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Letters from Cats: Hilarious & Heartfelt Notes
Do you ever wonder what your cat is thinking? In Letters from Cats: Hilarious & Heartfelt Notes, Advocates 4 Animals co-founder, Stacey Ritz, reveals the truth behind your cats deepest thoughts. Whether your cat has a habit of shredding the toilet paper or sitting in the kitchen sink, you'll find merriment and insight while reading Letters from Cats. Heartwarming notes include those from foster cats, rescued cats and more. If you have ever shared your home with a feline, the letters will resonate; at times bringing both laughter and tears.
Color photographs are included throughout the Kindle edition of the book/Photographs are of rescued cats.
DEAR DIARY: I bit my human's big toe when he was sleeping. It was just a nibble, really. I didn't mean any harm; I was just curious. Purrs, Marsha
*A portion of proceeds from book sales are donated to Ohio Spay & Neuter.
Color photographs are included throughout the Kindle edition of the book/Photographs are of rescued cats.
DEAR DIARY: I bit my human's big toe when he was sleeping. It was just a nibble, really. I didn't mean any harm; I was just curious. Purrs, Marsha
*A portion of proceeds from book sales are donated to Ohio Spay & Neuter.
135 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 22, 2015
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About the author
Stacey Ritz
25 books35 followersInspired by love and hope. Impassioned storyteller. Writer of books and poetry. Nature lover. Animal advocate. Lover of words. Captivated photographer. Believer in karma.
Stacey Ritz is a bestselling author and award-winning writer. She is a multiple time Muse Medallion winner and a proud alumna of The Op Ed Project’s Write to Change the World. Ritz's novels are beloved by readers worldwide. Her books have been published in more than three dozen countries including Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Switzerland, Republic of South Africa, Belgium, India, Oman, Thailand, Malaysia, New Zealand, Brazil, and Australia.
With the keen ability to tap into authentic human emotions, Ritz's novels unearth the secrets and burdens that are harbored surrounding love, loss, betrayal, and hope. Her novels are emotional dramas that delve into the complexities of relationships, families, friendships, and secrets.
Animals are often incorporated in her stories, due to her extensive background in animal welfare and her love for all living creatures. Ritz’s books on animal welfare include the bestseller, Covered in Pet Fur (Rockville Publishing), which gained international interest as well as attention from RIVA Media and Animal Planet. She is a multiple time winner of the CWA’s CEVA Human Animal Bond award for writers. Ritz is the Executive Director and co-founder of Advocates 4 Animals, Inc. – a 501c3 non-profit animal welfare organization that has saved 11,000 lives (and counting).
When Ritz isn’t reading or writing, she’s likely spending time with animals, family, in nature, or watching home renovation shows.
Find more @ staceyritzbooks.com
*Visit Stacey at staceyritzbooks.com & sign up to receive New Release email notifications!*
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Ritz's books include:
FICTION:
Mainstream Fiction / Contemporary Drama / Women's Fiction
NON-FICTION:
Animal Welfare
Motivation/Inspiration
Writing/Publishing
POETRY:
Written under the name S.L. Ritz
Stacey Ritz is a bestselling author and award-winning writer. She is a multiple time Muse Medallion winner and a proud alumna of The Op Ed Project’s Write to Change the World. Ritz's novels are beloved by readers worldwide. Her books have been published in more than three dozen countries including Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Switzerland, Republic of South Africa, Belgium, India, Oman, Thailand, Malaysia, New Zealand, Brazil, and Australia.
With the keen ability to tap into authentic human emotions, Ritz's novels unearth the secrets and burdens that are harbored surrounding love, loss, betrayal, and hope. Her novels are emotional dramas that delve into the complexities of relationships, families, friendships, and secrets.
Animals are often incorporated in her stories, due to her extensive background in animal welfare and her love for all living creatures. Ritz’s books on animal welfare include the bestseller, Covered in Pet Fur (Rockville Publishing), which gained international interest as well as attention from RIVA Media and Animal Planet. She is a multiple time winner of the CWA’s CEVA Human Animal Bond award for writers. Ritz is the Executive Director and co-founder of Advocates 4 Animals, Inc. – a 501c3 non-profit animal welfare organization that has saved 11,000 lives (and counting).
When Ritz isn’t reading or writing, she’s likely spending time with animals, family, in nature, or watching home renovation shows.
Find more @ staceyritzbooks.com
*Visit Stacey at staceyritzbooks.com & sign up to receive New Release email notifications!*
_______________________________________________
Ritz's books include:
FICTION:
Mainstream Fiction / Contemporary Drama / Women's Fiction
NON-FICTION:
Animal Welfare
Motivation/Inspiration
Writing/Publishing
POETRY:
Written under the name S.L. Ritz
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May 25, 2015
This book was not only a hilarious spot-on account of what it is to know and love cats but also an eye-opener for those of us who know nothing about what shelter pets go through. There were moments that had me laughing out loud while at other times I was holding back tears. This book is a must read for cat lovers everywhere!
January 5, 2024
One of the many random books that can be found on my Kindle and a random book that I chose to pull to read to my Essie cat.
Letters from Cats is a collection of letters, pet personals, a chain letter, a letter to Santa Paws, diary/journal entries, a note to self and shame game entries all thrown together in one book. And although the majority of the entries are from cats to humans there is one sweet letter from the author to all of her cats in return.
Meanwhile these notes are set-up with a title, a random photo of a cat (including one of a Lykoi) that sometimes doesn't match the mentioned cat in the entry, mostly a salutation although not always and then the resulting letter. This letters are sometimes short as in one page and others wax for a few pages before being signed by the name of the cat, which I thought was rather interesting since so many of the ones named were female cats.
The subject matter, though, is very varied with some notes being from happy cats, some being from those explaining why they annoy their humans or blaming housemates of various misdemeanors to shelter cats and ferals sharing their heartbreaking stories (two of these made me cry even though they didn't have bad endings). There are experiences of special needs cats, senior cats and those who deal with foster situations or cat colonies as well.
And since the book is trying to get a particular message across the book does rather make it seem cats suffer so horribly from humans whether it is since we get angry/frustrated enough to break their innocent hearts, the cruel souls who go out of their way to torture animals just for spite, all the evil ways we deal with cats such as declawing, abandoning them when we move, etc. While these instances may be true and I understand the focus to help the animals in need, I beg the reader to also remember there are lots of people that provide happy and healthy homes to cats as well as rescues who are working on improving the lives of all cats whether they end up in a forever home or not.
Finally the book itself has some spelling and grammar mistakes but not enough to take away from the whole book as a whole. Furthermore it also actually does end at 62% while the remaining 38% is dedicated to a special dedication, exploration of the charities that are going to be benefiting from the sale of the book, the author's bio and many free sample chapters from other works. As a result if you aren't interested in all of that fluff I would say just skip it when the actual book ends.
All in all it is a rather decent book that captures the spirit of cats in their many real life aspects while written in full language unlike all those "cat-speakz" attempts that drive me crazy.
Letters from Cats is a collection of letters, pet personals, a chain letter, a letter to Santa Paws, diary/journal entries, a note to self and shame game entries all thrown together in one book. And although the majority of the entries are from cats to humans there is one sweet letter from the author to all of her cats in return.
Meanwhile these notes are set-up with a title, a random photo of a cat (including one of a Lykoi) that sometimes doesn't match the mentioned cat in the entry, mostly a salutation although not always and then the resulting letter. This letters are sometimes short as in one page and others wax for a few pages before being signed by the name of the cat, which I thought was rather interesting since so many of the ones named were female cats.
The subject matter, though, is very varied with some notes being from happy cats, some being from those explaining why they annoy their humans or blaming housemates of various misdemeanors to shelter cats and ferals sharing their heartbreaking stories (two of these made me cry even though they didn't have bad endings). There are experiences of special needs cats, senior cats and those who deal with foster situations or cat colonies as well.
And since the book is trying to get a particular message across the book does rather make it seem cats suffer so horribly from humans whether it is since we get angry/frustrated enough to break their innocent hearts, the cruel souls who go out of their way to torture animals just for spite, all the evil ways we deal with cats such as declawing, abandoning them when we move, etc. While these instances may be true and I understand the focus to help the animals in need, I beg the reader to also remember there are lots of people that provide happy and healthy homes to cats as well as rescues who are working on improving the lives of all cats whether they end up in a forever home or not.
Finally the book itself has some spelling and grammar mistakes but not enough to take away from the whole book as a whole. Furthermore it also actually does end at 62% while the remaining 38% is dedicated to a special dedication, exploration of the charities that are going to be benefiting from the sale of the book, the author's bio and many free sample chapters from other works. As a result if you aren't interested in all of that fluff I would say just skip it when the actual book ends.
All in all it is a rather decent book that captures the spirit of cats in their many real life aspects while written in full language unlike all those "cat-speakz" attempts that drive me crazy.
November 4, 2023
cute but poignant
December 22, 2023
December 20, 2023, 9:21 PM
4 stars (Excellent, I love it. You should read this but prepare lots of tissues)
I was crying because I realized that I don't have a close and clingy relationship with my cats. We have more than ten cats and all of them don't even cuddle us. Maybe I don't love them that much but if this is the case then when I am crying so hard?
The story of Grandma the Dog which is not part of this story but included in the book but another story made me this mess. Grandma the Dog is dying and nobody wants to adopt her but Stacey (the author) takes her and makes sure that she lives. Grandma lived for three years and those are the best years of Stacey with her dog. They are together always and Grandma is clingy. She taught Stacey everything from having fun even when you're old and show your teeth when it is needed. But she died after three years because she was too old. Pets are the creatures created for us but we didn't realize it. Can I say again that Grandma's death tore my heart into pieces? Yes. I was crying until I fell asleep last night.
Back to the Letters from Cats, I realized that cats needed to be spayed and neutered because they feared their kittens being eaten by other cats. I thought that they were just irresponsible mothers but when I saw my cat looking after another cat's kitten was eaten they said that they were afraid and they were sad for their kittens.
Cats can feel and they look at me when I call their name. I want them to feel love in this house. This book is an eye-opening to the cats and dogs. It is best to adopt a fur baby from a shelter instead of buying one. We needed to save these fur babies who had lost their homes and been abandoned to fend for themselves.
Adopt instead of buying. At least you saved other fur babies who need love and care.
Thank you that I found this book before the year ended. I will love my cats more.
4 stars (Excellent, I love it. You should read this but prepare lots of tissues)
I was crying because I realized that I don't have a close and clingy relationship with my cats. We have more than ten cats and all of them don't even cuddle us. Maybe I don't love them that much but if this is the case then when I am crying so hard?
The story of Grandma the Dog which is not part of this story but included in the book but another story made me this mess. Grandma the Dog is dying and nobody wants to adopt her but Stacey (the author) takes her and makes sure that she lives. Grandma lived for three years and those are the best years of Stacey with her dog. They are together always and Grandma is clingy. She taught Stacey everything from having fun even when you're old and show your teeth when it is needed. But she died after three years because she was too old. Pets are the creatures created for us but we didn't realize it. Can I say again that Grandma's death tore my heart into pieces? Yes. I was crying until I fell asleep last night.
Back to the Letters from Cats, I realized that cats needed to be spayed and neutered because they feared their kittens being eaten by other cats. I thought that they were just irresponsible mothers but when I saw my cat looking after another cat's kitten was eaten they said that they were afraid and they were sad for their kittens.
Cats can feel and they look at me when I call their name. I want them to feel love in this house. This book is an eye-opening to the cats and dogs. It is best to adopt a fur baby from a shelter instead of buying one. We needed to save these fur babies who had lost their homes and been abandoned to fend for themselves.
Adopt instead of buying. At least you saved other fur babies who need love and care.
Thank you that I found this book before the year ended. I will love my cats more.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 25, 2024
Absolutely Wholesome!
This book is awesome and adorable! Some thank their humans for bringing them in, and others are snitching on the other kitties in the house! I highly recommend this book!
This book is awesome and adorable! Some thank their humans for bringing them in, and others are snitching on the other kitties in the house! I highly recommend this book!
October 2, 2021
I simply loved reading this book, I do recommend it to all cat owners. It's full of heartwarming and fun stories and I must say that I felt quite emotional with this compilation.
December 6, 2022
It's like a cartoon from the world of books
December 6, 2023
Cute
I was so cute! I loved the cdhbdackhscihbcs uhbsfvuhbsdcuhsbdcufhvb usgbdvfugugfbevbgeudcooooooooooo part it was so funny do more funny books please bye!
I was so cute! I loved the cdhbdackhscihbcs uhbsfvuhbsdcuhsbdcufhvb usgbdvfugugfbevbgeudcooooooooooo part it was so funny do more funny books please bye!
November 25, 2024
Enjoyable but nothing spectacular or out of the ordinary.
June 14, 2024
Any cat owner or lover needs to read this! I cried, laughed, and read it in one sitting. Great read!
October 6, 2022
This book was the perfect melding of emotions: happy, sad, and hilarious.
I swear that my dogs were involved in the creation of this book, for as I read some of these letters that the cats involved dogs, the tales are suspiciously akin to my three kids' antics.
This is a book well worth my time to re-read again and again.
Glad I found it.
🟣Kindle version.
I swear that my dogs were involved in the creation of this book, for as I read some of these letters that the cats involved dogs, the tales are suspiciously akin to my three kids' antics.
This is a book well worth my time to re-read again and again.
Glad I found it.
🟣Kindle version.
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