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In Your Cat Won’t Do That!: Observations and Advice for Cat Companions from a Longtime Cat-Sitter, author and former professional cat-sitter Stephen Taylor offers guidance on best practices for leaving your cat with a sitter, as well as words of wisdom on a number of standard cat care topics.

As featured on Pet Life Radio's "Cattitude" podcast! 

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• Behavior Essentials
  Learn which of your kitty's typical behaviors are crucial to your sitter successfully caring for your cat while you're away.
• Kitty Cuisine
  Find out how feeding your cat--both what she eats and how you give it to her--plays a major role in your sitter's relationship with your kitty.
• A Better Litter Box
  Discover the keys to best litter box practices--and how to avoid the mistakes that are a cat-sitter's biggest pet peeves.
• Kitty Health Care
  Understand what your cat-sitter should be able to do for your cat--and what you should never expect a sitter to do for your kitty.
• The Inside-Outside Debate
  Explore the controversial topic of indoor vs. outdoor cats--and why making the right choice with your cat is such a huge deal for your sitter.
• Careful Cat Adopting
  Gain insights into all you need to think about before you add a cat--or another cat--to your feline-friendly household.

Bonus content

 Bonus chapter #1: “WHY DO I NEED A CAT-SITTER?”

Bonus chapter #2: “WHY READ 'YOUR CAT WON'T DO THAT!'?” 

Bonus chapter #3: “FURTHER THOUGHTS ON CAREFUL CAT ADOPTION”  

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About the author 

Stephen Taylor spent a decade as a professional cat-sitter in the San Francisco Bay Area before moving to his current home in Oregon. He also served as a cat care volunteer at a local animal shelter, where he helped prepare hundreds of cats for adoption.

 In addition to Your Cat Won't Do That!, Stephen has written a number of articles and essays published in venues as varied as The Baseball Research Journal, Watching Backyard Birds, and PKA's Advocate. Several of Stephen's cat stories have been included in the highly popular anthologies produced by "Chicken Soup for the Soul." He is also the author of the sports blog The Disgruntled Fan Report. 

Today, Stephen spends his days working as a graphic artist, writing on various topics, and pondering all things feline. 

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