Cat Zen: A Comprehensive Guide to Raising Gentle and Resilient Cats

by Mark Vette

Drawing from over four decades of experience, Mark Vette offers a fresh perspective on understanding and training cats.

This book is more than a manual; it’s an invitation to see your cat with new eyes. Discover science-backed and proven techniques to nurture your cat’s intelligence and social skills, build a lasting bond, discourage hunting and address behavioural issues.

Learn how
* Nurture your cat’s intelligence and social abilities
* Raise a happier, more confident and emotionally resilient cat
* Understand the critical nature of the kitten’s formative period
* Embrace your cat’s unique personality and build a special, lasting bond with it
* Discover practical methods so your cat adapts to new experiences and environments
* Resolve behaviour issues in an adult cat
* Raise a cat that doesn’t hunt.

Whether you have a cat or a kitten, Cat Zen provides practical advice to help you understand it — not just manage it — and will leave you full of wonder for your remarkable companion.

554 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 4, 2025

Reviews

[Margaret · Rating 3 out of 5]

Many useful tips, and great to increase expectationsabout training cats - but a little too assuming you have adopted/acquired a maliable kitten. Not so helpful for adopted rescues etc.