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Moggies, A Book for Owners of Non-Pedigree Cats
posted by alexmc6 on Monday May 17, @12:54PM ( Printer Friendly Version.| Email this article)
Popular Science Amy Harlib reviews this book about non-pedigree cats. Has anyone investigated the relationship between having a cat and liking books? I think there is a pretty strong statistical correlation there. Hit "Read More" for the review

Title: Moggies:
Subtitle: A Book for Owners of Non-Pedigree Cats
Author: Marianne Mays
Reviewer: Amy Harlib
Reviewer URL: aharlib@earthlink.net
Publisher: T.F.H. Kingdom Books
Publisher URL: http://www.earthlife.net/insects/pub/tfh-kingdom.h tml
Publication Date: Nov. 1997
Review Date: May 7, 2004
ISBN: 1-852-79024-5
Price: $14.95
Author URL: http://welcome.to/blondbella
Pages: 128
Format: hardcover
Topic: non-fiction
Topic: natural history and care of domestic cats
Marianne Mays, a qualified veterinary nurse from Great Britain (author of many cat-related books) and with years of experience caring for and showing cats both pedigreed and not, brings her expertise to bear in a book (still in print and easily obtainable) about the latter. This glossy, beautifully produced 7" x 11" hardcover comes filled with practical advice and information, featuring an introduction (history and definition) and chapters about: acquiring a non-pedigree cat; general care; feeding; raising kittens; showing non-pedigreed cats; health care; and cat behavior. The best chapter, saved for last, 'Marvelous Moggies', contains heartwarming and touching true stories about domestic cats (often with tragic backgrounds), that were rescued and adopted and given a chance to flourish in loving homes including the author's.

Just about every page of the book is illustrated with beautiful color photos that perfectly complement the text. There are also lovely drawings at the beginning of each chapter.

Offering a fascinating British perspective yet perfectly useful in the USA or anywhere in the industrialized world, 'Moggies' is a book, essential to the cat lover's library. Mays has a clear, conversational, commonsensical writing style and presents her material in a straightforward, utterly understandable manner. Her love and care for cats shines through on every page and emerges most passionately in the final chapter of poignant anecdotes that serve to illustrate how the advice in this volume works.

Whether your cat is a purebred or of motley origins, 'Moggies' - with its distinctive outlook, entertaining yet practical presentation and charming photographic illustrations - is a testimony to the fact that all felines, from the humble 'moggy' to the noblest pedigreed breed, are equally deserving of care and love

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