June 05, 2009

Real Men Love Cats Too!

We commonly think that women love cats and men love dogs and never the twain shall meet. And whenever a woman lives with more than a few cats, she is forever known as "the cat woman". Tom Cox, Susan's guest this week, is a self admitted, Cat man. He will tell some of his very funny stories of owning seven of the most charismatic, idiotic and duplicitous cats in the U.K. from his book Under the Paw, Confessions of a Cat Man .

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Episode Segments:

Author Tom Cox Part One Susan and Tom talk about his theory of cat ESP and the sometimes bizarre ways that his six cats communicate with him. He shares funny stories about the misadventures of the cats in his life.
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Author Tom Cox Part Two Is it manly to love cats? This week, Susan talks with Tom Cox, a self admitted Cat man and author of the book "Under the Paw, Confessions of a Cat Man." He thinks its perfectly masculine for men to love cats and talks about the early origins of his love affair with felines
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Author Tom Cox Part Three Think your cat has problems? Tom talks about the amusing indignities his male cats have had to endure and whether cats really need help with depression!
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Links to Related Websites:

Look While You Listen! Visit the Wild About Pets official web site and view the pictures Susan and her guest(s) are discussing.

Order Under The Paw Everyone knows about Cat Women; the phenomenon of Cat Men is less widely reported. In Under The Paw, Tom Cox records the chaos of owning six of the most charismatic, idiotic and duplicitous cats in the country. What are the essential rules of disposing of a dead wood pigeon? How do you learn to love your wife's ex's favourite pet?

Guest(s) Appearing on this Episode

Tom Cox Tom Cox is the author of five books - Nice Jumper, Educating Peter, The Lost Tribes Of Pop, Bring Me The Head Of Sergio Garcia and Under The Paw: Confessions Of A Cat Man. He is arguably the UK’s most inappropriate golf professional. His writing has appeared in The Sunday Times, The Daily Mail, The Mail On Sunday, The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, The Observer, Esquire, and many other publications. Tom lives in Norfolk with his wife and six duplicitous cats. Click Here to visit his website