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The Cat Owner’s Problem Solver

March 23, 2010 By: Sparkle Cat5 Comments

The Cat Owner's Problem Solver by Margaret H. BonhamThe Cat Owner’s Problem Solver:
How to Manage Common Behavior Problems by Thinking Like Your Cat
By Margaret H. Bonham

Although this is not a big book — it is well under 200 pages — it offers excellent, to-the-point solutions to many human-cat issues. And while it is human-written, the author does a pretty nice job of explaining issues from a cat’s point of view. For example, she compares a dirty litter box to a gas station restroom (thank you!) and notes that scratching is a necessity for us, not an option that can be discouraged just because a human finds it inconvenient. And she offers solutions to make the cat-human relationship work better. True, she does it from a human perspective, suggesting that we cats can be trained to keep the same waking/ sleeping hours as the humans we live with (rather than training the humans to conform to our hours, as I would prefer), and giving methods to keep us off of counters and other areas humans deem improper (frankly, I would have insisted that humans just suck it up and cope). There’s a lot of good information on broad issues like aggression, litter box problems, creating a good environment for us kitties, down to little details, such as how to gracefully accept a dead mouse or insect that your cat has gone through the effort of catching for you, and my favorite tip, making old cat toys new by putting them in a catnip-filled container. That last bit of advice is worth its weight in cat treats, and something every human should know! So until I write my own book about how humans should stop trying to think like a cat and just give in to all our desires, this book will do very well.

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  1. Rebecca says

    April 2, 2010 at 12:09 pm

    If you wrote an advice book, I would buy it and read it to Livvy every night! 😀 (She cannot read yet).

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  2. Teri and the cats of Furrydance says

    March 31, 2010 at 7:10 am

    I will have to check it out! Another good book I just finished, even though directed at doggies, has lots of useful info on how to be an advocate for your cat, too. I highly recommend it…Speaking for Spot.

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  3. Grace says

    March 24, 2010 at 10:51 am

    “Suck it up and cope” Excellent advice.

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  4. BeadedTail says

    March 23, 2010 at 9:58 pm

    This book sounds like one all human kitty owners should read! Thanks for letting us know about it Sparkle!

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  5. Rumblepurr says

    March 23, 2010 at 9:48 pm

    Hmm, I need this book for my human.

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