Do Cats Need Shrinks?

Do Cats Need Shrinks?

Peter Neville

• What should you do if your cat doesn’t like your husband?
• Why do some cats eat underwear?
• How should you deal with cats that spray your visitors, pee on your bed or scream for attention all night long?

These are just a few of the problems that Peter Neville, cat psychologist, deals with regularly either through cases referred to him by vets or in his role as ‘agony uncle’ of Cat World magazine.

In this book, Peter traces the development of the relationship between cats and human beings and the way in which this wild predator has adapted to modern life with us. He describes various case histories from his files (the names have been changed to protect the innocent!) and outlines some of the reasons why behavioural problems can occur. Sometimes it’s the home environment, the cat’s relationship with a member of the family, its friends and rivals along the street, or perhaps a problem stemming from its early kittenhood. Peter examines the possibilities and suggests plans for treatment for each eventuality that should improve or alleviate most problem cat behaviour.

The stories range from the moving to the hilarious, the problems from the commonplace to the incredible. This is a cat book par excellence for anyone who really wants to understand how our cats’ minds work –and ours too.

Paperback – 173 pages

UK 1991

Very good as new condition