Dr. Cookie's Guide to Living Happily Ever After with Your Cat

By Stefanie Schwartz

Stefanie Schwartz was raised a dog person, but she was introduced to cats while in vet school and fell in love. Affectionately nicknamed "Dr. Cookie" by clients who observed her tendency to spoil her patients with pet treats, she has become so closely associated with the name that it's her trademark. Veterinary behavior is the equivalent of psychiatry in human medicine, and is the fastest growing field of interest in veterinary medicine and among pet owners worldwide. Using anecdotes gathered from all aspects of her career, she addresses these topics among many others: understanding temperment differences between pets managing your allergies how cats show affection hallucinatory play in cats how to sleep through the night and still love your cat in the morning secrets behind your cat's daily rhythm of activity and how to synchronize your circadian rhythm with your cat's internal clock "hissy fits" and feline aggression litter box problems sex-related problems understanding your cat's golden age

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312273304
• ISBN13: 9780312273309
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Best cat care book I have found.

I have 6 cats and numerous books regarding cat care and management. This book is by far the most useful and readable I have found on the subjest. It is outstanding. I highly recommended for everyone who has a pet cat.

great cat book!

Dr. Schwartz has written a real gem! Her insight into cat behavior is presented in a warm, welcoming, and very entertaining way. The book is well organized into specific chapters and is filled with anecdotes about cats she has known in her years of behavior practice, and her own pets, too. This is a lady that writes from the heart with a sense of humor, a great deal of expertise, and a tremendous love for cats. The line drawings are LOVELY, a few are more cartoon like, but clearly this is a talented lady who has studied her subject well! The chapter on pet loss is written with real tenderness. EVERY cat owner should read this book. If you really want to understand cats and learn to Live Happily Ever After With Your Cat, Dr. Cookie's book is one to read over and over, and give as gifts to other cat people you know!

Mandatory Reading!

This is book is fabulous and helps explain lots of cat behaviors and how to live (happily ever after) with them. She writes in a sensible, straight forward manner. I think this book should be mandatory reading for all cat "owners", whether they've always had cats, or whether they are first timers. Since shelters are always getting animals because their former owners can't understand or don't want to deal with behaviorial issues, shelters should consider offering the book to people who adopt cats/kittens. As for criticism of the drawings, people need to get off the dot and focus on the extremely helpful info.

Great book

This is a great book. I found it full of helpful information and very thorough. It seems Dr. Schwartz has covered everything. The text and format is easily readable and it is illustrated with very cute pictures. I would highly recommend this book.

Written by someone who truly understands cats!

I found Dr. Cookie's book to be right on the mark. As I read each page I swear she was writting about my own cats. She really knows what makes cats tick and why. I thought the drawings were cute and comical and her stories were well written and easy to read. It was a refreshing to read a book written by a real Dr. rather than a "self professed expert".