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Book reviews

My Top 5 Cat Books 2016

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Being a bit cat obsessed I love to read books about cats and I have a few (well a lot!) on my book shelves at home. If I had to take just 5 to a desert island which ones would I take? Ok my all time favourite cat books about cats and their lives with humans are …….

Image of book cover Dewey by Vicki Myron
Dewey by Vicki Myron

Dewey the library cat by Vicki Myron
Dewey was found dumped at a library in an awful state. He lived his whole life there and touched everyone’s heart who knew him.

Image of book cover Buckley's Story by Ingrid King
Buckley’s Story by Ingrid King

Buckley’s Story by Ingrid King
Buckley was a cat who changed the life of one woman, Ingrid later went on to write a very successful cat blog and write more books. Lovely book especially if you like torties.

Book cover of The dog who rescues cats by Philip Gonzalez & Leonore Fleischer
The dog who rescues cats by Philip Gonzalez & Leonore Fleischer


The dog who rescues cats by Philip Gonzalez & Leonore Fleischer
The dog who rescues cats- is a very special book about an amazing dog who just loved cats and would go out with his owner and find feral cats that needed help, this book will make you cry but its just such a wonderful story, not to be missed!

Cover image of Homer's Odyssey by Gwen Cooper
Homer’s Odyssey by Gwen Cooper

Homer’s Odyssey by Gwen Cooper
Homer’s Odyssey is an unbelievable story about a blind kitten who was almost put to sleep until a lady adopted him and gave him a lovely life, I was hooked on this book especially when his home was threatened on 9/11 in New York.

Cover image of A Street Cat Named Bob by James Bowen
A Street Cat Named Bob by James Bowen


A Street Cat Named Bob by James Bowen

My all time favourite cat book! Bob the street cat! The amazing story of a stray ginger cat and a homeless man both living on the streets of London and how they saved each other. Soon to be released as a film!  I have tried not to give too much away as these books are all fantastic true stories and make purrfect pressies.

Love Rachel x

Tortitude is Real!!

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Cover of book Tortitude by Ingrid King

Before I became a full time cat sitter, I used to work in a feline only veterinary practice in Southsea and as you can imagine I got to meet many wonderful cats, all with their own different personalities. Tortoiseshell cats were often challenging and I often heard the vets and other nurses mention “naughty torties”. They weren’t really naughty as such but a little bit more feisty and strong- willed compared to others cats.

In case you are unsure a tortoiseshell cat is not a breed but a type of colour marking and the colours can show in many cat breeds, they also tend to be female, a male tortie is very rare indeed. Some people don’t believe torties are any different to any other cat in personality but these are normally people who have never lived or worked with them. I think the one cat I always remember at the vets, will be the tortie Siamese that made 4 people hold her while the vet just tried to look at her teeth! The vocals were SO loud the cats owner had to help us hold her too!

Therefore I was very excited when I heard one of my favourite feline  experts Ingrid King of the wonderful cat blog The Conscious Cat was writing a book all about Tortitude! Ingrid knows her stuff as she has lived her life with many torties. This book is a lovely and interesting book all about torties, it has lots of facts about them and many beautiful photos of tortoiseshells from all over the UK and America. If you have a tortie in your life or know someone who does this book would make a wonderful gift.

Tortitude is available from Amazon as a book or ebook.