Straight from Japans top feline expert comes a delightful, practical, and irresistibly illustrated guide to understanding your cats every move.

Is your cats tail standing tall? Thats a friendly hello. Quivering? Pure joy. But if its swishing side to side like a furry metronome? Watch outthats a warning sign.

With 19 bones and 12 muscles, a cats tail is a master communicator, and What Cats Want helps decode the meaning behind every flick, curl, and swish. From quirky behaviors to surprising preferenceslike their love for multiple water bowls and kitten-like playthis book reveals just how sophisticated (and misunderstood) our feline friends truly are.