Case, Linda P. <br/><br/>
The cat :  its behavior, nutrition, and health / 
Linda Case. 
 - Ames, Iowa :  Oxford :  Iowa State University Press ;  Blackwell [distributor],  2003. 
 - 400 p. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>Part 1.Knowing the cat within the companion -- Chapter 1.Felis silvestris to Felis catus: domestication -- Chapter 2.Selective breeding: cat breeds from the everyday to the unusual -- Chapter 3.The cat\'s perception of the world: structure, movement, and special senses -- Chapter 4.Reproduction and breeding management -- Chapter 5.Genetics: why all cats are tabbies -- Chapter 6.The human-cat relationship: benefits and responsibilities -- Part 2.Behavior: understadning the domestic cat -- Chapter 7.Developmental behavior: from kitten to adult -- Chapter 8.Soical life: communication patterns, social relationships, and terroriality -- Chapter 9.How cats learn (or learning to train a cat!) --Chapter 10.The misbehaving cat: behavior problems and solutions -- Part 3: Health and disease: keeping cats healthy and happy -- Chapter 11.Viral diseases -- Chapter 12.Bacterial, fungal, and protozoan diseases -- Chapter 13.Vaccination guidelines -- Chapter 14.Internal parasites -- Chapter 15.External parasites -- Chapter 16.First-aid procedures -- Part 4.Nutrition: feeding cats for health and longevity -- Chapter 17.The cat as an obligate carnivore: nutrient requirements -- Chapter 18.Providing a health diet: cat food selection and evaluation -- Chapter 19.Feeding management throughout the life cycle -- Chapter 20.Nutritionally responsive diseases. 
<br/><br/> This text provides pet owners, undergraduate students and pet professionals with a complete guide to four topical areas that are of interest. These are: the history of the human-cat relationship; behaviour of the domestic cat; feline nutrition; and feline health and disease. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780813803319 (hbk.) :  �29.99 0813803314  �51.04 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2002009742 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Cats.<br/>Cats--Behavior<br/>Cats--Nutrition<br/>Cats--Health<br/>Pets.<br/>Veterinary medicine: small animals (pets)<br/>Zoology & animal sciences<br/>Cats as pets
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>SF442  / .C37 2003 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>636.8 CAS