Anitra Frazier is the executive director of Anitra's Natural Cat, a house call service providing holistic health care and grooming to the "furry-purrys" of New York City, as well as worldwide telephone consultations. She also heads Fluff City, New York's feline health spa and hospice. Anitra's clients have included hundreds of brilliant and influential cats, some of whom have shared their lives with luminaries from the worlds of film, theater, fashion and classical music. She is the author of The Natural Cat and It's A Cat's Life.

Norma Eckroate has coauthored numerous books since she and Anitra Frazier teamed up for the first edition of The Natural Cat. Her works include The Dog Whisperer, The Puppy Whisperer, Complete Holistic Care and Healing for Horses, and Switched-On Living.