The Meaning of Meow: What Your Cat Really Thinks!
Some of the world's top experts, including devoted veterinarians, open a window into the minds of our feline freinds.

Cats have become so beloved in recent years that some 75 million live in American homes as family pets. Another quarter million are community cats, increasingly serving us in barns, breweries, warehouses and more to keep rodents and other unwanted wildlife under control.

Yet the cat has often seemed mysterious—compared to dogs, our cats can feel bit more aloof and difficult to truly “get.”

But new research into our feline friends now reveals their love for us, their secret language, including accents and dialects, and their inner depths. In a series of engaging stories featuring the world’s top experts, veterinarians and pet-owners themselves, this premium book opens a window into the minds of our feline friends.

Among the features: How to raise a kitten to become a great cat; how to understand your cat's purrs, meows and body language; how to teach your cat tricks; and how to rescue a stranded cat and make it your own. A bonus feature covers favorite breeds and the advantages each confers.
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The Meaning of Meow: What Your Cat Really Thinks!
Some of the world's top experts, including devoted veterinarians, open a window into the minds of our feline freinds.

Cats have become so beloved in recent years that some 75 million live in American homes as family pets. Another quarter million are community cats, increasingly serving us in barns, breweries, warehouses and more to keep rodents and other unwanted wildlife under control.

Yet the cat has often seemed mysterious—compared to dogs, our cats can feel bit more aloof and difficult to truly “get.”

But new research into our feline friends now reveals their love for us, their secret language, including accents and dialects, and their inner depths. In a series of engaging stories featuring the world’s top experts, veterinarians and pet-owners themselves, this premium book opens a window into the minds of our feline friends.

Among the features: How to raise a kitten to become a great cat; how to understand your cat's purrs, meows and body language; how to teach your cat tricks; and how to rescue a stranded cat and make it your own. A bonus feature covers favorite breeds and the advantages each confers.
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The Meaning of Meow: What Your Cat Really Thinks!

The Meaning of Meow: What Your Cat Really Thinks!

by Pamela Weintraub
The Meaning of Meow: What Your Cat Really Thinks!

The Meaning of Meow: What Your Cat Really Thinks!

by Pamela Weintraub

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Some of the world's top experts, including devoted veterinarians, open a window into the minds of our feline freinds.

Cats have become so beloved in recent years that some 75 million live in American homes as family pets. Another quarter million are community cats, increasingly serving us in barns, breweries, warehouses and more to keep rodents and other unwanted wildlife under control.

Yet the cat has often seemed mysterious—compared to dogs, our cats can feel bit more aloof and difficult to truly “get.”

But new research into our feline friends now reveals their love for us, their secret language, including accents and dialects, and their inner depths. In a series of engaging stories featuring the world’s top experts, veterinarians and pet-owners themselves, this premium book opens a window into the minds of our feline friends.

Among the features: How to raise a kitten to become a great cat; how to understand your cat's purrs, meows and body language; how to teach your cat tricks; and how to rescue a stranded cat and make it your own. A bonus feature covers favorite breeds and the advantages each confers.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781951274153
Publisher: Centennial Books
Publication date: 04/21/2020
Pages: 192
Product dimensions: 8.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Pamela Weintraub is a veteran journalist specializing in psychology, life sciences, and culture. She is former editor-in-chief of OMNI, executive editor of Discover, and currently the psychology and health editor of Aeon. She is author or co-author of 16 books, including the award-winning Cure Unknown: Inside the Lyme Epidemic. For the last two years, much of her work’s focus has been on covering animal psychology and the animal mind.

Table of Contents

Part 1 The Power of the Purr

Cutest Cats 8

For the Love of Cats 14

The Cat Advantage 22

The Happy Cat 28

YourCat Adores You 30

Make Your Cat Love You 32

Why Cats Resemble Their Owners 34

Part 2 History of Cats

In the Company of Cats 38

The Story of Cat Litter 46

Safer Spaying and Neutering 48

From Rats and Table Scraps to Gourmet Dishes 50

Part 3 Find Your Perfect Cat

What's Your Pedigree? 56

Meant for Me 68

Part 4 Human-Cat Connection

You Had Me at "Meow" 78

Deciphering the Feline Vocabulary 88

All the Right Moves 94

Your Brilliant Kitty 100

How to Read Your Cat 108

Your Cat Can Do What? 116

Cat Training 101 122

Tricks You Can Teach Your Cat With a Clicker 124

Part 5 Helping Your Cat Thrive

Bringing Up Baby 130

Fostering Kittens 136

To Punish or Not to Punish? 138

Can Cats and Dogs Get Along? 140

Creating the Purrfect Music 150

How to Rescue a Cat 154

Caring for An Aging Cat 164

Cats Just Want to Have Fun 172

The Cat in the Box 178

10 Amazing Feline Facts 180

Index 186

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