by Emma Milne
problem breeds 32
fat (in diet) 63
fatty acids 64
fears 172–3
feeding habits 156–8
see also nutrition
feline calicivirus (FCV) 68, 69, 70
feline herpes virus (FHV) 68, 69, 70
feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) 70
feline leukemia virus (FeLV) 70
feline parvovirus (FPV) 68, 69, 70
fetching 170
fighting 74
fits 89
flat faces 32
fleas 78, 102–3
flu 68, 69, 70
food see nutrition
fur
bald patches 87, 176
checking in kittens 44
problem breeds 33
see also grooming
gender, choosing 40
genetics 27
greeting 20, 25
grief counseling 147
grooming
group grooming 193
older cats 120, 137
over-grooming 176
growling 25
habituation 54
hair see fur
hairy cats 33
hand-reared kittens 47
handling 177
kittens 14, 54, 57, 58
harnesses 59
health issues, and breeds of cat 30–5
see also individual diseases/illnesses
health screening 134–5
hearing 152–3, 164
heart disease, problem breeds 30
hips, problem breeds 34
hissing 25
history of cats 12–13
household chemicals 115, 175
household rules 200–1
hunting 60, 157, 158, 163, 170
and different breeds 28
hybrid cats 29
independence 178–9
indoor cats 184–7
inherited health problems 30–5
instinctive responses 14
insurance 80–1
joints, arthritis 32, 120, 123
kidney disease
older cats 124–7
problem breeds 31
kittens
choosing 38–9, 40–9
development of 50–3
health checks 43–5
insurance 80–1
living with people 196–9
neutering 72–5
nutrition 60–5
playing 162
socialization 54–9, 196–9
string, dangers of 82–3
vaccinations 56, 66–71
worms 76–9
learned responses 15
learning methods 14–17, 153
training 165–9
legs, short 32
lethargy 88
leukemia 70
lice 104
lilies 115
litter boxes
and older cats 121, 137, 139
problems 180–3
and stress-related disease 106, 110, 111
lumps 86
mange 104
medicines (human) 116
mental agility, older cats 136
meowing 25
milk 64
minerals 64
mites 104
moggies 35
mouths, teeth 121–2
multiple-cat households 10, 192–3
introducing a new cat 194–5
older cats and kittens 137
and stress 106–13
murmuring 24, 25
nails 122
neutering 72–5
females 74
males 73
noise 152–3, 164
noises (from the cat) 24–5
noses
checking in kittens 43
smell, sense of 154–5, 164
sneezing 87
nutrition 8
amount of food 63, 65, 92–4, 157
appetite 84, 85
balanced diet 62, 63–4
and bladder problems 110
brain food 140
and diabetes 96–9
drinking 64, 65, 85, 110, 158–9
eating unusual things 174–5
feeding habits 156–8
and kidney disease 126
for kittens 60–5
obesity 92–5
raw foods 62
temperature of food 60, 150
and thyroid disease 132–3
wet or dry food 61
obesity 92–5
older cats 120–47
death of 141–7
graceful aging 136–41
health checks 134–5
health problems 120–33
over-grooming 176
painkillers (human) 116
parasites
in adulthood 100–5
in kittens 76–9
pawing 176
pedigrees 27, 30, 47, 80
permethrin 117
pesticides 117–18
pet stores 39
pheromones 112, 155
phobias 173
phosphorous 64
plants, poisonous 115
plastic bags, eating 174
playing
encouraging 94, 165, 176, 177
indoor cats 184–7
kittens 57, 58, 162
with people 197
string, dangers of 82–3
poisons 114–19, 175
positive reinforcement 166, 168, 199
predation see hunting
privacy 185
protein 60, 63
punishment 16, 17
purring 24–5
putting to sleep 144–5
rabies 69
rat poison 117
raw foods 62
rehoming 46
repetition (training) 166
rewarding 16–17, 166, 168, 199
roaming 163, 164–5
roundworms 76
routines 198
safety, establishing 19
scent 154–5, 164
scratching (of things) 90, 91, 177, 188–9
older cats 122–3
scratching posts 123, 189
screening, health 134–5
seizures 89
self-reliance 178–9
senility 140
sensitivity 199
sexual maturity 53
sight 148–9
smell, sense of 154–5, 164
smells (from cat) 88
sneezing 87
social groups 108
social referencing 54
socialization
with other animals 58, 170
with children 15, 59, 196–7, 201
and fears 173
of kittens 47, 54–9
with people 47, 57, 58, 196–9
sounds 152–3, 164
spraying 73, 183
stimulation, indoor cats 184–7
stimulus and response 14
stress-related disease 106–13
string, dangers of 82–3
stroking 151
tailless cats 34
tails
and body language 20–1, 22
tailless cats 34
tapeworms 78
taste 150
teeth 121–2
territory 171, 183, 184, 188
thyroid disease 128–33
ticks 100–1
touch 151
training 165–9
learning methods 14–17, 163
traveling, cat carriers 59
urination
and choice of breed 28
problems with 86, 109–10
spraying 183
see also litter boxes
vaccinations 56, 66–71
vets
and death of cat 144–7
and insurance 80–1
when to visit 84–9, 119
visitors 198
vocalization 24–5
vomiting 85
water, drinking 8, 64, 65, 110, 158–9
bowls 65, 159
weight 88, 92–5
and diabetes 96–9
welfare needs 8–10
whiskers, and body language 23
witches 13
wool sucking 175
worms
in adult cats 104
in kittens 76–9
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Note: All image credits correspond to pages in the printed book.
Dreamstime: 6 (Nelikz), 7 (Kucher Serhii), 8 (Anna Utekhina), 10 (Studio Barcelona), 16 (Nikolai Tsvetkov), 19 (Elena Butinova), 25 bottom (Nousha), 37 (Anna Utekhina), 41 (Anucha Pongpatimeth), 42 (Czanner), 58 bottom (Photodeti), 98 bottom (Anna Utekhina), 99 (Linn Currie), 110 (Cynoclub), 117 (Erik Lam), 118 bottom (Nelikz), 119 (Anna Utekhina), 120 (Sarah Fields), 121 top (Dimakp), 121 bottom (Svetlana Gladkova), 123 (Photodeti), 127 top (Elena Vasilieva), 127 bottom (Erik Lam), 128 (Kirill Vorobyev), 129 top (Judith Dzierzawa), 131 (Vladyslav Starozhylov), 132 (Linn Currie), 136 (Sergey Taran), 137 (Nikolai Tsvetkov), 138 (Dmitri Pravdjukov), 139 top (Erik Lam), 141 (Linn Currie), 142 (Natalyka), 143 (Linn Currie), 144 (Sarah Fields), 147 (Linn Currie), 149 top (Photodeti), 157 (Nelikz), 160 (Natalyka), 163 (Mariya Miftakhova), 202 top (Thomas Hertwig), 203 (Verastuchelova)
Dreamstime/Eric Isselee: 12, 14, 20, 27, 28, 40, 56, 74 bottom, 81, 95, 107, 115, 116, 125, 126, 130, 133, 139 bottom, 161, 194 top
Fotolia: 11 (Katerina Cherkaslina), 15 (Dixi), 89 bottom (Olhastock), 92 bottom (Eric Isselee), 96 (Chris Brignell), 98 top (Dixi), 105 bottom (Eric Isselee), 118 top (Kirill Vorobyev), 140 (Dixi)
Shutterstock: 9 (Schankz), 13 (Elena09), 17 (Schankz), 18 (Susan Schmitz), 21 top (Dora Zett), 21 bottom (Kanut Srinin), 22 (Yevgeniy11), 23 (Dorota Emilia), 24 (Wk1003mike), 25 (Okssi), 26 (Sergey Taran), 29 top (Dora Zett), 29 bottom (Stock SK), 30 (Denis Nata), 31 (Levant Konuk), 32 (Lifetime Stock), 33 (Alberto Duran Photography), 34 (Robynrg), 35 (Dora Zett), 36 (Eric Isselee), 38 (Oleksandr Lytvynenko), 39 (279 Photo Studio), 43 (Olhastock), 44 (Krissi Lundgren), 45 (Miras Wonderland), 46 (Grigory L), 47 (Chepko Danil Vitalevich), 48 (Olhastock), 49 (Uzhursky), 50 (Casey Christopher), 51 (Anneka), 52 top (David W Hughes), 52 bottom (Lana M), 53 (Helen Sushitskaya), 54 top (Africa Studio), 54 bottom (Lizard), 55 (Kanstantsin Navitski), 57 (Lana K), 58 top (Willie Cole), 59 (Cynoclub), 60 (Mark Wolters), 61 (Dora Zett), 62 top (Foryoui3), 62 bottom (Tony Campbell), 63 (Mara Ze), 64 (Cozy Nook), 65 (Alexander Ermolaev), 66 (Africa Studio), 67 (Panyawat Bootanom), 68 (Tony Campbell), 69 (Absolutimages), 70 (Tsekhmister), 71 top (Africa Studio), 71 bottom (Oleksandr Lytvynenko), 72 (Naisakorn), 73 (Olhastock), 74 (Tsekhmister), 75 (Rachel Moon), 76 (Lina Kiel), 77 (Oleksandr Lytvyneko), 78 & 79 top (Olhastock), 79 bottom (Oleksandr Lytvynenko), 80 both (Africa Studio), 82 top (Tony Campbell), 82 bottom (Olhastock), 83 (Africa Studio), 84 (Half-point), 85 (Anna Khomulo), 86 (Audrey Kuzmin), 87 (Anastasia Skorobogatova), 88 (Bruce Raynor), 89 top (Santypan), 90 (My Images – Micha), 91 (Anna Utekhina), 92 top (Oscar C Williams), 93 (Thosawat Chumchuen), 94 (Pelfophoto), 97 (Vladyslav Starozhylov), 100 (Sandra Huber), 101 (Gudz Sofiya), 102 (Alexander Ermolaev), 103 top (Vincent Noel), 103 bottom (Goodluz), 104 (Bmf-foto.de), 105 top (Elnur), 106 (Chomphucar), 108 (Susana Aires), 109 (Studio Peace), 111 (Alex James Bramwell), 112 (Jeremy Pidgeon), 113 (Bartkowski), 114 (Alexander Ermolaev), 122 (Africa Studio), 124 (Pakornkrit Khantaprab), 129 bottom (NE Studio), 134 (Budmir Jevtic), 135 (NE Studio), 145 (Sergey Kuznecov), 146 top (Elena Butinova), 146 bottom (Erik Lam), 148 (Artem Voropai), 149 bottom (Susan Schmitz), 150 (Zoran Photographer), 151 top (Natalia 7), 151 bottom (Schankz), 152 (Kucher Serhii), 153 (Jon Schulte), 154 top (Sheila Fitzgerald), 154 bottom (Anna Anderson Fotografi), 155 (Sinelev), 156 (Tsekhmister), 158 (Alexander Ermolaev), 159 top (Schankz), 159 bottom (Stock_SK), 161 (Gordana Sermek), 162 (Maja Marjanovic), 164 (Okssi), 165 (Somprathana Wapinanon), 166 & 167 top (Oleksandr Lytvynenko), 167 bottom (Bmf-foto.de), 168 (Lario), 169 (Africa Studio), 170 (Astrid Gast), 171 (Cynoclub), 172 top (Ekaterina Kolomeets), 172 bottom (Zrenjaninac), 173 (Susan Schmitz), 174 (Dora Zett), 175 top (Denis Nata), 175 bottom (Oleksandr Lytvynenko), 176 & 177 (Tony Campbell), 178 (Africa Studio), 179 top (Kostasgr), 179 bottom (Exopixel), 180 (Africa Studio), 181 (Anna Utekhina), 182 (Sari O’Neal), 183 (Veronika Kachalkina), 184 (Dora Zett), 185 top (Oleksandr Lytvynenko), 185 bottom (Yellow Cat), 186 (Willee Cole), 187 top (Dmitry Steshenko), 187 bottom (Borzywoj), 188 top (Africa Studio), 188 bottom (Tsekhmister), 189 (OKcamera), 190 (Grigory L), 191 top (Julie Vader), 191 (Dora Zett), 192 (Yellow Cat), 193 (Thaisign), 194 bottom (Tony Campbell), 195 (Megan Betteridge), 196 top (Elena Nichizhenova), 196 bottom (Cynoclub), 197 (Anurak Pongpatimet), 198 (Oksana Kuzmina), 199 (Renata Apanaviciene), 200 top (Wavebreakmedia), 200 bottom (Okssi), 201 & 202 bottom (Oksana Kuzmina)