title: The Ultimate Cat Lover: The Best Experts' Advice for a Happy, Healthy Cat with Stories and Photos of Fabulous Felines
author:  Marty Becker 
description: <strong>Marty Becker, D.V.M.</strong>,<strong> </strong>is passionate about his work fostering the affection and connection between animals and people that he calls, "The Bond." Dr. Becker is regularly featured on ABC-TV's, <em>Good Morning America</em>. He is a contributing pet-care writer for <em>Parade</em> magazine, and frequent veterinary contributor to <em>The Martha Stewart Show</em>. He also co-writes the award-winning weekly column on pets and their care, PetConnection, which appears in newspapers across the United States and Canada through the Universal Press Syndicate. Becker is also the host of "The Pet Doctor" on <em>PBS</em>. He has been named Companion Animal Veterinarian of the Year for the U.S. by the Delta Society and the American Veterinary Medical Association, and also coauthored fourteen pet books that have sold over six million copies including <em>Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul, bowWOW</em> and The <em>New York Times </em>bestseller <em>Why Do Dogs Drink Out of the Toilet?</em> Marty and his family enjoy life in Northern Idaho and share Almost Heaven Ranch with four barn cats, three dogs, and four Quarter Horses.
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  For all the people who openly love their cats, and all the cats that secretly
  love their people
  
  
  
  
  
  Table of Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Title Page](e9781429965071_tp01.html)  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Acknowledgments](e9781429965071_ack01.html)  
  
  
  [Introduction](e9781429965071_fm01.html)  
    
  
  
  [Part I \- Laying the Groundwork for a Long, Happy Life
  Together](e9781429965071_p01.html)  
  
  
  [1 \- The Connection Between Humans and Cats](e9781429965071_c01.html)  
  
  
  [2 \- Choosing Your Cat: How, Where, Why](e9781429965071_c02.html)  
  
  
  [3 \- The Cat’s First Days in Your Home](e9781429965071_c03.html)  
  
  
  [4 \- Mealtime: What to Feed Your Cat](e9781429965071_c04.html)  
  
  
  [5 \- Playing with Your Cat](e9781429965071_c05.html)  
  
  
  [Part II \- Cat Training 101](e9781429965071_p02.html)  
  
  
  [6 \- The Language of Cats](e9781429965071_c06.html)  
  
  
  [A BRIEF DICTIONARY OF THE LANGUAGE OF A CAT](e9781429965071_c06.html#title11)  
  
  
  [WHAT TO