A feline behaviorist and founder of the Cat Behavior Clinic offers advice on how to address common problems ranging from litter-box issues and scratching to spraying and biting by training a cat in accordance with feline-specific strategies.

On cats and how I learned to see through their eyes -- Mind-throwing : inside the being of the cat -- Meet your cat on his territory : using the three-part C.A.T. plan to change your cat's behavior -- Life on the wild side-- where even the tamest cats live -- Cat etiquette : the art of introducing, or reintroducing, cats to each other -- Purrtopia : transforming your cats' territory -- Psychology and physiology : does your cat also have a medical issue? -- Feline aggression : accepting and managing your cat's inner wildcat -- You've got to elim-i-nate the negative : thinking outside your box to get cats into theirs -- "X" marks the sport (or spots) : urine marking -- Yowl! : excessive meowing -- Destructive and other unwanted behaviors -- The compulsive cat -- Appendix A. Clicker training for cats -- Appendix B. Checklist for curing outside-the-box elimination -- Appendix C. Behavior tools.