Review: I wish it were longer, as cats are my life.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 1, 2014
I was asked to "foster"kittens and cats for a while. I have owned many over the years. However, one thing I found out, no matter how good the fostering part was, if someone came to take it to their new forever home, I would be so sad for days into weeks. I kept worrying, also, if the cat is going to a good and loving home. This is a very important book for people to really get to understand the cat.What people need to learn before ever getting a kitten is that these are not "bought", but are adopted into your family as new family members. I've seen too often that once the kitten gets older and more independent, people will go to great lengths to get rid of them: especially abandoning them on the side of some country road to fend for themselves.I love that Ms Johnson explains the need for cat toys, scratchers, and especially places they can climb up on, leap off, and just be cats. They need to feel that your home is also their home, too. They do love high places so they can always see what is going on around them. It is the hunting instinct in them.This is a great "get to know your cat" primer. I believe that to understand your cat is to know and love your cat. I recommend this to everyone. People really should get to know how a cat behaves as a cat, and what kind of expectations you may have in getting one. And if their cat tendencies don't match up with those expectations, please think twice before you get one, because they think of you as family. Being left at a shelter is very traumatizing for them. They can also sense and feel that you don't want them or love them anymore.  Thank you.