The Cat Bible: Everything Your Cat Expects You to Know Reviews

by Justin on Oct.17, 2010, under Pets

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kmw
October 17th, 2010 on 10:36 am
Review by kmw for The Cat Bible: Everything Your Cat Expects You to Know
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Whoa. I am a cat lover. In fact, I am a lover of all animals. Anyone who “gives away” their animals, as far as I’m concerned, might as well be abandoning their children. And that’s why I cannot recommend this book.

On page 252, Hotchner blithely discusses giving away 2 cats, Bert and Ernie, after acquiring a third dog. Huh? This is the same woman who chides the reader for not understanding that a cat is a 10 to 20 year commitment? I don’t get it.

Well, apparently she acquired a puppy, which then created a pack mentality among the dogs. “So I gave the cats to a friend.”

She was about as emotional as discussing discarding day-old bread.

So the cats had been living happily with your two dogs before you brought a new puppy into the home? Wouldn’t it make sense to find the relatively emotionally unattached puppy a new home rather than destroying the lives of your two devoted cats?

Bottom line: I wonder if the DVM who endorsed this book thoroughly digested that heartbreaking nugget…ditto the humane society endorser.

The subhead of this book should be altered to read: Everything your Cat Expects You to Know: Please don’t Abandon Me. I will Bond to You. I need to Know You are There for Me forever.

If someone writes a “Cat Bible” it would help if 1) they actually had credentials in the veterinary field and b) they actually liked cats.

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Kenn
October 17th, 2010 on 11:35 am
Review by Kenn for The Cat Bible: Everything Your Cat Expects You to Know
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Tracie Hotchner has once again provided pet owners with the ultimate guide to owning and caring for their pet!

The Cat Bible contains information that is essential for a happy healthy life for both the cat owner as well as the cat. With detailed information on wise food choices and insight into those interesting cat behaviors, The Cat Bible is a resource and reference that owners will return to time and time again.

Tracie Hotchner shares her expertise in a way that is easy to read, and keeps you turning page after page. This book is nothing short of FANTASTIC! I highly recommend it to seasoned cat owners or those thinking of adopting a new kitten into their home. Hotchner is the “Dr. Spock” for pet owners!

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E. Kitchell
October 17th, 2010 on 12:04 pm
Review by E. Kitchell for The Cat Bible: Everything Your Cat Expects You to Know
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When I hear the word “Bible” I tend to think of a definitive, comprehensive source regarding the topic…however, this book was a collection of prejudices strewn together without a lot to back it up. The “cat nutrition” issue and pet vaccine sections espoused in her book were off the mainstream but only mentioned 2-3 people that could support this viewpoint.

I agree with some of the other reviewers that her “advice” is often inconsistent–for example, “all cats should be spayed and neutered, there is a horrible overpopulation problem, kittens are dying…” but it’s great to breed cats if they’re “genetically pure.” (My cat did not appreciate that, she is lovelier than any purebred, without the inbreeding mutations!…and she is spayed) Having a cat is a joyful, lovely experience, and this book was more of a diatribe against cat owners who would dare raise their cats differently than this (completely-unqualified) journalist recommends. “Cat-a-log” is a much more cat-inspired, humorous book that manages to fairly present as much information that this so-called “Bible” presents.

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Gato Mama
October 17th, 2010 on 1:00 pm
Review by Gato Mama for The Cat Bible: Everything Your Cat Expects You to Know
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Seriously, don’t bother with this book. Go to reputable vet sites, and read the articles there, that is all you will need. This woman is not a cat lover. Give them away, get dogs instead. What an intellegent marketing strategy for this cat book! She is not the Martha Stewart of cats, and she will insult your common sense.

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M.R.
October 17th, 2010 on 1:21 pm
Review by M.R. for The Cat Bible: Everything Your Cat Expects You to Know
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This book directly contradicts itself about raw diets and flushable cat litter, making these two confusing subjects even more confusing. Did an actual editor read this before it was printed? Overall, the information in this book doesn’t rise above “obvious” very often.

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