The Cat Bible: Everything Your Cat Expects You to Know

By Tracie Hotchner

Book Overview

The only fully comprehensive guide to "all things feline," from the host of Cat Chat on Martha Stewart Living Radio.

Finally, a definitive book that delivers many unknown facts about every aspect of caring for and sharing your life with a cat, ranging from proper nutrition and strange behavior to medical care and multi-cat households, to grooming and geriatrics. The Cat Bible explains the mysteries of feline behavior to owners who are devoted to their cats without being able to fully understand them. It offers straightforward solutions to the problems that cause people to give up their cats, many of which are preventable, including litter box avoidance, furniture scratching, and physical ailments.

There are more than 90 million American households that count cats as family members, but they are a vastly underserved population, devoted to their kitties, yet bereft of all the public attention, programming, and print devoted to dogs. Now, bestselling author and investigative journalist Tracie Hotchner offers them The Cat Bible, with straightforward, fact-filled solutions to health and behavior problems, based on years of research into the real reasons behind these issues. In the same warm, straightforward style that attracts devoted listeners to her radio shows, Tracie tackles controversial topics such as the truth about commercial dry pet foods and their dangers, bringing readers the latest facts on every topic that affects a feline's well-being.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592403255
• ISBN13: 9781592403257
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.5" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher

Customer Reviews

Excellent insight for cat-people.

This is an excellent source of information for anyone sharing a home with a cat/cats. They are NOT just small dogs, but have a unique, completely different personality. Dogs are pack animals, cats are not. This simple difference explains volumes! Spraying, peeing on a comforter may have nothing to do with the cleanliness of the litter pan. Lots of information!!

A Must-Have Resource for Cat Lovers

After adopting a stray cat as my first pet, I felt I needed to learn as much as I could about caring for her. This book was perfect! It covers everything you could think to ask and is written in such a delightfully readable style that you won't want to miss a word. The section on wet vs dry food is a real eye opener. Don't believe the cat food manufacturer's endorsements; learn what they don't want you to know about cat nutrition and why many brands are harming our felines. Also includes litterbox issues, visiting the vet, bathing and much, much more. I'm buying extra copies for friends. Thanks to the author for an excellent reference.

The Cat Bible

This book, [ASIN:1592403255 The Cat Bible: Everything Your Cat Expects You to Know], is delighfully written. It is informative and complete with valuable advice and insight to understanding and caring for your cat. It will become a life time reference that I will look to for answers relating to my cats care and behavior. I have given this book as gifts to cat lover/owners friends who are equally satisfied.

Cat Bible good read

This is a great reference book, not something you have to read from cover to cover from the get go but you can of course! I have found a great deal of info about cats that I never knew,in addition to psychology,breeds,diet,training,etc. Easy reading as well

The Ulimate Parenting Book for Cat Owners

Tracie Hotchner has once again provided pet owners with the ultimate guide to owning and caring for their pet! The Cat Bible contains information that is essential for a happy healthy life for both the cat owner as well as the cat. With detailed information on wise food choices and insight into those interesting cat behaviors, The Cat Bible is a resource and reference that owners will return to time and time again. Tracie Hotchner shares her expertise in a way that is easy to read, and keeps you turning page after page. This book is nothing short of FANTASTIC! I highly recommend it to seasoned cat owners or those thinking of adopting a new kitten into their home. Hotchner is the "Dr. Spock" for pet owners!