5 comments about Making Rounds with Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat.

1. Making Rounds with Oscar is a book I could hardly put down, & surprisingly I found it a great spiritual-growth type read. Always having been an animal lover, Oscar proves that often animals are more in-tune with the really important issues of life - i.e. being present with people at times of deepest need. A great book & a wonderful cat!! I think tere are more Oscar's out there - we just don't take time to know that. Mary Ann Cauthen



2. Animals have greater capacities than we generally give them credit for. This is an extraordinary and enigmatic story. Recommended.



3. Delightful story about Oscar and one of the best books I have read regarding Dementia and its affects on whole families. It was deeply healing, and opened up different perspectives about [human] end of life choices.



4. An amazing read. I am a Fellow in Geriatrics and this is a must read for anyone who is going to be working with older patients. Very Inspirational.



5. This was a sweet and cute book, a sceptical doctor and the loving staff. the doctor gives alot of advice on handling care of the elderly dementia patients.... not a huge amount of memories of Oscar but still a cute book. I would recommend this for someone that was needing a book on care and understanding of this disease..
   It brought back memories of my grandmother.
   I wish there was more stories of the cats and pictures. Cute book..lovingly worded.

5 comments about Dr. Pitcairn's New Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and Cats.

1. i was surprised at what this book was really like because of the amazing reviews it has received. i assumed it would more of an indepth look into pet care/nutrition. needless to say.. i was pretty disappointed. if someone was interested in how to care for a pet for the first time then yeah, i would say this book is fine to read because this is more of a brief informational guide. but i would never recommend this to anyone that already has a clue on how to care for a pet.



2. Helped us to move away from dry dog food to home-prepared food. Dogs are already looking better for it.



3. This book is invaluable to me. It's a must for any pet owner dog or cat. It is mostly based on homeopathy based treatments by Dr Pitcairn the worlds leading veterinarian. It has helped me with my own dogs numerous times in emergency situations as well as with chronic conditions.
   
   I have had clients phone me asking advice from me as I have learned so much from reading this book and using it as a quick reference. This can make the difference you need in a moment that your pet is injured and going to the vet. It also contains use full information on BARF diets for cats and dogs.



4. Checked this one out of the library so many times, I finally bought my own copy. It is used daily.



5. I like this book. So much so that I lend it out to friends in need. I even have two copies.
   But the recipes with grains, and the lack of understand of the benefits of a raw diet are disappointing. The author has a lot more work to do in this regard. And I hope to see a much more accurate depiction of the raw diet and its benefits in a future edition.
   I have fed my dogs raw, and many of my friends and neighbors have benefited from feeding their once ill pets raw.
   I even tried vegetarian for my dogs with disastrous results. I used to be vegan, so I thought it was a good, green idea. But alas, the physiology of canis deserves to feed raw. Raw meat that is.

5 comments about Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World.

1. This book tells a true story of a great cat. I recommend it for all cat lovers. I have a long-haired orange cat adopted from an animal shelter. My cat looks very much like Dewey so I just had to read this book.



2. Oh my God what a book. If it's an animal especially a cat or dog I will just have to read it. It's only the second book to ever make me shed a few tears.
   
   The story follows the life of a rescue kitten they found in the library deposit box and goes through his years as a young kitten to an elderly cat and all his antics that follow.
   
   The author also gives details of her own personal life and the history of the town and some facts about the library.
   
   Such a good read, I would recommend to any animal lover and even those who aren't I would still say give it a shot



3. One morning in the little town of Spencer, Iowa, it is 15 degrees below zero. Library director Vicki Myron, a single mother who has survived divorce, welfare, and a daunting series of medical problems, feels an instant kinship with the tiny kitten she finds inside the freezing cold book drop. Who pushed the little cat in there, and how did he survive that bitter night with no worse damage than frostbitten paws? What definitely isn't damaged is the kitten's spirit. He responds to the deeply touched library staff with love and trust, and before the day ends Vicki has made up her mind to keep him. After all, isn't having a library cat a very old tradition? Luckily her library's board agrees, and Dewey Readmore Books has an almost magical effect on the patrons. He brings the library's sometimes divided staff together, and their use statistics soar as people learn about Spencer's very special cat. Who belongs to the whole town, and knows it; but who makes up his mind from the beginning that he belongs first of all to Vicki.
   
   In the course of his long life (and it is a long one for a feline), Dewey inspires more magazine and newspaper articles than the library even knows about. He appears on U.S. television and radio, and even attracts a Japanese documentary film crew all the way from Tokyo. Families drive for hours to visit him. As Vicki's life goes on, through the challenges of raising her daughter alone - through rising in her profession, meeting its challenges, and surviving still more medical crises - Dewey is always there for her, and she is always there for Dewey. Their relationship, remarkable in one sense yet familiar to anyone who has ever genuinely loved a pet, lies at this heartwarming tale's center. Delightful!
   
   --Reviewed by Nina M. Osier, author of "Tabitha June Is a Shoulder Cat"



4. I love all animals especially cats, wolves and owls. This was a wonderfully warm and touching story of a loving relationship that might never had been. If "Dewey" had not been found and adopted, one wonders how different the lives of those he touched might have been. And this book brings that story to a huge audience for sharing with a world filled with lovers of cats and books and children.



5. This story is a great read for anyone of any age. It is especially touching if you are an animal lover like me. It is moving all the way through and Dewey absolutely captures your heart.

5 comments about All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome.

1. This book was recommended by a psychologist for my thirteen year
   old son. I was a bit dubious when I looked at a couple of preview
   pages but decided to go ahead and buy it anyway. No doubt it is
   appealing visually and it is an inciteful book it is not suitable for an
   older child. They may take it that they are being treated like a five
   year old when many children with asperger's would prefer to have the facts
   laid before them.



2. Trying to explain Asperger's to children & adults alike, isn't an easy thing to do. Personally, I've found this book to be simply delightful & non-threatening in its approach. I decided to purchase it and use it as a tool to help me explain Aspergers to my 11 year old daughter. Knowing her short attention span, her automatic aversiveness to everything new, her negativity and knee-jerk impression that helpfulness from others is some sort of attack, this book seemed to be what I needed. Not only was my motherly instinct correct, my experience reading this with my daughter was over and above my expectations.
   
   I introduced this book by reading the title and asking my daughter to see if the cats inside reminded her of anyone she knew. She watched very curiously from behind a blanket as I held the book, and within the first few pages, her eyes were lighting up. I could see she immediately was able to relate to the pictures. The entire book is filled with adorable and funny pictures of cats wearing seemingly scratchy clothes, being affectionate, being different and being themselves.
   
   My next step is going to be loaning this book to my daughter's teachers, and then quite possibly passing it on to some of the moms, so they might use it to explain my daughter's exceptionalities to their daughters.



3. This is a very well written book. It gives a compassionate stance on children with asberger syndrome. Certainly gave me a better understanding.



4. I am an adult who has recently been diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome. I have bought some serious books on the topic and they were OK I guess. I tried to get my mother to read one of them but she didn't get interested in the book.
   
   When I bought 'All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome' I really felt it summed up my life and personality in a nutshell. But maybe it's because I'm a huge cat person and have loads of cats, some of whom look like the cats in the book. (I particularly liked the little baby kitten in the first picture who reminds me of my new kittens. Well, actually, they're my cat's kittens, she just lets me borrow them.)
   
   I showed the book to my mom and she really loved it enough to ask me to buy her a copy. She really felt like the book described some of the issues she'd had raising me.
   
   Then I took the book to my new therapist and he liked the book enough to ask to borrow it, and he said he may be buying a copy of it as well.
   
   I'm beginning to think every Aspie (person with Asperger Syndrome) should have a copy of this book to show people who are curious about AS or who need to know about it. It could save so much pain since 'normal' people so often assume Aspies are just acting out or misbehaving when the real issue is that our brains are wired different and some things most folks can cope with are very difficult for the Aspie.



5. The photographer had a keen photo eye. The photographs go on to show how an Asperger child looks at the world in a unique way. Another photo shows a kitty alone, and states that although "he likes to be near those he loves, he doesn't want them to hold him, preferring squishy places to a hug". Another photo demostrates a scared kitty and states, "An Asperger child often has exceptionally good hearing, and loud sounds and sudden movements may scare him". All in all this book is pretty amazing in the way it explains Aspergers in simple terms, and using large letters to explain each kitten photo in terms of children with Aspergers. By using these adorable photos to explain how cats can be very quirky, aloof and creatures of routine, and that their behaviors, at times, can be somewhat similar to children with Aspergers. This book would be a good teaching resource for siblings, therapists and teachers. Highly recommended I did not know what to make of this book when I saw it on the table at a recent book sale, but cat lover that I am, how could I pass it up for a few cents? The book is just sixty four pages, but not only does the book have great photos of kittens on every page but there is something to be learned by each photo and how the various cat photos relates to Asperger's Syndrome. The book begins by showing a sleeping kitty and telling how the first signs of Aspergers are usually picked up very young.

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5 comments about The Nature of Animal Healing : The Definitive Holistic Medicine Guide to Caring for Your Dog and Cat.

1. I had looked into this book and decided to take my pet with cancer to his practice in South Salem NY called Smith Ridge Veterinary. Seemed to be very promising, so of course you believe a doctor. Yet people can write all they want on what they did to help animals but you really don't know. I believed it all and I am sorry I didn't look into this clinic further before going. I had a pet with cancer and after looking into many options which we went through surgery, chemo, nutritionist, I saw this book and went for a consultation. Of course he doesn't take new patients so one of his associates saw us. They tell you all they can do for the pet and if one thing doesn't work, there are many options. I went with the best option not to waste time and was told it would definitely help not hurt. I was informed the Vitamin IV Therapy would boost her system, get her to eat better and help even though the doctor thought my pet looked bright-eyed and active while there. We left her for the 3 day therapy. She came out worse than going in for this and frightened from whatever occurred while in their care. My pet wouldn't even eat once she got home and had to feed her through syringe the rest of her life and watched her deteriorate. I contacted them numerous times to find out what happened to her there. I questioned why she won't eat, why she had a nail missing and while going to my regular vet for help they wondered why her veins were in such poor shape. My pet even screamed which she never did in her life just before they brought her out to be discharged. All Dr. Goldstein's associate Dr. Ruskin would say is "she ate for us here I don't know why she won't eat for you". I begged for help and asked about an appetite stimulator that my regular vet could provide if Dr. Ruskin would tell us it is okay for her to take and Smith Ridge wanted to charge me for a phone consultation to answer the question which would be over $55 on top of over $1200 we spent there. We needed to question them because our regular vet doesn't know about the holistic's and cancer med's she was on and what would interfere. They never said we should bring her in because of her condition and offered no help. She is now gone and although I know it is cancer, her last days since being there were horrible for her and us. We watched her suffer at home. We lost our little pal and her sister's are lost without her. I can only hope others think before you believe what is written. You can say anything in a book- I know first hand from experience. Everyone has an opinion but I saw for myself, not through someone. Think before you do anything! I wish I had a second chance!



2. I am very impressed with the knowledge shared in Martin Goldsteins book. I have been educated on how to bring about my pets ultimate health and therefore incorporate this knowledge to better my own wellness. I will be passing this book on to anyone who loves their pets!



3. I refer to this book as my BIBLE!!! I use it all the time, I refer it to friends of mine and have purchased it as a gift for numerous friends. No home should be without this book. I love the list of suppliers Dr. Goldstein provides in the back of the book, if not for his referral I don't know that McLeod the 1.5 yr old Golden Retriever I adopted would have ever survived the Lyme's Disease he had. It was so bad, he couldn't even jump. He had been on THREE ROUNDS of Antibiotics to no avail. I looked up Lyme's in Dr. Goldstein's book and purchased the remedy he suggested from the company he referred me to and I was amazed at the end results!!! I have used many of his remedies and referred my traditional vet to his suggestions. I am indebted to Dr. Goldstein for the health of my pets!
   Shawn



4. Both my 13 year old Maltypoo and 15 year old Llasa Apso have been battling Cushings Disease for more than 3 years. I've tried various homeopathic and conventional medicines with some success but the side effects have been significant, anorexia, kidney issues and muscle wasting. Trilostane has been the most effective but only for a year or so.
   
   Reading Dr. Goldstein's suggestion for treating Cushings, I was amazed to find that phosphatidyl serine often works in dogs who do not respond well to other treatments. After beginning 50 mg. morning and night on both dogs, their cortisol levels are now in the low/normal ranges, appetites normal and activity increased. Dr. Goldstein was the only vet to offer this treatment option which I've shared both with my holisitic and conventional vets whom I hope are passing this information along to their Cushings patients.
   
   I've found so many other treatments that simply work wonders for my "furry kids." Dr. Goldstein is truly the "Gold Standard" among veterinarians. I'm so grateful for the extra time he's given us together in good health.



5. I think the reviewer, 'B. Smalley' who wrote:
   
   "If you do not read, hire someone to read it for you!! Your pet will thank you."
   
   Sums it up beautifully. In that one sentence, she nails it. There's a reason why it gets so many 5 star ratings. Get this book. It saved my dogs life.

5 comments about Unadulterated Cat.

1. A marvelous book. Easy to read and a laugh from beginning to end. The only experience I felt he missed was the 'bathing the cat' experience but ... do real cats have baths?



2. 
   Somewhere in the limitless possibilities of reality and consciousness there is a young man named Schrodinger in a box with a vial of radioactive material and a device which may - or may not - break the vial and immediately end the consciousness of the young man. He is both alive and dead, and is doubtless bleeding from the back of his heels, because somewhere in his future he had (purposeful shift in tense) proposed a thought experiment that begins with the extremely hazardous suggestion that an individual place a cat in a box.
   
   And cats hold grudges, even if you haven't angered them yet.
   
   In The Unadulterated Cat, Pratchett endeavors to define a Real cat (as opposed to those fluffy, squished-faced monstrosities that can apparently eat their food out of crystal dishes without tipping them over). Punctuated with telling cartoons by Gray Jolliffe, Pratchett provides a 150+ page description of those horrible beasts, and even provides some analysis as to why we (cats and their roommates) tolerate each other. I have long been under the impression that my own cats are just horribly uncatlike beasts, especially when forced to consider such adorable and friendly examples in literature and the Facebook photo albums of (childless) friends, but Pratchett has shown me otherwise. My cats are undeniably Real cats.
   
   While I certainly enjoy Pratchett's writing style, I believe my partner enjoyed The Unadulterated Cat far more than I. But that's really to be expected, because my partner is the true cat lover in our household. After reading what my Real cats are truly capable of I think I'll stay loyal to my ridiculous cat-sized dog.



3. If you're a cat lover, you will like this, but it is not Terry Pratchett's best work by a long shot. It seems more like something he wrote over a weekend.



4. This book is very funny and a great read. It is very typical of his other work but shorter. If you have ever been owned by a cat you will understand this book immediately. If you have never had a cat, this will give you a good sample of what it would be like.



5. This is one of the funniest books I have read in a great while. It is not just for cat lovers, although they will enjoy it most. I kept breaking out with laughter as I read. Once I had finished, I immediately ordered three more copies from Amazon for my three children. I cannot recommend it more highly.

2 comments about Cat Page-A-Day Gallery Calendar 2011.

1. Since I purchased my first page a day cat calendar years ago and enjoyed it so much its become a yearly tradition for me! The pictures in the gallery calendar are on heavy paper and both sides printed for less waste/bulk. Half way through the year simply flip the calendar and enjoy the second half. Beautiful photography vivid colors, amusing and even artistic pictures are included. I might have to get the dog one now too!



2. There's not a better way to start your day than with a "Cat-a-Day" calender...if you're a cat-person, buy this every year...I do and I even get one for my local Health Food Store and they too love looking each day at the next cat picture..They even checkout the days they have off before they leave the store so they won't miss a single cat...here's a hint--- get your order in early June to save money...you won't be disappointed by these kitties sharing your home--- AND NO ALLERGIES if you're burdened with that...

5 comments about Cat Vs. Cat: Keeping Peace When You Have More Than One Cat.

1. This author has written so many books about cats, definitely a real authority. Her ideas worked for us and our three cats are getting along much better. There are times when they forget their manners but more and more they're more enjoyable to be around. Subjects are covered that we never considered. She's thorough and we're glad we bought the book.



2. It does take some commitment to read the entire book but TRUST ME, it is worth it! I had a single cat for 2 years and decided to get him a companion. Also be sure to pick out the right cat for your cat, mine is more dominant and a male and I have been told to get a male cat for another male cat. The new cat is more submissive and easy going. So that was helpful too.
   
   Initially the older one (Snowy) would make all sorts of evil noises at the slightest whiff of Odie, I was really worried Odie would have to go back to the shelter. Well, I followed her advice (which in the book is very detailed and well specified) on keeping them separated, associating good experiences with each other, deconditioning and breaking the growling habit by making play sessions around the new cat's room, etc. It was a slow process that took me 1 month but it WORKED! Follow the advice religiously (however, it can be time consuming)! Gradually introduce them and give them lots of attention. The pureed chicken baby food also worked wonders as a special treat that really calmed down Snowy. At first he didn't seem to get the hint that good things happen around Odie, but it seemed to click after the baby food!
   
   Snowy and Odie are great buddies now. They play every day, groom each other, and cuddle! I can't believe it actually worked, especially compared to the first week when Snowy looked like he was about to start WWIII.



3. This is a terrific book that gives great insight into the thinking of cats and how they interact. It has been helpful for me.



4. Fun book. Read it all in a day. Of course Im a Cat NUT!



5. We have a blended cat family. They got along ok, not fabulously, until my husband's cat chased and badly scratched my youngest cat. After that it has been neverending stalking, chasing and fighting between those two cats. Worse, my cat started to have litter box issues.
   
   I turned to this book in hopes that I might be able to do something besides repeat the time and labor intensive introduction process, but this book offered me nothing except a few new tidbits of information that weren't applicable to my situtation.
   
   Oh, and I guess my cat didn't like the book. He peed on it.

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