The Cat Behavior Answer Book - Arden Moore [93]
donor cat adoptions, 53
door, dashing out the, 261–63
doorbell, dreaded, 97–99
double-sided tape, 132
dreaming, 8–9
drinking faucets, automatic, 129
drooling, 129–30
dryer caution, 51
duplicating owners’ actions, 4
Earlobe licking, 121–22
eating. See chowing and grooming
effleurage massage stroke, 242–43
electroencephalograms (EEGs), 8
elevator butt, 158
emotions, 19–21
enclosures for outdoors, 252, 268–69
enzymatic products, pet stains, 199–200
equipping a cat, 258–59
euthanasia, 115–16
evolution and behavior, 44
Exotics, 45, 73
extrahepatic shunt, 143
eyelashes, 278
eyes
glow in the dark, 18–19
shapes of, 234
staring and, 20, 75–76
Face shape, personality, 14–17
falls, grooming after, 203–4
“fang” shui, 264–65, 272–73
fat cats as happy (myth), 60
fearful behavior, 97–99
Febreze products, safety, 275
feline, being, 1–60. See also chatting with your cat; chowing and grooming; litter box issues; living with cats, ins and outs of; quirks
birds living in harmony with cats, 58–59
breeds, 44–47
cat-proofing your house, 50–51, 138, 259, 276
cat shows, insights into, 40–43
dreaming, 8–9
face shape, personality, 14–17
glow in the dark eyes, 18–19
guilt-ridden vs. boredom, 24–26
gymnasts, 34–35
humor, 22–23
kitten vs. cat, adopting, 48–49
kneading, 30–31, 154
love, 19–21
mice living in harmony with cats, 58–59
myths, 60
pain, masking, 26–27, 95
predator/prey, 12–13, 58–59, 144–45
scared cats, helping, 32–33
scratching, 29–30
senses (five), 9–12, 38
sleep, 5–6, 8–9
smartness of cats, 3–5, 7
stray vs. feral cats, 32–33, 52–55
therapy cats, 36–37
whiskers, 11, 37–39
feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD), 190
Feliway, 182
fencing for cats, 252
feral vs. stray cats, 32–33, 52–55
feuding felines, 94–96
fight-or-flight mind-set, 13, 74
finding
lost cats, 288–91
old stains, 200
finicky eaters, 11, 218–20
flashing light for deaf cats, 84
flavored liquids, pills as, 238
flea comb, 240
Flehmen response, 152–53
flicking, massage, 243
fluorescein, 189
FLUTD (feline lower urinary tract disease), 190
flying-low tail, 73
food as toys, 274–75
free vs. scheduled feeding, 221–22
frequency (Hz) of sound, 10
funny-faced feline, 152–53
Genetics and fearful behavior, 97
glide massage stroke, 243
glow in the dark eyes, 18–19
golden eyes, 19
good-bye, knowing when to say, 115–16
grass eating when sick (myth), 60
green eyes, 19
greens, eating, 60, 125, 217–18
grooming. See chowing and grooming
guilt-ridden vs. boredom, 24–26
Guinness Book of World Records, 212, 220
gymnasts, cats as, 34–35
Hairballs, 60, 218, 224–25
Halloween pose, 74–75
hard to reach areas caution, 51
harness training, 263, 293–96
harp music for calming cats, 133–35
Harris, Dena, 22–23
head bonks (bunting), 20
Healing Power of Pets (Becker), 70
healing power of purring, 70–71
hearing sense, 9–10
heart beats, cat vs. human, 113
heart disease, 229
heaviest cat (Himmy), 220
Hemingway, Ernest, 110, 162
“Hemingway cats,” 162
Henri II, 124
hepatic encephalopathy, 142–43
“herding dogs of the cat world,” 16
hiss, 69
homes (losing their), reasons why, 166
honeysuckle vs. catnip, 149
hooded litter boxes, 175–76
horizontal scratching, 257, 258
house, cat-proofing your, 50–51, 138, 259, 276
houseguests and cats, 108–10
Household Pet classes, 41
household veterinarians, 297–98
howling, 69, 88–90, 100–101, 113, 114, 190–91
Humane Society of the U.S., 253
human years vs. cat years, 312, 312
humor, 22–23
hyperesthesia, 119–20
hyperthyroidism, 113, 190, 238, 239
hypervocalization, 89, 100–101, 113
Identification for cats, 292–93
identifying culprit, litter box issues, 189
ignoring cats, attention from cats, 64–66
Indoor Cat Initiative, 253
indoors vs. outdoors, 246, 253
infections, 239
insomnia from pets, 247–48, 249
intelligence of cats, 3–5, 7
interior design for cats, 264–65, 272–73
introducing new cats, 266–67
IQ, testing cat’s, 7
itchy skin, 239
Jacobson’s organ, 153
Japanese Bobtails, 155, 302
Jenkins, Kit, 14–16
jumping