Book Review And Give-Away! Organizing the Care of My Cat by Morgan T. Orr and Penelope Orr Spry, Authors of the WiseUp! Workbook Series

For those of us in the U.S., the Memorial Day holiday is the unofficial kick-off of the summer season! That means warm weather, lazy days at the beach, picnics, baseball, family outings and vacations!

Vacations! Ugh! I hear that word and the first thing I think is "Who is going to take care of Cody and Dakota when my husband and I are away?"  When I had my first cat, (Bobo) I am ashamed to say that I took as few vacations as possible, mostly because I didn't feel that ANYONE could take as good of care of Bobo as I could.

I would be a nervous wreck  before my departure,  what if they can't find this? What if they don't know what this meow means?  During said "vacation", instead of leisurely sipping Mai Tais and being lulled by the sound of waves hitting the shore, my stomach would be churning like a whirlpool.

If you are like me, when you leave notes for a pet sitter, they are typed or chicken-scratched on umpteen pieces of paper which are taped to cupboards or strewn on counters.   All  (or most) of the pertinent information about your cat is there, but it isn't neatly arranged, and I bet there are things not on the list that you didn't  realize were missing until you were winging your way to your destination, thousands of miles away.

With vacation season at-the-ready, the BlogPaws 2012 conference just a few weeks away, even severe storms/tornadoes, and other unthinkable disasters  can cause you to suddenly be separated from your beloved pet.

What are we to do?

I have the PURRFECT  solution to this problem!

A few weeks ago I was contacted by WiseUp! Workbooks and they asked me if I would be interested in featuring their Organizing the Care of My Cat Workbook on  Cat Chat.

I admit at first I was skeptical.

That lasted until the book arrived

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This book is SERIOUSLY  AMAZING!

The workbook   has ALL of the "important information you should provide for the care of your cat  in the event of your absence-planned or otherwise."

It is your pet sitter's   "Wise" guide. They are NOT kidding!

They have thought of information that many of us wouldn't think of.  All you do is just fill in the blanks. Once you fill out the information it is all in one place...IN the workbook, it is NOT strewn on counters or taped haphazardly throughout your home!

Take a look at some of the chapters in this handy workbook:

•  Information About My Cat-which has info such as,  date of birth,  whether or not the cat is a rescue , is the cat  Microchipped?  Is the cat an indoor or outdoor cat? It even has an area to attach a photo of your cat  which would be important if the unthinkable happened, your cat runs away or is separated from the kennel or sitter in some other way.
• Rescue Information if your cat was rescued it has an area to list the name of the rescue center or shelter and blanks for phone number, email, contact person, etc.
•  Emergency Contact Information
•   My Cat's Personality- questions include: is my cat good with strangers? Children? Dogs? Other cats?
•  Daily Routine and Schedule
• Feeding Instructions- what time is breakfast? Lunch? Dinner? What type of food? Canned? Dry? How Much to feed?
• List and Location of My  Cat's Supplies- 
• we all cover this verbally, but what happens when the person you were sharing the info with wasn't paying complete attention and they later forget? Yes,. this DOES HAPPEN  (especially with HUSBANDS! or any inattentive significant other!)
• Health Care and Pet Insurance Information
• Financial Arrangements-we don't like to think about this but it is a necessity. Even I had never given this issue serious thought until I received this workbook.
• Legal Trust for My Cat  (sample Trust included)

And More...

The back of the work book has a handy RESOURCE section that includes websites for:

• Litter Boxes and Supplies
• Cat Grooming Tools and Supplies
• Pet Insurance
• Cat  Medications
• Pet Legal Trusts

I wish I had this book when my husband and I vacationed last February. I know my friend who took care of Dakota and Cody in our absence would have greatly appreciated this workbook because the folks at WiseUp! have thought of EVERYTHING!

Now that I have a place to organize everything for Cody and Dakota...I wish someone would make a workbook for organizing the care of ME!

To purchase, visit WiseUp! Workbooks right here

ISBN : 978-1-937755-01-0 
Number of pages : 50
Price : $12.99

GIVE-AWAY!! The nice folks at WiseUp! will give one workbook to one winner in either the U.S. or Canada.  To be eligible, leave a comment telling me why you want to win this workbook and a way for me to contact you should you be the winner. Deadline to Enter is  Monday, June 4th  at 11pm EST. Winner will be announced WEDNESDAY ,  JUNE 6TH!

Good luck!!

and Happy Travels!

I was not compensated for this review. I was sent a workbook to keep and review. All opinions are my own.