{"product_id":"the-total-cat-understanding-your-cats-physical-and-emotional-behavior-from-kitten-to-old-age-9780380790517","title":"The Total Cat: Understanding Your Cat's Physical and Emotional Behavior from Kitten to Old Age","description":"\u003cp\u003eHailed as \"the founding mother of cat psychology,\" Carole Wilbourn has received international attention for her feline expertise. With her emphasis on treating the total cat, the \"Wilbourn Ways\" to a healthy cat follow the guiding principles of the ancient Greeks -- a sound mind in a sound body. Wilbourn explains how to talk to your cat -- and how to listen. She provides tools that can help you recognize, understand, and respond to your cat's body language, vocalization, and facial expressions -- the keys to your cat's behavior.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilbourn addresses specific situations that may develop with even the best-cared-for feline. You will learn how to detect the underlying causes to your cat's problem behavior -- whether yours is antisocial, self-destructive, or an overly aggressive \"attack cat\" -- and you'll receive invaluable guidance on everything from your cat's eating disorders and litter box aversion to its phobias and depression.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you're introducing a new cat or person into your feline's environment or caring for an abused refugee, \u003cem\u003eThe Total Cat\u003c\/em\u003e provides the insights necessary for understanding your cat at every stage of its life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilbourn, Carole:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e A cat therapist for more than twenty years, Carole C. Wilbourn has published four books on cat psychotherapy. She co-founded the first cat hospital in New York City in 1973, and she's logged more than 100,000 miles making house calls to patients throughout the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe writes a Cats on the Couch column for \u003cem\u003eCat Fancy\u003c\/em\u003e and sees appointments at Westside Veterinarian Center and the Animal Clinic of New York. Her numerous \u003cem\u003eMagazine\u003c\/em\u003e and many more. She also serves on the board of the New York Humane Society and resides in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50914036252946,"sku":"9780380790517","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_86e5733e-271e-4e67-96ee-668ca4b39c32.jpg?v=1738803149","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-total-cat-understanding-your-cats-physical-and-emotional-behavior-from-kitten-to-old-age-9780380790517","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}