The Total Cat: Understanding Your Cat's Physical and Emotional Behavior from Kitten to Old Age - Softcover

Wilbourn, Carole

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0380790513 ISBN 13: 9780380790517

Publisher: Harper Paperbacks, 2000

Synopsis

Hailed as "the founding mother of cat psychology," Carole Wilbourn has received international attention for her feline expertise. With her emphasis on treating the total cat, the "Wilbourn Ways" to a healthy cat follow the guiding principles of the ancient Greeks -- a sound mind in a sound body. Wilbourn explains how to talk to your cat -- and how to listen. She provides tools that can help you recognize, understand, and respond to your cat's body language, vocalization, and facial expressions -- the keys to your cat's behavior.

Wilbourn addresses specific situations that may develop with even the best-cared-for feline. You will learn how to detect the underlying causes to your cat's problem behavior -- whether yours is antisocial, self-destructive, or an overly aggressive "attack cat" -- and you'll receive invaluable guidance on everything from your cat's eating disorders and litter box aversion to its phobias and depression.

Whether you're introducing a new cat or person into your feline's environment or caring for an abused refugee, The Total Cat provides the insights necessary for understanding your cat at every stage of its life.

About this title

About the Author:

A cat therapist for more than twenty years, Carole C. Wilbourn has published four books on cat psychotherapy. She co-founded the first cat hospital in New York City in 1973, and she's logged more than 100,000 miles making house calls to patients throughout the world.

She writes a "Cats on the Couch" column for Cat Fancy and sees appointments at Westside Veterinarian Center and the Animal Clinic of New York. Her numerous Magazine and many more. She also serves on the board of the New York Humane Society and resides in New York City.

From Booklist:

Wilbourn has been a feline behaviorist and therapist for more than 20 years, practicing in partnership with various veterinarians in New York. Here she provides good general information about the care, feeding, and medical needs of cats, but the real strength of the book lies in her discussions of cat behavior. From the selection of a cat by its age and personality type, along with suggestions for finding a good match for the character and lifestyle of the potential owner, to fitting a cat into a household that may include other pets to causes and cures of less desirable feline behavioral traits, the author covers all aspects of cat behavior. How to discriminate between a cat displaying an unusual but normal reaction to stimuli, like drooling when very happy, and a behavioral disorder, such as over-aggression, are clearly defined in easy-to-understand language. Books that base the care of companion animals on an understanding of the basics of their behavior are extremely welcome additions to the cadre of how to books on pets, and Wilbourn's offering will be an excellent addition to any collection. Nancy Bent
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About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0380790513
• ISBN 13: 9780380790517
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272