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Please join us for our special Chat Month guest chats this weekend, Friday and Saturday, February 22 and 23!

Friday, February 22

Sandy Arora
Holistic Cat Care
Friday, February 22, at 9 PM Eastern, in Cat Care Central
Sandy Arora is the founder of Holisticat, the first mailing list on the Internet devoted to the care of cats using gentle means. The list, started in 1997, continues to this day and has helped thousands of cats with health, behavior, and nutrition issues. Sandy is also the author of "Whole Health for Happy Cats: A Guide to Keeping Your Cat Naturally Happy,Healthy, and Well-Fed."

Amy Shojai
Solving Behavior Problems in your Multi-Pet Household
Friday, February 22, at 10 PM Eastern, in the Auditorium
Amy Shojai, author of "PETiQUETTE: Solving Behavior Problems in Your Multi-Pet Household," is a certified animal behavior consultant and nationally known authority on pet care and behavior. She began her career as a veterinary technician and is the award-winning author of 22 nonfiction pet books and more than 1000 published articles and columns. “I've been an equal-opportunity pet lover since birth. All kinds of furred, feathered, finned and fanged beasts have shared my life, but I must admit that dogs and cats top my list. I'm very grateful for my success as a pet writer, but feel even more fortunate that I truly love my work. Bottom line, I get paid to talk and write about dogs and cats -- wow!” Amy will join us to discuss "Solving Behavior Problems in your Multi-Pet Household."
Get more information here.

Saturday, February 23

Wendy Christensen, The Cat Herder™
Outwitting Cats: Tips, Tricks and Techniques for Persuading the Felines in your Life That What YOU Want is also what THEY Want
Saturday, February 23, at 9 PM Eastern, in Cat Care Central
Wendy Christensen writes and paints at Bobcat Mountain Studios, high on a wooded hillside in rural New Hampshire. She shares her home with her scientist husband, more than 10,000 books (including over 1,000 cat books) and the family of dear feline muses who daily inspire her. She is the co-author of "The Humane Society of the United States Complete Guide to Cat Care," and has won numerous Cat Writers Association MUSE Medallions and Special Awards. She's written extensively on a wide range of feline topics -- including veterinary medicine; health and care; behavior; lifestyle; cats in art, history, mythology and culture -- for a wide range of cat-themed publications. She'll be joining us to discuss her newest book, "Outwitting Cats," and offering "Tips, Tricks and Techniques for Persuading the Felines in your Life That What YOU Want is also what THEY Want."

Bob Walker, Making Your House "The Cat's House"
Saturday, February 23, at 10 PM Eastern, in Cat Care Central
Photographer and cat lover Bob Walker is famous for having created "The Cat's House," featured in the book as well as on HGTV. He followed that up with "Cats Into Everything," as well as the design for a feline retirement home/shelter to be operated by the National Cat Protection Society. Come find out how to enrich the lives of your cats, and make your house the cat's house, too!

How to Attend

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If you are not already a registered user of the site, registration is not required - simply go to chat.pethobbyist.com and use the "Guest" log-in option, then select the scheduled chat room for your event.

There is nothing to download or install, but the system does require you to have java enabled in your browser settings. We strongly suggest you access the room before the chat, so you have time to address any difficulties you might have. You might want to drop by one of our regular weekly chats as a test run. If you have trouble, please visit our Chat Help Area.

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