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The Cat's Mind

The Cat's Mind

As an owner of 3 cats, (and having had several cats previously), including one very active climbing cat brought back from Bulgaria, one very independent but submissive cat rejected from a breeder, and an elderly cat with hyperthyroidism, I spend a lot of time thinking about what goes on inside their brains. So when I saw this book, I had to buy it.

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 they 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.

Right now it is midnight, a little while past sundown, and Monkey, the Bulgarian cat, is literally climbing the door jamb of my office, running back and forth, jumping to the top of the door and exploring the top shelves of my bookcases, and leaping back out into the living room. It's the schizo hour now, as she reacts and plays with things only she can see...

Contents of The Cat's Mind

• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• Part One - The Anatomy and Physiology of the Cat's Mind
  • Chapter One - The Genetics of the Cat Mind
  • Chapter Two - The Cat Brain, Cat Hormones and Biofeedback In The Cat
  • Chapter Three - The Cat Senses
  • Chapter Four - Cat Communication
• Part Two - The Psychology of the Cat's Mind
  • Chapter Five - Early Learning in Cats: The Influence of Parents, Littermates, and Humans
  • Chapter Six - Later Learning: Cat Rank and Cat Territory
  • Chapter Seven - Sexual Behaviour of Cats and Cat Maternal Activity
  • Chapter Eight - Cat Predation, Cat Eating, and Cat Elimination
  • Chapter Nine - Cat Fear and Cat Aggression
  • Chapter Ten - Cat Individuality and Cat Behaviour Towards Humans
  • Chapter Eleven - Cat Breed Differences in Cat Behaviour
  • Chapter Twelve - The Mind of the Ill Cat and Elderly Cat
  • Chapter Thirteen - Cat Behaviour Problems: How To Alter The Cat's Mind
• Bibliography

Other pages about this book:

• http://www.petcat.us/The_Cats_Mind

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