[.ca] 250 Things You Can Do to Make Your Cat Adore You (ISBN 0684836483)

unrealistic approach to cat care:
While this book does offer some good advice, it also has some very unrealistic advice. It says to clean out the litter box every day-dumping the old litter, cleaning the pan, everything. I mean, who really would do that? Cat litter costs about two dollars for a bag big enough to fill one litterbox. That means you would spend over $$$$ a year on cat litter! Plus, she reccomends a vegetarian diet for cats. I know vegetarian diets are healthy for humans-I've been a vegetarian since I was 11-but I know cats should be fed meat. My cat ate meat cat food, but then, when I decided to have him be a vegetarian, too, he started vomiting and having diarrea and he was so skinny that he looked rather unhealthy. I started feeding him meat cat food again. The vomiting and diarrhea stopped, he became plump and healthy, and his coat started glowing. I think Ingrid Newkirk is so caught up in farm animal rights that she forgot the cats'. I think the things she said about meat cat food being unhealthy and unsuitable for cats is speculation-if there was any proof that meat cat food is unhealthy for them, than surely someone besides PETA and the vegetarian pet food companies would know? She says cats are healthier on a vegetarian diet-even though we know cats are carnivores. I do not reccomend the book. I reccomend the Humane Society of the United States Complete Guide to Cat Care. It is also available here on Amazon.com. While it takes animal welfare/rights seriously, it is realistic and remembers the most important fact needed to feeding cats properly:cats are CARNIVORES!

Pretty basic:
I think this would be a terrific book for the new cat owner - in fact, I wish I had had it back when I first got my kitties. I've had cats for about 11 years now though so there wasn't much new in here for me. There were a few tidbits but now that I've readthem I'm ready to pass this book along. For the new cat mom or dad though this would be a must have since it does have some great ideas, tips and insights

Great Book:
This was a great book. It really lets you see it from the cat's perspective. I read it last night and my cat is more respontive. It gave clues about cat's body language and how to talk to them. I strongly recommend this book. :)

Cat Care:
Good info if you want to get some extra tips on cat care, and while some of the suggestions are expensive some are really cheap and handy. I'd lend it to anyone who wants to get some more basic in on cats but I wouldnt reccomend that they buy it themselves, there are other books out that that don't have the vegetarian diet chapter, which is pretty useless if you think that your cat should eat meat instead of some vegetable thing.

A Must For Cat People:
This book covers everything a cat person should know. What to do when kitty escapes, how to bathe kitty and how to introduce a second kitty are just a few of the topics Ingrid discusses. If you're like me, your cat is a family member and deserves to be treated like one. The author offers suggestions on how to make kitty's life more enjoyable just by moving a piece of furniture close to a window so that kitty can look out. A window is a cat's TV. This is a great book, especially if you're thinking about getting your first cat.