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Living in Shadows: How to Help the Stray Cat in Your Life (Without Adding To the Problem) | 
 enlarge | Author: Ann K. Fisher
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Media: Paperback
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Pages: 144
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Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.5
ISBN: 1931395004
EAN: 9781931395007
ASIN: 1931395004
Publication Date: April 1, 2002
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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 population by humanely trapping to spay or neuter. Also detailed information about taming feral cats and kittens, managing more than one stray, and caring for orphan kittens. Contains photographs and a 20 page Resource Guide to organizations, products, and additional information.
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 Errors and omissions make this a chancy book August 18, 2005
21 out of 22 found this review helpful
We do and teach a lot of rescue/TNR, and found this book to have many errors/omissions. Some examples:
p. 19 there is *not* controversy over whether domestic cats are really domesticated. They are. Again, p. 39 -- "would you bring the same animal in the house if it was a raccoon or squirrel?" Feral cats are not wild animals as raccoons and squirrels are; this is a very significant difference, and this is a very misleading comparison.
p. 23 In discussion of "is cat a feral or stray", no mention is made of the ethical necessity to **list as found** any cat you can even remotely touch. Many lost pet cats can present as quite scared. If your cat were missing, you would want finders to err on the side of listing every found cat as found!
p. 45 Very misleading info on FIV (feline immunodeficiency virus). The typical first test for FIV tests for *antibodies*, not antigen -- thus, kittens can test FIV+ from maternal antibodies. With time, they clear the maternal antibodies. We have encountered many litters of kittens who initially tested FIV+, *all* of whom subsequently retested FIV-. There's no mention here of the need to have a test/retest protocol. (For great flowcharts, see http://www.felineleukemia.org/fiv1.html).
p. 22 "Feral cats are happier in the wild and are never really happy being confined". This is a mythical overgeneralization. We have done a lot of TNR in dense inner-city settings, and have brought a number of feral cats inside in various places, because their colony habitat was being destroyed (construction, redevelopment, etc.). Most former ferals, if they are kept inside with decent care, some windows, scratching and climbing posts, cat company, do quite well. A very small percent really want to be back in their colony. We've had quite fierce tomcats sit looking out a window at a thunderstorm, and purr up a storm. One "nth generation feral" loves to be picked up and cuddled (and he was definitely a feral cat). TNR (trap-neuter-return) is the default, but bringing a cat in to your home to sanctuary as a "permanent rescue cat" is a viable choice.
There is a lot of good information in this book, but unfortunately also a lot of errors; someone new to rescue would not be able to tell which is which.
You can find good info on TNR at
Alley Cat Allies, [...]
Best Friends http://www.bestfriends.org/nomorehomelesspets/resourcelibrary/feralindex.cfm
Gesine Lohr
 Feline Finesse September 11, 2002
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
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 July 8, 2002
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
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 June 28, 2002
23 out of 24 found this review helpful
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 May 26, 2002
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
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!
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