Cat Wrangling Made Easy : Maintaining Peace and Sanity in Your Multicat Home

by Rainbolt, Dusty

• ISBN13: 9781599212241
• ISBN10: 1599212242
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-12-01
• Publisher: Lyons Press

Summary

"A 'must read' for frustrated multicat owners, as well as those who want to prevent problems. Rainbolt dishes out solid, practical advice . . . presented with a generous side order of humor." -Dr. Marty Becker, resident veterinarian on ABC TV's Good Morning America "Even the most seasoned cat cowboy will owe Rainbolt a tip of the Stetson for her cat-friendly advice, down-home wit, and feline wisdom." -Wendy Christensen, author of Outwitting Cats "Dusty Rainbolt's talent for 'all things cat' gives us a very readable book that is not only informative but entertaining as well. Read it to solve current problems, or more importantly, read it to avoid problems in the future." -Pam DelaBar, president, Cat Fanciers' Association, Inc. Are you up to your eyeballs in dirty cat litter? Does the upholstery on your new couch resemble spaghetti? Has cat hair become a condiment in your house? The more cats you have, the more problems, right? Not necessarily, but multicat harmony sure does require a lot of planning, cleaning, discipline, and diplomacy. And no one knows this better than Dusty Rainbolt, an award-winning writer who has had as many as twenty of her own cats and fosters at one time. In Cat Wrangling Made Easy, Dusty covers everything you need to know-from dealing with multiple litter boxes, to feeding the herd, to understanding Felinese as a second language. Dusty also recommends the best products, all approved by the Rainbolt "test" kitties, which will help you through times of stress. Easy to use and illustrated throughout, and written with Dusty's characteristic humor and encouragement, this is the only book a multicat owner will ever need. Chapters include: Making Introductions, Maintaining the Litter Boxes, Dealing with Dinnertime, Interspecies Relationships, Rescuing Another Kitty, and much more! --A thorough and humorous take on the practical day-to-day logistics of how to live in a multi-cat household from one of the few cat writers who actually lives in a large multi-cat, multi-pet home.

Author Biography

Dusty Rainbolt is product reviewer for Catnip, former product editor for Whole Cat Journal, and the author of Kittens for Dummies. She lives in Flower Mound, Texas.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
I May Be the Cat Lady/Guy, But I'm Not Crazy	p. 1
Felinese as a Second Language	p. 13
Cat Psychology 101	p. 29
Family Feud	p. 43
New Kit in Town	p. 69
The Pissing Contest	p. 83
Everything You Wanted to Know about the Litter Box But Were Afraid to Ask	p. 99
Back in the Box	p. 117
Cleanup on Aisle Two	p. 127
Dinner Is Served	p. 145
A Disaster Waiting to Happen	p. 157
Health First	p. 179
Happy Habitats	p. 215
Afterword	p. 231
The Cat Wrangler's Shopping Guide	p. 235
Selected Bibliography	p. 253
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