9780465031016-text_Layout 1 6/19/13 1:47 PM Page i C AT S E N S E 9780465031016-text_Layout 1 6/19/13 1:47 PM Page ii 9780465031016-text_Layout 1 6/19/13 1:47 PM Page iii C A T S E N S E Y How the New Feline Science Can Make You a Better Friend to Your Pet J o h n B ra d s h aw A MEMBEROFTHEPERSEUSBOOKSGROUP New York 9780465031016-text_Layout 1 6/19/13 1:47 PM Page iv Copyright © 2013 by John Bradshaw Published by Basic Books, A Member of the Perseus Books Group All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. For information, please address Basic Books, 250 West 57th Street, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10107. Books published by Basic Books are available at special discounts for bulk purchases in the United States by corporations, institutions, and other organizations. For more information, please address the Special Markets Department at the Perseus Books Group, 2300 Chestnut Street, Suite 200, Philadelphia, PA 19103, or call (800) 810-4145, ext. 5000, or email [email protected]. Designed by Trish Wilkinson Set in 11.5 point Goudy Old Style Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bradshaw, John, 1950– Cat sense : how the new feline science can make you a better friend to your pet / John Bradshaw. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-465-03101-6 (hardcover) — ISBN 978-0-465-04095-7 (e-book) 1. Cats—Behavior. 2. Cats—Psychology. 3. Human-animal relationships. 4. Cat owners. I. Title. SF446.5.B725 2013 636.8—dc23 2013020749 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 9780465031016-text_Layout 1 6/19/13 1:47 PM Page v To Splodge (1988–2004) A Real Cat 9780465031016-text_Layout 1 6/19/13 1:47 PM Page vi 9780465031016-text_Layout 1 6/19/13 1:47 PM Page vii Contents Preface xi Acknowledgments xvii Introduction xix CHAPTER 1 The Cat at the Threshold 1 CHAPTER 2 The Cat Steps Out of the Wild 25 CHAPTER 3 One Step Back, Two Steps Forward 50 CHAPTER 4 Every Cat Has to Learn to Be Domestic 76 CHAPTER 5 The World According to Cat 102 CHAPTER 6 Thoughts and Feelings 123 CHAPTER 7 Cats Together 157 CHAPTER 8 Cats and Their People 188 CHAPTER 9 Cats as Individuals 219 CHAPTER 10 Cats and Wildlife 241 CHAPTER 11 Cats of the Future 257 Further Reading 279 Notes 281 Index 299 vii 9780465031016-text_Layout 1 6/19/13 1:47 PM Page viii 9780465031016-text_Layout 1 6/19/13 1:47 PM Page ix Dogs look up to us: cats look down on us. —WINSTON CHURCHILL When a man loves cats, I am his friend and comrade, without further introduction. —MARK TWAIN
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