
Nine Lives at a Time
The Inside Story of an Appalachian Cat Rescue
Wendy Welch(Author)
McFarland & Co Inc (Publisher)
Published on 23. April 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
161 pages
978-1-4766-9939-4 (ISBN)
Description
When bookstore owner Wendy Welch was swept into the world of cat rescue, she found friends and felines in unusual places. The rescue operation coalesced within a rural Appalachian county that faced challenges in financial support and substance misuse. A plucky band of volunteers founded a nonprofit by thinking outside the box--while scooping inside the boxes.
Appalachian Feline Friends associates soon found themselves learning to spell and treat coccidia; encountering members of the public who had great expectations; bottle-feeding orphaned infants; and figuring out how 300 cats per year could be spayed/neutered, vaccinated, and adopted. The antics and adventures of well-meaning, untrained do-gooders are by turns hilarious, heartbreaking, and heartwarming. Cat lover or people watcher, these stories showcase human nature's finest moments.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Jefferson, NC
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Halftones, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
245 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4766-9939-4 (9781476699394)
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Person
Wendy Welch is the executive director of the Graduate Medical Education Consortium of Southwest Virginia where she advocates for social justice and policy planning in equal measure. She lives in Wytheville, Virginia.