Cat Calls
Wonderful Stories and Practical Advice from a Veteran Cat Sitter
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- $19.99
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- $19.99
Publisher Description
Thirty-five years ago, Jeanne Adlon became New York City’s first full-time cat sitter, and since then, she has done it all. Jeanne has dodged tarantulas, served up kosher cat meals,and fed pampered felines in Waterford crystal goblets. Cat Calls recounts Jeanne’s experiences, from adventures with quirky cats to the challenges faced by a woman who’s determined to reach her clients despite blinding winter storms.
But since Jeanne Adlon is no ordinary cat sitter, Cat Calls offers far more than tales of the cat. Over years of devoting herself to feline needs, Jeanne has become a recognized expert on cat care, so along with coauthor Susan Logan, Jeanne designed each of Cat Calls’ chapters to focus on important issues for cat owners, including adopting new pets, feeding your cat, coping with litter box problems, and much more. Charming anecdotes about Jeanne’s furry clients add examples of cat-care strategies that work.
Whether you’re looking for commonsense cat-care advice or you simply want to relax with stories about little cats in a big city, Cat Calls is sure to please.
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CatChannel.com columnist Adlon teams up with Cat Fancy editor Logan in this lively book about Adlon's 35-year career as a cat sitter. Adlon, who first found a lost kitten at age nine, volunteered for the Fund for Animal and in 1974, opened the Cat Cottage a Manhattan boutique for cats and cat lovers, where her customers included John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Over the years, clients would ask her to board their cats which proved fine for Logan, but not necessarily for the cats. Since taking care of them in their own homes was a happier solution, Adlon began making house calls while the cats' owners were away, morphing into the eponymous cat sitter. With amusing anecdotes and clever illustrations, this useful guidebook offers tips on how to care for happy, healthy cats while discouraging them from wrecking the furniture, and other anti-social behavior.