Chat to your cat : lessons in cat conversation
Braun, Martina2009
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Find out what your little tiger is really saying with all its many different sounds, facial expression and gestures, body posture and little behavioural quirks. Once you understand your cat better, you can develop an even closer bond with your moggy.
Main title:
Chat to your cat : lessons in cat conversation / by Martina Braun ; translation by Andrea Hofling
Author:
Imprint:
Brunsbek Germany Cadmos Books 2009
Collation:
79 pages colour illustrations
Contents:
The sounds: Whimpering -- Purring -- Cooing and chatting -- Mouse and rat call -- Hissing -- Spitting -- Growling -- Rumbling -- Chattering -- Miaowing -- The senses -- Screaming -- Body language - facial expression and gestures: Neutral mood -- Anger -- Defensive posture -- Fear -- Depression -- Threatening behaviour -- Tom cat fights -- Lack of socialisation -- Idiopathic aggression -- Maternal aggression -- The transport bite -- Eye contact -- Further means of communication: Scratching and sharpening claws -- Secretion from the anal glands -- Rubbing and cuddline up -- Rolling and wallowing -- Social structures: Territory of outdoor cats -- Territory of indoor cats -- Territory when moving house -- Territory and toilet training -- Who will get on with whom? -- Play and matters of consequence: Why cats play -- Play is meant to be fun! -- Is the cat a bird-killer? -- Final words from Sala
ISBN:
9783861279662 (paperback)
Dewey class:
636.8 CHA
Local class:
636.8
Language:
English
BRN:
131066
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 636.8 CHA | Available |