Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Buy Kitten and Raising A Cat

I came across Cat Ownership 101: Secrets of Buying & Raising Cats the other day and was interested, so I made an investment and purchased it.  It worked out to be a pretty good acquisition, and to be sure at $9.99 wasn't much risk.  It is a simply put but well thought out study of what you must grasp about cat buying and raising kittens.  It's simple to make critical mistakes when selecting a kitten as little family member and become grievous when it turns out badly.  Even just a bit of preparation in advance of the fact goes quite a long way to paving that onward road with wonder instead of sadness.

The book begins with a survey of many of the more common cat breeds.   Do you hope for a energetic cat that will go like gangbusters 24 hours at a time?  Do you want a loving cat that is cuddly?  Are you looking for a timid cat or gregarious one?  Following on is a overview of the benefits and problems of male, female, spaying and neutering, hair type - long or short, pure bred or mixed, and the important question of buying a kitten vs buying cat.  This summary will put you on the road to selecting the breed of cat that's best for you.

From there we move on into some helpful tricks on cat-proofing your abode, assisting your cat or kitten get used to your home and family, adjusting them into the swing of things carefully and consistently.  Cats can get stressed out with change and newness, so rushing them along into unusual places can have terrible effects on the adjustment period.  You will learn all about what supplies you will find helpful to raise your new cat and supplies you must get to make sure everything is prepared.

Another interesting and informative topic is the feeding and exercising.   About not feeding enough to that growing kitten to an appropriate diet for the senior cat and methods to keep them exercising, you have lots of helpful hints listed.  We progress into cat health care concerns there, where you will learn about the common conditions that your cats can be afflicted with, all about visits to the vet, shots, neutering and spaying, grooming tips and what is needed to keep them happy and healthy.

Another main piece of the book involves common feline behavioral patterns.  What does a cat's body language let you know about it's mood?  Body movement patterns supplemented by vocal patterns can help you communicate with your pets, and until they master human language it's going to be your means of choice.  For what reason do they knead us?What could clawing mean?  From here you will read how to help predict why your cats do what they do and help save them from dangerous acts.

Finally, this book concludes with a list of cat related organizations that you must have and a useful glossary of cat related terms and acronyms that refer to cats and detailed meanings you should intuit.  Overall, I was quite pleased with the book and found it wonderfully informative.  I most definitely endorse this handy and useful book, and it's definitely a steal at only $9.99!  Visit the Cat Ownership 101: Secrets of Buying & Raising Cats order page for further details and ordering information. It is a simply put but complex primer for what you ought to grasp about buy kitten and raising a kitten that you absolutely must read!

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