Pam Johnson-Bennett - Catwise : America’s favorite cat expert answers your cat behavior questions

She can, in fact, work miracles with problem cats.

Pet Life magazine

Every day is Caturday for cat lovers! And to strengthen our bond with our precious feline friends, Pams advice is simply the best. As a proud pet parent of three cats, our home is full of purrs, meows, and love, thanks to Pams wisdom and training methods.

Robin R. Ganzert, PhD, president and CEO, American Humane Association

Cats are like pieces of art that grace your home and throw up on your laptop, but oh how we love them, and nobody knows the ways of the mysterious feline any better than Pam Johnson-Bennett. If you are holding this book, be prepared to learn more about cats than you ever could have imagined. Seven kitties own my wife, Mary, and me right now, and we need to learn all we can! Thanks, Pam!

Joseph S. Bonsall, forty-two-year member of the American music group The Oak Ridge Boys

I have been a big fan of Pams for a long time. Her sound advice and unique insight into cat behavior have helped thousands of cats.

Beth Stern, spokesperson, North Shore Animal League America

Pams knowledge and her books are truly lifesaving words of wisdom for countless owners of felines, and especially for the cats that would have otherwise found themselves homeless or in a shelter without her guidance.

Megan Brodbine Williams, cofounder, Nashville Cat Rescue

Pam Johnson-Bennetts work makes an important contribution to our ability to understand, appreciate, and live in harmonious and loving partnership with the unique and amazing creature that is the cat.

Jane Lumbatis, executive director, Georgia SPCA

Pam Johnson-Bennetts works are staple recommendations for my cat clients. Her books are highly readable and contain information based on the true science of cat behavior. This book will benefit both cat owners and animal professionals. CatWise should be required reading for anyone owning or working with cats.

Lore I. Haug, DVM, MS, diplomate, American College of Veterinary Behaviorists, Texas Veterinary Behavior Services

The queen of cat behavior!

Steve Dale, author of the syndicated newspaper column My Pet World

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CATWISE

Pam Johnson-Bennett is one of the most popular and sought-after cat behavior experts in the world. She is the author of seven award-winning books on cat behavior, including Think Like a Cat, Hiss and Tell, Starting from Scratch, and Cat vs. Cat. Pam has a private cat-consulting practice in Nashville, is a popular guest on national TV and radio, has starred on Animal Planet UKs series Psycho Kitty, and has spoken on cat behavior at veterinary and animal-welfare conferences around the world. During her more than thirty-year career, she has been profiled widely, has written for many national magazines, and is the former behavior columnist for Cats magazine, iVillage, Yahoo!, Cat Fancys Cat Channel, Kittens USA, The Daily Cat, and Catster.

A certified cat behavior consultant, she was VP of the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants and founded the IAABC Cat Division. Pam served on the American Humane Associations Advisory Board on Animal Behavior and Training. She has received many awards, including the Winn Feline Foundation Award, multiple Cat Writers Association awards, and the IAABC Cat Division Award.

Pam lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with her husband, two children, a rescued Bengal cat, a rescued Sheltie, one well-trained goldfish, and two not-so-well-trained goldfish.

Learn more about Pams techniques and recommendations at www.catbehaviorassociates.com.

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Cover photograph by Don Wright

Illustrations by Norris Hall Studio. Copyright 2016 by Pam Johnson-Bennett

Cats featured on cover were rescued by The Cat Shoppe in Nashville, Tennessee.

Ebook ISBN 9781101993309

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Names: Johnson-Bennett, Pam, 1954author.

Title: Catwise : Americas favorite cat expert answers your cat behavior questions / Pam Johnson-Bennett.

Description: New York, New York : Penguin Books, 2016.

Identifiers: LCCN 2016000873 | ISBN 9780143129561

Subjects: LCSH: CatsBehavior.

Classification: LCC SF446.5.J633 2016 | DDC 636.8dc23

The information provided in this book is not intendend as medical diagnosis and should not replace your cats veterinary care.

While the author has made every effort to provide accurate telephone numbers, Internet addresses, and other contact information at the time of publication, neither the publisher nor the author assumes any responsibility for errors or for changes that occur after publication. Further, the publisher does not have any control over and does not assume any responsibility for author or third-party Web sites or their content.

Cover photograph: Don Wright Jr.

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To my husband, Scott

And to my precious children, Gracie and Jack

You are my everything

To my mother

For a lifetime of love