Save Lives with the Cat Daddy!
Neighborhood Cats is named a recipient of donations from Animal Planet star's new book
February 2, 2012
Jackson Galaxy, star of My Cat From Hell on Animal Planet, has an uncanny ability to connect with troubled felines and their stressed-out humans. Armed with patience, humor and a guitar case filled with feline paraphernalia Galaxy - aka "Cat Daddy" - guides the changes needed to restore harmony at home and so keep cats and their people together.
Things weren't always purring along so smoothly for Galaxy. Cat Daddy chronicles his unlikely story, starting from his days as a down-and-out rock musician struggling with addiction and working a part-time job at an animal shelter. When a woman walked into the shelter one afternoon and handed Galaxy a carrier, she calmly told him that Benny, her cat had just been hit by a car and had a broken pelvis. Benny, she added, had been "un-bondable" from day one. Nothing, it turned out, could be further from the truth. That day was the beginning of the pair's remarkable 13 year friendship.
Cat Daddy is a unique and poignant account of how two broken beings fixed each other. This memoir/cat care book also includes a wealth of advice on living with and caring for the felines in your life.
Want to join the Cat Daddy and help save cats' lives? Now you can thanks to two great promos from Jackson Galaxy and Tarcher-Penguin Books! Here's how:
1) For every copy of Cat Daddy pre-ordered before May 10, 2012 Tarcher-Penguin will donate $1.00 to help homeless cats cared for by Neighborhood Cats, Best Friends Animal Society and Stray Cat Alliance. To make your pre-order count simply email your receipt (or a photo/scan of your receipt) to: CatDaddyBook@gmail.com.
2) Tweet a picture of your cat using the hashtag #CatDaddy from February 1 - 29, 2012 and Tarcher will donate 5¢ for every tweet!
For more information, including links to pre-order Cat Daddy please click here.
Here's a sampling of Galaxy's approach to cat care, which he sums up by saying, "I help people see the world through their cat's eyes".
*He jumps on top of the fridge because he must. The way Galaxy sees it, cats are either bush dwellers or tree dwellers by nature. And if your tree dweller is stuck at ground level in a small apartment, he will seek higher ground. "Give your cat vertical space with cat furniture. Do that, and it's like you're doubling his territory."
*Your cat isn't the problem; you're the problem. "Cats react to the situation their guardians have set them up to react to," says Galaxy. If you get tense every time you pick up your cat, she'll get tense, too - and possibly draw her claws as she squirms out of your arms. If you're calm and confident around your kitty, she'll mirror the behavior.
*He really won't go crazy cooped up indoors. "Cats should be out in the world, but it's just not safe, especially in the city," says Galaxy. "I believe in indoor cats. If you're resourceful with toys and indoor perches, you can provide that level of exploration and challenge that they need within your home."
*A good chin scratch is always purrfect. Cats emit large doses of pheremones from their cheeks, chin and between the eyes, so when you stroke your pet's face, not only are you showing love, you're helping him spread his scent all over you - and claim ownership of his territory. "You're simply a very important piece of that territory - you must be owned! explains Galaxy.
Cat Daddy by Jackson Galaxy
Publishing May 10, 2012 from Tarcher-Penguin Books
$24.95; ISBN 978-1-58542-937-0
