SPEak A GUIDE TO DECODING CAT LANGUAGE Aline Alexander Newman Gary Weitzman D V M President CEO of the San Diego Humane Society and SPCA NATIONAL Lu GEOGRAPHIC WASHINGTON D
Droopy Half Closed Eyelids 54 Meet Dr Gary Veterinarian and Cat Expert 6 For Your Safety 7 What Is a Cat aaaaaaaaaaan 8 Cats All in the Family 10 Cats vs Dogs Cat Talk Quiz 14 Staring 56 Perked Ears 58 Flattened Ears 60 Twitchy Ears 62 Ears Turned Sideways 64 Whiskers Pointing Sideways 66 Whiskers Pointing Backward 68 Whiskers Pointing Forward 70 What Is This Cat Saying 72 Training Tips Here Kitty Kitty 73 Body Talk 16 King of the Hill 18 Wait and Watch 20 Stalking awan 22 Pouncing 24 Telling Tails 74 The Fluffed Out Tail 76 Game On 26 Hiding 28 Headbutting and Body Rubbing 30 The Wagging Tail annon 78 The Twitching Tail 80 Gift iving The Thrashing Tail 82 Hair Care 34 36 Licking Social Roll 38 Rubbing Noses The Straight up Tail 84 The Wrapped Around Tail 86 The Curved Upward Tail 88 Twining Tails 90 What Is This Cat Saying 92 Training Tips Jumping From Chair to Chair 93 Slumber Party What Is This Cat Saying 44 Training Tips High Five How to Raise a Cool Cat 45 94 Cat Chat Chattering Hissing and Spitting Yowling Meowing Read My Face 46 Slow Blinking Wide Eyed Stare 50 Pupils Like Slits 52 96 m 98 100 102
Purring 104 What Is This Cat Saying 106 Training Tips For Safety s sake 107 A Meet and Greet 154 Cat Myths Busted 156 We Them We Them Not A History of Humans On Again Off Again Love Affair with Cats 158 Soft Furry Cats Even Cats That Have No Hair 162 Trouble Talk 108 Biting 110 Spraying 112 Refusing to use the Litter Box 14 Scratching the Furniture 116 Bullying an 118 Hunger Games 120 Coat of Many Colors 166 Fun and Games 168 Paws Look Listen Quiz 170 Resources na 172 Index 174 Disappearing Act 122 Antisocial Kitty 124 Picky Eater 126 Illustration Credits 175 Credits 176 What Is This Cat Saying 128 Training Tips Scritch Scratch 129 Burmese Feline Feelings 130 Alert Happy 134 Playful 136 Bored 138 Depressed or Grief stricken 140 Anxious Frustrated 144 Scared 146 Angry or Aggressive 148 On the Hunt 150 What Is This Cat Saying 152 Training Tips Inside Outside or Open Sesame 153
