WHY IS MY CAT LIKE THIS: The Complete Guide to Cat Anxiety, Stress, and Difficult Behaviour - and How to Actually Help

Your cat is not broken. But something is wrong, and you know it.Maybe they've started hiding and won't come out. Maybe the litter box situation has deteriorated in ways you'd rather not think about. Maybe your previously gentle cat has started biting, or your once-sociable cat now flinches when you reach for them. And maybe someone has told you this is just how cats are.It isn't. Almost every difficult cat behaviour has a reason - and most of them have a solution.Written by a veterinarian with over twenty years of feline practice, Why Is My Cat Like This is the book that finally explains what your cat is actually trying to tell you. Not in vague generalities, but in clear, specific, practical terms that help you understand what's happening and what to do about it.Inside, you will discover:How cats actually experience the world - the sensory and territorial wiring that explains so much behaviour owners find bafflingHow to read stress in a cat before it escalates - the subtle body language signals that appear long before the obvious problems doWhat hiding really means, when to be concerned, and exactly how to help a cat who has withdrawnThe different types of cat aggression - fear, pain, frustration, redirected, petting-induced - and why treating them the same way makes everything worseWhy litter box problems are almost always fixable, and the specific setup mistakes that cause most of themWhat overgrooming, compulsive scratching, and repetitive behaviours reveal about your cat's emotional stateHow to build trust with a rescue cat who has a difficult past - and what realistic progress actually looks likeWhy the environment is the most powerful medicine available, and the simple changes that make the biggest differenceHow to manage multi-cat tension - including the passive, invisible conflict that most owners never seeWhen to call a vet, a behaviourist, or consider medication - and why asking for help is exactly what good owners doYour cat is communicating. This book teaches you to listen. Read more