Living in Shadows: How to Help the Stray Cat in Your Life (Without Adding to the Problem)

By Ann K. Fisher

A step-by-step guide to the care of stray and feral cats. Here is everything you need to know to give your feral or stray cat a quality life, including how to care for, feed, and control the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1931395004
• ISBN13: 9781931395007
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Amythyst Pub
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Feline Finesse

This volume of data, anecdotes, and knowledge is unsurpassed in helping the growing volume of stray and/or feral cats! Beautifully written and lovely photos, it is a treasure of information and a pleasure to read! It should be in the library of every "cat person" as well as schools, vet waiting room, pet supply shops, book stores!

A practical, useful guide for cat lovers of all ages

Arising from her lifelong commitment and efforts to helping all types of animals, Ann K. Fisher has written Living In Shadows: How To Help The Stray Cat In Your Life (Without Adding To The Problem) is a straightforward, informed and informative introductory guide to feeding and caring for stray cats without attracting other animals, how to humanely trap feral cats for spaying or neutering, orphan kitten care, and gradually taming feral cats for domestic relationships. A practical, useful guide for cat lovers of all ages and circumstances, Living in Shadows is very highly recommended reading and an invaluable addition to community libraries and animal shelter reference collections.

A MUST for the cat lover

That skinny cat keeps coming to your back door. When you show any interest, he dashes away. What is the kindest thing to do? Keep leaving out food? Call the local Humane Society? Trap him? Ann Fisher offers no-nonsense guidance in what has to be one of the most unusual how-to books ever written. She doesn't mince words. Some feral cats will never be tamed. Think about your investment of time and money. Set limits. Still, your feral cats may become part of your household, even if they live in the back yard. By spaying even one cat, you are doing a lot of good. And if you are not in a position to help a cat first-hand, Fisher provides a list of cat-saving organizations that will be very grateful for your donations. Here's the perfect gift for your cat-fanatic friends who, like me, hope to evolve into little old ladies who live for their cats.

A MUST READ FOR ANYONE WHO HAS A STRAY CAT IN THEIR LIFE

I recently adopted a stray cat from my neighborhood, and this guide was extremely useful when it came to trapping my new cat. Not only were the instructions for trapping the cat easy to follow, I was even able to locate a trap by using the resource guide in the back of the book!This book is much needed and beautifully written. I highly recommend it to anyone who has ever had or is thinking about adopting any stray cat!