Know Your Cat - An Owner's Guide To Cat Behavior

by Bruce Fogle

Dr. Bruce Fogle, a leading specialist in pet behavior, has observed hundreds of cats during his years as a veterinary surgeon. In Know Your Cat, he identifies how cats communicate through posture, body language, facial expressions, "speaking" (meowing and hissing) and rituals like rubbing, swatting and grooming. He discusses the differences between learned behavior and instinctual action, the importance of a cat's sensory perceptions like smell, touch, and sound--and when a cat's eccentricities are due to genetics or are merely a matter of individual temperament.

Highlighting Dr. Fogle's text are more than 350 remarkable color photographs which capture the cat's unending antics and moods. Commissioned especially for this book, these pictures detail the cat's life, from the intimacy of birth through every stage of growth from kittenhood to maturity. Whether your feline is a sophisticated Siamese or a loveable marmalade plucked from the alley, Know Your Cat will reveal the motives behind his quixotic behavior.

Genres: Nonfiction, Animals, Reference, Cats

Hardcover

First published September 1, 1991

Reviews

[Isabel Rebelo da Silva · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very nice book with lots of good information about cats and amazing pictures of these beautiful and enigmatic animals. Like all DK Publishing books, this book has the essential information about cat behaviors, from when they are sill inside their mothers to their old age. Thou I have been having cats for the past 23 years, I learned few things by reading this book.

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[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great illustrations.

[Wendi · Rating 4 out of 5]

My kids picked up a bunch of books at the library about cats. I sat down and read this one. It is interesting and informative about cats. Which is fun since we have two.

[Annie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really cool book!

[Aniya Brooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

i got a a black kitten