behavioural problems/treatment 165–178
and CAM see complementary and
alternative medicine
and initial consultation see behavioural
first aid
online advice for 167
and owner’s behaviour 178
and placebo effect 178
and referrals 168–169
and regulations/bodies 169, 169
time required for full consultation 166, 168
big cats (Panthera) 3, 4
black-footed cat (Felix nigripes) 3, 4
bladder inflammation 84
blinking 28, 29
blocking behaviour 47–48, 48 , 211
body temperature, in kittens 68
brachycephalic cats 9
breeding 119–130
and care of stud cat 120
and education of new owners 129–130
and habituation 126
and hand-rearing 124–125, 125
and handling kittens see handling kittens
and hygiene 128
and kittens’ early experience 126–128
and maternal aggression 129, 129
online advice for 119, 124
and parturition see parturition
pre-weaning period 64–65, 64 , 123–124
and pregnancy see pregnancy
and prevention of behaviour problems 119
selection of queen/stud for 119–120
selective, and feline behaviour 8–9, 9
and socialization see socialization
and vaccinations 120, 128, 129
weaning see weaning
Britain (UK)
cat breed registries in 8
cat ownership in 10
Burmese 89
CAM see complementary and alternative
medicine
CAP (cat-appeasing pheromone) 173–174
cardiovascular system 90
carpel hairs 18
castration 44
cat breed registries 8
cat cafés 190–194, 191
alternative to 194
control of customers in 193–194
design of/equipment for 193
and qualified/expert support 192
sourcing cats for 192
stability of groups in 192–193
staff suitability for 193
stress/disturbance in 191–192
cat carers, advice for 180–194
cat carriers 101, 111, 139, 152, 153, 162, 236
removing cat from 156–157
training cats to like 235–239
Cat Fanciers Association (CFA) 8, 9
cat flaps 106, 144, 149, 223–225
training cat to use 225
types of 224
cat fosterers 187–188, 194
cat owners, advice for 141–151
avoiding aggression 150
and babies/children 149, 227–229, 228
and behavioural problems see behavioural
consultation
and cat flaps 106, 144, 149
and cat health 151
and dogs 137, 137 , 149
and house-training see house-training
and indoor lifestyle/outdoor access 141–142
and leads/harnesses 145
managing stress 141
and multi-cat households 146
and neighbourhood cats 146–148, 146
and owners’ responsibilities 134
and perceived threats from outside
148–149, 148
prospective see prospective owners, advice for
and semi-confinement see containment systems
see also cat–human relationship; veterinary
professionals–client interaction
cat ownership, reasons for 10–11, 131–133
health benefits 11, 132
cat shelters see catteries/shelters
cat sitters 180, 189–190
cat species 4 , 5
cat trees 132, 148, 195, 196 , 228
cat-appeasing pheromone (CAP) 173–174
cat–human relationship 49–51
approaching/picking up 253–255
and behavioural problems 166
and mother–kitten relationship 49–50, 72
catecholamines 83, 85, 172 , 257
catnip (Nepeta cataria) 175 , 177, 204, 250
catteries/shelters 88, 89, 114, 131, 170,
180, 180–187
admissions process 185–186
bedding/sleeping areas in 182, 182 , 187
and cat cafés/cat-themed
establishments 192–193, 194
cleaning regimes in 187
communal housing in 183–185
consistency/routine in 186
and dogs 186
housing construction/design/furniture
in 181–182266 Index