The Stray Cat Handbook

Author: Tamara Kreuz
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 0470334126
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 151

Book Description
"Finally, a book that deals with stray cats; a how-to guide to trapping and dealing with a stray cat. As a pet owner, animal lover and director of a humane organization that deals with stray cats every day, this book gives us one more tool to offer to people who want to help the thousands of strays that wander our streets. Bravo!" Joseph J. Sprague, Jr., Executive Director, Tree House Animal Foundation "Tamara Kreuz cares about the plight of stray and feral cats and gives practical ways to help them. Individuals and shelters can benefit from this book. If those who find stray animals can themselves set about to help by finding homes for domestic strays, or by creating safe havens for feral cats, this will make life a lot easier for shelter personnel, who are all too often overburdened by the number of animals they receive. We highly recommend The Stray Cat Handbook." Louise Holton and Becky Robinson, Co-founders, Alley Cat Allies: The National Feral Cat Network "This is a must read for those considering animal rescue work. The information and suggestions provided are first rate and are based on actual experiences." Linda A. Heller, Division Manager, Orange County Animal Services (Florida) A Howell Cat Book of Distinction

Little White

Author: Faye Rapoport Despres
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781941523162
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38

Book Description
Faye knew the little white cat in her yard wasn't safe living outside and sharing a tree with a raccoon family. But how do you win the trust of a street-smart cat?

Taming Feral Cats - 10 Easy Steps

Author: Michael Gorman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781530335701
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 34

Book Description
Feral cats need love, just as all cats do. Most have never known care, affection, or touch from a human. But, they can be tamed, and even become members of an indoor family, with a patient & loving game plan. Michael Gorman tells the stories of Squeaky and Hoover, two feral cats who eventually agreed to adopt him. Both now live happily and safely indoors. In addition to chronicling what is it took to gain their trust, perform a bit of cat training, and integrate them into the household, there is an ending summary of 10 Easy Steps that a cat lover can use to be adopted by a feral kitty that may walk into your life. Fun photos add to the stories. Kids will love this book, too.

Cat in the City

Author: Julie Salamon
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101627123
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214

Book Description
A tender and beautifully illustrated debut children’s book from a New York Times bestselling team A city savvy stray cat named Pretty Boy has always managed to make it on his own. He’s as vain as they come, and he won’t admit to being dependent on anyone. But as he discovers the pleasures of friendship, he learns that home really is where the heart is. Or, at the very least, home is where his friends are. And with friends all around New York City, Pretty Boy will always have a place to call home. The author and illustrator team who brought us the New York Times bestseller The Christmas Tree introduce an unforgettable animal adventure in the tradition of A Cricket in Times Square and The One and Only Ivan. The result is a story that will captivate readers of all ages with its warmth and wit.

City Cat

Author: Kate Banks
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0374313210
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 54

Book Description
An easy-to-read book about a globe-trotting cat that crosses paths with a vacationing family in the great cities of Europe. Includes facts about the cities.

Strays

Author: Britt Collins
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501122606
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 229

Book Description
For fans of A Street Cat Named Bob and Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World, “this lovely, luminous story will warm your heart and make you laugh and want to share your life with a rescue cat” (Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, author of The Nine Emotional Lives of Cats). Alcoholic and depressed, Michael King lives on the streets of Portland, Oregon, and sleeps in a UPS loading bay. One raining night, he stumbles upon a hurt, starving, scruffy cat cowering beneath a café table and takes her in. He names her Tabor, nurses her back to health, and she becomes something of a celebrity in Southeast Portland. When winter comes, they travel from Oregon to the beaches of California to the high plains of Montana, surviving blizzards, bears, angry steers, and rainstorms. Along the way, people are drawn to the spirited, beautiful cat and are moved to help Michael, who cuts a striking figure with Tabor riding high on his backpack or walking on a leash. Tabor comforts Michael when he’s down, giving him someone to love and care for, and inspiring him to get sober and to come to terms with his past family traumas and grief over the death of his life partner. As they make their way along the West Coast, the pair become inseparable, healing the scars of each other’s troubled pasts. When Michael takes Tabor to a veterinarian in Montana, he discovers that Tabor has an identification chip and an owner in Portland who has never given up hope of finding his beloved cat. Michael is faced with the difficult choice of keeping Tabor or returning her to her rightful owner—and, once again, facing the streets alone.

Call of the Cats

Author: Andrew Bloomfield
Publisher: New World Library
ISBN: 1608683990
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 258

Book Description
When aspiring screenwriter Andrew Bloomfield moved into a bungalow in Southern California he soon discovered that he shared the property with a large colony of feral cats — untamed, uninterested in human touch, not purring pets in waiting. But after a midnight attack by predators that decimated yet another litter of kittens, Bloomfield decided to intervene. He began to name and nurse, feed and house, rescue and neuter. Drawing on his time living in Asia among spiritual teachers, he takes us on the contemplative, humorous, and poignant journey of saving these cats, only to find it was they who saved him by revealing a world of meaning beyond his unrealized Hollywood dreams.

Scrawny Cat

Author: Phyllis Root
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0763641642
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A lonely cat, a rainy night, and an empty dinghy launch a heartwarming, seafaring tale about finding home in unlikely places. The scrawny cat used to belong to someone, someone who scratched his ears and let him lick her chin and knew his name. Now the only thing anyone ever calls him is “get out of here!” But when a snarling dog and a blowing rain turn the scrawny cat into a sailor cat, he learns that even a scared and shivery stray can find a kindred soul at the end of a storm-tossed night. Phyllis Root's lyrical narrative joins with charming illustrations by Alison Friend in a classic, comforting tale about a lost creature that cat lovers (and story hounds) will cozy up to.

Hi, Cat!

Author: Ezra Jack Keats
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0670885460
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41

Book Description
On his way to hang out with the neighborhood kids, Archie very innocently greets a stray cat who follows him and gets in the way. The cat ruins everything - Archie's street show is a mess and his audience drifts away. But things aren't all bad: when Archie goes, the cat follows him all the way home, too!

Cat Found

Author: Ingrid Lee
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545317703
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178

Book Description
In a town where cats are tormented, 11-year-old Billy finds Conga, injured and unappealing, and hides her in his bedroom to recover, then begins a crusade to stop the cat killers and find a safe haven for strays.