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Cat Sense: How the New Feline Science Can Make You a Better Friend to Your Pet by John Bradshaw
debhall945's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed my speed reading of this book since I bought it as a gift. As a new kitten owner though, I think I could find some interesting insights and plan on reading it at a more leisurely pace perhaps on my Nook. Lots of interesting historical tidbits on cats that I had no idea of. Did you know the Egyptians raised cats and ritually strangled them for mummification purposes?
alexandraaamm's review against another edition
informative
3.75
A fascinating book that provides a scientific perspective on cat behavior, based on years of thorough research. John Bradshaw presents many interesting and well-documented facts about felines & debunks some myths.
I truly appreciate the author’s work and the years he has dedicated to studying cats. It’s evident that this book is the result of extensive research and deep understanding. One aspect I particularly liked is how he explains that most cat breeds have been developed primarily for appearance, with little to no behavioral differences between them. This is a subtle yet effective way of pointing out that pedigree cats are not inherently more special than regular domestic cats.
kaeoticneutral's review
3.0
Some useful and interesting information, but tends to get a bit repetitive in places.
brucemily's review against another edition
2.0
Ehh a little more feline science than I needed - but somewhat enjoyable. I skipped over several sections.
saucydoorhandles's review against another edition
3.0
Trying to understand my cat but he will forever be a mystery;) His ancestors would be crying at his lameness.
sarahrigg's review against another edition
5.0
I was worried that it would just repeat a lot of what I already know about the evolution of the housecat and the current theories about their behavior and psychology but I was wrong - I learned a lot just in the first chapter. Bradshaw gives the latest and most thorough explanation of what we know about cat's evolution from wildcats to housecats, an overview of their senses and how they differ from humans and how this affects their behavior, thoughts on declawing, and more. The book is well organized, and it is chock full of fun illustrations and sidebars explaining certain concepts more fully. Recommended to all cat lovers and really anyone interested in animal psychology.
aunt_clara's review against another edition
2.0
Spelling and factual errors abound. I cannot recommend this book. The author is a kook who wants all cats to run loose and be unaltered to reproduce every time it gets a chance. Terrible.
secw_10's review against another edition
3.0
Fascinating new studies with cats. New being in the past 15 years. It's interesting to note that cats can not be considered 100% domesticated and he makes a plea at the end for helping cats to finish the domestication process in order to help them survive as a species. He's looking at the bigger picture where we are asking different things of our cats now (companionship) than we were even 30 years ago (pest control). And there are large anti-cat "factions" around who blame them for the destruction of wildlife, a claim that is not wholly substantiated. So he's looking 50 years or so down the road to what might happen to cats. The reason it only gets 3 stars is because there were too dang many typos to give it 4.