Why Do Cats Always Land on Their Feet?: 101 of the Most Perplexing Questions Answered about Feline Unfathomables, Medical Mysteries and Befuddling Beh

by Marty Becker and Gina Spadafori

Is My Cat Crazy? If only it were that simple But the fact is that your cat is very sensible indeed--about cat things. She knows how to scratch upright surfaces, cough up hairballs, send messages with... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0757305733
• ISBN13: 9780757305733
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Hci
• Length: 221 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.1"

Customer Reviews

Why in the world do they do that?

So you are a cat lover, do you ever wonder about their peculiar behavior that they sometimes have? Marty Becker and Gina Spadafori do an excellent job of explaining some of the mysteries of cats. They pick out questions that you have always wondered about and they give good explanations. My favorite explanation was why do cats always pick out the non cat person and go up to them in a room. They do this because all of us cat people stare and look at the cat, this can be viewed as threatening to the cat. It is the person that dislikes cats that is ignoring them, and therefore not a threat to the cat. So who will the cat visit first? The cat will visit the least threatening person first. There are many other cat mysteries that are answered in this book. I would highly recommend this book to you, or to the cat lover in your life. There are 101 questions that are answered in this book, questions like do cats like milk, can tylenol kill a cat, and can cats tell time. This book is enjoyable and provides insight into the mysterious world of cats.

Straight-forward and humorous

The writers of this book got it right. They have presented some pretty complex information in an extremely easy-to-digest format and made if fun to read. There's no pretentiousness in the prose yet I didn't feel like it was dumbed down either. It was a quick read that left me satisfied.

MUST LOVE CATS!

This could not be a more perfect gift for cat lovers! I read it in one sitting and laughed out loud all the way to the end AND I learned a lot along the way! Fabulous information communicated in a witty and captivating manner! And yes, it is true, CAT'S RULE! Another amazing book by my favorite author, Dr. Marty Becker! I highly recommend this book; it'll put a smile on your face! Bravo!

Who'd a Thunk It?

It may be that all cats really want is a warm place to snooze and a nice little bowl of food twelve times a day, but I suspect that's not true and when we tell ourselves that, we're just trying to comfort ourselves for the harsh reality which is that cats are actually just as complex and yes, unfathomable, as we think they are. So, these authors get that, and don't try to sugar coat it. They admit it, they explain it, they move on. I don't know as much about cats as I do about dogs, partly because of the aforementioned unfathomability of the feline, and partly because I can pick them up and move them around and thus have had to spend less time delving into their psyches. So I assumed these authors would ask questions I'd never thought of and know more stuff, too. And they did. What I didn't expect is that they'd make me laugh. A lot. Just because cats are deep doesn't mean you can't find that funny. Being befuddled can be kinda fun. Great gift book for cat lovers, too.

If anybody understands cats, these people do

Though I'm mainly a dog lover, I've also had cats for more than twenty years. Though I love them as well, I find them at once mysterious, affectionate, aloof and seemingly arrogant. The authors thoroughly researched yet amazingly accessible book sheds much light on these enigmatic animals. I came away with a new love and respect for cats. This book would make a great gift to your cat-loving friends. Or, pour yourself a bowl of milk and curl up for a good read.