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Catify to Satisfy
In this book, Jackson Galaxy, star of Animal Planet’s hit show My Cat from Hell, and Kate Benjamin, cat design wizard, show cat guardians everywhere how to use home design tricks to address everyday cat care issues. Does your feline friend like to pee everywhere but in his or her litter box? Does your kitty have a thing for your furniture that has left your beloved couch in tatters? Catify to Satisfy will show you how simple DIY design projects and hacks can help bring harmony back into your home. Featuring the amazing projects cat guardians from around the world have shared with Jackson and Kate—design strategies for solving even the most daunting kitty challenges—this book is the ultimate guide to creating a happy home for cat guardian and cat alike.
272 pages, Paperback
First published October 13, 2015
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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 1, 2018
Gorgeous little book with incredibly inspiring case studies of folks who have created diverse and attractive cat habitats in their own homes. I liked Jackson's recommendations about feline traffic management -- both on the walls and on the floors. He discusses "signposts" at length - these include litter boxes, blankets, condos and the like. While I only have 2 litter boxes for 5 cats (I should have 6, apparently!) -- I have the biggest size I could get and put them at opposite ends of the house. And - there are cat condos in EVERY single room (no joke) and an assortment of beds on the floor in different areas (even a couple beds under the sofa nearest the door - one full of socks!).
I was interested in this book because I have been thinking about how to further catify my home and wanted some ideas for elevated cat superhighways to take advantage of the tops of bookcases and armoires. Great quick read -- highly recommend borrowing it from the library or a friend.
I was interested in this book because I have been thinking about how to further catify my home and wanted some ideas for elevated cat superhighways to take advantage of the tops of bookcases and armoires. Great quick read -- highly recommend borrowing it from the library or a friend.
January 18, 2016
This is a book full of great ideas for all cat lovers out there who want to take their cat loving homes to the next level. There are a great many solutions to common problems that with a little work should make everyone, animal and human alike, happy. I've found many projects I want to do, but even if no projects get done the pictures alone make the book worth it.
This review is unbiased and based upon a copy won through the Goodreads First Reads program.
This review is unbiased and based upon a copy won through the Goodreads First Reads program.
November 18, 2015
Talk about some practical ideas to do in your own home to keep your cat(s) happy and healthy! After reading Kate and Jackson's book "Catification" I pre-ordered "Catify to Satisfy" not only for myself but as gifts for friends. It has a fantastic section on litter box solutions, which was the entire reason I bought the book for a particular friend. But what I love most about this book is that it walks you through adding easy things to your home to enrich your cat's life, who in turn, enriches your own. Our pets are worth it.
February 9, 2017
A sequel to the excellent Catification, this book offers more tips and examples of how to improve your cats' lives through cat-centric and human-friendly interior design. The book would probably make sense to a reader who hasn't read Catification (helpful sidebars summarize the key points from that book), and it also provides additional resources for readers who turn to this book as a sequel. There's a closer look at litter boxes, for example, and a section on how to deal with shy cats who hide away. The book expands on previous themes and features new DIY projects that don't require advanced woodwork skills. Highly recommended to any cat owner and/or cat lover!
December 2, 2018
So many great ideas here for catifying any space. Reading Jackson's books has me paying more attention to my own to kitties to see where they're wanting to go next and thinking about what additions I can make to give them more access and entertainment. I recommend his books all the time while volunteering at my local shelter.
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 26, 2020
Another JG book filled with great catified spaces. Some of the examples gave me ideas on spots in my home I thought could not be catified, and I loved the DIY cat tunnels that were a lot easier to make than I would have thought. My poor dogs are not going to know what to make of a fully catified house.
May 11, 2018
More great advice, covering such topics as litter boxes, scratching posts, and cat superhighways to give your feline friends more vertical territory in your home.
January 28, 2020
While there is some repetition of what is said in Catification, this is still a great source of information for making a happy home for you and kitty (or kitties like me). It did also expand on some of the concepts in Catification a little further. Worth it to read them both.
January 11, 2021
Simple and inspiring.
April 2, 2018
Lots of ideas to make your home more habitable for your cat. The last half of the book contained photos of homes with fantastic cat features. Way above what I could/would do, but very awesome stuff!
March 6, 2016
Jackson Galaxy is the man when it comes to cats. In this books he addresses some of the issues that mainly indoor cats have to deal with, indoor scratching posts, litter boxes, and other areas that would enrich a cats life. Some of the people in the book have done amazing jobs modifying their homes to accommodate their furry friends, from miles of walkways and hidden tunnels to huge outdoor catios for the cats to enjoy. Would make an ideal present for any keen cat owners you know - except for us, as my cat gets lots of indoors/outdoors action.
July 24, 2020
This was one person I was recommended due to we have gotten our own little independent tigress to stalk the house. It intrigues me so much that as the years go by so much has changed in how you are taught to treat anyone whether it be pets, zoo animals or even humans while in other cases such as dogs not so much is encouraged to change as much.
Anyway this book is suppose to be a follow-up to one of his original books and as I haven't read the original I can't really say how much you should actually read both although he does keep name-dropping it. This particular book, though, explores how you should make your home or even building if you are a cat-based business into a cat enrichment environment to help their feral natures for a healthier life since you just don't walk them like dogs.
As a result the book is easily broken down into four important sections that outline a base camp that allows your new pet to acclimate themselves to your home, the much dreaded litter box, the cat superhighway and of course the scratching problem at hand. Three of these are subjects should already make a lot of sense to any person who has ever been with a cat while the cat superhighway is the newest concept to be offered.
The authors ensure to provide a lot of information although in Base Camp there was also a lot of repetition in parts. At the same time there are inserts for Jackson Galaxy to include his elaborations on the subject and highlighted Catify stories to break-up the chapters so the reader is learning then seeing an example put into practice. At the same time once the author is done presenting his subject chapters he furthermore explores other Catify solutions.
For me although I love the idea of a cat superhighway and some of the examples they mostly showed what one can do if they own a house, have money or even the talents. There was only one example that kind of suggested our living example, which is a super studio and I just don't think a ladder even decked out will be enough for our crazy athletic extremist but nor do we own our own space so I have no idea what else we can make for her to keep her off the ground as she is already trying to climb and jump to her heart's content. And also I thinking some caving should be allowed as well if a cat desires it since it is nice to have a comfy dark place to retreat to occasionally.
All in all if you are interested in new cat guardianship ideas and seeing how others have been been able to put them into extreme use then this will definitely be the book. Even if you are like me and cannot implement all of it there are some other pretty good ideas that I may attempt to put into place for my own kitten.
Anyway this book is suppose to be a follow-up to one of his original books and as I haven't read the original I can't really say how much you should actually read both although he does keep name-dropping it. This particular book, though, explores how you should make your home or even building if you are a cat-based business into a cat enrichment environment to help their feral natures for a healthier life since you just don't walk them like dogs.
As a result the book is easily broken down into four important sections that outline a base camp that allows your new pet to acclimate themselves to your home, the much dreaded litter box, the cat superhighway and of course the scratching problem at hand. Three of these are subjects should already make a lot of sense to any person who has ever been with a cat while the cat superhighway is the newest concept to be offered.
The authors ensure to provide a lot of information although in Base Camp there was also a lot of repetition in parts. At the same time there are inserts for Jackson Galaxy to include his elaborations on the subject and highlighted Catify stories to break-up the chapters so the reader is learning then seeing an example put into practice. At the same time once the author is done presenting his subject chapters he furthermore explores other Catify solutions.
For me although I love the idea of a cat superhighway and some of the examples they mostly showed what one can do if they own a house, have money or even the talents. There was only one example that kind of suggested our living example, which is a super studio and I just don't think a ladder even decked out will be enough for our crazy athletic extremist but nor do we own our own space so I have no idea what else we can make for her to keep her off the ground as she is already trying to climb and jump to her heart's content. And also I thinking some caving should be allowed as well if a cat desires it since it is nice to have a comfy dark place to retreat to occasionally.
All in all if you are interested in new cat guardianship ideas and seeing how others have been been able to put them into extreme use then this will definitely be the book. Even if you are like me and cannot implement all of it there are some other pretty good ideas that I may attempt to put into place for my own kitten.
September 10, 2024
Solid information on how to engineer your living space to make it more feline friendly. Galaxy’s contention is, if you can make spaces cat-forward and provide the right accessories, you can make a world of difference in your cats’ lives - and in your own.
Sections touch on the how’s and whys, because knowing how important say, the litter box is to your cat, can help make putting in, say your bedroom or living room OUT IN THE OPEN, more palatable. Both from behavioral standpoint, as well as a design aesthetic.
Having a litter box is non-negotiable but there are ways to compromise that leave both cats and people happy.
I appreciate as well that there are profiles of ordinary people and the various ways they helped Catify their spaces. It’s easy to say put some ramps and shelves up but what might that look like? This book will give you lots of visual starting points. There are also small DIY projects with instructions and cool hacks. For instance, you can use old yoga mats to make non-slip covering for your shelves. Or mounting a mason jar on the wall to safely stash your cat wand toys - genius!
Good stuff for all cat owners.
Sections touch on the how’s and whys, because knowing how important say, the litter box is to your cat, can help make putting in, say your bedroom or living room OUT IN THE OPEN, more palatable. Both from behavioral standpoint, as well as a design aesthetic.
Having a litter box is non-negotiable but there are ways to compromise that leave both cats and people happy.
I appreciate as well that there are profiles of ordinary people and the various ways they helped Catify their spaces. It’s easy to say put some ramps and shelves up but what might that look like? This book will give you lots of visual starting points. There are also small DIY projects with instructions and cool hacks. For instance, you can use old yoga mats to make non-slip covering for your shelves. Or mounting a mason jar on the wall to safely stash your cat wand toys - genius!
Good stuff for all cat owners.
December 7, 2019
A könyv gyenge pontja részemről az, hogy a cicasztrádát tolja ezerrel, a könyv gyakorlatilag fele arról szól, hogy ez mennyire jó a macskáknak, illetve hogy a bemutatott személyeknél mindenhol van, tehát legyen nálad is. Már-már lelkiismereti kérdést csinál belőle, holott pont a szerzőnek nincs cicasztrádája, mert egy negyven valahány négyzetméteres lakásban él. Na ugye. Nem mellesleg olyan mindennapi és alapvető dolgokról nem ejt szót, mint például az etetés, vagy a leggyakrabban előforduló viselkedési zavarok.
Alapvetően hasznos könyv, viszont Jackson Galaxy amennyire szimpatikus volt az elején, a végére pont annyira éreztem, hogy akkor hátrébb lépek kettőt. Kicsit sznobnak éreztem azt, amit végigtol az egész könyvön keresztül, pedig a macskatartás nem arról szól, ogy dobj el mindent, mert a macskáé a lakás, te pedig csak ott élsz, a saját, picike otthonába bezsúfolt négy állattal (három macska, és egy kutya) pedig abszolút nem éreztem hitelesnek a fickót.
Bővebben: http://www.teklakonyvei.hu/2019/07/ja...
Alapvetően hasznos könyv, viszont Jackson Galaxy amennyire szimpatikus volt az elején, a végére pont annyira éreztem, hogy akkor hátrébb lépek kettőt. Kicsit sznobnak éreztem azt, amit végigtol az egész könyvön keresztül, pedig a macskatartás nem arról szól, ogy dobj el mindent, mert a macskáé a lakás, te pedig csak ott élsz, a saját, picike otthonába bezsúfolt négy állattal (három macska, és egy kutya) pedig abszolút nem éreztem hitelesnek a fickót.
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March 21, 2022
Really cool book with great illustrations. There are so many useful and beautiful ideas and illustrations in the book, if a pet owner uses just a few, it will make a difference in their cat’s environment and well being. We already knew to have cat trees and scratching pads/posts in several areas of our home, but had never seen the wall shelves and plan to incorporate those in at least one area of our home.
As with Total Mojo, Jackson Galaxy argues that pet owners need to set up their home for the cat not themselves. While I agree it’s important to cat-proof your home and to add design features and structures to make the cat feel more in sync with his nature, completely turning over a home to the cat is over the top, imho. While some owners center their life around their cat(s), most owners have a more balanced life, and their home needs to be structured that way.
That said, I think this is a unique and great idea book that any cat owner can use to fit his/her own dwelling space and architecture.
As with Total Mojo, Jackson Galaxy argues that pet owners need to set up their home for the cat not themselves. While I agree it’s important to cat-proof your home and to add design features and structures to make the cat feel more in sync with his nature, completely turning over a home to the cat is over the top, imho. While some owners center their life around their cat(s), most owners have a more balanced life, and their home needs to be structured that way.
That said, I think this is a unique and great idea book that any cat owner can use to fit his/her own dwelling space and architecture.
March 17, 2019
I very much enjoy Jackson Galaxy and the wealth of knowledge he has on cats and how we as cat parents can provide a loving home for our feline family members. Sadly, I didn't get much out of this book except for some ideas here and there as most of the information were of things that I was familiar with. That being said, this book is a great start for first-time cat owners or for people who are looking at bringing a cat into their lives.
February 11, 2020
For people who really want the ultimate level of happiness for their feline friends, this is a good starting point. It had some good ideas on how to integrate your personal home style and satisfying your inner wild cats needs. There was some discussion on behavior issues that I'm currently dealing with so it's worth a shot to try out the suggestions.
If you're a cat lover who is willing to turn your home into a living cat haven, this is a good book.
If you're a cat lover who is willing to turn your home into a living cat haven, this is a good book.
March 22, 2020
Amazing fun book!!!
I had the pleasure of meeting Jackson and his lovely wife, Mobil when they brought my adopted cat to me. They are awesome people with great ideas. I loved all the ideas offered in this book and it led to other ideas as well. I hope Jackson creates even more books like this one maybe even a coffee table book just filled with ideas people could use in their home.
I had the pleasure of meeting Jackson and his lovely wife, Mobil when they brought my adopted cat to me. They are awesome people with great ideas. I loved all the ideas offered in this book and it led to other ideas as well. I hope Jackson creates even more books like this one maybe even a coffee table book just filled with ideas people could use in their home.
April 24, 2020
Great for Inspiration and Information
I loved this book and it’s coverage of home base spaces, litter boxes, and vertical climbing opportunities. I deducted one star only because many of the projects are very large scale or permanent and it would have been nice to see a bit more for smaller or more rented spaces. Overall, I highly recommend it for inspiration and an entertaining read!
I loved this book and it’s coverage of home base spaces, litter boxes, and vertical climbing opportunities. I deducted one star only because many of the projects are very large scale or permanent and it would have been nice to see a bit more for smaller or more rented spaces. Overall, I highly recommend it for inspiration and an entertaining read!
July 20, 2024
A fine coffee table book to cat-proof your home for maximum feline fun…
Catify to Satisfy: Simple Solutions for Creating a Cat-Friendly Home by Jackson Galaxy and Kate Benjamin covers a chapter from Catification and expands it on a massive scale.
If you want home improvement projects or other options for how to make sure your cat enjoys themselves more…then this is for you.
Peppered throughout are TONS of cat photos, craft tips, and comments on your cat’s personality…
Catify to Satisfy: Simple Solutions for Creating a Cat-Friendly Home by Jackson Galaxy and Kate Benjamin covers a chapter from Catification and expands it on a massive scale.
If you want home improvement projects or other options for how to make sure your cat enjoys themselves more…then this is for you.
Peppered throughout are TONS of cat photos, craft tips, and comments on your cat’s personality…
July 7, 2018
I got a cat and started watching "My Cat from Hell" on Animal Planet. My cat, Baby Max, and I really bonded over the years. He's sitting next to my key board as we speak. With Catify to Satisfy I learned of many ways to make life more exciting and interesting for my cat. I hope to encompass some of these concepts in my home.
June 5, 2023
A sequel to
Catification: Designing a Happy and Stylish Home for Your Cat
based largely on submissions from fans of the original, with lots of clever and beautiful ideas to adapt.
August 27, 2017
Great ideas for cat owners, not quite what I was hoping for. If you have the space and are willing to put shelves on the wall this is the how to book for you. Not a lot on dealings with multiple cats and their personalities. Wasn't a read to match the show.
January 23, 2018
If you want to understand why your cat is behaving a certain way, if you want to work with your cat to change his behavior without punishing him for acting on his instincts, this book will save your sanity!
June 21, 2020
I genuinely thought I would LOVE this book, since I find his TV show incredible and entertaining, but the book feels like it lacks the depths he shares on the show! Still a great manual for any cat owner 😁
September 14, 2020
3.2. Love Jackson Galaxy and his passion for kitties... would I love to build a giant catio.. heck yes... my bank account and lack of handyman skills says no. It does have some cute ideas for litter boxes, cat scratches and bedding that I will keep in mind :)
September 27, 2020
This was just what I needed! It has given me more understanding of why my cats do some of the things they do and how they like to use their space. Now to convince my partner to build shelves around the house for them to enjoy!
October 10, 2022
Inspiring for the cat-lover! Galaxy details the environmental and behavioral challenges of indoor cats and their owners that can be solved by "catifying" the home environment. LOTS of photos and DIY tips from multiple "catophiles."
October 16, 2017
Awesome. Inspiring. Great photos and tips.
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