Table of Contents
1 Meant to Be
1 Aye, Captain! Danielle Stephens 2
2 Bonded Brothers Sarah LM Klauda 5
3 My Angel Julia Gousseva 7
4 On the Outside Looking In Dani Watkins 10
5 Taming Mighty Mouth Linda O'Connell 13
6 Always Grateful Valerie Archual 17
7 My Gardens Bumper Crop Marsha Porter 21
8 Home Is Wherever I'm with You Mindi Picotte 25
9 Shoebox Kitten J. A. Rost 29
10 A Fearful Introduction Susan Cooper 31
2 Wild Thing
11 The Uninvited Playmate Andrea Arthur Owan 35
12 Shoe Bonanza Beth Cato 39
13 The Christmas-Tree Kitty H.M. Forrest 43
14 "The Talk" Donna W. Adkins 47
15 Daisy the Holstein Cat Susan Grady Bristol 49
16 Frankie and Squirrelzilla Butch Holcombe 52
17 The Midnight Shift Leslie Silver 55
18 Rascal Deborah Leandra 59
19 Cat in a Box Jean Haynie Stewart 62
20 Cat Karma Irish Beth Maddock 65
21 Here Kitty, Here Kitty Barbara S. Foster 69
3 Who Rescued Who?
22 The Cat No One Wanted Renée Vajko-Srch 72
23 Best Buddies Laura Rath 75
24 BeBe's Last Blessing Lainie Belcastro 78
25 Speed Bump Veronica Bowman 81
26 Mocha Ashley Ledlow 84
27 Jimmy Carter McGill Betsy Boyd 87
28 Feline Premonitions Sergio Del Bianco 91
29 Flower David-Matthew Barnes 94
30 Healing in the Company of a Cat Carole Marshall 96
4 My Very Good Very Bad Cat
31 Kitty Is a Thief Nicole Ann Rook McAlister 100
32 Meowy Christmas Janet Ramsdell Rodney 103
33 Mama's Little Doll Donna L. Marsh 107
34 If Only … Bobbie Jensen Lippman 110
35 Stalker of Shadows Kenneth A. White 113
36 The Traveling Cat Irene Maran 115
37 Cat Burglar Shelley Faulhaber 117
38 Salad Days Alex Lester 119
39 Crank Caller Pastor Wanda Christy-Shaner 123
40 Nurturing Ninja Shannon Stocker 125
41 Knock, Knock! Carol L. MacKay 129
5 A Natural Therapist
42 Bella and Me Beth Rice 132
43 Cat's Choice Valerie Fletcher Adolph 135
44 The Cat Who Groomed Me Carol March 138
45 Recovery Cat Sylvia A 142
46 Nurse Wolfy Lori Hein 145
47 The Communal Cat Shannon Kernaghan 148
48 Stretch Eva Carter 151
49 New York, the Cat Bonnie J. Taylor 155
50 Dr. Bella Is In Esther Stevens 158
51 A Cat's Mother Elizabeth Citrowske 161
6 Who's in Charge Here?
52 Mr. Nibbles Thomas Canfield 165
53 Snow Cat E.E. King 168
54 Pumpkin's Drinking Problem Kim Johnson McGuire 173
55 Tattle Tale Teresa Murphy 175
56 She Came with the House Karen Green 177
57 The Littlest Art Critic Carol L. Gandolfo 181
58 Roo Janet Spicer 183
59 Feline Feng Shui Kim Johnson McGuire 187
60 My Cat Bed Jaiden Deubler 190
61 The Sacred Role Nicole Ann Rook McAlister 192
62 The Unlikeliest of Friends Donna Fawcett 195
7 Making Better Humans
63 Anything Helps Liz R. Sparkes 199
64 A Sheep in Wolf's Clothing Sue Bonebrake 201
65 Who Wants a Cat Named Feral? Nancy King Barnes 204
66 If Cat Can Change… Lori Phillips 206
67 Make Room for Charlie Ann Morrow 210
68 Downward-Facing Cat Donna L. Roberts 213
69 My Canine Cat Monica A. Andermann 215
70 One-Eyed Jack Rebecca Edmisten 217
71 A Mother's Soul Michelle Bruce 219
72 Sister Act Susan Yanguas 222
8 Smart Cat
73 A Rare Jewel Joyce Laird 226
74 Cat Practitioner Susan A. Shumway 229
75 Hunter? Helen Heavirland 232
76 Tricky Tiger Michele Roch 234
77 The Queen Who Served Jessica Loftus 237
78 Thermometer Cat Don Pattern 241
79 Opera Singer Dorann Weber 244
80 The Cat Who Lost Her Meow Angela Cleveland 247
81 Cranky Cat Saves the Day Leslee W. Kahler 249
82 Seeing Double Judy Rebbeck Watten 251
9 Learning to Love the Cat
83 If I Name You Shakespeare Susan Trewhella 254
84 I Married Her Whole Family Mark A. Howe 258
85 Marching to a Different Drummer Ange Crawford 261
86 Purrfect Love Jean Ferratier 265
87 What Tandy Knows Linda Sabourin 268
88 Salesman Cat Carol L. Gandolfo 271
89 The Cat Reader Cheryl M. Taylor 274
90 I Do Not Own Kittens Virginia Elizabeth Hayes 277
91 A Cat with Purpose Sue Mackender 281
92 The Collar Caper Joyce Newman Scott 285
10 Miracles Happen
93 Journey of Love Andi Lehman 290
94 My Dad's Cat Wendy J. Hairfield 293
95 Little Kitten Paws Connie Kaseweter Pullen 297
96 Nine Lives Tamra Anne Bolles 300
97 Intensely Inscrutable Sarah Erstfeld 303
98 Snowball Linda Acock 307
99 Pepper's Funeral Christine Trollinger 309
100 Missing Skittles Linda W. Rooks 311
101 Mike 108 Lori Durham 315
Meet Our Contributors 319
Meet Amy Newmark 335
About American Humane 337
Thank You 339
About Chicken Soup for the Soul 340
