Cat Talk: The Secrets of Communicating with Your Cat PDF
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SONYA FITZPATRICK TALK Books should be returned or renewed by the last date stamped above loilc£>. 'TZ-Ptf-raCt ^ P .Sevrc VN CnJt'VxjJc Awarded for excellence t CAT TALK The Secrets of Communicating With Your Cat Sonya Fitzpatrick CHIVERS LARGE PRINT BATH British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data available This Large Print edition published by Chivers Press, Bath, 2003. Published by arrangement with Pan Macmillan Ltd. U.K. Hardcover ISBN 0 7540 8910 X U.K. Softcover ISBN 0 7540 8911 8 Copyright © Sonya Fitzpatrick 2002 The right of Sonya Fitzpatrick to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by her in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. Ci ST\ ‘81341 •' Printed and bound in Great Britain by Bookcraft, Midsomer Norton, Somerset CONTENTS Acknowledgements • • Vll Introduction 1 1 Early Years 5 2 The World Through a Cat’s Eyes 35 3 Healing 62 4 The Happy Cat 94 5 Attitude Problems and Disruptive Behaviour 124 6 When Cats Leave Home 155 7 Litter Box Problems 185 8 Healthy Diet and Nutrition 213 9 Miscellaneous Stories 247 10 Cats Leaving Only to Return 273 Epilogue 299 Some Faxes, Letters, and Emails I’ve Received 302 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to express my gratitude and grateful thanks to all who have been involved from the germination of the idea to the completion of the task. It is perhaps invidious to selectively single out some in particular and in doing so I offer my apologies for any sins of omission that for space considerations might occur. In particular I would like to express my grateful thanks and appreciation: to Anna Phagley and Ann Anderson who strove mightily and heroically, with skill, patience and true professionalism, to decipher my atrocious writing and return it to me immaculately and accurately presented. To Heather McLatchie for her invaluable research contribution and technical expertise. To Nancy Yost of Lowenstein Associates for her continued interest in nurturing my literary ambitions, and for her valued suggestions and experienced insights into the intricacies of the publishing world. To Marcia Schansmeyer for her very able assistance in so many areas, for her calming influence and for smoothing out the creative obstacle course. To my children Sean, Patrick and Emma for their unfailing love and support. To my mother who taught me to believe in myself. To my dear husband Fitz whose somewhat stern appearance belies a heart of gold, which he opens to the entire animal world—both biped and quadruped! To my dear departed friend Diana with whom I have had the privilege and pleasure of sharing a wonderful relationship; firstly in this world and which now continues in the spiritual realm. To my publisher Gordon Wise, who commissioned this and my first book, for his support over the years, and my editor Ingrid Connell for all her help. To Susan Hill and Liz Davis for their work on the manuscript and Rafi Romaya for her classy design. To Naomi Fiddler for her enthusiasm, and for sharing her story of Pele. To Sarah Benny, Gina Rozner and Elizabeth Allen for doing such a fabulous job with publicity for both books.
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