Product Description

Here is the perfect book for kitten owners and would-be kitten owners who want to know how to bring their kitten up to be a happy, well-behaved, friendly cat. This book gives you the latest behavioral information, emphasizing prevention.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #952179 in Books
• Published on: 1998-05-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 160 pages

From the Back Cover
Here is the perfect book for kitten owners and would-be kitten owners who want to know how to bring their kittens up to be a happy, well-behaved, friendly cat.

The Perfect Kitten gives you the latest behavioral information, emphasizing prevention rather than cure, and explains how this wild predator can adapt to modern life with humans. Follow Peter Neville and Claire Bessant's easy-to-understand advice and you should have no trouble with problem cat behavior such as furniture scratching or houseplant chewing when your cat is fully grown.

Full-color photographs illustrate subjects such as socialization, handling and grooming, housebreaking, prevention of behavior problems, and more.

About the Author
Peter Neville is a cat psychologist who specializes in the treatment of cats with behavioural problems. Claire Bessant is the author of several books on communicating with cats and how to care for them in old age.

Customer Reviews

An easy read with great pics
I got this book yesterday and was able to read a lot of the important information in one sitting. The book is rather interesting especially for me since I am simply just looking into getting a kitten. Very informative for the completely uninformed with great pictures that make you say "AWWWWWW!" It has some great tips and is not cluttered with a lot of gobbledy-gook that most help books have.

Excellent Book on Kitten Care
Chapter 1: The Raw Material
Chapter 2: Cat Breeds
Chapter 3 Finding the Right Kitten
Chapter 4 Your Kitten's Development
Chapter 5 Preparing For Your New Kitten
Chapter 6: Bringing Your Kitten Home
Chapter 7: Your Kitten's Lifestyle
Chapter 8: Feeding and Litter Training
Chapter 9: Health Care
Chapter 10: Going on Vacation
Chapter 11: Cat Behaviotr
Chapter 12: Learning and Training
Chapter 13: Preventing Behavioral Problems
Chapter 14: Growing Up

This book is easy to read and understand. The book is also packed with infomation on how to care for your new kitten. Some of the many topics covered in this book includes:

How kittens learn
Toys and games kittens like to play
Introducing your kitten to a new baby or pet
Preventing behavioral problems
Basic equipment your kitten will need
Giving your kitten medicine
Feline communication

Enjoyable fun reference book...
This book has helped me to understand the stages of development my new kitten, Princess Elizabeth Talker Mischief Wafer Fritter Gremlin Peekaboo, has just gone through, is going through and has yet to face. The author details everything from the various kinds of cat foods and litters to the minutiae of grooming (a soft toothbrush is helpful for the face and around the eyes) as well as body posture meanings and socialization requirements. There is a lot of good information, and I am sure I will refer to it again. Though I think some of the information, on dental care for example, could have been more in depth.