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100 things that you can learn from a cat

100 Things You Can Learn from a CatA small gift book with a lovely message for cat loversPRODUCT AVAILABLE IN GERMAN ONLYBlurbTrue cat lovers know that we humans can learn a thing or two from our feline friends: calmness and composure, focusing on one thing at a time, speaking up when something doesn’t suit us, and so on. And last but not least: living in the moment. So why not let yourself be inspired by your cat’s way of life? These little rascals are fascinating individuals who are every bit as good as us humans and definitely know how to have fun whilst still chilling out. With its beautiful photos, illustrations and humorous texts, this cat book makes a fun gift for all cat lovers and for all fans of these irresistible velvet-pawed creatures.ISBN/GTIN: 978-3-8485-2325-2Product type: BookBinding: HardbackPublisher: GrohCountry of origin: GermanyPublication year: 2019Publication date: 05/08/2019Edition: 5th ed.Pages: 96 pages

CHF 14.50

Book cover `Our kitten`: A cute, striped kitten with blue eyes stands in the grass.

GU Our kitten

Our Kitten “Our Kitten” by Brigitte Eilert Overbeck is the perfect book for all cat lovers in Switzerland who want to learn more about life with a kitten. Whether you are welcoming a kitten into your home for the first time or already have experience as a cat owner, this book offers comprehensive information and valuable tips on how to properly care for and train your little darling. With practical advice, clear illustrations and a loving insight into the life of a cat, “Our Kitten” will quickly become an indispensable companion in everyday life with your cat. Contents: Practical guidance for the first few weeks: This book is specifically designed to help you ensure that the first few weeks with your kitten go smoothly. From the first day at home to settling in, it offers valuable tips for a gentle and harmonious integration. Comprehensive information on care: Find out how to feed, care for and keep your kitten healthy. The book covers the most important topics in cat care, such as nutrition, hygiene and health. Behaviour and training: With practical training tips, you’ll learn how to train your cat properly and help it develop to its full potential. The book also covers common behaviours and how to interpret them correctly. Factually sound and easy to understand: The author, Brigitte Eilert Overbeck, is an experienced cat expert who shares her extensive knowledge in a way that everyone can understand. Ideal for beginners and experienced cat owners. Knowledge: In-depth knowledge of kitten care: The book offers a thorough and easy-to-understand introduction to kitten care and helps you to look after your cat in the best possible way. Training tips for a happy kitten: Find out how to train your cat healthily, understand its behaviour and build a good relationship with it. Reliable and practical: The clearly structured advice and helpful tips will help you successfully navigate the early days with your kitten and raise your cat to be a healthy and happy pet. Ideal for new cat owners: Particularly recommended for newcomers to cat ownership who are looking for an easy-to-understand, practical guide to help them master their first steps as cat owners. Zoo Roco Tips for cat owners: Patience during the settling-in period: When you bring a new kitten into your home, make sure it can slowly and calmly get used to its new home. Give it plenty of time to familiarise itself with its surroundings. Training from the start: Start early with the training of your kitten. A clear daily routine, regular feeding and creating safe places to retreat help to build a stable bond and trust. Healthcare: Ensure your kitten receives the necessary vaccination and is examined regularly by a vet. A healthy start in life is crucial for a long, happy life with your cat. Cat litter and scratching posts: Ensure there are plenty of scratching posts and a clean litter tray. These things contribute significantly to your cat’s happiness and well-being. Lots of love and attention: A kitten needs plenty of care, especially in the first few months. Spend time with your little companion regularly to strengthen your bond and give them a sense of security.

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Cat language

Cat languageCat-speak for two-legged friendsby Hofmann HelgaBlurbPurring, meowing, humping - our cat has a lot to say. But do we always interpret their language correctly? Why don't you learn kitten language? Then you'll know what your cat expects from you - and you too can clearly express your wishes or displeasure. Mutual understanding brings harmony to the cat-human relationship. In GU Tierratgeber Katzensprache, cat expert Helga Hofmann explains how cats communicate with each other, how they talk to humans and how you can make yourself understood by your velvet paw. Helga Hofmann gives valuable tips on how to avoid misunderstandings in the daily interaction between humans and cats. The behavioural interpreter explains typical behaviours of our four-legged friends. And with SOS - what to do? help is guaranteed in an emergency. As an extra, there's the GU Pet Plus app. This makes the pet guide interactive and provides further interesting additional information and pictures.

CHF 14.50

Cats Clicker Training

Practice book Cat clicker training: clicker basics and tricks for every type of cat. Medical training for grooming and vet visits. Illustrated exercises step by step (GU Tier - Spezial) von Stockfleth, Bettina

CHF 21.90

Book cover: Labrador puppy holding a sunflower in its mouth, plants for pets, red berries on a branch.

Atlas plants for pets

Can my cat eat daisies? Is it safe if my Wellensitticham Ficus nibbles? Broken down by wild plants, house and garden plants, fodder plants, herbs, poisonous and medicinal plants are described with which pet animals may come into contact. With advice for individual species.

CHF 21.90

Book cover: "GU Katzenspiele pfiffig-spassig-spannend" with playing, tabby cat and toys.

GU cat games smart-fun-exciting

Cat gamesChasing furry mice, catching tufts of feathers, running after balls - there's nothing cats love more than playing. And the best thing is when your beloved human finds time for extensive playtime! This guidebook offers an inexhaustible source of original ideas that guarantee fun and exercise your cat's skills. There are also countless suggestions on how to transform your home and balcony into an adventure playground for little tigers. So indoor cats will never be bored again!

CHF 9.50

Book cover GU Wohnungskatzen with cat head and blue "Wohnungskatzen" lettering.

GU, Flat cats

Well-being basics for little tigersCan indoor cats really be happy without access to the outdoors? After reading the GU Pet Guide: Indoor Cats, the answer to this question is a resounding yes. Author Gabriele Linke-Grün describes how to create exciting cat territories in your home, regardless of whether your living space is small or large. A well-thought-out fitness and activity programme challenges the skills and senses of these little predators and banishes boredom. The focus is on a harmonious cat-human relationship: playing together fosters bonding, as do intimate interactions, relaxing massages and plenty of cuddles. Of course, a comprehensive cat wellbeing programme also includes a balanced diet, careful grooming and maintaining good health. Naturally, these topics are also covered in detail in this guide. As an extra, there’s the GU Heimtier Plus app. This makes the pet guide interactive and provides further interesting additional information and images.

CHF 12.90

GU Clicker Box for cats

GU Clicker Box for Cats GU Clicker Box for Cats including clicker for instant fun Clicker training is a fantastic way to gently teach your cat new behaviours without coercion. Includes a guidebook, practical exercise cards and a high-quality clicker. Clicker training is a great way to communicate with your cat precisely and without misunderstandings, and to teach new behaviours. For example, with the help of positive reinforcement, your feline friend can learn to use the cat flap or to remain relaxed during a vet’s examination. Tricks such as fetching are also included. This makes clicker training an ideal way to manage problematic behaviour, even in cases such as aggression towards humans. The GU Cat Clicker Box teaches the basics, and you’ll learn step by step how to use the clicker effectively in basic training and trick training. You can combine the practical exercise cards to create new training sessions – and keep the instructions to hand during training. The author also answers frequently asked questions and offers solutions to common problems. Thanks to the included clicker, nothing stands in the way of immediate clicker fun.

CHF 19.50

GU - Cat clicker training, book with clicker

GU cat clicker training, book with clicker The high-quality clicker starter set for all cat owners - with practical clicker target stick The trick with the click! Whether you want to get your cat used to using the scratching post or brushing willingly with the help of positive reinforcement - clicker training is suitable for a wide variety of exercises. Of course, tricks such as do-the-roll or give-me-five are also a must. They provide your velvet paw with physical and mental exercise. Experienced cat psychologist Katja Rüssel provides precise step-by-step instructions for training with clicker and target stick in the GU Animal Guide Cats - Clicker Training. Useful exercises, such as using the cat flap or being lifted, make everyday life easier. Numerous tips help to avoid mistakes right from the start. And if you still have problems with clicker training, there is tried and tested advice. Keeps training exciting for cats and humans. The GU Heimtier Plus app is available as an extra. This makes the pet guide interactive and provides further interesting additional information and pictures.

CHF 21.50

Kosmos, School of tricks for cats

Trick school for cats Cats are clever animals and often hopelessly underchallenged in the daily grind of home life. This book shows cat owners how to encourage cats physically and mentally and how to teach them a variety of different tricks and exercises using clicker training in a very cat-friendly way. Do cat owners actually know what talents lie dormant in their furry friends? Many cats, especially indoor cats, do not have the opportunity to fulfil their physical and mental abilities. Some react to this by becoming passive sofa sleepers, others get up to all sorts of mischief and others react with serious behavioural problems.With the help of this book, it doesn't have to come to that. It shows how you can make your cat's everyday life varied and exciting - by constantly creating new learning challenges that are fun for humans and animals alike and fascinating for outsiders to observe. The clicker training used for this purpose enables clear communication in a non-coercive and non-punitive training programme in which the cat is committed and willing to participate and has to put its little head to the test.The book offers a wealth of suggestions for versatile tricks and exercises, especially for newcomers, but also for experienced trick professionals. Detailed information on how to organise training ensures that cats are encouraged in a manner appropriate to their species.

CHF 19.50

GU cats feel-good guarantee for small and large purrs

Animal Advisor Cats - a feel-good guarantee

GU- Cats feel-good guarantee for small and large purrers Cats simply make you happy. They banish stress and bad moods, radiating harmony and serenity. The price we pay: our feline friend takes over the house. But that’s worth it for our happiness. Cats are versatile: sometimes affectionate and cuddly, then again independent and unpredictable. Cat expert Brigitte Eilert-Overbeck knows all about purrers, having lived with them for many years. The GU Animal Guide to Cats provides all the essential knowledge on choosing the right cat, appropriate keeping, healthy nutrition, correct activity and suitable care for small and large purrers. You receive lots of useful information and tips, such as how to clearly understand your pet’s moods or how to pamper your feline companion with wellness treatments to strengthen your bond even further. The behavioural interpreter also explains typical cat behaviours. Expert: Everything you need to know about choosing, keeping, care, nutrition and health of small and large purrers. Practical: Lots of tips and ideas ensure that everyday life with cats remains entertaining, even when kept indoors. Emotional: The Cat Understanding Programme forms the basis for a happy and contented coexistence between humans and their feline friends. What should I do if: Expert tips to ensure nothing goes wrong.

CHF 12.90

Book cover: Grey Maine Coon cat lying in a basket with the title above it.

Gu Maine Coon

Gu Maine Coon A wild-looking natural beauty from the north-east of the USA! Behind the Maine Coon’s imposing appearance, with its sweeping ruff, characteristic lynx-like tufts on the ears and muscular build, lies an intelligent, sociable and very gentle feline personality. They love spending time with their humans, playing with them or being mentally stimulated by them. To this end, experienced breeder and animal psychologist Birgit Kieffer shows you how you can make these gentle giants happy with mental stimulation, and provides many valuable tips for species-appropriate activities. You’ll also learn everything you need to know about the origins of this fascinating breed, the different colour variations, and what to look out for when buying one. To ensure your Maine Coon feels completely at home, there’s plenty of practical advice on care and keeping, tailored to the specific needs of this breed.

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GU, Our kitten

GU – Our Kitten Here you will find out everything your kitten needs in its first six months to feel completely at home. Kittens are irresistible: with their clumsy movements, big eyes and fluffy fur, they take our hearts by storm. In this guide, author Brigitte Eilert-Overbeck provides the basic knowledge on how to care for, keep active and maintain the health of kittens. The author’s wealth of practical knowledge and a wealth of tips and ideas make the book an indispensable guide for every cat lover. Great special features convey the information in an engaging way; for example, the ‘Behaviour Interpreter’ helps with communicating with your pet. ‘At a Glance’ explains the animal’s sensory abilities through words and pictures. Under “Good to know – best avoided!”, you’ll learn what matters most in the first few days with your new pet. And the 10 GU success tips at the end of the book summarise the information concisely. Do you still have questions after reading? Then write to the publisher. Thanks to the GU expert service, you have a direct line to the specialist.

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Natural healing practices for cats

GU Natural Health Practice for Cats Gentle self-help for cats using complex remedies from naturopathy with no side effects. Does your feline friend have mild diarrhoea and you don’t want to give them medication straight away? Then this guide offers gentle treatment methods using homeopathy and Bach flower remedies. You don’t need to delve into the depths of homeopathic theory or Bach flower remedies; instead, you can treat your cat quickly and easily with complex remedies. The advantage of complex remedies: you don’t need to observe your cat’s behaviour in detail or go to the trouble of determining the exact single remedy and precise dosage. Of course, not all conditions can be treated at home. Initial diagnosis charts show you exactly whether a visit to the vet is unavoidable. For minor ailments, you can quickly find the right treatment and supportive measures, organised according to a head-to-toe approach. Important procedures such as wound care can be found in the practical section. Plus: prevent illnesses with the right care and husbandry.

CHF 19.50

GU - The cat tick list

GU The cat tricking list A book for all cat owners and lovers who would like to learn more about the nature of velvet paws. Hardcover 160 pages Author: Katja Rüssel Everyday life with cats is not always as relaxed as both sides would like it to be. Relationship crises also occasionally occur when cats and humans live together. It is often the little things that stand in the way of a harmonious relationship. Reaching into Katja Rüssel's box of cat tricks helps to resolve major and minor conflicts or to avoid them in advance. In an entertaining and practical way, the experienced and successful cat psychologist describes simple, effective tips and tricks for the upbringing, nutrition, care and health of your furry friends. A wealth of interesting background knowledge - e.g. on learning behaviour, body language, nutrition and the importance of play - contributes to a better understanding of cats and their nature, thus ensuring a relaxed relationship between cats and humans.

CHF 19.90

Cat Basics

GU - Cat Basics - Everything cat owners need to know Here you will find all the basics of cat keeping. Exceptional photos and informative, easy-to-read texts show you how it's done. Experience reports, reports and interviews by and with enthusiastic cat people provide insights into everyday life with cats. DIY for your cat: spoil your pet with homemade treats and handmade cat toys My new flatmate, the first cat. When the dream of owning a cat comes true, there are usually still many unanswered questions. This unusual guidebook teaches young first-time cat owners the basics of cat ownership - with a wink and a nod, in a fresh look and with funny, inspiring photos. From buying and moving in with the new family member, to information on the right diet and care, right through to what to do with your new pet, all the important questions are answered in a practical and clear way. Experience reports, interviews and reports provide a true-to-life insight into everyday life with a cat. But the pampering programme is not neglected either: with the creative little do-it-yourself projects and the delicious recipes, individual gifts are created for the first own velvet paw. Life with a cat is guaranteed to be a success.

CHF 23.90

Book Natural Cat Food

Book - Natural Cat Food Following the huge success of the book Natural Dog Food Raw Feeding for Dogs, the author Susanne Reinerth has now also succeeded in creating the standard work on raw feeding for cats with Natural Cat Food Raw Feeding for Cats. Cat owners will find all the information they need to feed their cats a species-appropriate and healthy diet.The Natural Cat Food method is based on the cat's natural diet. Cats are hunters, predators and carnivores that prey on small food animals in the wild and eat them with their skin, fur, bones and innards.The result is a natural diet for cats, whose digestive tract is designed to utilise raw meat.The aim of Natural Cat Food is to imitate this natural food as closely as possible in order to provide cats with an all-round healthy diet. The Natural Cat Food system makes it easy to create individualised diets with valuable ingredients for cats.You will find the necessary instructions bundled in this practical guide, which covers all questions from A for All beginnings are difficult to Z for preparation, time management and meal composition and answers them in detail.

CHF 35.50

GU Cats

GU Cats for cat owners Everything you need to know about cats to keep them properly and keep them occupied. 64 pages with pictures everything about cats with helpful tips Author Brigitte Eilert-Overbeck Publisher GU This book provides everything you need to know about choosing the right cat, keeping it in a species-appropriate environment, feeding it healthily, keeping it occupied and caring for it properly. With useful and helpful tips on cat behaviour and other tips.

CHF 14.50

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Cat literature for cat lovers - knowledge, tips & inspiration

Would you like to understand your cat better, provide optimal care or simply learn more about the fascinating nature of these animals? In our cat literature category you will find a diverse selection of informative and lovingly designed books about life with cats. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced cat owner - there is something here for everyone.

Knowledge that helps - from cat nutrition to health

Healthy cats are happy cats. Our specialist books on cat nutrition will help you to make the right choice of food and cater for the individual needs of your feline friend. Topics such as cat health, preventative care and first aid are also explained in a practical and understandable way - ideal for dealing with everyday life and emergencies with confidence.

Everything about keeping, purchasing and breeds

If you are looking to adopt a cat for the first time, you will find valuable tips on acquiring a cat and keeping a cat in a species-appropriate way in our cat literature. Which cat breed suits your lifestyle? How do you create a cat-friendly environment? Our books on cat breeds provide exciting insights into character, care requirements and special features.

Train & encourage cats - tricks and clicker training

Cats are intelligent and capable of learning - you just have to know how! Discover our books on cat tricks and the popular clicker training, which you can use to playfully strengthen the bond with your cat. Whether simple tricks or targeted behaviour training - with the right knowledge, learning is fun for both sides.

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Expand your knowledge about your cat and be inspired by our cat literature. In addition to books, you will also find high-quality accessories, toys, care products and much more. Browse through our online shop now and discover everything that makes life with your cat even better!

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