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From wise commentor and cat rescuer Werebear:

Would you be able to let my fellow jackals know about my long-in-the-making The Way of Cats ebook?

Pre-order link: Amazon

This is pretty important to me. My health has been a real struggle for the past few years, and even though I did manage to figure it all out, it’s something that can only be managed, not cured. So I have made some job changes, and some lifestyle changes, and I am still stubbornly helping cats and their people.

If the book does well it will let me keep up with my cat advice. My readers donate as generously as they can, but the website popularity, and then the website bills, just keeps growing. This is my attempt to make the whole enterprise self-supporting. For the kitties! And their people.

Everyone please spread the word!

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  2. 2.

    Mary G

    I ordered the other day, even though I have Kindle unlimited and could read it for free. That’s how much I value WereBear’s cat advice. And photos. I love cat photos. Tristan is fine now, but he was an absolutely adorable kitten.

  6. 6.

    Czanne

    Oh wow. I totally didn’t know Werebear was Way Of Cats.

    We own a Litterbot because of Way of Cats. We may eventually own two, if I can convince PTSD Ninja Kitty that the bot is not a threat.

    (Confirms theory that there are only about 400 people on the internet.)

  7. 7.

    satby

    I preordered too! Looking forward to it, and shared the link with a rescue friend who also wanted to order. Congrats on your book!

  10. 10.

    Mel

    I will share the info with friends and will send the link to my vet and to a couple of very good local rescues. Maybe they can spread the word to new cat parents!

    I am so sorry about your health struggles. Life changes like that really rip the rug out from under a person, and turn everything you thought you knew upside down.

    You should be truly proud of what you are doing. It takes enormous amounts of strength and courage and persistence to shape a new kind of life in the face of a major health upheaval, and you’re doing it in a way that also helps kitties and educates their people. You’re making lives better with your work.

    Sending you hugs!

  11. 11.

    ruemara

    Congrats, Were! Abd I’m sorry about the health struggles. I’ll pimp the link out to social media when I can get home.

  12. 12.

    Mnemosyne

    I just shared it on Facebook (sorry different-church-lady) and I’ll buy it when I get home tonight. ?

  18. 18.

    Brad the Impala

    omg, this is just what I need. Dogs are so simple, but cats mystify me. I’m not completely sure how I ended up with a cat as I am violently allergic and a confirmed non-cat person. But, here he is and I want so much to make him happy.

    ETA – aaaaaaand ordered.

  19. 19.

    WaterGirl

    All I see at the link is the kindle edition. I have an iPad – is it available in iBooks?

  24. 24.

    SiubhanDuinne

    Pre-ordered. I am catless at the moment, but that won’t always be the case — and the book will help me and eventual kitten(s) whenever that time comes. Is that Tristan on the cover?

    ETA: Just saw your confirmation to Mnem that it’s Reverend Jim. So NEVER MIND (Roseanne Rosanna Danna voice).

  25. 25.

    WaterGirl

    @WereBear: Be sure and tell us as soon as it is out in iBooks, and then tell us again once it’s out in paper. I plan to buy iBooks for myself and for my niece who has kitties, and other cat friends are paper book people.

    Once paper comes out, I will see if the our local shelter would like to have a few copies for reference.

  27. 27.

    WaterGirl

    WereBear, is this kind of your Cat-911 book, and more? Or totally different? Either way I’ll be buying, but I am curious.

  29. 29.

    Mary G

    @WereBear: I figured out how to tweet about it too. I only have 83 followers, most of whom are juicers, but you never know.

    The Way of Cats: The cat care, training, and affection system everyone has be… t.co/VK25qitUv6 via @amazonThis woman is the cat whisperer we have all been waiting for. I've followed her blog for years and now she has a book coming out!— Mary Michel Green (@marymichelgreen) March 29, 2018

  34. 34.

    Joy in FL

    @WereBear: Excellent. I prefer paperback, so I’ll probably wait for that. Going to pre-order anyway, to keep it in my mind when I review my open orders on Amazon.
    Also going to get it for two friends. Best of luck to you with your book and everything : )

  35. 35.

    stinger

    Done and done. Can’t wait for the 31st!

    I hope it’s front-paged when the paperback comes out, too, as I prefer to read that way and will give as gifts.

  36. 36.

    WereBear

    @WaterGirl: Cat 911 was a shorter book, more of a problem solving manual. It will be expanded upon as the care section in my new book.

    Now superceded, It lives on as a downloadable PDF so people can get an inexpensive option for their cat issues, and get their cat care right.

  40. 40.

    debbie

    @WaterGirl:

    OT: Just saw your post this morning about not taking calcium and magnesium. Right now, your body is busy making new bones and taking additional calcium might fool the body into thinking it doesn’t need to produce as much.

    Once you’ve healed, it’s fine to take them, but be sure to take half as much magnesium as you do calcium. And no more than 500 mg. of calcium at a time. If you want to take more, spread the dose over the day (ie, breakfast, lunch, and dinner).

  44. 44.

    CapnMubbers

    pre-ordered,and pls let us know when the paperback is available, for sharing with friends. Sorry for your health challenges.

  45. 45.

    Wolvesvalley

    Congrats on the book! I have pre-ordered the Kindle edition, and will buy the paperback when it comes out, too.

  46. 46.

    Heidi Mom

    Looking forward to the paperback! For any cat lovers who aren’t familiar with the Way of Cats blog, please know that I recommend WereBear’s advice unconditionally. She’s been a great help in understanding my cats. (For one thing, they now have, and love, whisker-friendly bowls!)

  52. 52.

    normal liberal

    Just ordered, and I too don’t actually have a cat. Once I figure out some logistical issues, and read the book, it’s off to the local shelter. Thanks for the blog and the book, WereBear.

  53. 53.

    J R in WV

    Cats! We’ve had cats of all sorts since around 1972. Some were sweet, some were pigs, most were great. The stories I could tell, if my fingers could type that much.

    Down to two right now, one’s kind of large and over weight, the other is athletic, out doors most nights. Both were kind of feral rescues 2 years ago. Love the web site, all the advice there. Best wishes for your health, I know about maintaining as opposed to healing forever.

  54. 54.

    Ruckus

    @WereBear:
    Glad you got your health issues straightened out. Long term afflictions are fun both sorting out and living with. I’m in the honeymoon phase with mine, it’s going just swell.
    Cats not an option for me now, and I’ve lived with them but never had one of my own, I seem to be rather allergic to at least some of them so I’m not sure I’d have one. But I sure like them better than tiny dogs, most of whom seem to be rather far up on the frantic scale, at least the ones I’ve been around. But in a couple of months I’m going to house/dog sit for a friend, she has a chihuahua. I think her problem is that she is spoiled rotten. The dog, not my friend.

  55. 55.

    Comrade Colette Collaboratrice

    @Mary G:

    I ordered the other day, even though I have Kindle unlimited and could read it for free. That’s how much I value WereBear’s cat advice.

    Me, too! Happy to pay despite semi-demi-evil Amazon wanting to give it to me for free. Werebear/Pamela, I’ve really been looking forward to the book and I’m excited that it’s almost here at last! I hope it succeeds beyond your wildest dreams.

  56. 56.

    Lokahi

    Ordered, even though I don’t have a Kindle, and haven’t had great luck with the Kindle app on my iPad. Hopefully, WereBear will change my luck!

    I’ve read the Way of Cats blog for years, and when I worked as a cat adoption counselor would frequently refer adopters to the blog for advice on introductions, behavior issues, kitten issues, and environmental adjustments. And in my current roles as adoption facilitators, I’m always talking up multiple cats and the benefits of a cat civilization! Now, I can push the ebook as well :)

  57. 57.

    Mnemosyne

    @Ruckus:

    Weird fact: people who are allergic to cats are usually allergic to either long-haired cats or short-haired cats, not both. Something about the proteins and/or dander they produce.

  58. 58.

    barb 2

    I already preordered this!! For several weeks — as soon as the notice went up.

    My cats have taught me so much — but I always ready to learn more.

    BF Skinner got cats all wrong — as well as white lab rats. Yes, cats can be trained — they also train us.

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    kattails

    @WereBear: No idea you were one and the same, I have followed the Way of Cats blog for some time and owe you some money because. I would love to see the paperback version. . I don’t do social media but can recommend to my large local bookstore and 2 or 3 libraries.

    Very sorry to hear that you are dealing with long-term physical issues. I’m sure they are both draining and distracting. All the best in your maintenance efforts.

  60. 60.

    pk

    Pls do let us know when out in paper. Prefer over kindle. Just ordered the download of Cat 911 today though. ETA also didn’t realize you and blog connected….

  61. 61.

    Brad the Impala

    @Mnemosyne:

    I can vouch that breed does make a difference. The cat who adopted us is a Bengal, and he’s the most un-allergenic cat I’ve encountered. He affects me very little. And he hardly sheds at all.

  62. 62.

    WereBear

    Thank you all so much. Will keep everyone posted.

    The popularity of a paperback option is so popular, here and in my other channels, that it will be the next version.

    I will let everyone know.

  64. 64.

    No One You Know

    Sent link to a friend who wants to open a shelter for cats with her new retirement money. I’m flat broke at the moment and dealing with some id frau and a cleaned out back account (Truly am No One You [want to] Know, at the moment.)

    I have often visited the WoC blog for ideas on soothing the way between the new cat moved in and the senior old cats. It’s been…fuzzy, shall we say?

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