Is Your Cat Crazy?: Solutions from the Casebook of a Cat Therapist

by Judi Wright Lashnits, John C. Wright, John C. Wright

Book Overview

Winner 1995 Best Instructional Nonfiction Book-Cat Writers' Association
"This is a delightful, practical, well-written, sensible, and easy-to-follow book about living with cats and enjoying them." --John E. Saidla, DVM, Director of Continuing Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University

Is Your Cat Crazy? provides feline fans with a wealth of practical information and entertaining stories drawn from Dr...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0028608380
• ISBN13: 9780028608389
• Release Date: April 1996
• Publisher: Trade Paper Press
• Length: 227 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Mine eyes have been opened...

Wow! What a great book. With a background in experimental social psychology and more than a passing interest in animal behavior, this book did a great job of applying psychological principles I've learned to cat behavior problems. Most times I don't find this in books on animal behavior. I found this book to be really interesting. In fact, now I'm wondering if his is a career path I would like to follow. I think Dr. Wright's career is fascinating and intriguing. I really loved the way he first completely presented the cat problem to us and then gave us the solution he used. I found myself trying to figure out what the solution was before I read it. Alas, most of the time I was stumped, but after reading the solution, it made complete sense.If you love trying to understand your cat, or if you have behavior problems, then this book is for you! It's a must if you are serious about your cat!

Common sense answers for crazy

I've read a lot of books about cats and their unusual behavior. This is the first book that truly clarified for me why cats do what they do and why it makes sense to them. This book was like a lightbulb illuminating overhead with the message "of course that's why she does that, why didn't I see that before?"

Nicely Written, Well Organized, Informative, Enjoyable

This is the first book about pets that I actually read from start to finish. It had a lot of great case studies, which provided excellent examples of symptoms cats produce (urinating on furniture, refusal to eat, etc.), and how to overcome this "crazy" behavior. I recommend this book to anyone who has a cat(s) and wants to better understand them. If you want suggestions for training your cat, this book is great! Biggest lesson learned: Don't punish your cat; there are better, more effective solutions to change your cat's behavior.

Extremely informative and entertaining!

This book has helped give me specific, easy to apply techniques to use with my cat's behavioral problems. Not only was it informative, but a very enjoyable read. The content was well presented, easy to understand, and humorous at the same time. I'm looking forward to more books by Dr. Wright!

Great Resource

The only reason that I've rated this nine and not ten is that no book can hope to cover all the strange quirks of behavior that our cats can come up with. But this one comes close and has some great solutions. I handle the questions and answers section of a national cat club web site and when I have a behavior question that I need a resource for, this is my book of choice. It is also the one I recommend when someone needs more help than I can reasonably give via email. If your cat is crazy (aren't they all?), you'll want this book