The Cat Behavior Answer Book - Arden Moore [96]
space importance to cats, 77
speed of cats, 285
Sphynx, 11, 46
splashing, 126–29, 135–36, 233
spraying vs. marking, 183
square face, personality, 15, 17
stains, eliminating, 198–200
staring contests, 76
Sticky Paws, 195
strays
feral cats vs., 32–33, 52–55
turned stars, 160–61, 282
stress, signs of, 102
styptic powder, 211
sweet treats, 223
swishing tail, 73
Tag, game of, 80–82
tail, mood barometer, 20, 72–74
tail-chasing, 119–20
talkative, degrees of, 63–64
talking to cats, 84–85. See also chatting with your cat tapetum lucidum, 18–19
taste sense, 11
temperature of healthy cat, 222
tendonectomy surgery, 255
Thailand and Korats, 56
therapy cats, 36–37
“thumb cats,” 162
“time-sharing” favorite locations, 95
TNR (Trap, Neuter, and Return), 55
toes, number of, 162
toes (most), Tiger, 212
toilet paper and tissues as toys, 140–41
toilet-training, 191–94
Tonkinese, 36–37
tortoiseshells, 86
touch, power of, 241–44
touch sense, 11
toys, 25–26, 141, 148, 251, 259, 271, 274–76
training cats, 276, 280–82, 283
Trap, Neuter, and Return (TNR), 55
trauma and fearful behavior, 98
traveling with cats, 304–7
treats (healthy), 214
triangular face, personality, 16, 17
trichobezoars (hairballs), 60, 218, 224–25
trimming claws, 210–12
tucked away tail, 73
Tufts University, 134
Turkish Vans, 303
twitching tail, 20, 73
UC-Davis, 134
University of Bristol (England), 64
University of California, San Diego, 134
urinary tract infection, 113, 174, 178, 190
urine marking, 179–83
Vacations and boarding vs. pet sitters, 308–11
vertical scratching, 257, 258
Veteran classes, 41
Veterinary Institute for Therapeutic Alternatives (CT), 71
veterinary visits, 296–98
vibrissae whiskers, 11, 39
views, window ledges, 50, 260–61
vision sense, 11–12
visiting veterinarians, 297–98
visitors and fearful behavior, 97–99
vomeronasal organ, 153
Walker, Bob, 249, 272–73
walking cats, 263, 278, 293–96
water, 126–29, 135–36, 233
wave (massage stroke), 243
weather influence on sleep, 6
weight, 60, 220, 221–22, 228–31
what’s-in-it-for-me philosophy, 3–4
whipping tail, 73
whiskers, 11, 37–39, 39
white gene and deafness, 82, 83
will, including your cat in your, 279
window ledges, 50, 260–61
winks, soft-eyed, 20, 75–76
wool-sucking, 122–24
Xenophobic cats, 289–90
Yowling, 69, 88–90, 100–101, 113, 114