Jack Canfield - Chicken Soup for the Cat Lovers Soul: Stories of Feline Affection, Mystery and Charm

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CHICKEN SOUP
FOR THE CAT
LOVERS SOUL

Stories of
Feline Affection, Mystery
and Charm

Jack Canfield
Mark Victor Hansen
Marty Becker, D.V.M.
Carol Kline
Amy D. Shojai

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Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC

Cos Cob, CT

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Contents

Marty Becker, D.V.M., with Teresa Becker

Kathleen Kennedy

Renie Burghardt

Beverly F. Walker

Sheila Sowder

Barbara (Bobby) Adrian

Valerie Gawthrop

Bonnie Compton Hanson

M. L. Charendoff

Hoyt Tarola

Roberta Lockwood

Toni Eames

Maryjean Ballner

Linda Bruno

Steve Dale as told to Amy Shojai

Mary Knight

Syndee A. Barwick

Rick Bousfield

Cori Jones

Marty Becker, D.V.M.

Theresa Dwyre Young

Shirley Harmison

Kerri Glynn

Karen S. Bentley

Dena Harris

M. L. Charendoff

Marie D. Jones

Edi dePencier

Vanni Cappelli

Nancy Kucik

Bev Nielsen

Gwen Ellis

Jennifer Gay Summers

Silvia Baroni

Natalie Suarez

B. J. Taylor

Marlene Alexander

Vivian Jamieson, D.V.M.

Mary Bryant, V.M.D.

Patti Schroeder

Roger Dean Kiser

Amy D. Shojai

Barbara Vitale

Michael Ruemmler

Betsy Stowe

Rebecca A. Eckland

Carol Shenold

Michael McGaulley

Lisa-Maria Padilla

Gregory Popovich

Carol Steiner

Carol Kline

Lisa Duffy-Korpics

Joan Shaddox Isom

Harriet May Savitz

Sharon Melnicer

Kate Reynolds

Ellen Perry Berkeley

Joanne Liu

Catherine Johnson

Lesla Newman

Andrea Rolfingsmeier

Jeanne Marie Laskas

Edie Scher

Carolyn Harris

Madelyn Filipski

Linda Mihatov

Lori Hess

Sara Wye

Claudia Newcorn

Heather L. Sanborn

Dorian Solot

Daniela Wagstaff

Brian Baker

Elizabeth Doyle

Lorra E. Allen

Lori Pitts

E. V. Noechel

Janet Mullen

Marie D. Jones

June Torrence as told to Hester J. Mundis

Sharon Landeen

Susan Hasler

Tom Schreck

Susan Isaac

Dena Harris

Confessions of a Cat Hater
Who Got Lucky Marshall Powers as told to Hester J. Mundis

Anne Marie Davis

Jane Lebak

Peggy Seo Oba

The cat is a being like no other. From the cave drawings of prehistoric felines to todays fancy show-kitties, cats continue to fascinate people. Though a cat may choose to share her affection with a human or two, she will always retain that quixotic mix of unpredictability and individuality that challenges the understanding of the most patient among us. It is as if they know that when they first stepped into the human ring of firelight, they forever altered our history, influencing our religions, our literature, our artour very lives.

Whether exalted as in ancient Egypt, or reviled and persecuted as they were during the Middle Ages, cats have struck an emotional chord deep in the human imagination. The cat is the envied Wild Sibling that cannot be tamed; the Gentle Companion that purrs a mantra to ease aching human souls; the Eternal Kitten that coaxes a smile from the stingiest of human hearts. We delight in our catsand, we hope, they in us.

Devoted feline fans rejoice that the cat has finally been returned to the pedestal from which she was once so cruelly deposed. While in the past we may not have admitted these strong affections, today our love affair with cats has become a very public one.

After all, cats are good for what ails us. This positive pet effect has been documented in countless human health studies and promoted by organizations like the Delta Society. The mere presence of a loving cat helps relieve chronic pain, lifts our spirits, detects pending health crises, lowers our blood pressure, helps us recover from devastating illness, and even lowers our childrens risk for adult allergies and asthma. This human-animal bond, or simply The Bond, grows stronger year by year!

In fact, it is the strength and power of The Bond that inspired this books creation. In response to our call for stories, we received thousands of submissions from cat-lovers around the globe who shared with us the myriad ways their cats have positively impacted their lives. Chicken Soup for the Cat Lovers Soul celebrates the enduring love humans and cats feel toward each other. The chapters in the book illustrate some of the wonderful ways cats benefit us: They love us, heal us, teach us, make us laugh and sometimes break our hearts with their passing.