Cat Scene Investigator: Solve Your Cat's Litter Box Mystery

Inappropriate elimination is actually inappropriate communication. ~ Dusty RainboltInappropriate elimination is the most vexing problem cat owners face, but there's good news. Dr. Carlo Siracusa, chief of the animal behavior service at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, says, "Among behavior problems, housesoiling is the problem with the best prognosis if the owner is educated." Enter Cat Scene Investigator: Solve Your Cat's Litter Box Mystery, the consummate inappropriate elimination guide. CSI approaches kitty crime scenes through the eyes of a detective to help determine your cat's motive and the remedy.Award-winning behavior author Dusty Rainbolt uses humor and cutting-edge science-based research to bust feline myths and help you devise a practical strategy so you and Fluffy can live happily ever after.This comprehensive handbook includes: Veterinary and behavioral breakthroughs that will help you understand your cat's litter box needsSetting up a litter box your cat will want to pee inInsight into illnesses that can cause or contribute to litter box mishapsFinding the culprit in a multipet homeDetermining whether your cat is peeing or markingThe effects of stress or fear on feline litter box behaviorHow to stop urine markingTips from people who have successfully been-there, done-thatTechniques to remove odor from soiled flooring"I now have a comprehensive tool help to save cats' lives: This superb, long-overdue book!" ~ Louise Holton, Alley Cat Rescue founder, community cat rescue pioneer"This is a must-read book for every cat owner. Read it to determine and correct the cause of housesoiling, or better still, to prevent the problem entirely." ~ Dr. Marty Becker, America's Veterinarian"When good cats go rogue on elimination, cat care and behavior author Dusty Rainbolt can not only herd cats, but can round up a full litter-box of information. Awesomely organized, Cat Scene Investigator's clever concept and its author's thorough knowledge, clarity, and humor of presentation makes the many practical and creative options on what to do a catwalk for the reader." ~Carole Nelson Douglas, author of the Midnight Louie feline PI mysteries and cat rescuer Read more