Practical Feline Behaviour: Understanding Cat Behaviour and Improving Welfare

Practical Feline Behaviour PDF

By Trudi Atkinson

Practical Feline Behaviour PDF contains all the relevant information that a veterinary nurse or technician needs to understand and handle the behaviour and welfare of house cats, and to offer safe and practical advice to clients.

There have been ground-breaking advances in our understanding of feline behaviour in recent years and, to protect the welfare of cats, it is increasingly important that anyone involved with their care, especially those in a professional capacity, keep up to date with these developments.

This approachable and down-to-earth text describes the internal and external influences on feline behaviour; on communication, learning, social behaviour, the relationship between behaviour and disease, and the cat – human relationship. It also provides practical advice on how the welfare of cats in our care may be protected and how behaviour problems should be addressed and how to avoid them.

In this book Trudi Atkinson draws on her extensive experience as a veterinary nurse and a Certified Clinical Animal Behaviourist to provide a rapid reference and an intensely practical feline behaviour resource for owners, breeders, veterinary professionals, shelter and cattery workers and anyone involved in the care of our feline companions.

Table of Contents
Chapter: 1  The origin and evolution of the domestic cat.

Chapter: 2 The senses.

Chapter: 3 Feline communication.

Chapter: 4 Social, feeding and predatory behaviour.

Chapter: 5 Kitten to cat – reproduction and the behavioural development of kittens.

Chapter: 6 Health and behaviour.

Chapter: 7 Learning, training and behaviour.

Chapter: 8 Advice for breeders.

Chapter: 9 Advice for prospective cat owners.

Chapter: 10 Advice for cat owners.

Chapter: 11 Advice for veterinary professionals. Part 1 – The cat in the veterinary clinic.

Chapter: 12 Advice for veterinary professionals. Part 2 – Advising clients: prevention and treatment of feline behaviour problems.

Chapter: 13 Advice for other cat carers.

Chapter: 14 Environmental enrichment.

Chapter: 15 Play.

Chapter: 16 Reducing resource competition in a multi-cat household.

Chapter: 17 Neutering.

Chapter: 18 Introducing an additional cat to your household.

Chapter: 19 Helping a grieving cat.

Chapter: 20 Introducing cats and dogs.

Chapter: 21 Cat flaps.

Chapter: 22 Teaching your cat to come to you when you call.

Chapter: 23 Cats, babies and children.

Chapter: 24 House-training your cat or kitten.

Chapter: 25 Training your cat to like the cat carrier.

Chapter: 26 Medicating your cat.

Chapter: 27 Teaching your cat or kitten to accept veterinary examination.

Chapter: 28 First aid advice for common feline behaviour problems.

Chapter: 29 Friend or foe.

Chapter: 30 Approaching, stroking and picking up.

Chapter: 31 Recognizing stress.

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