What an awesome tool to peer inside our feline companions state of mind! This book delves into some behavioral issues, mental issues, needs/wants and uses real world examples to flesh out what he's talking about. I can see this being helpful to those who are seeking to understand why their cat is struggling

INtersting book with loads of examples of cats with behavior issues. While I agree with the him on breeder's breeding ill cats, I strongly object to not fixing cats to control their populations! There are too many unwanted former pets out there. COVID pets got dumped in droves when folks tired of them as companions and went back to work! Then there are the strays of folks who could not contain their cats and keep them inside! Of course shelter animals have issues, anyone would after being locked in small cages sor days, week, even months or years. It's a sad and tragic world for our companion animals. NOt a book Id recommend. I've read many better ones.

This definitely wasn’t my favorite book about cats. In fact, I felt that some of the author’s statements were not conducive with current cat life.

For instance, the author decried what he dubbed “mass sterilization for all family cats” and later said it was an issue of “freedom” to allow family cats to breed. He said he worries about ending up with only purebred cats. The problem with this is that 3.2 million ‘family cats’ go into shelters annually, and this is only in America. Many of them are killed. And yet he wants there to be even more? That’s a cruel standpoint.

He also talked about shelter cats being more prone to depression. He opined that by getting a shelter cat, “you run the risk of inviting depression into your home.” This may be true, but when you put it like that, you’re going to talk a lot of people out of rescuing a shelter cat.

Additionally, he tells a story about a cat he had that got pregnant and how they “never knew who the father was,” which tells me that they irresponsibly allowed their unaltered cat to roam the neighborhood freely and come home pregnant. That is not the way to keep their lines going. It’s simply awful cat ownership/companionship.

Some details were good, but overall, his way of thinking simply didn’t gel with mine at all.

Fascinating! I especially liked the examples of particular cats and how their needs were managed and understood.

I’m a cat owner so when I saw this was available to request, I clicked it right away. I think this is more of an introductory and historical study. If you’re looking for something specific to learn about your cat better please call your vet and gather info from them.

The Interpretation of Cats' was good book but a bit dry. As a cat lover, I was interested to learn more about my favorite companion. However, I found it challenging to get through. While the information was insightful, the writing didn't always keep me engaged. If you are a cat lover and looking for a more scientific/psycho analysis of cats this would be your book!

A bad behavioral problem with our beloved kitty drew me ASAP to this book. It is a big bestseller in France where first published, and is said to include compelling anecdotes, cutting-edge research, and years of treatment experience distilled down for cat owners.

I'd heard of psychiatric veterinary medicine for felines before, but not quite in the manner presented here. While I found this book fascinating and written with an intelligent, compassionate, and often charming style, I wanted to get to the "meat" of our problem and possible treatment options more quickly, through the use of concise chapters with headings for specific issues, highlights with bullet points, short summaries in easy to read boxes, and an index.

With a better design, THE INTERPRETATION OF CATS could become a more usable, effective resource for pet owners and their suffering creatures.

Thanks to author Claude Béata, Scribner, and NetGalley for the ARC. Opinions are mine.