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The Cat Who Cried for Help: Attitudes, Emotions, and the Psychology of Cats - Hardcover

Dodman, Nicholas H.

 
9780553104530: The Cat Who Cried for Help: Attitudes, Emotions, and the Psychology of Cats

Synopsis

The veterinarian and author of The Dog Who Loved Too Much shows how to treat cats for such disorders as panic attacks, litter-box aversion, depression, and phobias through nutrition, pharmacology, and behavior modification.

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About the Authors

Nicholas Dodman, B.V.M.S., M.R.C.V.S., professor of behavioral pharmacology at Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine and director of the Behavior Clinic, is the author of The Dog Who Loved Too Much.  He is an internationally known specialist in domestic animal behavioral research, as well as in the veterinary practice of animal psychology.  A board-certified member of the Amencan College of Veterinary Behaviorists, he holds four patents for the pharmacological control of behavior problems, in which field he is a well-known expert

Nicholas Dodman, B.V.M.S., M.R.C.V.S. is professor of behavioral pharmacology at Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine and director of the Behavior Clinic.

From the Inside Flap

ndbreaking book, Dr. Nicholas Dodman does for feline psychology what he did for canines in his widely acclaimed The Dog Who Loved Too Much. Here he reveals the fascinating, and often frustrating, mind of one of our most popular--and certainly most independent--animal companions, and shows how we can coexist peacefully with even the stubbornest of cats.

What do you do about a cat determined to tear your sofa to shreds? Or one who gorges himself on your best running shoes . . . or attacks anyone who dares to open the refrigerator door? Drawing on remarkable real-life stories from his practice at the prestigious Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Dodman shares the unique, compassionate, dramatically successful treatment programs that have given problem cats a new lease on life . . . and their perplexed owners long-term solutions to even the most intractable disorders.

As any cat owner knows, changing a cat's behavior

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