Waterstones What Cats Want
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Price: £12.99
Brand: Waterstones
Description: Advice on caring for your cat. with hundreds of helpful, cute illustrations! Cats are so mysterious. What makes them climb into tiny spaces? Why do they sleep that much? And, most of all, how can we give them a good life? What Cats Want is an introduction to all the basics. Cats may seem low-maintenance but thoughtfulness about where you put their water, how warm or cool they like to be, what name to choose and how to groom them properly will make a life-changing difference. Dr. Yuki Hattori is an expert with years of experience and a deep love of cats. His advice comes with little illustrations showing exactly what to look for - including charts showing how to interpret their different meows, the direction of their whiskers and the way their tail is pointing! With understanding, affection and respect, your cat will be more healthy and contented - and you'll feel happier too.
Category: Books
Merchant: Waterstones
Product ID: 9781526623065
Delivery cost: 2.99
ISBN: 9781526623065
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Author: Prune Tarter
Rating: 5
Review: Positive and informative guide to keeping a cat that is also clearly and amusingly illustrated. I thought that I knew a fair bit, but I learned some interesting stuff - behavioural, physiological and practical - especially in the opening chapters. The focus is primarily on the exclusively indoor cat, kept in an apartment or house all day - not surprising for the Japanese audience for which it was originally written, but there is some notice taken of cats allowed out and, very briefly, of feral animals. The preference may be cultural as much as practical, but the likely increased longevity of an exclusively indoor cat is a point worth considering. I thought it both an informative, interesting read, and an attractive book in its own right. I bought and read it quickly on kindle, as well as buying two hard copies for Xmas presents. I think that I'm also likely to re-read and refer to it. Now all I need is a cat. Although the news that it might cost as much as £15,000 over its lifetime muted my enthusiasm a little when put in those bald terms!
Author: Sam
Rating: 3
Review: I bought the Kindle version based on a review in the Guardian (5-Sept-20), which extolled this book from the superstar vet – known in Japan as the Cat Saviour – and fans say his ability to decode feline behaviour is uncanny. The book has just been released in English translation (and I see simultaneously there are other newspaper reviews presumably based on a press release). Hmmm, perhaps in person or consultation he may live up more to the hype. If you know nothing about cats, or have little experience with them then you may find the book useful. Essentially it is twee cartoons with short bits of text or captions that tell you some fact or other. Some of the advice is dubious - e.g. the recommendation to regularly trim your cat's claws if it is an indoor cat - noooo. Other advice does not reflect reality. E.g.: Yes many cats do not like their tummies, paws or tails touched but conversely some cats (if they really trust their owners) relish it, especially a long stroke from the back to the tip of a (vertical) tail. There really isn't very much on what "does your cat mean by 'meow'?" You will find better guides elsewhere and online. If you are at all a cat person you already intuitively know what your cat means both in posture and vocally; you will not find any great insight here. The general advice on feeding, illnesses and cat health would probably be useful to a lot of people but are not anything more than you can readily find on-line. So on balance I should say it wasn't a bad purchase, but neither was it a good or worthwhile purchase. Other cat books are probably better value.
