The Cat Behavior Answer Book - Arden Moore [95]
needs (your) and adopting a cat, 48–49
Nepeta cataria (catnip), 146–49
new cats, introducing, 266–67
new house, litter box, 179–82, 301
newspaper curiosity, 159
Newton, Sir Isaac, 110, 269
Nightingale, Florence, 110
nonregenerative anemia, 172
non-REM sleep (deep sleep), 8, 9
number of cats, number of litter boxes, 77, 174, 177, 196–97
Object permanence, ability to discern, 7
object play, 271
obligate carnivores, 215, 216
odors, eliminating, 198–200
Ohio State University’s School of Medicine, 253
oldest cat, 311
omnivores, 215, 216
one-cat households, 286–88
orange gene and personality, 86
Oriental breeds, 46, 303
outdoor cat to indoor cat, 250–53
outdoor enclosures, 252, 268–69
outdoors
bringing in, 252, 268–69
indoors vs., 246, 253
outgoing cats, 290
overgrooming, 226–27
overweight, 60, 221–22, 228–31
Pain, masking, 26–27, 95
parasites, 178, 239
PawSense, 151–52
Persians, 15, 36, 44, 63, 73, 196, 303
personality types and
color, 86
face shape, 14–17
finding lost cats, 289–91
pet insurance, 259
“pet prescriptions,” 71
Pet Sitters International, 309
pet sitters vs. boarding, 308–11
PetSmart Charities, 14
“Pets Rule” at Sea World, 160–61
petting
biting (nipping) and, 90–92
with purpose, 105, 241–44
pica, 125
pig, cat acting like a, 145–46
pillow-hogging cats, 247–49
pills, administering, 233–35, 238
plants caution, 51
plastic
eating, 60, 125, 236–37
peeing on, 194–95
playing with cats, 104–5, 270–71
Plotnick, Arnold, 313
anemia and eating litter, 172–73
hepatic encephalopathy, 142–43
plastic eating, 236–37
polydactyl cats, 162
pooping outside of litter box, 187–89
portosystemic shunt (PSS), 142–43
potty training lessons, 165–68
pouncing and bouncing, 80–82
PRCA (pure red cell aplasia), 172–73
predator or prey, 12–13, 58–59, 144–45
Premiership classes, 41
protein, power of, 215
Provisional classes, 41
Pryor, Karen, 280
PSS (portosystemic shunt), 142–43
psychogenic alopecia, 227
psychosexual response to catnip, 148
puffed-up tail, 73
pupils, 18–19
pure red cell aplasia (PRCA), 172–73
purring, 66–67, 70–71, 309
Quality of life, importance of, 116
question mark tail, 73
quirks, 117–62. See also chatting with your cat; chowing and grooming; feline, being; litter box issues; living with cats, ins and outs of
bathtime, 135–36
catnip (Nepeta cataria), 146–49
Christmas tree, climbing, 136–38
computers and cats, 150–52
countertop surfing, 130–33
crinkle-cat connection, 155
curtain climbing, 139–40
dead “gifts,” 144–45
drooling, 129–30
earlobe licking, 121–22
elevator butt, 158
funny-faced feline (Flehmen), 152–53
hepatic encephalopathy, 142–43
honeysuckle vs. catnip, 149
laps for cuddling, 153–54
music for calming cats, 133–35
newspaper curiosity, 159
pig, cat acting like a, 145–46
plastic cuisine, 60, 125, 236–37
strays turned stars, 160–61, 282
tail-chasing, 119–20
toes, number of, 162, 212
toilet paper, tissues as toys, 140–41
water, 126–29, 135–36, 233
wool-sucking, 122–24
Ragdoll, 46
Raimond, Sue, 134, 135
rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, 8–9
red tabbies (female), 86
regenerative anemia, 172
repellents. See deterrents
Rescue Remedy, 300, 305, 307
resources, 314–16
“retrievers of the cat world,” 15
road trips, 304–7
round face, personality, 15, 17
routines, importance of, 108–9
rubbing against you, 79–80
Safe (feeling) influence on sleep, 6
safety vs. freedom, 246, 253
scared cats, helping, 32–33
scheduled vs. free feeding, 221–22
Schoen, Allen, 71
Scottish Folds, 73
scratching, 29–30, 255, 256–58
Seksel, Kersti, 78
senility, 112–15
senses (five), 9–12, 38
shadow walking, 277–78
shedding comb, 208–9
shiny objects-cat connection, 50, 155
short-term memories, 3
Siamese, 16, 45, 63, 82, 89, 123, 284, 303
sky-high tail, 158
Slaven, Joel, 161
sleep, 5–6, 8–9
sleeping with cats, 247–49
slicker brush, 208, 209
smartness of cats, 3–5, 7
smell, sense of, 10–11, 152-53, 171
sniffing, 152–53
socialization, 78, 98
social play, 270–71
soft-eyed winks, 20, 75–76
solo cats,