Links to Great Reading Materials
Books
- The New Natural Cat, by Anitra Frazier with Norma Eckroate
- An EXCELLENT book, covering everything from communicating with your animal to nutrition to behaviors and even medical information! A must have for ANY cat owner!!!
- Dr. Pitcairn's Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and Cats, by Dr. Richard H. Pitcairn, DVM, and Susan Hubble Pitcairn
- More fabulous information on health and nutrition.
- Shadow Cats: Tales from New York City's Animal Underground, by Janet Jensen
- Only 27 pages into the book, and I recognize some of the places, even the people named. This is truly a great account of the feral cat world in New York City. Read this if you want to know what the life of a rescuer is like. If you rescue cats already, you will feel like you are talking to a friend; if you do not, you will soon see why people do it.
- Cats for Dummies, by Gina Spadafori and Paul D. Pion, DVM, DAVCIM
- Another excellent book, especially for anyone just starting with cats, or looking to start.
- Cat Owner's Home Veterinary Handbook, by Delbert G. Carlson, DVM, and James M. Giffin, MD
- This book is good for some basic first aid, and gives information on ailments. I personally find that it is a more conventional and allopathic approach, rather than holistic; but it gives information on things like pregnant cats and what to expect (got me through my first pregnant mom!), emergency situations, infectious diseases, parasites, etc.
- The Nature of Animal Healing: The Definitive Holistic Medicine Guide to Caring for Your Dog and Cat, by Martin Goldstein, DVM
- This book was recommended to me from multiple sources. I just ordered it, so I will update when I have more information!
- Homeopathic Care for Cats and Dogs: Small Doses for Small Animals, by Don Hamilton
- Another book that I have not read, but have heard much about. I ordered this one as well, and will update once I have read it!
Magazines
- Animal Fair
- A Lifestyle Magazine for Animal Lovers
- Animal Wellness Magazine
- A magazine about a healthy lifestyle for your pets
- Cats & Kittens
- The title is pretty self-explanatory. It's not a "breed" based magazine, which is always good.
Websites
- Feline Diabetes
- INCREDIBLY helpful with my diabetic kitty! I learned more from the people on this site than I learned from two vets, and tons of books. They have a message board with incredibly supportive people who know all there is to know about diabetes, home testing, and a host of related conditions.
- The Mows!
- A comic strip chronicling the daily lives of three cats - Indy, Nonie and Tigey - and how they interact with each other, "The Guy", and "Mommy". So cute!
- Lentilki
- The webmaster for this site in the Czech Republic somehow came upon our little site, and added a link. Read the "cats blog too, and better" section - very cute! Sounds like some of my cats.