The Cat Behavior Answer Book - Arden Moore [94]
jungle gym for cats, 272–73
Katz, E. B., 80
keyboards and cats, 150–52
kidney disease, 113, 178, 190
kids and cats, 102–5
kindle, 264
Kitten classes, 41
kitten-garten (socialization), 78
kittens (most litters), 291
kitten vs. cat, adopting, 48–49
knead, massage, 243
kneading, 30–31, 154
Korat (Si-Sawat, “Good Luck” cats), 56–57
Lactase, 60, 228
language. See chatting with your cat “lap dogs of the cat world,” 15
laps for cuddling, 153–54
L-carnitine, 231
leash training, 263, 278, 293–96
Lessons in Stalking: Adjusting to Life with Cats (Harris), 22–23
licking earlobes, 121–22
lid on litter box, 175–76
Lincoln, Abraham, 110
litter box issues, 163–200. See also chatting with your cat; chowing and grooming; feline, being; living with cats, ins and outs of; quirks
anemia and eating litter, 172–73
attacks, 196–97
avoiding litter box, 184–85
bed, peeing on owner’s, 186–87
choices of litter, 169–71
cleaning, 169, 181, 185
howling in the litter box, 190–91
identifying the culprit, 189
lessons on potty training, 165–68
lid on litter box, 175–76
location, 176–79, 184, 195
new house and, 179–82, 301
number of, 77, 174, 177, 196–97
odors, eliminating, 198–200
plastic, peeing on, 194–95
pooping outside of litter box, 187–89
senility and, 115
stains, eliminating, 198–200
stopping use, reasons for, 174, 178
toilet-training, 191–94
liver disease, 113, 190
living trust, including your cat in, 279
living with cats, ins and outs of, 245–312. See also chatting with your cat; chowing and grooming; feline, being; litter box issues; quirks
age in human years, 312, 312
athletes, 40, 160–61, 276, 282, 284–85, 302–3
boat living and, 57, 304
cat-proofing your house, 50–51, 138, 259, 276
clicker training, 276, 280–82
declawing, 254–55
disappearing cat, finding, 288–91
door, dashing out the, 261–63
equipping a cat, 258–59
“fang” shui, 264–65, 272–73
identification for cats, 292–93
indoors vs. outdoors, 246, 253
introducing new cats, 266–67
jungle gym for cats, 272–73
leash training, 263, 278, 293–96
living trust, including your cat in, 279
moving strategies, 299–301
one-cat households, 286–88
outdoor cat to indoor cat, 250–53
outdoors, bringing in, 252, 268–69
pillow-hogging cats, 247–49
play, power of, 104–5, 270–71
road trips, 304–7
safety vs. freedom, 246, 253
scratching, 255, 256–58
shadow walking, 277–78
toys, 25–26, 141, 148, 251, 259, 271, 274–76
training cats, 276, 280–82, 283
vacations and boarding vs. pet sitters, 308–11
veterinary visits, 296–98
views, window ledges, 50, 260–61
will, including your cat in your, 279
location, litter box(es), 176–79, 184, 195
longhaired cats, 206–10, 224–25
long-term memories, 3
lost cats, finding, 288–91
love, 19–21
low tail, 73
Madison Square Garden (NY), 288, 302
Maine Coons, 15, 36, 44, 63, 303
“making biscuits,” 30–31
manipulation by cats, 4–5
Manx, 155, 156–57
marking domain, 29–30, 76, 79–80, 179–83
massage, 105, 241–44
Masters of the Ring, 40, 276, 282, 284–85, 302–3
mats, 206–10
mat-splitter, 208, 210
Mayo Clinic Sleep Disorders Center, 247–48, 249
medicine, administering, 233–35, 238
Melese, Patrick, 134
meow/mew, 68
mice living in harmony with cats, 58–59
mice (most killed), 270, 278
microchipping, 292–93
microcytosis, 142
milk, 60, 228
Miller, Joan, 313
Abyssinian introductions, 266–67
color and personality, 86
feline agility, 302–3
Korat, 56–57
scared cats and, 32–33, 56–57, 86
Miscellaneous classes, 41
“mitten cats,” 162
moan, 69
Mooney, Frances, 249, 272–73
Moon-Fanelli, Alice, 313
feline hyperesthesia, 119
hypervocalization, 100–101
litter box issues, 184–85, 265
overgrooming, 226–27
“mooning,” 158
mothers and fearful behavior, 97–98
motion detectors, 132
moving strategies, 299–301
Munchkins, 155
music for calming cats, 133–35
mutual grooming, 121–22, 204–6
myths, 60
Nail caps, 255
nail trimming, 210–12
Napoleon, 124
naps, 5–6, 8–9
National Association of Professional Pet Sitters, 309
National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy, 166
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