1. Meant to be: April showers / Bonnie Compton Hanson ; Eggnog with pickles / Carole Marshall ; Italian lessons / Sheil Sowder ; A kitty, a puppy, and a pony / Rachel Katherine ; That darn cat / Eva Carter ; Gift / Sarah Strickland as told by Craig Strickland ; Conversion / Kelly L. Stone ; Babblers anonymous / Kathleen A. Muldoon ; Lucky to be alive / Christine E. Belleris ; A cat named Turtle / Patti Thompson -- 2. Miracles happen: All shapes and sizes / Carol Huff ; From princess to queen / Suzanne Gill ; Coming home / Jan Penton Miller ; Butterscotch / Michele Dellapenta ; Namesake / Diane C. Nicholson ; Dr. Christmas / Angela Rolleman ; Cat and the Christmas star / Whitney Von Lake Hople ; Cat who needed a night light / Susan McCullough -- 3. My very good, very bad cat: Ghost of turkeys past / Joyce Laird ; Bubble bath / Courtney Lynch Mroch ; Telltale meow / Kathleen Gemmell ; Cat warning system / Kristi Adams ; Solved / Nemma Wollenfang ; Does that come with sides / Adrienne Matthews ; Cat in the bag / Arnold Fine ; A mother's love / David Gianelli ; Moving together / Sheldon Oberman ; Education of Jeeves / Debbie Freeberg-Renwick ; Thanksgiving of the incident / Jane McBride -- 4. Who rescued whom?: Nurse Buddha / E.M. Corsa ; A resolution gone awry / Nancy Sullivan ; Fleas and thank you / David L. Bishop ; A cat, six kittens and a wheelchair / Arlene Alice Centerwall ; Smokey / B.A. Sutkus ; Good neighbors / Marion Bond West ; Cat and the cat burglar / Layla Schaetzel-Hawthorne ; Bumpus / Janine Adams ; Dharma / Deborah Tyler Blais -- 5. What I learned the cat: Paws in our plans / Kate Fellowes ; Accountability partner / Samantha Ducloux Waltz ; Violet and Diesel shelter in place / Suzanne Cushman ; Oh, Henry! / Barbara Alpert ; Ninja cat / Monica A. Andermann ; Shy girl / Laura Andrade ; Ugliest cat in the world / Penny Porter ; Wild turkeys and cat calls / Delia Owens ; Under his spell / Tami Sandlin -- 6. We are family: Just right / Sue Mitchell ; Catmas tree / E. Sutton ; Wild kingdom / Joyce Laird ; Bake Bubba happy / Donna L. Roberts ; Guilty steps / Harriet Cooper ; Sweet metamorphosis / Joyce Laird ; The $100,000 stray cat / ViAnn Meyer ; Vavoom's lesson in love / Jean Fritz ; Barney / Gregg Bassett ; Tiny and the oak tree / Dennis K. McIntosh ; Bedroom secrets of pets revealed / Marty Becker -- 7. Natural therapists: Perfect companion / Theresa Brandt ; Assignment / Catherine Ross ; Paisley / Beth Bullard ; Mental health hijacking / Amanda Ann Gregory -- Father meets cat / Harriet Cooper ; Mama-cat / Lynn Seely ; A French cat / Jean Brody ; Kitty magic / Lynn A. Kerman ; Simon / Rosamund M. Young ; Medicine cat / Joan A. Walker ; Cat doctor / Norma and Vincent Hans -- 8. Canine friends: A collie without a herd / Martha Deeringer ; Who's your daddy? / Joyce A. Laird ; Odd couple / Marcia E. Brown ; Peace and quiet / Jill Burns ; Matty, the cat chaser / Joe Atwater ; Ubu saves the day / Judith Fitzsimmons ; A light in the heart / Connie Kaseweter Pullen ; A brother from another mother / Sallie A. Rodman ; Pedro the fisherman / Bob Toren ; Friends / Karen Del Tufo ; A gentle goodbye / Toni Eames ; Dixie's kitten / Anne Culbreath Watkins -- 9. A cat's purpose: A furry little secret / Peggy Frezon ; Ready or not / Dawn Turzio ; Foiled again / Alexis Sherwin ; Miss Feather's lesson / Molly Lemmons ; Cat who knew how to live / Arnold Fine ; Captain / David E. Sykes ; Cat and the grizzly / Dave Siddon as told to Jane Martin ; Jake and the kittens / Christine Davis ; Me and my mewse / Cindy Podurgal Chambers -- 10. Over the rainbow: Ghost cat / N. Newell ; Little bit / Steven D. Farmer ; Better to have loved / Sara Drimmie ; All cats go t heaven / Kaitlin Hodnett ; Day Basil died / Julie Stielstra ; Toto's last Christmas / Janet Foley ; Sheba / Michael A. Obenski ; Cantor's cat / Jacqueline Shuchat-Marx ; Christmas angel / Pamela S. Zurer.