It's Here
Today is the day.
Fewer Pills, More Paws is in the world.
Get your copy now → Fewer Pills, More Paws: Caring for Your Aging Parents and Lessons from Our Pets
Available in paperback and ebook. The audiobook is now available for pre-order and will ship later this summer
Where to Get It
Paperback & eBook:
Bookshop.org (supports independent bookstores!)
Amazon (hardcover is available, coming elsewhere soon)
Audiobook (Pre-Order):
A Quick Note on Pricing
I originally announced the ebook promotion on Amazon would be $0.99. When I tried to set that price, the minimum I could set was $1.99 due to the file size. I apologize for that.
The promotional price of $1.99 runs through Wednesday, June 18th. After that, it goes back up to $9.99. If you have been thinking about it, today or tomorrow is the time.
What This Book Is
For the last several years, I have been answering the same question from care partners over and over:
“How do I know if my parent is on too many medications? And what can I do about it?
This book is the answer.
Inside you will find the clinical framework for understanding polypharmacy and why it matters. The exact conversation scripts — what to say and how to say it so your parent hears concern, not control.
You will understand what has changed in your parent’s body that makes them vulnerable to polypharmacy — and why the medications meant to help them are quietly working against them. You will understand why the healthcare system is so good at adding a medication but seems to be paralyzed when it comes to removing one.
You will get the One-Page Briefing — the single-page document that changes what happens in an eight-minute appointment with the doctor. The Brown Bag Review protocol for using your pharmacist the way they were trained to be used.
And throughout — the lessons from Leo and Sirius. Because sometimes a stoic senior cat or an aging golden retriever teaches you more about healthcare than any textbook. They will teach you lessons about your own body, quiet observation, and the simplicity of being present.
This is not theory. This is the playbook backed by science. Everything you need to audit your parent’s medications, have the hard conversations, and work with their healthcare team to simplify their regimen.
If You Read It, Please Leave a Review
Reviews matter more than you might think.
They help other care partners find this book when they need it. They help the algorithm surface it to the right people. And honestly — they tell me the work mattered.
If the book helps you, I would be genuinely grateful if you would leave a review on whichever platform you purchased it from. It takes two minutes and it makes a real difference.
Thank You
To everyone who pre-ordered. Who shared the announcement. Who asked the questions over the years that made this book necessary.
To my own pet professors — the best clinical teachers I have ever had.🐾
And to the care partners doing this work every single day. Asking the hard questions. Showing up. Refusing to accept that decline is inevitable.
This book is for you.🐾
Get a copy. Read it. Use it. And if you know another care partner who needs it — share it with them.
Get Fewer Pills, More Paws now → Paperback, hardcover, ebook, and audiobook (pre-order). Promotional ebook pricing through June 18th.
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David Lee, PharmD, PhD, founder of MyRxPro.com