The Cat Owner's Manual: Operating Instructions, Troubleshooting Tips, and Advice on Lifetime Maintenance

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Quirk Books, 1 août 2004 - 224 pages
At last—a beginner’s guide to feline technology!

The cat parent’s guide to common kitty quirks and what they really mean—featuring useful diagrams and hilarious insights!


Scratch marks on your furniture. Dead mice on your doorstep. Stray hairs all over your clothes. It’s enough to make you cry out, “Why doesn’t my cat have an owner’s manual?” And now—finally!—she does.   
 
Through step-by-step instructions and helpful schematic diagrams, The Cat Owner’s Manual explores hundreds of frequently asked questions:

• Which breeds interface best with dogs?
• How can I maintain a quality exterior finish?
• And why does my model always drink from the bathtub?

Whatever your concerns, you’ll find the answers here—courtesy of celebrated veterinarian Dr. David Brunner and acclaimed author Sam Stall. Together, they provide plenty of useful advice for both new and experienced cat owners.
 

Table des matières

WELCOME TO YOUR NEW CAT
12
Memory Capacity
20
Hardware Variations
26
Nonstandard OffBrand Models
38
Kitten PreAcquisition Inspection Checklist
45
Preparing the Home
52
How to Hold a Cat
58
CHAPTER
75
Emergency Cleanups
140
CHAPTER
145
CHAPTER
153
Hardware Glitches
159
Administering Ear Medication
165
CHAPTER
173
Poisons
179
Bugs in the System
186

Proper Storage
82
Scratching
91
SelfGrooming Protocols
97
CHAPTER
111
How to Feed
117
CHAPTER
125
BehavioralPsychological Disorders
190
Emergency Transport Techniques
197
Feline Transport
205
Troubleshooting
212
INDEX
219
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À propos de l'auteur (2004)

A veterinarian for 25 years and operator of Indianapolis’s Broad Ripple Animal Clinic for 22 years, Dr. David Brunner specializes in treating small animals—cats and dogs. His first book was The Dog Owner’s Manual. He has two daughters, Molly and Kendell, two black Labrador retrievers, Lucy and Noel, and a wonderful cat named Mouse.

Sam Stall is the coauthor of The Dog Owner’s Manual and The Encyclopedia of Guilty Pleasures. He resides in Indianapolis with his cat (and former animal-shelter inmate), Ted, plus three terrier mixed-breed dogs and his wife, Jami.
 
Paul Kepple and Jude Buffum are better known as the Philadelphia-based studio Headcase Design. Their work has been featured in many design and illustration publications, such as American Illustration, Communication Arts, and Print. Paul worked at Running Press Book Publishers for several years before opening Headcase in 1998. Both graduated from the Tyler School of Art, where they now teach.

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