ComPETability: Solving Behavior Problems In Your Multi-Cat Household

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Whether you share your home with a single cat or multiple felines, this new guide by a seasoned cat behaviorist and cat trainer teaches you about cats aggression, cat clawing, litter box problems and more. You’ll find detailed prescriptive how-to advice focused in the most common cat behavior problems found in the multi-cat household from fearful felines and bully cats, to cat food challenges, loud mouth meowing and counter top cruising, and how to introduce cats to other pets and kids. This book addresses every cat behavior question you have.

CAT WRITERS ASSOCIATION MUSE MEDALLION AWARD: 2013 BEST CAT BEHAVIOR BOOK OF THE YEAR!

Cat behavior puzzles the most savvy cat lovers, and cat behavior problems lose cats their homes. Cat behavioral problems arise out of owners not understanding cat language and normal animal behavior. Training a cat helps stop cat biting, for instance, and this book explains the behavior of cats whether you have a single feline or multiple cats.

The United States is home to 86.4 million owned cats, and 52 percent of owners own more than one cat. That means more furry love for owners, but also can put your cats’ tails in a twist over that (HISSS!) new feline friend. From conflicts over favorite sleep spots to sharing potty facilities, adding new pets rubs fur the wrong way and creates hairy situations for everyone—including you.

Use these fun techniques to calm fears, explain cat body language, and strengthen the bond you share with your cats. Step by step tips from this award-winning author and certified animal behavior consultant explain how to:

• Recognize and diffuse cat aggression

• Stop cat bites

• Settle disputes cat territory squabbles

• Solve hit and miss litter box problems

• Cure cat scratching with scratching post training

• Manage cat nutrition and meals

• Soothe cat stress and cat fear

• Reduce bullying behavior

• How to choose pet friends to reduce cat fights

• Learn proper cat introduction techniques

• Introduce cats and a new baby or kids

• Solve common pet peeves: meowing, cat clawing, kitty countertop cruising, feline door dashing and more!

• Understand weird cat behaviors and cat facts: feline phone attraction, kitty mirror fear, “elevator butt” and cat toilet pests

Fun, practical, and eminently informative, ComPETability helps owners devise strategies to prevent, reduce or eliminate cat behavior problems. This also enables multiple cats to live in harmony within the same household. Written by one of America’s premier pet experts, the book explains everything the loving cat owner needs to know. Most important, ComPETability provides crucial tips on how to evaluate and match your pets’ personalities, improve their relationships, and make your home a sanctuary for cat fun and peace.

For more pet behavior advice refer to:

ComPETability: Solving Behavior Problems In Your CAT/DOG Household

ComPETability: Solving Behavior Problems In Your Multi-DOG Household

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Amy Shojai has been reinventing herself for years. She’s a certified animal behavior consultant, and the award-winning author of two-dozen best selling pet books that cover furry babies to old-fogies, first aid to natural healing, and behavior/training to Chicken Soup-icity. She is the Puppies Guide at puppies.About.com, the cat behavior expert at cats.About.com, and hosts a weekly half hour CAT CHAT radio show. Amy has been featured as an expert in hundreds of print venues including The New York Times, Reader’s Digest, and Family Circle, as well as national radio and television networks such as CNN, Animal Planet’s DOGS 101 and CATS 101. Amy brings her unique pet-centric viewpoint to public appearances, nonfiction books and THRILLERS WITH BITE!

From the Publisher

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Complete Kitten Care

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ComPETability: Solving behavior problems in your multi-cat household

Understand why cats act “bad” and how to solve common feline behavior problems. Includes types of aggression, how to introduce new pets, and ways to manage feeding, litter box issues, and more. Dozens of veterinarians and other cat experts offer their insight.

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Complete Care for Your Aging Cat

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Shadow-Pup, Karma-Kat, and Amy Shojai

Thrillers With Bite!

Amy also writes nail-biting roller-coaster suspense thrillers that include an animal behaviorist, and her German Shepherd PTSD service dog, and trained Maine Coon cat. No, the animals don’t talk–and they DON’T DIE–but they do have their own pet-centric viewpoint chapters.

Lost And Found (A canine partnership is born) Hide And Seek (A stalker appears from the past) Show And Tell (Kid victims become heroes) Fight Or Flight (A Rottie pup trains for the police) Hit And Run (Past secrets revealed)

Amy Shojai, CABC

Author of 35+ Pet Care Books and Pet-Centric Thrillers

Amy Shojai began her career as a vet tech where pet lovers told her they want expert information to keep their animal companions happy and healthy. She began writing for the “pet press” over twenty years ago, translating “medicalese” from veterinarians into language the rest of us understand. As a certified animal behavior consultant (CABC), her cat and dog books include the expertise of hundreds of veterinary experts she’s interviewed over the years.

Complete Kitten Care ComPETability: Solving behavior problems in your multi-cat household Cat Facts: The Pet Parent’s A-to-Z Home Health Care Encyclopedia Complete Care for Your Aging Cat Cat Life: Celebrating the History, Culture, and Love of the Cat The First-Aid Companion for Dogs & Cats New Choices in Natural Healing for Dogs & Cats

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B007V42XN0
Publisher ‏ : ‎ FurryMuse Publishing (June 30, 2012)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 30, 2012
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2034 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 134 pages

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Customers find the book very informative and easy to read and understand. They also say it’s a great source of information before becoming a cat owner.

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13 reviews for ComPETability: Solving Behavior Problems In Your Multi-Cat Household

D Brixey – September 6, 2024

A Great Feline Resource!
“ComPETability: Solving Behavior Problems In Your Multi-Cat Household”, by Amy Shojai”ComPETability: Solving Behavior Problems In Your Multi-Cat Household”, by Amy Shojai, is part of a series to help those who have multi-pet households. It was published by FurryMuse Publications in 2012. As the title suggests, this book is a resource for those who have more than one cat. As Ms. Shojai is a pet behaviorist, she is more than qualified in this area. Years ago she began her crusade for animals by becoming a veterinary technician. Almost naturally, she became a pet writer. She has won more than two dozen awards for her writing.ComPETability for multi-cat homes is a great resource book for new cat owners, as well as those who have had cats all their lives. It is a book that can be read from cover to cover, or just by topic. The cover is very appropriate as it has two cats that look to be fighting over who is the dominant one. Amy goes into this problem extensively. The obvious play on words in the title shows Ms. Shojai’s delightful sense of humor. She uses her wit throughout the book to keep the reader enthralled. The book is in four parts. The first part is an overview of the book, cat specific details, and behavior and training. Part Two covers problems and solutions. Amy uses the P. E. T. Test to find out why cats are having behavior problems. “The acronym stands for Physical Health, Emotional Well – Being, and Traits of Instinct. Only by knowing what triggers a `bad’ behavior can you devise a plan to address the situation.” Part Three is my favorite part, “Common Multipet Frustrations”. This part covers the reasons why cats do the things they do. The last parts of this book are the Appendixes.We all know how mysterious cats can be. This book helped me to think like a cat. Even though my house has been a multi-cat home for close to 20 years, this book has taught me quite a lot. For instance, years ago I had two cats, Tiffany and BoBo. They became like sister and brother; cuddling when they could and even grooming each other. Tiffany became sick and eventually had to be put down. Bobo grieved for months, and began to become very needy. I found that this is quite common and I probably would have made the grieving process a little easier for him had I let him see Tiffany’s body before burying it.I enjoyed reading this book from cover to cover and I am sure that it will be my go-to book in the future. As usual, Amy Shojai entertained me with her “ComPETability: Solving Behavior Problems In Your Multi-Cat Household”. You, too, can be entertained by this book. I bought the Kindle version on Amazon.com for $5.99.
Petra P – September 6, 2024

A cat behavior book that is ACTUALLY HELPFUL!
I bought this a few days ago because my male kitten is displaying aggressive and dominating behavior towards an older resident female cat. I am so glad I did, because Amy has already pointed out a few mistakes I was unconsciously making! And when you know better, you can do better.I came across Amy’s work through Dr. Jeff of New Earth Vet, so I was aware of her reputation as a cat expert. I appreciate her lighthearted, funny and authentic approach in this book as it makes it fun to read and easier to understand the world from our cat’s point of view.Amy, thank you for this book. It is a humbling reminder that my cats are actually the ones teaching ME to be more aware, more patient, and more understanding of other perspectives.Highly recommend.
Jan Lewis – September 6, 2024

Very informative
The chapters in the book are very general, but I found answers to most of the questions I had about my cats behaviors.
Nancy Kitterman – September 6, 2024

Fantastic source of information in a very easy to read and understand format.
I have had cats for years, but it has been 15 years since I have had kittens. I wanted to know how to introduce 9 week old kittens to my 15 year old cat. This book is chock full of great information from a cat behaviorist. I liked mine so well that I had another copy sent to my friend who is having kitten behavior problems.
Mochi – September 6, 2024

don’t buy this – it’s not worth it
The books that Jackson Galaxy wrote are much better. Reading this wasn’t really worth my time. :/
Amazon Customer – September 6, 2024

I knew a lot about my cat after having read the book
This book shared a lot of information and knowledge which I did not know before I read it so that I can know more about my cat in terms of habits, food, etc. Also corrected my wrongdoing that adversely affected my cat. In short, this is a great book for novice or even you are keeping cats now.
david burger – September 6, 2024

Help to understand problems in a multi cat household.
Being a guardian to 4 cats. I need help to give each cat the love and care they deserve. Seeking guidance , I rely on experts to get the best results. I have many books and this one has been very helpful to solve problems in a multi cat household.
EMT90 – September 6, 2024

Overall good
Outlines many of the most common problems ends simple, easy-to-follow instructions for owners for what I feel is the standard cat personality. Only wish is that it offered additional help for owners with ” prickly” personalities like my sweet Axel who has frequent mood swings that’s hard to calm and satisfy sometimes. Will look forward to text in this area.
Haring Rainer – September 6, 2024

gutes, praxisnahes buch
WendyP – September 6, 2024

Having a family of 5 cats is a LOT of work and requires endless patience. I made the impulsive leap to four cats when I fell in love with a beautiful tuxedo girl that was being shown at our local vet hospital (an SPCA rescue). She definitely proved to be a handful and I learned, not soon enough, that female multi-cat households are going to be very trying. My biggest mistake came almost a year later when I took pity on another rescue who was returned to the shelter after the family let their children terrorize her and break her tail in two places and hurt her back. My issue is having a larger heart than a brain, this was proved to me after adopting my last female cat. Two additional females added to my family of two old males and a younger female proved to be a very challenging experience, hence needing Shojai’s advice. Her thoughts and advice on feline behaviours was enormously helpful and provided insight. Some of her suggestions are more difficult (reintroducing cats that have a huge problem getting along) and require a lot of patience. After a while I had to determine what would work for the cats. It ended up that a fire that destroyed our house would be what would be needed for the cats to get along. We all had to be relocated and they had to start from square one with unfamiliar territory where no one had any claims. The “king” is still revered (our old male) and the rest tolerate each other and have decided to get along (or agree to stay away from each other). The key, as stated in Shojai’s book, is to create as much vertical space as possible…I will add that every available window with a great view is key to your cats feeling happy and being adjusted…with a lot of cat trees/perches. I would highly recommend to buy this book, even just to understand feline behaviour.
Train – September 6, 2024

Lots of great tips on how to stop your cats from squabbling but please be careful with what you put on the back of your cats’ necks – the vanilla extract gave one of my 2 (indoor) kitties an allergic skin reaction, which resulted in a trip to the vets for an antibiotic injection.
cdyard – September 6, 2024

Vous avez un chat et vous aimeriez en avoir un deuxiÃ¨me? Vous envisagez d’avoir deux chats ou plus? Ce livre est fait pour vous.Preuve de son sÃ©rieux, ce livre commence par rappeler qu’il n’est pas possible de citer (et rÃ©soudre) TOUS les problÃ¨mes causÃ©s par la possession de deux chats ou plus. Car, il faut le savoir, les problÃ¨mes sont diffÃ©rents selon que l’on a un chat ou plusieurs.Ce livre est trÃ¨s bien fait, avec une table des matiÃ¨res cliquable (Table of Contents). Les remÃ¨des aux problÃ¨mes sont parfois surprenants mais toujours orientÃ©s vers le bien-Ãªtre de l’animal en prioritÃ©.Certaines solutions sont faciles Ã implÃ©menter, d’autres plus compliquÃ©es. Et, peut-Ãªtre, Ã la fin de ce livre, dÃ©couvrirez-vous qu’il est prÃ©fÃ©rable que vous vous contentiez d’un seul chat heureux plutÃ´t que d’avoir deux chats malheureux.
Amazon Kunde – September 6, 2024

I’m very disappointed and won’t recommend this book at all.1. The book feels very cheap.2. The text is written as if a ghostwriter had a word count and had to fullfill it. There are A LOT of totally unnecessary chapters like “How to introduce the cat to a toddler” which have nothing to do with the main reason to buy this book: cats who don’t like each other or have problems living together. With ‘a lot’ I mean it’s easily at least 70 % of the book totally unrelated to the main topic.3. There are NO SOLUTIONS if you have cats who have problems living together. Oh, well, you will read a lot of cat behaviour in nearly all situations but how does this help? Even the explanation of the behaviour in cases of “cat to dog introductions” or “speaking felinese” are so superficial.So the content is even cheaper than the book itself.4. This is supposed to be a book to solve problems of cats with other cats. It only has 133 pages.Chapter 1 is a 15 pages long introduction.Chapter 2 is 18 pages long about “how cats think” and include an introduction to the feline senses. 13 pages are about training cats.Chapter 4 is 13 pages long and gives basic tips about aggressive cat behaviour. But you can find more profound knowledge with a 5 minute Google search. Believe me. I did both.Chapter 5 (11 pages) is about toilet training.Chapter 6 some basic knowledge about cat feelings (11 pages).Chapter 7 are 5 pages about feeding techniques.Chapter 8 FINALLY introduces us on a very basic level to cat-to-cat introductions. Most helpfull: If the very basic tips don’t lead to success – just do them again! Oh, I just hate this book so much. It’s so disappointing. Every “tip” is better explained on google or in cat forums. Some of them are straight out outdated, too. 4,5 pages of the 10 pages of Chapter 8 are about introducing your cat to your baby. Finally the topic of the book in this chapter but hey, only for 5,5 pages, lol.Chapter 9 is cat-to-dog instroduction.And chapter 10 (last chapter) just lists some of the commen misbehaviours cats show when stressed out. Of course with no real solutions.Conclusion: If you have cat with cat problems, like I do, stay away from this book. It’s a total waste of money and time and won’t do any good in solving your problems.If you just search for a very basic book about cat behaviour in different stressing situations, you might be happy. But still – the WHOLE knowledge of the book is better available on every basic website about cats.

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