Foreword | p. 6 |
Think Like a Cat |
The wildcat within | p. 10 |
How cats communicate | p. 12 |
How kittenhood shapes a cat | p. 18 |
Cat breeds | p. 22 |
The art of cat watching | p. 26 |
Trigger stacking | p. 30 |
What's the function? | p. 32 |
My Cat Is So Cool |
My cat only drinks from a glass | p. 36 |
My cat zooms round the room | p. 38 |
My cat goes crazy for catnip | p. 40 |
My cat thinks they're a cow | p. 42 |
My cat looks down on me-literally! | p. 44 |
My cats love home deliveries | p. 48 |
My cat is a clock-watcher | p. 50 |
My cat has joined Neighborhood Watch | p. 54 |
My cat sleeps around | p. 56 |
My cat wants to be a vegetarian | p. 58 |
My cat has gone viral | p. 60 |
My indoor cat wants a taste of the great outdoors | p. 64 |
My cat brings me gory presents | p. 66 |
My cat chatters at the birds | p. 68 |
My Cat and Me |
My cat kneads and drools on me | p. 74 |
My cat thinks I need grooming | p. 76 |
My cat out-stares me | p. 78 |
My cat headbutts me | p. 80 |
My cat is a laptop lounger | p. 84 |
My cat bats their eyes at me | p. 86 |
My cat hates my new partner | p. 88 |
My cat gives me mixed messages | p. 92 |
My cat swipes at my ankles | p. 94 |
My cat tails me to the bathroom | p. 98 |
My cat is a petty thief | p. 100 |
My eat isn't a people pleaser | p. 104 |
My Cat Drives Me Crazy! |
My cat, wants to play at 4am | p. 108 |
My cat is so greedy | p. 110 |
My cat bullies the dog | p. 114 |
My cat sucks and chews odd things | p. 116 |
My cat hates closed doors | p. 118 |
My cat sprays in the house | p. 120 |
My cat seems to have a sixth sense | p. 124 |
My cat is such a messy eater | p. 128 |
My cat is a door dasher | p. 130 |
My cat scratches everything | p. 134 |
My cat is a counter surfer | p. 136 |
What's Up with My Cat? |
My cat lingers in the litter box | p. 142 |
My cat has stopped using the litter box | p. 144 |
My cat is so clingy and needy | p. 148 |
My cat hates going to the vet | p. 150 |
My cat hates their best buddy | p. 154 |
My cat is a picky eater | p. 158 |
My cat has got fat | p. 160 |
My cat seems bored | p. 162 |
My cat speed-eats and throws up | p. 166 |
My cat is unpredictable with visitors | p. 168 |
My cat is a clean freak | p. 172 |
My cat is all itchy and scratchy | p. 174 |
My cat hates being picked up | p. 176 |
My old cat cries at right | p. 180 |
My cat tries to hump me | p. 184 |
Advanced Cat Watching |
The cat handshake | p. 52 |
The prey sequence | p. 70 |
Signs of a happy cat | p. 82 |
Signs of a grumpy cat | p. 102 |
Signs of a scaredy-cat | p. 122 |
How cats learn | p. 132 |
Signs of pain | p. 146 |
Signs of illness | p. 164 |
Giving cats a bad name | p. 178 |
Survival Guides |
A new cat or kitten | p. 20 |
The perfect cat habitat | p. 46 |
Exploring the yard | p. 62 |
Vacation cat care | p. 90 |
Cats around kids | p. 96 |
Introducing new pets | p. 112 |
Moving to a new home | p. 126 |
Food-foraging fun | p. 138 |
Choosing the right vet | p. 152 |
Multi-cat harmony | p. 156 |
Good grooming | p. 170 |
Positive play | p. 182 |
Index | p. 186 |
Breed index | p. 189 |
Resources | p. 190 |
Acknowledgments | p. 191 |
About the author and illustrator | p. 192 |