Cat's Mind: Understanding Your Cat's Behavior

I really learned a lot about cat's behaviour,so it helped me to understand felines mind, because I love them and I have 5 cats at home. What I liked is that Dr. Fogle writes about a problem and gives options of treatment, so I tried the options, some worked and some not, depending on the cat's "personality".

I have read half this book in a single day, it was hard to put it down. While I was aware of many of the items in this book from reading other books about cats, the author provides a lot of information, and especially comparisons between dogs and cats, and other domesticated animals, all of which is very interesting. The author has a very good introduction to genetics. He also mentions research about how breeding for color has a side effect of changing the personality of the cats. He repeatedly gives examples of how the adaption of cats to living in proximity to humans is caused by a genetic changes that lead to changes in behaviour, and ultimately in how the mind of the cat works. He also touchs on concerns about how heavy inbreeding to select for various odd traits that we find pleasing may be creating animals that are actually mentally less suited to being pets and surviving on their own. Another great book that goes over a lot of the same issues, but is more current, and discusses a lot of these same things as their concern farm animals, and other pets is "Thinking In Pictures - and Other Reports from My Life with Autism" by Temple Grandin. I highly recommend this book also.

This book improved my understanding of my cat's needs and behaviors; it also heightened my appreciation for these sometimes quirky behaviors. The author blends the history of cat domestication and scientific research with humorous anecdotal illustrations to help the reader understand the why cats behave like cats.

This book was a great help for me to try and figure out my unpredictable cat. It explains why cat's do what they do and treatment options for the cat to calm down their behavior. I have visited several vet's with no luck and I think I finally have gotten Tigger's attacking behavior under control after reading this book. It's a must have for cat owners.