Practical feline behaviour : understanding cat behaviour and improving welfare / Trudi Atkinson, Clinical animal behaviourist, UK.

By:

Atkinson, Trudi [author.]

Contributor(s):

C.A.B. International [issuing body.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2018Copyright date: �2018Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 274 pages) : illustrations, chartsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781780647821
9781780647814

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Practical feline behaviour.DDC classification:

636.8 23

LOC classification:

SF446.5 A75 2018eb

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Contents:

The origin and evolution of the domestic cat -- The senses -- Feline communication -- Social, feeding and predatory behaviour -- Kitten to cat - reproduction and the behavioural development of kittens -- Health and behaviour -- Learning, training, and behaviour -- Advice for breeders -- Advice for prospective cat owners -- Advice for cat owners -- Advice for veterinary professionals -- Advice for other cat carers.

Abstract: This book contains all the relevant information that a veterinary nurse or technician needs to understand and handle the behaviour and welfare of house cats, and to offer safe and practical advice to clients. This approachable and down-to-earth text describes the internal and external influences on feline behaviour; on communication, learning, social behaviour, the relationship between behaviour and disease, and the cat - human relationship. It also provides practical advice on how the welfare of cats in our care may be protected and how behaviour problems should be addressed and how to avoid them. In this book, the author draws on her extensive experience as a veterinary nurse and a Certified Clinical Animal Behaviourist to provide a rapid reference and an intensely practical feline behaviour resource for owners, breeders, veterinary professionals, shelter and cattery workers and anyone involved in the care of our feline companions. This book has 272 pages and divided into two parts, the first part dealt on understanding feline behaviour and consists of seven chapters namely; the origin and evolution of the domestic cat; the senses; feline communication; social, feeding and predatory behaviour; kitten to cat - reproduction and the behavioural development of kittens; health and behaviour; and learning, training and behaviour. Part two focused on practical feline behaviour and presents five chapters namely: advice for breeders; advice for prospective cat owners; advice for cat owners; advice for veterinary professionals; and advice for other cat carers.

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This book contains all the relevant information that a veterinary nurse or technician needs to understand and handle the behaviour and welfare of house cats, and to offer safe and practical advice to clients. This approachable and down-to-earth text describes the internal and external influences on feline behaviour; on communication, learning, social behaviour, the relationship between behaviour and disease, and the cat - human relationship. It also provides practical advice on how the welfare of cats in our care may be protected and how behaviour problems should be addressed and how to avoid them. In this book, the author draws on her extensive experience as a veterinary nurse and a Certified Clinical Animal Behaviourist to provide a rapid reference and an intensely practical feline behaviour resource for owners, breeders, veterinary professionals, shelter and cattery workers and anyone involved in the care of our feline companions. This book has 272 pages and divided into two parts, the first part dealt on understanding feline behaviour and consists of seven chapters namely; the origin and evolution of the domestic cat; the senses; feline communication; social, feeding and predatory behaviour; kitten to cat - reproduction and the behavioural development of kittens; health and behaviour; and learning, training and behaviour. Part two focused on practical feline behaviour and presents five chapters namely: advice for breeders; advice for prospective cat owners; advice for cat owners; advice for veterinary professionals; and advice for other cat carers.

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Practical feline behaviour : understanding cat behaviour and improving welfare / Trudi Atkinson, Clinical animal behaviourist, UK.