A Cat Has Been Prescribed for You

In old Kyoto, in a narrow alley tucked away between multi-story buildings on all sides, hides the “Kokoro” Clinic in Nakagyō. You can only find it if you truly need help: for those tangled in life’s difficulties, stuck in the same problems that keep repeating in circles, living in constant tension, or sinking deeper and deeper into depression. For those whom the usual methods couldn’t help, here a truly unusual treatment is prescribed—…caring for a cat.

It turns out that the simple duty of feeding, protecting, and being there for a warm, playful, purring “medicine” can set inner changes in motion and encourage a person to get out even from what seems like a hopeless situation.

“Your prescription is a cat” is a kind, bright, and uplifting novel about the healing power of cats—one that caused a sensation in its homeland and became a bestseller in many countries around the world.