Keeping Your Indoor Cat Happy & Healthy

by Moore, Arden

• ISBN13: 9781580173636
• ISBN10: 1580173632
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-12-28
• Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC

Summary

Indoor cats live longer, stay healthier, and enjoy better relationships with their human owners than do outdoor cats. But if you're like many cat owners, you worry about confining your cat to the house. You wonder if your cat finds life indoors satisfying, and you look for ways to add entertainment, exercise, and excitement to your indoor cat's daily routine. Worry no more! Author Arden Moore will show you how to turn your house into a cat heaven without spending alot of money; whether you live in a large country cottage or a small studio apartment. You'll learn how to:*Cat-proof your home*Think like a cat when you decorate*Provide your cat with fun home-alone activities*Teach your cat to play simple games with you*Pamper your cat with a spa-style massage*Install an enclosed outdoor cat run*And more!

Author Biography

Arden Moore is the author of more than two dozen books on cats and dogs, including A Kid’s Guide to Cats, A Kid’s Guide to Dogs, The Cat Behavior Answer Book, The Dog Behavior Answer Book, and Real Food for Dogs. She hosts the award-winning Oh! Behave Show on Pet Life Radio and travels North America teaching veterinarian-approved pet first aid and pet behavior classes with her dog, Kona, and cat, Casey. She has appeared on hundreds of radio and television shows and is an in-demand speaker at pet conferences. Learn more by visiting her at www.ardenmoore.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction	2	(1)
Cat Chat	3	(2)
Make Your Home a Purr-fect Palace	5	(3)
Cat-Proofing Your Home	8	(5)
The Inside Scoop on Litter	13	(1)
Meow-ve-lous Massage	14	(4)
Safety First	18	(1)
Home-Alone Activities	19	(3)
Interactive Games	22	(2)
Bring the Indoors Out	24	(2)
When Your Cats Are on Their Own	26	(1)
Paws-i-tive ID: Collars, Tags, Tattoos, or Microchips?	26	(2)
On the Move Again	28	(2)
Get Your Cat a Pet Pal	30