Cat Owner's Manual

by Bruce Fogle

Enhanced by more than four hundred color illustrations and photographs, this comprehensive guide to cat care, written by a practicing veterinarian, includes helpful information on the different breeds of cats, cat growth and development, grooming, nutrition, breeding, training, and health care. 25,000 first printing.

Genres: Nonfiction, Reference, Animals, Cats

288 pages, Paperback

First published March 3, 2003

Reviews

[Vivone Os · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ova mi je još bolja, iscrpnija, detaljnija. Saznala sam sve bitne stvari o životu s mačkom i stvarno mi je pomogla.

[Claire Binkley · Rating 5 out of 5]

I probably should garner a copy for myself considering the number of queens (mature female cats) I have around me and how long they have lived. (I have had cats around me my entire life. The reason I do not have any dachshunds around me at the moment as well is that they are extremely expensive. I have a Labrador, but also no longer a Siamese cat, who was my sister's, anyway, from her friend, who was pregnant.) <-the cat was pregnant. I don't know about the fertility status of the friend.
Dr. Fogle's work describes felines in fastidious detail.

The photography in this book is absolutely adorable, even if you can't understand any of the terminologies about cat behavior et cetera.

Every piece of advice here is worth merit, in my opinion. I particularly liked and wrote down what he suggested about checking ABC - the Airway, whether it's open, whether the cat is Breathing, and is there Circulation. It was the scariest at the bottom of the page to see what he wrote after the late-shock signs in my opinion. (At least I have the closest emergency vet phone number - the Brandywine Valley Veterinary Hospital: https://www.facebook.com/pg/Brandywin... - which reveals it's expensive)

[Ellie K · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've learned a lot about cats and how to take care of them, currently the only cats I have right now live with my grandparents so it is a perfect chance and an opportunity to get more experience on how to take care of them better, this was a wonderful and enjoyable book to read.

[Laurie · Rating 4 out of 5]

A handy, quick to read book on all aspects of cat ownership. While brief, it goes some medical issues that other cat books don’t- which makes sense, since the author is a veterinarian. A glossary in the back helps the reader to understand the medical section better. There is also a large section devoted to the various breeds of cats that includes whether the breed is quiet or talky, friendly or aloof, active or sedate- information that can really help a person decide if the breed is for them or not. He also goes into cat genetics, which I enjoyed- I finally found out why it looks like my black cat has a white undercoat! (the hair is only black on the tips; the part closer to the body is white. It’s caused by something called the inhibitor gene). My only quibble with the author is his section on homeopathy- he doesn’t push it, but it’s there with vaccinations. I know a lot of people use it, but personally I think it can risk the cat’s life to use it instead of biological vaccinations or science based cures.

[Elissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I got a cat YAAAY!

[Alex · Rating 4 out of 5]

A wonderful resource. Easy to read and use as a reference. This book has helped a lot.

I'm looking for the same book for dogs now.