01 Jan Sisters

Sisters Share A Mutual Interest ……

The Ties That Bind …
Holiday time always reminds me ……

A few decades or so ago, I asked my sister, Gail, “If you could make a wish to have your dream career, what would it be?”
“To become a movie producer, and you?”
“I want my passion for cats to become my profession.”
At that time, cats were my avocation and Gail worked at an art gallery.

A few years later I co-founded with Dr. Paul Rowan, The Cat Practice, the first cat hospital in New York City, wrote my first book Cats Prefer It This Way and was dubbed the Founding Mother of feline psychology. 

Gail (Mutrux) went on to climb the ladder to film producer. There was Rain Man and The Danish Girl with Alicia Vikander who won the Oscar for best supporting actress. You won’t see a feline star, but there is a dog who will tug at your heart strings.

Gail’s latest movie is News Of The World with Tom Hanks. No, you won’t see a feline star, but the horse, a principal player will tug at your heart strings. And you will be pleased to know, he survives the journey.

Being sisters, there are many things we share in common. Cats take the lead, and although Gail produces movies, and I treat cats, there is a connection. In my cat practice I deal with cat’s emotions, and people’s emotions are a resonant theme in Gail’s movies — a tie that binds.