over my house for the past year. Twice I have made appointments with the vet to have him put down, and then changed my mind. This book helped me to discover that I need to change some things that I do, the way the house is set up, and use easy tips to help transition us both toward harmony. I really like the case examples. I plan to cover the windows in the fall for a month to stop the outside cat stimulation, I will purchase the motion sensor sound waves to deter the outside cats from coming around, I have started putting food where he has marked to change his habits, and I am playing with him more. Less punishment, more stimulation and positive attention. Love it!

Canada on Jun 19, 2013