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Purr by Zazie Todd, the Science of Making your Cat Happy

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This book has something for everyone whether you are beginning your feline journey or are an experienced cat owner.

This extremely readable book has a mix of anecdotes about the authors own cats, which I found interesting and this made the book feel more relatable. There are cat expert opinions and lots of references to scientific studies written in a way that is easy to understand.

Books on feline welfare and behaviour have long been lacking compared to dogs and I welcome this book to my shelves. Cat owners will find this a readable and helpful guide to making their cats lives happier and stress free, which benefits all the family. I especially liked the training plan (yes you can train cats!) to train cats to like the cat carrier, however I would have liked to have read more about training with cats, but may be that’s for another book?

The chapters on problem behaviour and environmental enrichment were useful but I would have liked more detail, photographs or plans for environmental improvements would have been in my opinion helpful.

The chapters on senior cats and special needs cats was informative and interesting. The chapter on end of life was a hard read, but I’m glad I read it as I live with an older cat and it gave me lots to think about, this subject is often not talked about enough or mentioned in cat books.

I would recommend this book to people who are beginning their cat owning adventures and also experienced owners who want to know how to improve their cats lives a little better.

I hope this book does well as spreading education about the cat is invaluable for their health both physically and mentally.

“I was given this book as an advanced copy from Greystone Books in return for an honest review”

This book is published in May 26th 2022 in the UK and is available from the usual places ISBN: 978-1-77164-814-1

International Feline Behaviourists

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International Feline Behaviourists

International Feline Behaviourists was set up in 2019 as an international platform for feline behaviourists, to provide a consistent approach to feline welfare and care. I am delighted to be accepted as a student member of this association…….I’m currently studying an Advanced Feline Behaviour Diploma towards becoming certified to work in feline behaviour along side my cat sitting business.

I hope all of you are keeping well and safe and I hope to be able to be cat sitting again soon, when restrictions allow.

Take care everyone,

lots of love and purrs Rachel & Mr Ringo xxx

Let’s Talk About Cats- Anita Kelsey

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Let’s talk about cats – Anita Kelsey

This is my first book read in 2021 and I really hope the rest of my reading this year is as good.

Being a cat obsessed book worm I have probably read most of the feline themed books available, some good and some not so good. This book is different, it includes conversations with many cat experts all from different fields of the feline world. All of the conversations were very different and all of them fascinating and engaging.

Many of the people featured I had knowledge of and I was interested in finding out more about them. This book features to name just a few: Cat Expert Jackson Galaxy, therapy cat London, the cat man of Aleppo and Animal Communicator Penelope Smith.

There are 16 different conversations in total, plus lots of information and stories from Anita herself, being an experienced Feline Behaviourist Anita certainly knows her stuff.

As a cat sitter it was interesting to hear some stories of her cat sitting experiences which were often heartfelt and poignant.

I can’t say which were my favourite conversations as they were all fascinating and they have made me want to read more about certain people and ideas.

Some of the conversations were hard to read as extremely sad and others were lovely and warming.
I recommend this book to all cat lovers and really hope it sells well as educating more people in feline matters is so beneficial to cats welfare.

This book is available on kindle and in paper form from the usual places.

Power Of The Purr

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Power Of The Purr by Sally Chamberlain

When I was asked by Sally Chamberlain to write a foreword for this book I felt very honoured. I have known Sally for many years and we both have an interest or one might say obsession with felines.

There are a lot of books out there that cover general cat information,  feline behaviour, cats and healing, problem behaviours, believe me I’ve read them all,  but not many that cover all this and more in one volume.  I especially liked the chapter on physical feline communication which is an area so often misunderstood. This book also covers feline intuitive communication, which I find fascinating.  You will also find this book goes into detail, the subject of feline behaviour and problem behaviour, it is written in a very easy to understand and informative language.

During my work as a cat sitter and previous work in a feline only veterinary practice I have sometimes seen firsthand the heartbreaking and sad situations cats often find themselves in, often through lack of knowledge or understanding on the owner’s part. It is therefore wonderful to see books like this being published.

Cats have been overshadowed by dogs for far too long especially in behavioural science, we as their carers need to understand that cats are not dogs and give them the respect they deserve as an amazing, fascinating and intelligent species. This book goes into much detail and catches the pure essence of the feline in our world.

If you want one book that covers nearly all things feline, then this is the book for you or a cat lover you know. I hope that you the reader enjoy reading it as much as I have. This wonderful book is available from all the usual online book retailers. xx

International Cat Care

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I have exciting news! I have recently started studying for the International Cat Care’s Certificate in Feline Behaviour. This course will take me two years and gives me a great excuse to buy more cat books to read…

But seriously, it is a great opportunity to broaden my feline knowledge and hopefully share more feline information with you all via this blog.

International Cat Care is a charity based in the UK that has a mission to engage, educate and empower people throughout the world to improve the health and welfare of cats by sharing advice, training and passion. Find out more here: https://icatcare.org/

Wish me luck! Love Rachel x