The Ultimate Cat Lover: The Best Experts' Advice for a Happy, Healthy Cat with Stories and Photos of Fabulous Felines
Marty Becker, D.V.M., is passionate about his work fostering the affection and connection between animals and people that he calls, "The Bond." Dr. Becker is regularly featured on ABC-TV's,Good Morning America. He is a contributing pet-care writer forParademagazine, and frequent veterinary contributor toThe Martha Stewart Show. He also co-writes the award-winning weekly column on pets and their care, PetConnection, which appears in newspapers across the United States and Canada through the Universal Press Syndicate. Becker is also the host of "The Pet Doctor" onPBS. He has been named Companion Animal Veterinarian of the Year for the U.S. by the Delta Society and the American Veterinary Medical Association, and also coauthored fourteen pet books that have sold over six million copies includingChicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul, bowWOWand TheNew York TimesbestsellerWhy Do Dogs Drink Out of the Toilet?  Marty and his family enjoy life in Northern Idaho and share Almost Heaven Ranch with four barn cats, three dogs, and four Quarter Horses.Gina Spadaforicoauthors, along with Dr. Marty Becker, an award-winning, nationally syndicated, weekly column on pets and their care and is a contributing pet-care writer forParademagazine. She is a bestselling author of several pet books including theNew York TimesbestsellerWhy Do Dogs Drink Out of the Toilet?andDogs for Dummies. The first edition ofDogs for Dummiesreceived the President's Award for the best writing on dogs by the Dog Writers Association of America. She has served on the board of directors for both the Dog Writers' Association of America and the Cat Writers' Association of America. Gina lives in Sacramento, CA. Carol Kline has been an animal rescue volunteer for over ten years. At present, she is affiliated with the Noah's Ark Animal Foundation, in Fairfield, Iowa, a volunteer effort that saves lost, stray and abandoned cats and dogs. A freelance writer, she has written for numerous publications and coauthored several books on a variety of topics, including the bestsellingChicken Soup for the Cat Lover's Soul, Chicken Soup for the Cat & Dog Lover's Soul, andChicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul.Mikkel Beckerhas been a contributing author to Knight Ridder newspapers andChicken Soup for the Horse Lover's Soul,and has written forCat FancyMagazine. She is the children's education coordinator for the Whitman County Humane Society in Washington State.