Outsmarting Cats: How to Persuade the Felines in Your Life to do What You Want PDF
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Outsmarting Cats 2 ALSO BY WENDY CHRISTENSEN Empire of Ancient Egypt (Great Empires of the Past series) The Humane Society of the United States Complete Guide to Cat Care by Wendy Christensen Why Cats Do That: A Collection of Curious Kitty Quirks by Karen Anderson, illustrated by Wendy Christensen Daddy Day, Daughter Day by Larry King and Chaia King, illustrated by Wendy Christensen 3 Outsmarting Cats How to Persuade the Felines in Your Life to Do What You Want Second Edition Wendy Christensen Originally published in 2004 under the title Outwitting Cats, a series concept created by Bill Adler Jr. LYONS PRESS 4 Guilford, Connecticut An imprint of Globe Pequot Press 5 With love and purrrrrrs to Jeff, who makes everything possible. Copyright © 2004 and 2013 by Wendy Christensen Photographs and illustrations copyright © 2004 and 2013 by Wendy Christensen unless otherwise noted ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, except as may be expressly permitted in writing from the publisher. Requests for permission should be addressed to Globe Pequot Press, Attn: Rights and Permissions Department, PO Box 480, Guilford, CT 06437. Lyons Press is an imprint of Globe Pequot Press. Editor: Meredith Dias Text design and layout: Mary Ballachino 6 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available on file. ISBN 978-0-7627-8279-6 Printed in the United States of America E-ISBN: 978-0-7627-9308-2 Contacting the author Cat problems? Cat questions? Contact Wendy Christensen and ask: www.wendycats.com http://wendycats.etsy.com (Wendy’s handcrafted cat-themed jewelry) E-mail: [email protected] 7 Follow Wendy on Twitter: @CatTweats 8 Contents Chapter 1: Introduction And the Cat Came Back... Trouble in Paradise Can Cats Really Be Outsmarted? Enjoy the Adventure The Fivefold Path to Human–Feline Fulfillment Chapter 2: People and Cats, Together In the Beginning . . . Family Felidae Appears A Seed Is Planted The Cat Comes Home Seagoing Saviors 9 Chapter 3: The Physical Cat Your Cat’s Skeleton Your Cat’s Tail Your Cat’s Teeth Your Cat’s Muscles Your Cat’s Skin and Coat Your Cat’s Paws and Claws Your Cat’s Tongue Your Cat’s Nose and Vomeronasal Organ Your Cat’s Vocal Cords Your Cat’s Ears Your Cat’s Whiskers Your Cat’s Eyes Decoding Feline Body Language Outsmarting Feline Illness Outsmarting Medication-resistant Cats 10
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