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I Love Happy Cats: Guide for a Happy Cat
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This was a solid cat care book, with some interesting ideas, some of which we used with our cats, as the cats tended to fight and we were trying to find ways to mitigate the stress in the house for them.
I think implementation of some of the ideas worked, but it didn't end the fighting as we had hoped. I don't agree with all of what the author is saying, mostly the bits about cats not really having personalities, etc., though the ideas on the resources the cats use (food, water, litter boxes) and the play seemed to be very solid.
3, this has some good ideas and is worth a read, stars.
My thanks to NetGalley and Schiffer Publishing Ltd. for an eARC copy of this book to read and review.
I think implementation of some of the ideas worked, but it didn't end the fighting as we had hoped. I don't agree with all of what the author is saying, mostly the bits about cats not really having personalities, etc., though the ideas on the resources the cats use (food, water, litter boxes) and the play seemed to be very solid.
3, this has some good ideas and is worth a read, stars.
My thanks to NetGalley and Schiffer Publishing Ltd. for an eARC copy of this book to read and review.
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Reading Progress
October 10, 2020
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Started Reading
October 10, 2020
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October 10, 2020
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netgalley
October 10, 2020
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from-publisher
October 10, 2020
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to-read
October 10, 2020
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12.0%
"Her definition of personality and mine differ in that I believe animals do have personality, including cats and she does not. By her definition, I don’t know if even humans would have one. Annoying."
October 16, 2020
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23.0%
"“Aggressive behavior, for example, possibly occurs as a consequence of different emotions such as fear, anxiety, frustration or pleasure. Solving aggression problems requires a different approach for each of these emotions.”"
October 16, 2020
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25.0%
"“As far as we know, cats are unable to generate complex thoughts.”
I could argue the same for most people....and I like cats more. I guess because the cat is a cat and a human should know better!"
I could argue the same for most people....and I like cats more. I guess because the cat is a cat and a human should know better!"
October 24, 2020
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29.0%
"“Even if your cats were born socially, we’re socialized well, and have chemistry together, all this can be completely overturned if there are too few resources for the cats to do their own thing without getting in each other’s way.”"
October 24, 2020
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57.0%
"Section where she starts to discuss how to set up the home so the cats feel safe, with predictability and choices. Going to put down here for tonight to think on what I have read so far. Informative, slightly repetitive, but necessary to know, so I don’t mind."
October 25, 2020
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58.0%
"“Supermarket phase” (n+1) X 2 fewer than five cats, n X 2 with five or more cats. The final total is how many locations you test out the different resources in. Duration for six weeks and see what the cats use and slowly remove what they don’t."
October 30, 2020
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78.0%
"Pausing here to soak up what is being said re: play, the three types of it, good toys for those three different types of play, etc."
November 8, 2020
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78.0%
"Just ordered this for me. I want it in print format. She has a lot of good things to say. I’m learning a lot!"
May 14, 2023
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Finished Reading
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