Table of Contents
Foreword 6
Think Like a Cat
The wildcat within 10
How cats communicate 12
How kittenhood shapes a cat 18
Cat breeds 22
The art of cat watching 26
Trigger stacking 30
What's the function? 32
My Cat Is So Cool
My cat only drinks from a glass 36
My cat zooms round the room 38
My cat goes crazy for catnip 40
My cat thinks they're a cow 42
My cat looks down on me-literally! 44
My cats love home deliveries 48
My cat is a clock-watcher 50
My cat has joined Neighborhood Watch 54
My cat sleeps around 56
My cat wants to be a vegetarian 58
My cat has gone viral 60
My indoor cat wants a taste of the great outdoors 64
My cat brings me gory presents 66
My cat chatters at the birds 68
My Cat and Me
My cat kneads and drools on me 74
My cat thinks I need grooming 76
My cat out-stares me 78
My cat headbutts me 80
My cat is a laptop lounger 84
My cat bats their eyes at me 86
My cat hates my new partner 88
My cat gives me mixed messages 92
My cat swipes at my ankles 94
My cat tails me to the bathroom 98
My cat is a petty thief 100
My eat isn't a people pleaser 104
My Cat Drives Me Crazy!
My cat, wants to play at 4am 108
My cat is so greedy 110
My cat bullies the dog 114
My cat sucks and chews odd things 116
My cat hates closed doors 118
My cat sprays in the house 120
My cat seems to have a sixth sense 124
My cat is such a messy eater 128
My cat is a door dasher 130
My cat scratches everything 134
My cat is a counter surfer 136
What's Up with My Cat?
My cat lingers in the litter box 142
My cat has stopped using the litter box 144
My cat is so clingy and needy 148
My cat hates going to the vet 150
My cat hates their best buddy 154
My cat is a picky eater 158
My cat has got fat 160
My cat seems bored 162
My cat speed-eats and throws up 166
My cat is unpredictable with visitors 168
My cat is a clean freak 172
My cat is all itchy and scratchy 174
My cat hates being picked up 176
My old cat cries at right 180
My cat tries to hump me 184
Advanced Cat Watching
The cat handshake 52
The prey sequence 70
Signs of a happy cat 82
Signs of a grumpy cat 102
Signs of a scaredy-cat 122
How cats learn 132
Signs of pain 146
Signs of illness 164
Giving cats a bad name 178
Survival Guides
A new cat or kitten 20
The perfect cat habitat 46
Exploring the yard 62
Vacation cat care 90
Cats around kids 96
Introducing new pets 112
Moving to a new home 126
Food-foraging fun 138
Choosing the right vet 152
Multi-cat harmony 156
Good grooming 170
Positive play 182
Index 186
Breed index 189
Resources 190
Acknowledgments 191
About the author and illustrator 192
