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Why Do Cats Knock Things Over?: 33 Bizarre Cat Behaviors -- Explained!
Why do cats knock things over? Why do they spend their time yelling at birds that can't possibly hear them? Why must they always be on our laptops, and why do they always seem to zero in on the one person in the room who hates cats?
Learn the answers to all of your feline friend's mysteries in this short, witty guide to kitty behavioral science. It's the perfect book to read while you're trapped in the bathroom with your best kitty companion wrapped around your feet.
Learn the answers to all of your feline friend's mysteries in this short, witty guide to kitty behavioral science. It's the perfect book to read while you're trapped in the bathroom with your best kitty companion wrapped around your feet.
43 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 16, 2014
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September 24, 2014
This was a fun read.
I've had cats all my life and I can so relate to the scenarios in the book. All of that live with cats know there is no such thing as owning a cat. You are their people not the other way around. This book addresses many questions cat lovers are curious about it. The book was fun and funny, and very well written, I felt like I was sitting down with this author, enjoying the time.
I've had cats all my life and I can so relate to the scenarios in the book. All of that live with cats know there is no such thing as owning a cat. You are their people not the other way around. This book addresses many questions cat lovers are curious about it. The book was fun and funny, and very well written, I felt like I was sitting down with this author, enjoying the time.
March 18, 2017
Could be more thorough
Good read, but a little too short on depth. What the author does discuss is well done. I would have preferred more information.
Good read, but a little too short on depth. What the author does discuss is well done. I would have preferred more information.
September 24, 2016
"Explained" may be overstating the case, but it's a fun read.
I was drawn to this book because I used to have a cat who was fascinated by gravity. She would sit on a table or counter and gently nudged something (usually breakable) until it fell off the edge and then watch it intently to see if it would fall UP or DOWN. As far as I know, nothing EVER fell up, but she never stopped experimenting.
Here the author takes 37 baffling cat behaviors (God knows I've seen 'em all and few more to boot) and gives the best scientific explanations for them. I suppose there are people who study these things and their guesses are as good as yours or mine. I personally am firmly of the opinion that cats do what they do because that's what they do. The most important thing is for you to understand that there's NOTHING you can do about it.
At present, I have two cats. Both are former ferals (wild-born cats) and one is (I swear!) autistic. Even other cats think she's psycho. So there's nothing you can tell me about strange cat behavior, but this little book is very well-written and very entertaining. If you've ever struggled for dominance with a feline (and lost) you'll enjoy it.
I was drawn to this book because I used to have a cat who was fascinated by gravity. She would sit on a table or counter and gently nudged something (usually breakable) until it fell off the edge and then watch it intently to see if it would fall UP or DOWN. As far as I know, nothing EVER fell up, but she never stopped experimenting.
Here the author takes 37 baffling cat behaviors (God knows I've seen 'em all and few more to boot) and gives the best scientific explanations for them. I suppose there are people who study these things and their guesses are as good as yours or mine. I personally am firmly of the opinion that cats do what they do because that's what they do. The most important thing is for you to understand that there's NOTHING you can do about it.
At present, I have two cats. Both are former ferals (wild-born cats) and one is (I swear!) autistic. Even other cats think she's psycho. So there's nothing you can tell me about strange cat behavior, but this little book is very well-written and very entertaining. If you've ever struggled for dominance with a feline (and lost) you'll enjoy it.
January 4, 2015
Ok as far as it goes
Covers some cat behavior with mild humor. Most of the humor seems to involve the cat bitting or clawing their human while they bleed to death. I would suggest that the author quits pulling their hand away when their cat grabs it with paws and claws. Calmness and a slow disentangle works and is bloodless. While many bits and pieces of information were accurate and useful, others appeared to have come from the authors own experience which seemed to be a little limited. My experience with numerous cats has been that they are very individual and while some demonstrated the actions described, others did not. Therefore the conclusions of this author aren't really conclusive. Again a ok read, some information, some mild humor and the author's personal take on cats.
Covers some cat behavior with mild humor. Most of the humor seems to involve the cat bitting or clawing their human while they bleed to death. I would suggest that the author quits pulling their hand away when their cat grabs it with paws and claws. Calmness and a slow disentangle works and is bloodless. While many bits and pieces of information were accurate and useful, others appeared to have come from the authors own experience which seemed to be a little limited. My experience with numerous cats has been that they are very individual and while some demonstrated the actions described, others did not. Therefore the conclusions of this author aren't really conclusive. Again a ok read, some information, some mild humor and the author's personal take on cats.
January 7, 2015
Hilarious
This book had me laughing! I never understood why my cat does the things he does! Any cat lover would like this book.
This book had me laughing! I never understood why my cat does the things he does! Any cat lover would like this book.
January 18, 2015
Funny and informative.
August 14, 2015
Terse and cute.
I showed it to my cat who contemplatively considered it as he was deciding if such knowledge was too dangerous for humans to know and still live.
I showed it to my cat who contemplatively considered it as he was deciding if such knowledge was too dangerous for humans to know and still live.
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