Great Books about Cat Behavior I have read every one of these books.  They are very well written, extremely interesting and informative.  I wholeheartedly recommend them. Starting from Scratch: How to Correct Behavior Problems in Your Adult Cat, by Pam Johnson-Bennett Psycho Kitty?, by Pam Johnson-Bennett Hiss and Tell: True Stories from the Files of a Cat Shrink, by Pam Johnson-Bennett Cat Vs. Cat: Keeping Peace When You Have More Than One Cat, by Pam Johnson-Bennett Think Like a Cat: How to Raise a Well-Adjusted Cat--Not a Sour Puss, by Pam Johnson-Bennett Cat Vs. Cat: Keeping Peace When You Have More Than One Cat, by Pam Johnson-Bennett Twisted Whiskers: Solving Your Cat's Behavior Problems, by Pam Johnson-Bennett Is Your Cat Crazy: Solutions from the Casebook of a Cat Therapist, by John C. Wright The Cat Who Cried for Help: Attitudes, Emotions, and the Psychology of Cats, by Dr. Nicholas Dodman Good Cat!: A Proven Guide to Successful Litter Box Use and Problem Solving by Shirlee Kalstone, John Martin House Cat: How to Keep Your Indoor Cat Sane and Sound by Christine Church Outwitting Cats: Tips, Tricks and Techniques for Persuading the Felines in Your Life That What YOU Want Is Also What THEY Want by Wendy Christensen

One-stop Shopping for Your Cat PetsMart continues to be an excellent online location for all manner of items for your cat: toys, treats, beds, litterboxes, food, and much much more.  Save 15% off your order of $65 or more PetCo continues to be an excellent online location for cat supplies, accessories, and toys.

Unique Assortment of Gifts and Supplies Miles Kimball has a variety of holiday-specific and general items you may find of interest for your pet or for giving to fellow pet lovers.   Shop pet supplies at Miles Kimball

Clothing for the Cat Lover Cat T-Shirts (at Amazon) Cat T-Shirts and Humorous Cat T-Shirts (at SSJ T-Shirts and Sweatshirts) Photo T-shirt using your own photo from Shutterfly Animal Lover T-Shirts (at ChoiceShirts.com) - mostly humorour or whimsical 1st Choice Cufflinks:  These first-class, finely crafted cufflinks are perfect for any pet lover, and would make the ideal gift for that special someone.

THE best Scratching Posts we've ever found TopCat Sisal Scratching Post  It's made out of rough sisal (NOT the rope, a weave!).  It's tall (29 inches), doesn't fall over, doesn't wobble, and doesn't slide across the floor.  And, of course, the best part:  cats love it.  I wrote about it in this article. If you need an even taller scratching post, check out the Smart Cat Ultimate Scratching Post, which is 34.5 inches tall.

Great cat trees Armarkat is the brand of cat tree we have in our house.  In fact, we just got a new one, because the old one, after many many years of service, was showing signs of energetic use.  Armarkat sells on eBay as well; if you're carefull with bidding, you'll get better deals.

Cat posters and prints AllPosters.com and Art.com  If your cat-loving friends don't have enough cats gracing their rooms, give them some to put on their walls!  This site has a huge assortment of posters and prints, at very reasonable prices. As of this writing, there are over 2,500 posters/prints just of cats.  Both sites can frame the print for you with your choice of molding and matts; Art.com can transfer it to artist canvas as well.  Speaking of canvas, futher down the page is a link to a website where you can put your cat's photo on canvas. Here are some you'll find from Renoir: And you'll probably recognize these from Theophile Steinlen:

Cat Calendar All Posters has nearly 30 different cat calendars to choose from.  Here are just five of them:

Two solutions for cats who shred the toilet paper! Hidden toilet paper holder TP Saver

A drinking water fountain for the cat As you may have seen in one of my articles, I'm very much in favor of these - the cats like the moving water to drink, and it's healthy. Hagen catit® Drinking Fountain Petmate® Fresh Flow Cat Fountain Petmate® Drinkwell Fresh Water Fountain

A food dish pedestal for the cat I love this idea!  Having the food dish at shoulder height just seems so much more comfortable for a cat!  (We've had our cats' dishes elevated for quite a while and they really seem to enjoy it.) Order them at Classy Cat Dishes. (They even have a dish with a "backsplash"!)

Cat Breed Gifts A big variety of items:  clothing, mugs, calendars, stickers/buttons/magnets, custom postage, etc., which you can choose for your favorite cat breed.  These are offered by individual sellers at CafePress. Abyssinian American Curl American Shorthair Balinese Bengal Birman British Shorthair Burmese Burmilla Chantilly Chausie Colorpoint Shorthair Cornish Rex Devon Rex Exotic Shorthair Himalayan Maine Coon Manx Norwegian Forest Oriental Persian Ragdoll Prussian Blue Scottish Fold Siamese Siberian Singapura Snowshoe Somali Sphynx Tonkinese Turkish Van

Photo Gifts Take advantage of your digital camera and give a mug, keepsake box,picture puzzle, desk organizers, coasters, tote bags, calendar, and more, each with a favorite photo of a treasured cat.  I created a mug with a favorite photo, and love it! Click to create your own Personalized Photo Mug, Photo Puzzle, Keepsake Box and more!

A "painting" of the cat (photo on canvas, towel, tapestry, etc.) Create memories with unique mementos at PersonalThrows:  have a photo printed on towels, handbags, tapestries, pet beds, blankets, pillows, or create a photo mural.

Off the Mark Cartoon Gifts You can put Mark Parisi's cartoons on clothing, aprons, calendars, mugs, or frame them.

Assorted cat toys The best cat toy has a human at the other end, as I wrote about in this article.  Of course, PetSmart also has cat beds, carriers, dishes, kitty litter and boxes, cat trees, catnip - basically everything a cat could ever want. :-)

Roomba robotic vacuum The Roomba is a great gift to yourself.  This smart vacuum features iRobot’s proven and patented three-stage cleaning system. Innovative spinning side brushes grab dirt and debris from corners and along wall edges, then two high-speed, counter-rotating brushes pick up pet hair, food crumbs, and other debris. The powerful vacuum sucks up the debris and deposits it into a large, easy-to-empty bagless dust bin.  You can schedule it to start at your convenience.  It really makes a big difference for families with pets - we love our Roomba!

Mainzer "dressed cat" postcards Alfred Mainzer offers a collectors' set of 126 dressed-animal postcards. The set features a die-cut deckled edge, just like some of the older print runs.  They are printed on wonderfully textured linen stock.  The colors are bright and the images are crisp.  Included in the new set are 118 dressed cats, 7 dressed dogs, and 1 dressed mice postcards.  You can order this set of postcards from Kute Kats either online with your credit card at PayPal, or by mailing a check or money order.  Additional Mainzer and Kunzli postcards can often be found on eBay. See my Mainzer postcard collection here.

Just cat furniture CatFurniture.com offers an online cat furniture selection of kitty cat trees, condos, scratching posts, cat carriers, and cat toys.

Dean Koontz books I have observed that most people who love cats, love Dean Koontz.  My Dean Koontz website is up to date, so you can read about the most recent releases.  I buy all my Koontz novels from Amazon or if they're out of print, on eBay (look particularly in the Antiques & Collectibles category)

since Nov. 23, 2006