Cat Resource Guide
Table of Contents


Basic Needs
- A Lifetime Commitment
- An Enriching Environment
- Inside vs. Outside
- Human Contact
- Sufficient Funds for Care
- Proper Handling

Basic Supplies
- Dishware
- Food
- Water
- Litter Box
- Litter
- Scratching Post
- Toys
- Carriers
- Places to Sleep

Socialization
- Why Socialize?
- Multiple Felines
- Cat Trees & Furniture
- Cat Nip

Introducing a New Cat into your Household
- Familiarity
- Households with an Existing Cat
- Households with a Dog
- Households with Children
- Households with Senior Citizens
- Allergies
- Cat Proof Your House
- In Case of Emergency

Preparing your Cat for a Change in the Family
- Baby
- New Love
- Separation from a Family Member

Behaviors
- Avoiding Litter Box Problems
- Continual Litter Box Problems
- Positive Reinforcement
- Come When Called
- Inappropriate Scratching
- Spraying
- Scent Marking
- Grooming
- Sleeping
- Playful Attacks
- Territorial Aggression
- Fearful or Defensive Aggression
- Redirected Aggression
- Purring
- Purring that Results in a Bite
- Petting and Holding
- Nocturnal Cats
- Falling
- Boredom
- Preying
- Plant Eating and Digging
- Stress
- Decreasing Stress
- Manifestations of Stress

Cat Senses
- Smell
- Tails
- Ears
- Eyes
- Taste
- Tongue
- Paws
- Touch
- Whiskers
- Vision
- Hearing

Medical
- 3-in-1 Vaccine
- Rabies Vaccine
- Ear Mites
- Upper Respiratory Infection
- Pan Leukemia (Feline Distemper)
- Feline Urinary Tract Disease
- Feline Leukemia Virus
- Feline Immunodeficiency Virus
- Feline Infectious Peritonitis
- Zoonotic Disease
- Feline Scratch Disease
- Salmonella
- Fleas
- Roundworm
- Ringworm
- Cryptosporidiosis and Giardiasis
- Toxoplasmosis
- Rabies
- Symptoms of an Illness
- Ongoing Medical Care
- Vaccines and Cancer
- Declawing
- General Grooming
- Age

Feral
- Feral or Stray?
- Trap/Neuter/Return
- Managing a Feral Colony
- Coexisting with Feral Cats