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TITLE/AUTHOR: THE COMPLETE KITTEN AND CAT BOOK: All You Need to Know to Keep Your Pet Healthy and Happy From Birth to Old Age! by Norman H. Johnson, DVM with Saul Galin
PUBLISHER: Galahad Books, NY, NY, Copyright 1979, 1st Galahad Books Edition 1993, ISBN 0-88365-819-4
ILLUSTRATOR: Illustrated with 50 black-and-white photographs
DESCRIPTION: Hardcover, Brown leather-like boards with gold gilt lettering on spine, 339 pages, Approx. 8 1/4" x 11 3/4"
CONDITION: LIKE NEW, Book does not appear to have been read
DUST JACKET: LIKE NEW, Pictorial cover
BOOK SYNOPSIS: Here is the concise guide for anyone owning a pet cat. Authoritative and encyclopedic in scope, yet written in everyday language, this guide covers all aspects of caring for a pet cat, from choosing a pet: beware of bargains to its special old-age vulnerability: (22 points to watch out for). You will find valuable tips on how to travel with a cat by car, train and plane, and criteria for judging a cattery when you must board your pet. Here too is useful advice on grooming and showing your cat.
Dr Johnson offers valuable, hard-to-find advice on:
# Where to get a cat and what to look for
# How to care for the newborn kitten
# Feline ailments: From fleas to pneumonia - symptoms and treatments
# First aid, including life-saving techniques in case of accidents, bleeding, shock and bites
# Nutrition for a healthy cat and tips on what to avoid
# How often to change your cat's water supply
# Quality and quantity of food
# The reproductive cycle, including neutering, breeding, pregnancy, normal and difficult births, and the care of newborns and 'queens'
# The older cat: Signs, general care, ailments and their treatments
# Breeds-long-hairs, short-hairs, foreign
# A detailed guide to the history, origin, characteristics, colour and structure of more than thirty-eight breeds
# The wild cats: A survey of thirty-seven species, from the African lion to the legendary snow leopard of Tibet
# All relatives of the house cat
