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Catification: Designing a Happy and Stylish Home for Your Cat
A New York Times bestseller! The star of Animal Planet’s hit television series My Cat from Hell, Jackson Galaxy, shows cat owners everywhere how to make their homes both cat-friendly and chic.
Cat owners know the struggles of creating living spaces that are both functional and stylish for owner and cat. Don’t just go to your local pet shop and adorn your home with unattractive cat towers and kitty beds. In Catification, Jackson Galaxy, the star of Animal Planet’s My Cat from Hell, and Kate Benjamin, founder of a popular cat design website, walk readers through a step-by-step process of designing an attractive home that is also an optimal environment for cats. This gorgeously designed, full-color book includes more than twenty fun DIY projects, from kitty beds and litter boxes to catios (cat patios) that will be sure to make readers—and their cats—purr in approval.
304 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 9, 2014
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About the author
Jackson Galaxy
15 books345 followersJackson Galaxy (born c. 1966 as Richard Kirschner) is a cat behaviorist and host of the television show My Cat from Hell.
Born on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, he legally changed his name when he was in his twenties. He has a Master of Fine Arts in acting. Galaxy learned cat behavior through his work with rescue cats, originally with the Humane Society of Boulder Valley, Colorado.
Galaxy went into private practice in Boulder, Colorado in 2002, co-founding Little Big Cat, Inc., with Dr. Jean Hofve, a holistic veterinarian. Together they provided consultations to cat owners, focusing on the connection between physical and behavioral health.
In 2007, Galaxy moved to Los Angeles, where he re-established, and continues to maintain, a private consulting practice. Working one-on-one with cats in their homes, he works with clients to improve their cats’ behavioral issues.
Galaxy also works closely with animal shelters and rescue organizations, teaching his "Cat Mojo" approach to feline behavior to volunteers, staff and adopters, and helping with both behavioral and environmental enrichment programs for their feline residents.
He currently serves on the board of directors for Stray Cat Alliance and Fix Nation in Los Angeles, as well as the Board of Advisors for Neighborhood Cats in New York City.
Galaxy has appeared as the official cat behaviorist for Game Show Network’s Think Like a Cat, and as the cat behavior expert on Animal Planet’s Cats 101. He has also been featured by such media outlets as 20/20, EXTRA, The New York Times, USA Today, The Washington Post, the New York Post, and AOL.
Since May 2011, Jackson has starred in a reality TV series produced by Animal Planet titled My Cat From Hell, in which he helps couples resolve conflict and behavioral issues between them and their cats. Since December 2013, he has been host of the web series Cat Mojo on the Animalist Network, where he shares his thoughts on everything from cat-related issues like declawing and use of squirt guns to his craziest behind-the-scenes stories as a cat behaviorist.
Jackson Galaxy married Minoo Rahbar at the no-kill pet sanctuary of Best Friends Animal Society in Kanab, Utah, on June 29, 2014. Fittingly, their dog, Mooshka, served as ringbearer.
After topping 400 pounds and suffering several health problems, Galaxy underwent a gastric-bypass surgery to overcome his food addiction. Although he never talked about his drastic weight loss, he reported that now is eating healthier, doing exercise and stopped smoking.
References:
Friedlander, Whitney (June 14, 2012). "Jackson Galaxy, the 'Cat Whisperer' of Animal Planet's My Cat From Hell". LA Weekly. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
Jump up ^ "Cat Daddy Jackson Galaxy talks about his new book". Miami Herald. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
Jump up ^ "Cat Mojo With Jackson Galaxy". Animalist.com. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
Jump up ^ "'Cat from Hell' star Jackson Galaxy weds at pet sanctuary". Today.com. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
Jump up ^ "'Jackson Galaxy weight loss: Did gastric-bypass surgery save My Cat From Hell host?". Bellenews. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
Born on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, he legally changed his name when he was in his twenties. He has a Master of Fine Arts in acting. Galaxy learned cat behavior through his work with rescue cats, originally with the Humane Society of Boulder Valley, Colorado.
Galaxy went into private practice in Boulder, Colorado in 2002, co-founding Little Big Cat, Inc., with Dr. Jean Hofve, a holistic veterinarian. Together they provided consultations to cat owners, focusing on the connection between physical and behavioral health.
In 2007, Galaxy moved to Los Angeles, where he re-established, and continues to maintain, a private consulting practice. Working one-on-one with cats in their homes, he works with clients to improve their cats’ behavioral issues.
Galaxy also works closely with animal shelters and rescue organizations, teaching his "Cat Mojo" approach to feline behavior to volunteers, staff and adopters, and helping with both behavioral and environmental enrichment programs for their feline residents.
He currently serves on the board of directors for Stray Cat Alliance and Fix Nation in Los Angeles, as well as the Board of Advisors for Neighborhood Cats in New York City.
Galaxy has appeared as the official cat behaviorist for Game Show Network’s Think Like a Cat, and as the cat behavior expert on Animal Planet’s Cats 101. He has also been featured by such media outlets as 20/20, EXTRA, The New York Times, USA Today, The Washington Post, the New York Post, and AOL.
Since May 2011, Jackson has starred in a reality TV series produced by Animal Planet titled My Cat From Hell, in which he helps couples resolve conflict and behavioral issues between them and their cats. Since December 2013, he has been host of the web series Cat Mojo on the Animalist Network, where he shares his thoughts on everything from cat-related issues like declawing and use of squirt guns to his craziest behind-the-scenes stories as a cat behaviorist.
Jackson Galaxy married Minoo Rahbar at the no-kill pet sanctuary of Best Friends Animal Society in Kanab, Utah, on June 29, 2014. Fittingly, their dog, Mooshka, served as ringbearer.
After topping 400 pounds and suffering several health problems, Galaxy underwent a gastric-bypass surgery to overcome his food addiction. Although he never talked about his drastic weight loss, he reported that now is eating healthier, doing exercise and stopped smoking.
References:
Friedlander, Whitney (June 14, 2012). "Jackson Galaxy, the 'Cat Whisperer' of Animal Planet's My Cat From Hell". LA Weekly. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
Jump up ^ "Cat Daddy Jackson Galaxy talks about his new book". Miami Herald. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
Jump up ^ "Cat Mojo With Jackson Galaxy". Animalist.com. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
Jump up ^ "'Cat from Hell' star Jackson Galaxy weds at pet sanctuary". Today.com. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
Jump up ^ "'Jackson Galaxy weight loss: Did gastric-bypass surgery save My Cat From Hell host?". Bellenews. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
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March 11, 2015
This book is so wonderful, I can't stand it.
I've loved cats all my life, had cats all my life. Indoor/Outdoor, every fluffy cat that crossed my path had to be mine. But Jackson Galaxy taught me more in the four years I've known about his existence than I'd learned in 30+ years of first hand experience.
I'm not handy in any way, shape, or form, but this book has me ready to run to Home Depot and start buying wood and rope and PVC pipe. I'm ready to enclose my back patio, and completely rearrange my house and make it a kitty wonderland. I want cat trees and kitty stripper poles (seriously, that's what it looks like) and cat shelves on every window.
I will own this book. Not just "want to", I will. I love that, along with "behind the scenes" from My Cat From Hell, you get every day humans who did the work to make their cats as comfortable as possible. So many fantastic ideas, so many beautiful pictures.
I want it all. And I clearly need three more cats. At least.
I've loved cats all my life, had cats all my life. Indoor/Outdoor, every fluffy cat that crossed my path had to be mine. But Jackson Galaxy taught me more in the four years I've known about his existence than I'd learned in 30+ years of first hand experience.
I'm not handy in any way, shape, or form, but this book has me ready to run to Home Depot and start buying wood and rope and PVC pipe. I'm ready to enclose my back patio, and completely rearrange my house and make it a kitty wonderland. I want cat trees and kitty stripper poles (seriously, that's what it looks like) and cat shelves on every window.
I will own this book. Not just "want to", I will. I love that, along with "behind the scenes" from My Cat From Hell, you get every day humans who did the work to make their cats as comfortable as possible. So many fantastic ideas, so many beautiful pictures.
I want it all. And I clearly need three more cats. At least.
May 7, 2018
If I could see, I would be building these projects for my cats right now.
I love the ideas in this book, making your space aesthetically pleasing for you, functional for your cats, and a happy place for the whole family.
I thought I was a good cat caregiver, but this makes me realize I need to step up my game, because I can do so much more!
Cat superhighways, bridges, cocoons, hammocks, scratching posts, feeding stations, all above a human's head!
I love the ideas in this book, making your space aesthetically pleasing for you, functional for your cats, and a happy place for the whole family.
I thought I was a good cat caregiver, but this makes me realize I need to step up my game, because I can do so much more!
Cat superhighways, bridges, cocoons, hammocks, scratching posts, feeding stations, all above a human's head!
August 17, 2025
2025 reads, #10-13. Big news -- for the first time in my entire life, I’m a cat owner! There’s a long story behind the circumstances, but the TLDR version is that I rescued an abandoned cat, and had him in my possession (and inside my room at the 20-person co-op where I live) before I actually knew anything whatsoever about cats or how to take care of them. That led me quickly to YouTube for a search on beginner’s guides to owning a cat, which led me quickly to Jackson Galaxy, a brilliant cat behaviorist who most people know through his long-running popular cable show My Cat From Hell. (He’s also had another TV show entitled Total Cat Mojo, and has been maintaining a popular YouTube channel for years too, mostly consisting of internet-exclusive content.) I ended up getting sucked in quickly and totally like a religious zealot, and in the last three weeks have watched maybe 20 hours of YouTube videos now and the first five seasons of My Cat From Hell, so I decided to officially bite the bullet at that point and also acquire all four of the books he’s written over the years. Today’s writeup is a review of all four of them, which I’m simultaneously posting on all four of the book pages.
I started with 2014’s Catification, which interestingly only deals with just one small topic from his otherwise comprehensive TV shows about cat behavior and what to do about it; it’s essentially a glossy point-of-purchase book devoted just to how to build out your living space so that it’s both cat-friendly and fits within your overall tasteful decor. That’s certainly an important part of making your cat happy, and the book is interesting as a flip-through physical Pinterest board, showcasing some really inventive and cool-looking wall steps and other vertical spaces inside upper-middle-class people’s homes; but it simply doesn’t scratch the itch the TV show does, which is a more general complaint I have about the TV show itself as well. Basically, whoever the frat-bro money people are behind Galaxy’s projects, they fundamentally misunderstand what the most interesting part of Galaxy’s job is, constantly slapping this silly reality-show nonsense onto the top of the inherently fascinating way Galaxy can seemingly communicate directly with cats, because he has such a thorough understanding now of what makes a cat’s brain tick. 2015’s Catify to Satisfy, then, is essentially a sequel to Catification, and is so exactly like the first book that they can safely be considered a two-book set.
It wasn’t until 2017, however, that Galaxy got the chance to publish the book he was meant to write all along, a comprehensive and exhaustive guide to cat ownership once again entitled Total Cat Mojo (unsurprisingly a tie-in to the TV show of the same name), which at over 400 pages and covering every subject about cat ownership you could possibly think of is a book that every single cat guardian in the world should own. We’ll be here all day if I start going into the details, but almost all of Galaxy’s advice boils down to a pretty amazing fact I had never realized before -- that despite cats’ long and storied reputation for living alongside humans for thousands of years (it’s well documented, for example, that they were venerated in ancient Egypt), they didn’t start living indoors as domesticated pets for the very first time until the late 1800s (spurred, as were many trends back then, by Queen Victoria). Dogs, on the other hand, have been the domesticated pets of humans for at least 5,000 verified years; and humans have been breeding dogs for all those 5,000 years too, resulting in generation after generation that is more and more obedient, more and more loyal, more and more friendly to humans, have more and more traits humans can easily understand, etc.
What genetic testing has proven, though, is that even the cat currently in your home still shares 96% of the DNA of its wild ancestor 10,000 years ago; so all of Galaxy’s advice can be boiled down in one way or another to respecting and honoring this 96% wild mindset, and understanding that replicating this mindset indoors as much as possible is what will keep a cat happy and calm, while most “bad” behavior we see from housecats is attributable to there being a disconnect between their wild nature and their current living situation. That’s what makes My Cat From Hell so incredibly watchable, because sometimes it seems like magic -- he’ll go into a house where a cat is peeing all over everything, getting into fights with everyone, and stalking under the bed all day, and he’s able to say, “Oh, this cat’s merely feeling like his territory is being threatened,” then can have the owners do a few things like add some vertical spaces, block off their back yard from neighbor cat visits, and vigorously play with the cat several times a day using a wand toy, and in just a few weeks the cat is a completely different creature, calm and loving and back to always peeing in its litterbox. Total Cat Mojo is the book that collects up every bit of information he’s ever learned about cats over his decades now of field work, and it’s a must-have for any fellow cat guardian.
Then finally I ended my Galaxy binge this week with his autobiography, Cat Daddy, telling the complicated and often checkered story of how he became one of the most insightful cat behaviorists that fairly new industry has ever seen. Interestingly, this was the first book he published out of all of them, put out right at the end of the first season of My Cat From Hell in 2012; and I say “interestingly” here because it doesn’t have the tone of the TV shows, his YouTube videos, or his other books at all, but instead is a sometimes harrowing and always graphically NSFW story about drug addiction and all the weird events and dysfunctional lovers that come with it. Turns out, before he was the kid-friendly, quasi-cartoon character we see on the show (over 300 pounds when the show began, Galaxy is bald, shaves his facial hair in these weird, showy patterns, and dresses like the Disney version of a rockabilly musician circa 1992), Galaxy actually started his time in the animal world back in his mid-twenties, when he was a svelte, good-looking, dreadlock-sporting indie musician in Boulder, Colorado, who accidentally ended up at an animal shelter as part of a rotating door of crappy minimum-wage jobs he was holding back in the day, while semi-squatting in an unconverted warehouse with his bandmates and fellow addicts.
It’s a really fascinating story, a tale of a young slacker fuckup whose life started falling apart right as he began noticing how good he was at observing cats and understanding what they were complaining about, and how more and more of a concentration on that led to finally getting sober, pulling his act together, becoming somewhat of a small-pond celebrity within the insular world of vets and animal trainers, and then seizing an opportunity to host a television show that came from that earlier notoriety. But for sure, it’s a tale for grown-ups only; and given what a passionate following of eager vet-wannabe kids his popular shows have inspired over the decades, it’s certainly not the kind of book you should be letting your eight-year-old pick up at Barnes & Noble, despite the cutesy kid-friendly cover. (Again, corporate marketing staffs, you are badly misunderstanding what makes Jackson Galaxy such an interesting and popular person.) It’s for completists only (absolutely buy Total Cat Mojo if you’re only going to buy one of these four books), but it’s an interesting and well-written read for those interested in knowing more about him, or those into the more general subject of artist sobriety memoirs.
I started with 2014’s Catification, which interestingly only deals with just one small topic from his otherwise comprehensive TV shows about cat behavior and what to do about it; it’s essentially a glossy point-of-purchase book devoted just to how to build out your living space so that it’s both cat-friendly and fits within your overall tasteful decor. That’s certainly an important part of making your cat happy, and the book is interesting as a flip-through physical Pinterest board, showcasing some really inventive and cool-looking wall steps and other vertical spaces inside upper-middle-class people’s homes; but it simply doesn’t scratch the itch the TV show does, which is a more general complaint I have about the TV show itself as well. Basically, whoever the frat-bro money people are behind Galaxy’s projects, they fundamentally misunderstand what the most interesting part of Galaxy’s job is, constantly slapping this silly reality-show nonsense onto the top of the inherently fascinating way Galaxy can seemingly communicate directly with cats, because he has such a thorough understanding now of what makes a cat’s brain tick. 2015’s Catify to Satisfy, then, is essentially a sequel to Catification, and is so exactly like the first book that they can safely be considered a two-book set.
It wasn’t until 2017, however, that Galaxy got the chance to publish the book he was meant to write all along, a comprehensive and exhaustive guide to cat ownership once again entitled Total Cat Mojo (unsurprisingly a tie-in to the TV show of the same name), which at over 400 pages and covering every subject about cat ownership you could possibly think of is a book that every single cat guardian in the world should own. We’ll be here all day if I start going into the details, but almost all of Galaxy’s advice boils down to a pretty amazing fact I had never realized before -- that despite cats’ long and storied reputation for living alongside humans for thousands of years (it’s well documented, for example, that they were venerated in ancient Egypt), they didn’t start living indoors as domesticated pets for the very first time until the late 1800s (spurred, as were many trends back then, by Queen Victoria). Dogs, on the other hand, have been the domesticated pets of humans for at least 5,000 verified years; and humans have been breeding dogs for all those 5,000 years too, resulting in generation after generation that is more and more obedient, more and more loyal, more and more friendly to humans, have more and more traits humans can easily understand, etc.
What genetic testing has proven, though, is that even the cat currently in your home still shares 96% of the DNA of its wild ancestor 10,000 years ago; so all of Galaxy’s advice can be boiled down in one way or another to respecting and honoring this 96% wild mindset, and understanding that replicating this mindset indoors as much as possible is what will keep a cat happy and calm, while most “bad” behavior we see from housecats is attributable to there being a disconnect between their wild nature and their current living situation. That’s what makes My Cat From Hell so incredibly watchable, because sometimes it seems like magic -- he’ll go into a house where a cat is peeing all over everything, getting into fights with everyone, and stalking under the bed all day, and he’s able to say, “Oh, this cat’s merely feeling like his territory is being threatened,” then can have the owners do a few things like add some vertical spaces, block off their back yard from neighbor cat visits, and vigorously play with the cat several times a day using a wand toy, and in just a few weeks the cat is a completely different creature, calm and loving and back to always peeing in its litterbox. Total Cat Mojo is the book that collects up every bit of information he’s ever learned about cats over his decades now of field work, and it’s a must-have for any fellow cat guardian.
Then finally I ended my Galaxy binge this week with his autobiography, Cat Daddy, telling the complicated and often checkered story of how he became one of the most insightful cat behaviorists that fairly new industry has ever seen. Interestingly, this was the first book he published out of all of them, put out right at the end of the first season of My Cat From Hell in 2012; and I say “interestingly” here because it doesn’t have the tone of the TV shows, his YouTube videos, or his other books at all, but instead is a sometimes harrowing and always graphically NSFW story about drug addiction and all the weird events and dysfunctional lovers that come with it. Turns out, before he was the kid-friendly, quasi-cartoon character we see on the show (over 300 pounds when the show began, Galaxy is bald, shaves his facial hair in these weird, showy patterns, and dresses like the Disney version of a rockabilly musician circa 1992), Galaxy actually started his time in the animal world back in his mid-twenties, when he was a svelte, good-looking, dreadlock-sporting indie musician in Boulder, Colorado, who accidentally ended up at an animal shelter as part of a rotating door of crappy minimum-wage jobs he was holding back in the day, while semi-squatting in an unconverted warehouse with his bandmates and fellow addicts.
It’s a really fascinating story, a tale of a young slacker fuckup whose life started falling apart right as he began noticing how good he was at observing cats and understanding what they were complaining about, and how more and more of a concentration on that led to finally getting sober, pulling his act together, becoming somewhat of a small-pond celebrity within the insular world of vets and animal trainers, and then seizing an opportunity to host a television show that came from that earlier notoriety. But for sure, it’s a tale for grown-ups only; and given what a passionate following of eager vet-wannabe kids his popular shows have inspired over the decades, it’s certainly not the kind of book you should be letting your eight-year-old pick up at Barnes & Noble, despite the cutesy kid-friendly cover. (Again, corporate marketing staffs, you are badly misunderstanding what makes Jackson Galaxy such an interesting and popular person.) It’s for completists only (absolutely buy Total Cat Mojo if you’re only going to buy one of these four books), but it’s an interesting and well-written read for those interested in knowing more about him, or those into the more general subject of artist sobriety memoirs.
April 12, 2020
I really enjoyed this. I appreciated the recap of info on cat behavior that was in Total Cat Mojo. The majority of this book detailed different catification projects from the My Cat from Hell TV show, personal projects as well as those completed by cat owners all over the country. I loved all the photos of the different ways to catify, as well as the instructions and tips from Jackson and Kate. I got a lot of great ideas for my own home. This was just a fun read.
May 28, 2015
Can't wait!
I've wanted to add some catification projects to the living room for a while now and this was just the inspiration I needed! Now if only my fiance was as excited about clarification as I am...
I've wanted to add some catification projects to the living room for a while now and this was just the inspiration I needed! Now if only my fiance was as excited about clarification as I am...
June 3, 2015
Interesting ideas, some very feasible. Others? Um, not so much. I don't really like the idea of bringing dead tree limbs into my house. And I don't have a patio I can "catify".
May 26, 2019
Catification:Designing A Happy and Stylish Home For Your Cat (And You!)
by: Jackson Galaxy & Kate Benjamin
2014
Jeremy P. Tarcher/ Penguin
5.0 / 5.0
This book is full of creative and awesome ideas to make your home a happy and inviting environment for your cats, and you. Cool ideas, simple directions with pictures and most are pretty cheap to do. People have come up with and shared some great ideas, and have put a lot of thought into them.
I loved this, but then, I adore cats. Jackson Galaxy has been a huge inspiration, his understanding of cats and his dedication to living a more healthful life are truly amazing. This guy is for real!
Recommended for any cat/pet owner.
by: Jackson Galaxy & Kate Benjamin
2014
Jeremy P. Tarcher/ Penguin
5.0 / 5.0
This book is full of creative and awesome ideas to make your home a happy and inviting environment for your cats, and you. Cool ideas, simple directions with pictures and most are pretty cheap to do. People have come up with and shared some great ideas, and have put a lot of thought into them.
I loved this, but then, I adore cats. Jackson Galaxy has been a huge inspiration, his understanding of cats and his dedication to living a more healthful life are truly amazing. This guy is for real!
Recommended for any cat/pet owner.
April 28, 2021
the book will be helpful for the convenience of troublesome cats but one should keep in mind that no cat on earth needs/wants a stylish home. cats only have preferences regarding texture and position of the stuff they use
November 1, 2015
Thank you, Jackson, for all the eye-opening information about how to help my cats be more comfortable, and the excellent ideas I found in this book!
May 16, 2021
All sorts of suggestions and inspiration for the cat owning DIYer, ideas for creating walkways and play areas and highways around your living space to keep your cat(s) happy and engaged and not fighting with each other and you.
People in this book are perhaps a bit mad. One created a highway across their ceiling (after donating one part of their home totally to their cats), complete with a nest nailed to the ceiling. A huge creation, and I’m sure the cats felt they were in heaven. I wonder what the landlord here would think if I tried it...
And of course I can’t help but think of Winnie the Pooh and Piglet walking through the hundred acre woods looking down to avoid encouraging the jagulars to jump down on them.
I recently had a cat visit who, as she got more comfortable, started flinging herself across rooms, claws outstretched (so as to grab the landing spot). Twenty five pounds or heavier, she made a terrifying projectile. One can only hope the cats in these cat-ified homes know enough not to land on their owners unexpectedly.
People in this book are perhaps a bit mad. One created a highway across their ceiling (after donating one part of their home totally to their cats), complete with a nest nailed to the ceiling. A huge creation, and I’m sure the cats felt they were in heaven. I wonder what the landlord here would think if I tried it...
And of course I can’t help but think of Winnie the Pooh and Piglet walking through the hundred acre woods looking down to avoid encouraging the jagulars to jump down on them.
I recently had a cat visit who, as she got more comfortable, started flinging herself across rooms, claws outstretched (so as to grab the landing spot). Twenty five pounds or heavier, she made a terrifying projectile. One can only hope the cats in these cat-ified homes know enough not to land on their owners unexpectedly.
July 19, 2024
How to Catify your home…because cat’s need special social and physical architecture to be comfortable…
Catification: Designing a Happy and Stylish Home for Your Cat (and You!) by Jackson Galaxy and Kate Benjamin is a cute book covering different types of homes for cats (regardless of the number).
The first chapter is very valuable as it covers the many cat personality types…as well as clues to their attitude based on tail, ears, whiskers, or other factors.
After that we get a break down and a TON of examples (complete with the names of owners and cats involved) for cat friendly homes.
Diagrams for cat related furniture are also provided throughout showing how even the placement of certain furniture is better for them.
There’s also a sizable amount of details on cat shelves and where to place them.
Various examples are also given for home improvement projects and building your own furniture for your feline roommates.
Peppered through are cat tips, lots of photos, plant related recommendations, and other helpful ideas…whether you are a current owner or planning to be one…
Catification: Designing a Happy and Stylish Home for Your Cat (and You!) by Jackson Galaxy and Kate Benjamin is a cute book covering different types of homes for cats (regardless of the number).
The first chapter is very valuable as it covers the many cat personality types…as well as clues to their attitude based on tail, ears, whiskers, or other factors.
After that we get a break down and a TON of examples (complete with the names of owners and cats involved) for cat friendly homes.
Diagrams for cat related furniture are also provided throughout showing how even the placement of certain furniture is better for them.
There’s also a sizable amount of details on cat shelves and where to place them.
Various examples are also given for home improvement projects and building your own furniture for your feline roommates.
Peppered through are cat tips, lots of photos, plant related recommendations, and other helpful ideas…whether you are a current owner or planning to be one…
January 5, 2019
Love it! I skimmed the cat behavior parts since I just finished Total Cat Mojo, but this book has tons of great ideas! I’m in an apartment so there are limits as to what I can put up. Even so, I’ve gotten a few ideas from this book about making existing items work and DIY projects that won’t break the bank. There were even small tips like keeping the water bowl in a separate space from the food bowl because cats naturally don’t go for water next to their food. Mind blown! What a simple change. And it might actually explain some of my kitten’s recent behavior.
This was a library loan, but I’ll be buying this book (and Total Cat Mojo) to refer to in the future. I very much appreciated that catification is a journey not a destination, so I don’t need to feel pressure to get it all done all at once. One step at a time is okay.
This was a library loan, but I’ll be buying this book (and Total Cat Mojo) to refer to in the future. I very much appreciated that catification is a journey not a destination, so I don’t need to feel pressure to get it all done all at once. One step at a time is okay.
August 8, 2022
I read this in one sitting on a Saturday afternoon (it was something I happened to pass by in my local library, so I scooped it up). I learned so much more useful information about cats in general and mine in particular. I love all the DIY projects in it, so I will be looking for a copy of this book to keep in my own library for reference. Galaxy and Benjamin are big advocates of taking in cats (from wherever, but most likely prefer rescues, given their backgrounds), so I was slightly disappointed that among the many, many photos of cats (some featured multiple times), there were none with a clipped ear, as so many ferals (including ours) have to indicate that they have been neutered/spayed. Our cat is a gorgeous calico, even with her clipped off ear, so I may have to send Galaxy and crew a photo of her for their next project. I am beyond thankful that I spied this book at the library.
March 2, 2017
This is a great idea for a book, and I'm glad that Jackson Galaxy and Kate Benjamin put it together. (I know there's a sequel, Catify to Satisfy, and am looking forward to reading that too.) Most of the examples in this book are way out of my price range or ability range (and really only work for homeowners), but there are a couple of ideas in the book that I think are easy enough and appropriate for my apartment. And more importantly, reading this book got me thinking about my cat's behavior and how I can better meet her needs. Galaxy and Benjamin want this book to spark the reader's imagination rather than pressuring exact copy-cats, and it certainly did that for me!
October 14, 2018
Just as expected, this is a great guide for getting to know your cat and making your home more cat friendly. There are examples of catification projects shown from past episodes of My Cat from Hell as well as ones submitted by fans. Even a few simple changes to their environment can make huge changes in their happiness. Anyone sharing their home with a cat (and especially anyone with more than one!) could benefit from the information in Jackson's books. I've been recommending them to those adopting cats when I volunteer at my local shelter. I wish I'd had this information years ago! I'm definitely planning a few projects myself now for my own two feline roomies. =^.^=
November 6, 2024
Well, I more or less read this in one sitting and while I'e never heard of catification until Jackson came into my youtube feed while researching before bringing my kitten home, I knew of the general idea and that I wanted to do something special for my cat, to make sure he's entertained and living his best life as an indoor cat (goes on leash walks) until I'm able to move into a home where I can bring my dream catio into reality.
This book gave me so many (inexpensive) ideas that I know my cat will love, so... if you have a cat (or more) or thinking about getting one, I would recommend this book to give you an idea of how to create the best enviroment for your cat
This book gave me so many (inexpensive) ideas that I know my cat will love, so... if you have a cat (or more) or thinking about getting one, I would recommend this book to give you an idea of how to create the best enviroment for your cat
December 7, 2019
A könyv kiemelten foglalkozik a környezettel, melybe nemcsak az olyan alapvető dolgok, mint alomtálca és kaparófa tartoznak, hanem a játékok, illetve Galaxy nagy kedvence, a cicasztráda. Utóbbi nekem kicsit soknak hatott, hiszen például egy albérletben nem mindig megoldható, hogy a falakat fúrja az ember. Ezt leszámítva pedig azoknak ajánlanám inkább a kötetet, akiknek tényleg semmi fogalmuk sincs a macskatartásról, vagy hogy ezek a négylábúak mit és hogyan szeretnek.
Bővebben: http://www.teklakonyvei.hu/2019/07/ja...
Bővebben: http://www.teklakonyvei.hu/2019/07/ja...
July 1, 2023
Interesting. It uses terms and episodes from his show as examples. Some are interesting and maybe able to be copied but some are very much only applicable to similar spaces. I was hoping to get some ideas for our angled walls and lower ceiling. Every design used was for straight walls and 90° angles. Also, a lot of the designs use IKEA items that are no longer available.The behavioral terms were helpful, though. And I find it hysterical that practically every dish is designed with food and water side by side and he recommends the opposite.
July 8, 2018
Lots of inspiration and explanations about why design choices were made. There were a few how-to sections that talked about the materials and techniques; I was really hoping for more of that technical information. For example, one setup uses a specific IKEA shelf, but according to the specs from IKEA that shelf is only rated for 7 pounds. Is it really safe? How did they decide it was sturdy enough?
February 24, 2020
I feel like this was a lot of review from his other book Catify to Satisfy. Half of it is stories from other people who used the ideas from Jacksons show and books. Most of it is out of the price range for the average person. Not to say the information isn't good information to have, but I think you can read one book or the other and still get the same information. For people looking to turn their entire home into a cat sanctuary, this is your book.
November 30, 2020
I read one of Jackson Galaxy's other books, which is where I learned about this one. It had a ton of great ideas for adding cat-friendly elements to one's household decor. There are a wide variety of projects from simple things like no-sew fleece blankets and using carpet squares as scratching posts to cat trees made from actual tree branches.
This book really inspired me and I can't wait to try some of these projects!
This book really inspired me and I can't wait to try some of these projects!
August 16, 2023
Did you know you can buy 20'×20x white mosquito netting for $15 from Amazon and with that, a lax apartment management company, a staple gun and some string lights have a very cute catio AND a balcony with no mosquitos on it?
Also everything I have learned about being a good cat owner I have learned from Jackson Galaxy
Also everything I have learned about being a good cat owner I have learned from Jackson Galaxy
January 3, 2024
I’ve regurlarly binged jacksons “my cat from hell” series which eventually lead me to adopt my own two kitties even though i currently live 15 stories high.
I may or may not have bought (yet another) cattree after reading through this practical book. Along with remodelling half the house of course cause everybody needs a cat highway.
I guess i really am that catlady now…
I may or may not have bought (yet another) cattree after reading through this practical book. Along with remodelling half the house of course cause everybody needs a cat highway.
I guess i really am that catlady now…
August 27, 2018
Lots of great ideas to make a happy home for your cats. I'm looking forward to implementing some of the changes to see how my cats respond. This book has lots of pictures, is set out nicely and makes you feel inspired.
August 10, 2019
I really enjoyed the ideas, it can be inspirational. Also enjoyed the explanation / ideas behind the projects.
The only downside to me, is that despite it stating that it's for every budget, I feel one does need quite some money to execute them. Plus room; I missed projects for really small houses.
The only downside to me, is that despite it stating that it's for every budget, I feel one does need quite some money to execute them. Plus room; I missed projects for really small houses.
May 20, 2020
I loved this book. I'm currently using it to re-route the cat highway in my apartment. Thank you so much Jackson Galaxy for this! I recently adopted a third cat and I'm trying to make the transition as easy as possible with a Napolean and a Wallflower.
October 1, 2020
I love cats but I don't own one. So this book was only for my own information.
The writing is simple and to the point. It has a lot of illustrations and of course, super ideas to set good environments for you cat within your home. Some are very clever and with style (hello single people!).
The writing is simple and to the point. It has a lot of illustrations and of course, super ideas to set good environments for you cat within your home. Some are very clever and with style (hello single people!).
March 24, 2023
Good book for inspiration. I will reference some ideas for my own space: Pages 110-114 *Revolving door escape routes, 136-139, 162 *Types of shelf brackets, 181-186, 190-193, 208-213, 214-219 *Floor to ceiling climbing pole, 243-255 *PVC pipe cat furniture, and 262-264.
January 22, 2024
Para los amantes felinos
Me encanta la perspectiva que tienen, cómo enseñan, la gran variedad de ideas.
Punto en contra, el formato. Pareciera no estar en .epub. Líneas de recuadros tapan textos. Algunas imágenes quedan divididas en dos páginas.
Me encanta la perspectiva que tienen, cómo enseñan, la gran variedad de ideas.
Punto en contra, el formato. Pareciera no estar en .epub. Líneas de recuadros tapan textos. Algunas imágenes quedan divididas en dos páginas.
February 19, 2017
Stresses the need to provide multidimensional territory for our cats.
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