You Might be a Crazy Cat Lady If … (Volume 2) is a collection of humorous and heartwarming short stories about the stray, foster and resident cats who share the author’s home.
I promise I won’t bring any more cats into the house. I promise.
That was the vow I made to myself when I realized I had too many furry four-legged friends. I won’t reveal the exact number of freeloaders in my care, but I will admit I’m lousy at keeping commitments to myself.
I don’t follow my own advice either. I’m good at telling other people what to do if a stray cat shows up on their if you can’t find its owner at least get it fixed. TNR, Trap-Neuter-Return. But when a stray showed up on my porch, what did I do? I popped open a can of Friskies and named the visitor Fred. What do I have now? Kittens. Not sweet, adorable little fluffballs. Wild, mischievous hellions.
Not only do I have unadoptable orphans, I have The Geriatric Club, soon to be The Assisted Living Club. After my divorce, when I found myself queen of my own home with no hubby limiting my cat intake, I went on an adoption spree. Those cuties are now senior citizens who require medications, demand canned cat food eight times a day and occasionally forget how to use a litter box.
The inn is full.
The budget is bankrupt.
Maybe now I’ll listen to myself.
Proceeds from this book pays for mountains of kitty litter, cases of canned cat food and keeps the cats’ veterinarians in business.
Janet Vormittag is an author, editor and animal advocate. She is the publisher of Cats and Dogs, a Magazine Devoted to Companion Animals, a free publication distributed in West Michigan that promotes pet adoption and spay/neuter. Janet has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Grand Valley State University and was a correspondent for The Grand Rapids Press for ten years. She has had articles published in Cat Fancy, The Muskegon Chronicle and the North Ottawa Weekly. Her story of the taming of a feral cat, Wild Cat I Think You Love Me, was published in The Ultimate Cat Lover (HCI, 2008). She is a member of Toastmasters International’s club GVSU 4380 and is the Division L winner in the 2011 Tall Tales Contest.
A second collection of cat stories that make you laugh out loud. I am not an animal person, but I admire the work this author does to protect them all. Some of her stories pull at your heart strings and others are eye opening. I recommend this book for everyone.