The Reader's Digest Illustrated Book of Cats

by Reader's Digest Association

Book Overview

With America's love affair with cats on the rise, here is the most up-to-date and comprehensive book on everything readers need to know about this popular pet. Cat fanciers will find answers to their... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0888501986
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Readers Digest
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.3" x 1.0" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Purrfect!

Everything you could ever want to know about cats.

This is probably the most useful cat guidebook

This is probably the most useful cat guidebook I've found so far. It's filled with many great cat pictures and illustrations, along with easy-to-read text. It is divided in six chapters.1. The cat through history. This is probably the most detailed text I've found in feline history. It starts from the prehistoric feline ancestors and takes us to a journey through Egypt, Greece and Rome, up to the cruel Middle ages to the modern era. We can see how the once semi-divine cats of the Pharaohs fell from grace and were hunted down by thousands in the Dark Ages. There's plenty of info on cat lore and legends along with several stories of famous catlovers.2. The cat's anatomy. The basics. Filled with charts that can help you have a better understanding of your cat's features, and very important or identifying different breeds and several illnesses. 3. Album of Cats. A collection of several breeds and their different features. Not all breeds are included here, but it provides adequate information for the average cat owner/guardian. 4. Your cat's physiology. How the feline body functions and information of most disorders. This text can not replace a vet in any way, but it can help you identify a possible illness and rush to your vet ASAP. It is very useful to a cat owner/guardian like myself who has found his/her cat in distress in the middle of the night and couldn't understand what was going on...5. The cat and its owner. No book can ever prepare you for living with a cat. However, this book makes a decent effort to provide you with the basic information of what to expect. Information on food, grooming, hygiene, distress signs and a very detailed first aid text can help you start this enchanting adventure that's called "Life with a Cat".6. Understanding Cats. Yeah, right... When you think you've had your kitty all figured out, then it puts up an act to puzzle you all over again... Anyway, this last chapter puts up a good effort to map the feline behavior. It deals with territorial habits, social behavior, feline senses, and several behavioral disorders. There's also a chapter that deals with feline social life, from cats and children to toilet train your cat.A final note: This is an excellent book on cats, however, if you have just started with a cat, here's a tip that few books offer: In ancient Egypt, cats were considered almost Divine. They've never forgot that, and any cat owner/guardian should always remember this. Because THEY have never forgotten...

Book of Cats by Reader's Digest

I have checked this book out of the library and want a copy of my own. As the owner of five purbreed cats, I find this book very informative and a delight to page through. One of my cats had a rare eye condition, and this was the only book that offered information on this disorder. A lot of research has gone into it.