Pam Johnson-Bennett offers simple solutions to ease tension and modify behavior with cats in a multiple cat home. She tells how to plan, set up, and maintain a home environment that will help multiple cats live in peace. Discussed is the importance of territory, the specialized communication cats use to establish relationships and hierarchies, and how to interpret cat behavior that humans sometimes just call "bad". A wealth of information is provided on how to diffuse tension, prevent squabbles and ambushes from starting, how to blend two different "cat families" and more.

Highly recommened for all, even those who have had many cats for many years. A must-read before introducing new cats to a home with existing cats.

Twisted Whiskers: Solving Your Cat's Behavior Problems, by Pam Johnson-Bennett

Pam Johnson-Bennett, a feline behaviorist, provides much information about how to manage many problems with cats. Common cat problems such as aggression, abnormal eating habits, shyness and litter box difficulties are addressed. She gives some step-by-step behavior modification tips.

The use of alternative remedies, such as the Bach Flower Essences, are also discussed. While debatable as to their effectiveness, some may wish to explore their use in cats.

Hiss and Tell: True Stories from the Files of a Cat Shrink, by Pam Johnson-Bennett

This book sheds light on the communication breakdowns between cats and their humans. Feline behaviorist Pam Johnson-Bennett shares some of the wildest house calls of her career. Why does Rambo only attack his owner on Sunday? Why did Johnson-Bennett have to climb into the bedroom window of a client's house? What does Freddie know about an owner's wife, that sets Freddie to spray urine on only her clothes?

While entertaining to read, these sixteen true cases of bizarre behavior by cats show that some detective work, an open mind, and common sense combined with a knowledge of cats and their behavior patterns, can resolve issues for so many "problem" cats.

Is Your Cat Crazy: Solutions from the Casebook of a Cat Therapist, by John. C. Wright

John Wright is a certified animal behaviorist who has spent much of his career making house calls. Interweaving practical advice with engaging tales from his cases, this book covers a wide range of topics, including multiple-cat households, stress reactions, and disciplining cats. Find out what was going on with Walker, the feline with the fabric fetish, who chewed up his owners' sweaters and party dresses; Whiskers, the whirling dervish, who climbed curtains and bounced off walls nonstop day and night; Figaro, whose disapproval of his owner's fiancé nearly broke up a marriage, and more.

This book was the Winner 1995 Best Instructional Nonfiction Book by the Cat Writers' Association.

The Cat Who Cried for Help: Attitudes, Emotions, and the Psychology of Cats, by Nicholas Dodman

If you have a cat with a serious behavior problem, this book is a must read. Dr. Nicholas Dodman is a professor of behavioral pharmacology at Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine and director of the Behavior Clinic. His book is divided into three sections: aggressive behavior, emotional behavior, and compulsive cats. With examples from his own practice, Dodman intelligently communicates symptoms, treatment options, and helpful tips for prevention.

Dodman demonstrates how even some of the most difficult behaviors can be changed by using a combination of behavior modification and in some cases drug therapies. Do note that at the time that book was written by Dr. Dodman, the medication Clomicalm was not yet made, so he didn't talk about it in that book.  But since then, it one of the medications Dr. Dodman recommends for some cats for some situations. (Clomicalm is actually beef flavored clomipramine hydrorcloride, an antidepressent that also helps with anxiety.)

Psycho Kitty?, by Pam Bennett-Johnson

From the case files of feline behaviorist, Pam Johnson-Bennett, we meet Pickles, the cat who banished his owner from the home; Spencer the faucet-fixated feline; Wishbone, the cat who loved to munch on socks and sweaters, and other confused cats and humans.

Each vignette includes treatment plans and information about what was going on in that case. Easy to understand advice is given for the types of behavior problems recounted in this book, along with explaining why a cat behaves the way a cat does. All cat owners will enjoy and benefit from reading this book. One never knows if one's own cat might develop a similar problem.