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Deborah Barnes

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Born

in Lansing, The United States

September 26

Website

http://www.zeezoey.com

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ZeeandZoey

Genre

Nonfiction, Memoir, Psychology

Influences

cat care, cat behavior, pet loss, cat memoirs

Member Since

May 2011

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Deborah Barnes resides in the tropical paradise of South Florida with her fiancé and feline family of seven. She is the author of the 5-star rated books, The Chronicles of Zee & Zoey – A Journey of the Extraordinarily Ordinary and Purr Prints of the Heart - A Cat's Tale of Life, Death, and Beyond as well as the award winning blog, Zee & Zoey’s Cat Chronicles that continues to cover the everyday journey she shares with her cats along with topics from the humorous behaviors of cats to very serious subjects on pet responsibility. Deborah was awarded 2013 “Writer of the Year” by Friskies Purina on behalf of the Cat Writers’ Association and she is also the Secretary of the nonprofit, Pawsitively Humane, Inc. of Miami, Florida, whose mission is t ...more

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Happy Holidays from Zee & Zoey’s Cat Connection 2025

Zoey always loved the holidays—especially the warmth of the Christmas tree’s lights.

It’s the holidays, and I’m trying very hard to manage the pain amongst the joy. I miss my beloved Zoey so much. I’ve been living in relative denial, not truly believing her last breath was taken in my arms, the late evening of November 19. But something simple—pulling out the Christmas stockings, each one embro

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	Rescued Volume 2: The Healing Stories of 12 Cats, Through Their Eyes by Deborah Barnes (Goodreads Author), Catherine Holm (Goodreads Author), Janiss Garza (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.36 avg rating — 42 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Purr Prints of the Heart - A Cat's Tale of Life, Death, and Beyond 4.78 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Chronicles of Zee & Zoey - A Journey of the Extraordinarily Ordinary by Deborah Barnes (Goodreads Author), Pamela Bushnell (Editor), Madalina Iordache-Levay (Illustrator) 4.74 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Makin' Biscuits: Weird Cat Habits and the Even Weirder Habits of the Humans Who Love Them by Deborah Barnes (Goodreads Author), Gwen Cooper (Goodreads Author) (Foreword), Stephanie Piro (Illustrations) 4.45 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Great Counselors Are Different: A Spiritual Transformation of the Heart 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Best of Disney Adventures Quick Quizzes 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Amazing "Ordinary" Of Everyday 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Boaz to my Root He Loves Me! 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Business Continuity Planning and HIPAA: Business Continuity Management in the Health Care Environment by James C. Barnes, Philip Jan Rothstein (Editor), Deborah Barnes (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2004	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Country Music Magazine August September 1999 by Tom Lanham, Deborah Barnes (Goodreads Author), Robert K. Oermann (Series Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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