Total Cat Mojo: The Ultimate Guide to Life with Your Cat

A lot of information from the cat whisperer himself, ,If you want to know about cats this is the book you need, he knows what he’s talking about, great book, love it

I've had cats all my life, currently I have two. One is an elderly female cat that I adopted from my local animal sanctuary in January 2017 & another young tom cat that adopted me a few months later in August. They are both opposite ends of the scale. She is a lovable, just wants a quiet life, demanding, very vocal house cat who uses a litter tray, set in her ways & tends to sometimes suffer from separation anxiety. He on the other hand is like the tasmanian devil, very energetic & goes through the house like a tornado during play. Sometimes during his hyper moments he can be a little too aggressive - occasionally the back of my legs or my feet tend to suffer the consequences. However he is extremely funny, entertaining to watch & so affectionate. This book, in the short time I've had it so far has given me more understanding of cats & has been very helpful in a few little issues I've had with the pair of them. I get up very early during the week for work, the elderly female cats body clock carried this on at weekend yelling at me to get up way too early. Ignoring her totally & not letting her 'own' me as the book says as helped so much, this includes the moments of separation anxiety she suffers from when I leave the room. She still does wake me up but not at the ridiculous time she was originally & still yells when I leave the room but nowhere near as bad as before. She's not one for climbing up onto the window sill to watch 'cat tv'. I've even tried putting her there myself to relieve loneliness & boredom but she is not interested & jumps back down, nor is she interested in the many toys lying about the house. Another little issue I was having with her was a problem with the litter tray. She used it but I was coming home to puddles on the kitchen floor near to the tray. I took a good look at what was going on, the book suggested it would most likely be the litter box or the litter itself as it was happening near the cat tray. The tray was quite deep & rose up at the back, It does have a cover but I've never used it as a previous cat told me in her own way she didn't like it. I also figured it out myself it wasn't a good idea to use the cover having a young mischievous cat in the house too who might just be waiting to pounce as she came out of it. I actually wondered if the issue was because of him at first as she was an 'only cat' with her previous owner & she came to live with me & a resident cat who unfortunately I had to put to sleep due to illness. I noted that she was doing all her business near the lower side of the tray only which then made it pretty obvious why she started peeing on the kitchen floor. The sides were too high for her to get to the back of the tray. I suppose it never entered her head to start from the back and work her way forward ;) I've changed the tray now, a large one with low sides all around so she can enter & exit at any side which has been a success! No more puddles on the kitchen floor!! As for the young one, being full of beans I've watched the way he plays and provided more toys, activity toys and even a tunnel to match his style of play to burn off all that excess energy he has. Put it this way he hasn't wasted my money, he's easily pleased :) One issue which is still ongoing although it has progressed slightly is his excessive scratching. Oh how he loves my stair carpet! This mainly happens when he's in his excitable energetic moods. He never seemed to use the cat tree in the kitchen that I've had for years. I read to look at the way he was scratching. No wonder he wasn't using the cat tree as his preference was horizontal scratching. I've bought a scratching board that is designed to wrap around corners, or it can be used as a mat. Instead I've used double sided tape and taped it to the bottom stair where he tends to attack the most lying on his side & pulling. He started using the scratching board as well as a couple of other horizontal scratching furniture I've bought, but was still scratching the rest of the stairs horizontally. I've put double sided tape on the right & left side of each stair now, hoping eventually he will learn the 'yes/no technique' & stop scratching the carpet altogether. He didn't seem too impressed when his paws stuck to it :) I've also been training him to use the tall cat tree that is situated in the kitchen with the help of Dreamies as a reward, unfortunately there is no room for it near the stairs. He goes to it himself now & scratches it, mainly when I'm in the kitchen though. He seems pretty proud of himself when I say 'Yay!' which is then followed by a Dreamie or two as a reward :) Glad I bought this book, it's been very useful so far for me for my 2 moggies. I'd recommend this book to any cat owner. You might be surprised at what information you'll pick up that you never thought of yourself before. Cheers Jackson!

Easy to read and useful to refer to if you have a particular problem. Some really interesting information that I didn't know about before and Jackson is clearly a man who loves cats and wants what is best for them. I bought this book when we adopted our 2 shelter cats to help ease any issues. One is a 5yr old ex-stray from a local park who has been living wild all these years and a 10yr old who lost his previous owner and was depressed and underweight in the shelter. They are both doing really well and we love having them in our family. His play advice has been particularly useful as it has been a great bonding time for everyone and helped A LOT with the 6 week indoors before letting them out advice we followed and confidence building. They love it! Anything on a stick is a winner and the ex-stray returns to feral mode with 'Da Bird' toy! Even our 10yr old has put on weight and gained so much confidence, seeking our laps to snuggle on in the evening and loves batting a crinkly ball around!

It was what I wanted

liked everything , am still learning and reading , Thanks to the advice and knowledge in this book my two rescues and two fosters who don't like other cats all living together safely and in harmony Highly recommended for would be cat behaviourists cat rescuers , fosters ect .even explaines how the techniques work from a cat point of view . Ideal xmas present for serious cat ladys and mad cat men

I had cats when I was little. at nearly 40, I have been looking into getting cats again, and wanting to make sure I know what I am doing before bringing a kitten home. having seen Jackson on TV, and the work he achieves with some really difficult cases, I decided to give this book a go. it is wonderfully written, making it an easy and pleasant read, has some cute and fun illustrations and most of all, after reading it, I feel like I REALLY understand cats on a different level than I did before, and this has helped me make plans for my future family member, and how to make our home suitable for both them and us. can't recommend it highly enough. I hope to, as a result of what I have read, raise a kitten to be a confident, happy, Mojito cat, not a Napoleon or Wallflower

This is an absolute bible that I know I will return to over and over again. Apart from the fact that he does not advocate having a single kitten (which we do) this book has taught me so much even though I have been a cat owner all my life. Bought it when we lost our old cat and got a new kitten. The result is that our new little fellow is the most happy, lovely and confident cat I have ever seen and I can feel proud of my ‘cat parenting’. Lots of new little tricks and adjustments well explained that have big impact.

Total cat mojo book , the title is perfect, he is truly a cat whisperer and helps you to understand how a cat thinks and to give them the best in life, my cats are indoor cats so they get board, he helps you keep their minds busy.

It has illustrations and pictures🩷😍🤩 and very useful for furparents like me✅🩷☝🏻

Dieses Buch sollten alle Katzeneltern mal lesen. Die Informationen sind wirklich wertvoll und Jackson schreibt mit sehr viel Herz. Kann ich sehr empfehlen!

Comprato per un regalo di Natale, penso che lo ricomprerò per me.

Très bien documenté, avec un véritable effort sur des points évolutifs et génétiques récents en préambule. Beaucoup de pédagogie, du bon sens et une empathie contagieuse pour les félins. Plein de conseils pertinents et beaucoup d’humour aussi, ce n’est pas une redite des ouvrages précédents, plutôt un bon complément. Dommage qu’il ne soit pas traduit, c’est un des meilleurs comportementalistes pour convaincre efficacement les propriétaires -pardon, hôtes- de chats qui seraient un peu déboussolés par le comportement de leurs petits compagnons. Il a été rodé dans ses shows « m’y cat from hell ». Et pourquoi pas ce côté spectacle si le fond est pertinent . A lire aussi AVANT de sauter le pas si vous pensez que vous aurez une peluche malléable, ce livre montre la responsabilité qu’il faut accepter d’endosser, avec n’importe quel animal de compagnie d’ailleurs. Cet esprit très anglo-saxon de se mettre à la place de l’animal, en tenant compte de ses besoins spécifiques, devrait être la norme. Une version Grand public de l’ethologie, si peu enseignée ici !

A must have for all cat owners or those who plan to own a cat. Lots of great insight with tips and ideas on how to keep both you and your fur baby happy!