Kringle inspects my library copy of the book. If you know a reluctant reader with a short attention span, this book might get them interested in learning about cats, but be ready to rebut a bit of bad advice. The book is tiny. Although 326 pages, it measures only about 4½” by 6½” (12 x 16 cm). I rolled my eyes at some of the quirky section titles, like “Yuck! Hairballs!” and “Uh-oh, It’s Pill Time.” There is good advice on quite a few topics, with occasional segments contributed by experts like Arnold Plotnick, a veterinarian who often writes on cat health.
But some of the advice was troubling. One section explains how to train your cat to use an actual toilet (p. 191). While that can be done, it takes away from natural instinctive behaviours and can leave cats acting out in other ways. It’s more about the human than the cat, as cat behaviourist Jackson Galaxy has said. Another concern was reducing a cat’s territory when the cat had been leaving feces on the carpet (p. 184). A behaviourist shrunk the cat’s territory to a single room as part of the strategy. But territory is so important to a cat’s confidence and sense of self, that reducing it will cause so much stress that could easily backfire. Finally, declawing a cat, while not recommended, is said to be an alternative in some cases. We now know that declawing is very painful for cats and results in behaviour problems like litter box avoidance and aggression. The cruel procedure has been banned in Nova Scotia by the provincial veterinary association, effective March 15, 2018. Retired veterinarian Hugh Chisholm said in a Global News article, “You are amputating 10 bones from 10 digits on the paws of a cat, and if that doesn’t constitute mutilation, I don’t know what does”. The practice is banned in some European countries, and should be banned everywhere. Perhaps awareness is growing since the book was published in 2007. There is now a petition to end declawing in British Columbia with nearly 10,000 signatures. Add yours! I gave this book three stars out of five. While there are many tips in this book that can help people with cat behaviour challenges, I wouldn’t want to lead people astray and have them declawing or toilet training their cat. There are too many other great books without such worries. Check some of them out in our listing of cat behaviour resources! - Irene Plett Details: Arden Moore, The Cat Behavior Answer Book: Practical Insights and Proven Solutions for Your Feline Questions (2007, Storey Publishing, ISBN 9781580176743) TOPICS: cat behaviour, declawing, cat training
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