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- Resources
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- Note: Please see the [1]Table of Contents FAQ for a complete list of
- topics.
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- Author
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- Originally written 1991 & updated through 1997 by Cindy Tittle Moore.
- Maintained by the Fanciers website as of July 1999.
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- Electronic Mailing Lists
-
- There is a electronic mailing lists for vets, vet students and people
- otherwise involved with the veterinary profession. Send email
- inquiries to jeffp@vetmed.wsu.edu for details.
-
- There is a feline-l mailing list. To subscribe, send email to
- listserv@psuvm.psu.edu with subscribe FELINE-L your name in the body
- of the message, where "your name" is your own name, not a login or
- email address. This is for general interest in domestic cats.
-
- The cat fanciers mailing list is for those seriously interested in the
- breeding and showing of cats. Drop an inquiry to Orca Starbuck at
- fanciers-request@ai.mit.edu for more information about the group.
-
- A mailing list for non-domestic cats has been recently created. This
- is felines-l@cornell.edu (don't confuse this with feline-l, for
- domestic cats). Subscribe by sending email to listserv@cornell.edu
- with subscribe FELINES-L your name in the body of the message where
- "your name" is your own name, not your login or email address. The
- list owner is ukjp@rzstud1.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de (Tobias Koehler)
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- Literary References
-
- Jellicle Cats
-
- This poem is often requested, sometimes indirectly when people ask
- "what is a jellicle cat?" This is a portion of T.S. Eliot's poem for
- your edification. The entire poem is not quoted due to copyright laws
- and space considerations.
-
- THE SONG OF THE JELLICLES
-
- ... Jellicle Cats are black and white, Jellicle Cats are rather
- small;
- Jellicle Cats are merry and bright, And pleasant to hear when they
- caterwaul.
- Jellicle Cats have cheerful faces, Jellicle Cats have bright black
- eyes;
- They like to practise their airs and graces And wait for the
- Jellicle Moon to rise. ...
-
- --T.S. Eliot "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats"
-
- The "mousies" Poem
-
- Another oft-requested poem.
-
- Love to eat them mousies,
- Mousies what I love to eat.
- Bite they little heads off...
- Nibble on they tiny feet.
-
- -- B. Kliban
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-
- Books
-
- Other Cats, Stone Street Press, 1 Stone St., S.1., NY 10304 USA
- (212-447-1436). A handmade boxed set of cat poems and stories from all
- over the world.
-
- Altman, Roberta. The Quintessential Cat. It's a one-volume
- encyclopaedia of cat lore, cat facts, health information, and any
- number of things the curious feline cohabitant would want to know.
-
- Bard, E.M.: The Cat IQ Test. Doubleday, 1980. Gives you various ways
- to evaluate the intelligence of your cat.
-
- Becker, Suzy: All I Need to Know I Learned from my Cat. Workman
- Publishing, c1990. Humorous book, illustrated by the author.
-
- Camuti, Dr. Louis J. All My Patients are Under the Bed, with Marilyn
- and Haskel Frankel; Simon and Schuster, NY ISBN 0-671-55450-6.
- Entertaining descriptions of a house-call cat veterinarian's
- experiences.
-
- Caras, Roger. Roger Caras' Treasury of Great Cat Stories. Includes
- short stories written by many authors, including, Mark Twain, Rudyard
- Kipling, Edgar Allan Poe, etc.
-
- Carlson, Delbert G. DVM and James M. Giffin, MD: Cat Owner's Home
- Veterinary Handbook. Howell Book House, NY ISBN 0-87605-814-4.
- Emergencies, diseases, biology, medications, symptoms. An excellent
- home-vet reference for the concerned cat-owner.
-
- Corey, Paul: Do Cats Think?. Castle Publishers, c1977. Deals with cat
- communication and learning. Debunks many myths: neutered males do not
- become fat and lazy, a well-fed cat is the best hunter, cats can be
- trained, and they do give and receive affection.
-
- Dalton, Charlotte. Sparkle's Tidbits of Advice for Cats (and their
- owners). c1995, Sparkle Enterprises, 6022 Morning Dew Dr., Austin, TX
- 78749. ISBN 0-9646162-0-3. A humorous book of cat advice written from
- the cat's perspective. Includes tips on grooming, exerciseing, naming
- kittens, visiting the vet, staying healthy.
-
- Edney, A.T.B, ed. The Waltham Book of Dog and Cat Nutrition. Second
- edition. Pergamon Press, 1988. ISBN: 0-08-035729-6 (flexicover).
-
- Fogle, Bruce. The Cat's Mind. Pelham Books, 1991. ISBN 0-7207-1996-8.
-
- Fox, Michael W. Supercat: Raising the Perfect Feline Companion. Topics
- include cat communication, decoding cat behavior, training your cat,
- IQ tests.
-
- Frazier, Anitra with Norma Ecktroate. The New Natural Cat: A Complete
- Guide for Finicky Owners. 1990. Overview of the cat and its habits,
- strong holistic approach, good recipies.
-
- Holland, Barbara. Secrets of the Cat. Sensible, sensitive and
- entertaining.
-
- Hollander, Nicole. Everything Here is Mine: Sylvia's Unhelpful Guide
- to Cat Behavior. A collection of Sylvia comics featuring her cats.
- Hilarious.
-
- Kliban, B: Cat. Workman Publishing Co., NY, 1975. ISBN 0-911104-54-2.
- Kliban had an exceptional understanding of cats, and this cartoon book
- is well worth acquiring.
-
- Loeb, Paul and Josephine Banks: You CAN Train Your Cat. A valuable
- compendium of information on how to train your cat.
-
- McHattie, Grace. The Cat Lover's Dictionary. Cat owners and lovers
- will find everything they need to know to maintain the health and
- happiness of their pet. Thoroughly assesses the characteristics of
- over 30 breeds, describing ailments and problems and matching cat
- types with owner life-styles. Color photos.
-
- Moyes, Patricia: How To Talk To Your Cat. Henry Holt Publishing.
- Includes some folklore but also lots of useful information and
- suggestions for how to develop a real conversational rapport with your
- cat.
-
- Müller, Ulrike. The New Cat Handbook, translated from the German Das
- Neue Katzenbuch by Rita and Robert Kineber; Barron's Educational
- Series, Inc., NY ISBN 0-8120-2922-4. Sections on: choosing a cat; care
- & feeding; health; breeding; showing; cat "language" & behavior.
-
- Neff, Nancy A., forward by Roger Caras, paintings by Guy Coheleach.
- The Big Cats. Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, 1982. ISBN:
- 0-8109-0710-0. This is a wonderful book, although it may no longer be
- in print, and is probably expensive if it is. It's a collection of
- beautiful artwork of big cats, accompanied by scholarly, and
- well-referenced text.
-
- Neville, Peter. Do Cats Need Shrinks?. Contemporary Books. 1991. ISBN
- 0-8092-3935-3. He is a British pet psychologist to whom vets refer
- their problem cases. (American readers should check the glossary at
- the back of the book, to help translate terms like "moggy".) He gives
- very good explanations of why cats do things, and how to work within
- their way of thinking to convince them to do otherwise.
-
- Peden, Barbara Lynn. Dogs & Cats Go Vegetarian. Harbingers of a New
- Age, publisher, 12100 Brighton Street, Hayden Lake, ID 83835 USA; Katz
- Go Vegan, publisher, Box 161, 7 Battle Road, St. Leonards-on-Sea, East
- Sussex, TN37 7AA, UK. ISBN 0-941391-01-6. Discusses the develpment of
- Vegecat supplement, a source of taurine derived from petroleum.
-
- Povey, R. Charles. 1985. Infectious diseases of Cats: A clinical
- handbook. Centaur Press, Guelph, Ontario C85-098602-8
-
- Robinson, F. Cat Genetics for Breeders. For people seriously
- interested in how genetics work in cats.
-
- Siegal, Mordecai, ed. The Cornell Book of Cats (by the faculty and
- staff of Cornell Feline Health Center, Cornell University; Villard
- Books, New York, 1989). This is an excellent reference book for the
- owner who wants detailed medical information. It is more sophisticated
- than popular/consumer type books; it is more like a veterinary
- textbook, but you don't have to be a vet to understand the material.
-
- Siegal, Mordecai, ed. Simon & Schuster's Guide to Cats. Originally in
- Spanish, Arnoldo Mondadori. Fireside Book, Simon & Schuster. 1983,
- ISBN: 0-671-49170-9.
-
- Stephens, Gloria. Legacy of the Cat (photography by Tetsu Yamazaki,
- San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1989, ISBN 0-87701-728-X/0-87701-695
- pbk). Dense cat genetics information w/pictures. 37 breeds then
- described.
-
- Taylor, David. You and Your Cat. Lots of useful information. A
- (slightly incomplete) breed summary complete with color pictures. A
- trouble-shooting guide for sick cats.
-
- Tellington-Jones, Linda, with Sybil Taylor. The Tellington TTouch: A
- Breakthrough Technique to Train and Care for Your Favorite Animal.
- Viking Penguin. 1992. ISBN 0-670-82578-6. Some of what Linda does is
- clearly helpful in dealing with problem dogs and cats, but there are
- parts of her presentation of her ideas that may turn people off
- because they seem to be a little too far out of the mainstream. Good
- massage tips.
-
- Thies, Dagmar. Cat Care. TFH Publications, 1989. ISBN 0-86622-776-8.
-
- Thomas, Elizabeth Marshall. The Tribe of the Tiger. This is a great
- book for understanding the behavior and culture of cats, and she makes
- clear how almost every action of our household darlings is connected
- to the big cats in the wild.
-
- Turner, Dennis C. and Paterick Bateson, eds: The Domestic Cat: The
- Biology of its Behaviour. Cambridge (UK) University Press, 1988.
-
- Wright, Michael and Sally Walters, eds. The Book of the Cat (New York:
- Summit Books (Pan Books, London), 1980, ISBN
- 0-671-44753-X/0-671-41624-3 pbk). Includes a good discussion of
- genetics and cat breeds. Lots of detail, but very accessible, a good
- way to get started once you're past the first stage of learning about
- cats.
-
- White and Evans. The Catopedia. Henson 1986(?).
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- Magazines
-
- Cat Fancy
-
- CATsumer Report, product reviews of food, litter, toys and accessories
- and other articles for cat owners. 1 yr. $18 or C$41. Order from Good
- Communications, Inc., PO Box 10069, Austin, TX 78766 or call
- 1-800-968-1738.
- _________________________________________________________________
-
- Articles
-
- August, John R., 1989. "Preventative Health Care and Infectious
- Disease Control," pp. 391-404 in Sherding, Robert H. (ed) The Cat:
- Diseases and Clinical Management, v1. Churchill-Livingstone Inc, NY.
-
- Barlough, JE and CA Stoddart, "Feline Coronaviruses: Interpretation of
- Laboratory findings and Serologic Tests." pp. 557-561 in August, J.R.
- (ed) 1991. Consultations in Feline Internal Medicine. WB Saunders Co.,
- Philadelphia. ISBN 0-7216-2226-7
-
- Booth, Dawn M. "Antiviral Therapy." pp. 577-582 in August, J.R. (ed)
- 1991. Consultations in Feline Internal Medicine. WB Saunders Co.,
- Philadelphia. ISBN 0-7216-2226-7
-
- Burrows, Colin F. 1991. "Diarrhea in kittens and young cats". pp.
- 415-418 in J.R. August. Consultations in Feline Internal Medicine. WB
- Saunders Co., Philadelphia.
-
- Lewis, Ricki. 1988. "The cat's meow (taurine deficiency causes eye and
- heart problems)." Health (Ny, NY) 20:18, March 1988. Probably more
- popular citation on taurine in cats diets.
-
- Pedersen, N.C. Common Infectious Diseases of Multiple-Cat Environments
- pp. 163-288 in Pedersen, Niels C.(ed) 1991. Feline Husbandry: Diseases
- and manangement of the multiple cat environment. American Veterinary
- Publications, Inc. Goleta, CA. ISBN 0-939674-29-7
-
- Pion, PD; MD Kittleson and QR Rogers. 1987. "Myocardial Failure in
- cats associated with low plasma taurine: a reversible cardiomyopathy."
- Science 237:764-768. 14 Aug 1987. Note: This one is rather technical.
-
- Stoddart, Cheryl A. and Jeffrey E. Barlough. "Feline Coronaviruses:
- Spectrum of Virus Strains and Clinical Manifestations." pp. 551-556 in
- August, J.R. (ed) 1991. Consultations in Feline Internal Medicine. WB
- Saunders Co., Philadelphia. ISBN 0-7216-2226-7
-
- Weiss, Richard C. "Feline Infectious Peritonitis and other
- Coronaviruses." pp. 333-356 in Sherding, Robert G. 1989. The Cat:
- Diseases and Clinical Management. Churchill-Livingstone, New York.
- ISBN 0-443-08461-0
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-
- Catalogues
-
- Cats, Cats, and More Cats 2 Greycourt Ave, PO Box 560, Chester, NY,
- 10918 Fast shipping, donates percentage to animal causes.
-
- Cat Claws, Inc. P.O. Box 1774 Des Plaines, IL 60018 Phone:
- 708-981-1873 FAX: 708-981-0662 Cardboard scratching posts, flea
- remedies/combs, toys, cat trees.
-
- Dad's Cat Action Toy Shop c/o SunRae Products P.O. Box 84 Redwood
- City, CA 94064. They have what they call a "Cat'alog" and also a Hall
- of Fame your cat can join (you receive a newsletter "The CAT-Aerobics
- Exercise Mews."
-
- Doctors Foster & Smith 2253 Air Park Road Rhinelander, WI 54501-0100
- tel: 800-826-7206 Canine, feline, and equine vaccines, medications,
- and grooming preparations. Cat toys, beds, furniture, collars. Most of
- the other stuff is for dogs.
-
- Evolution K-9/Feline Vegetarian Dog/Cat Foods Dr. Eric Weisman &
- Assoc. 815 S. Robert St. St. Paul, MN 55107 (612) 227-2414 (800)
- 524-9697
-
- Master Animal Care Lake Road P.O. Box 3333 Mountaintop, PA 18707-0330
- tel: 800-346-0749 For cats and dogs--fold-down cages, cat doors (10
- different types), vaccines and syringes (limited selection), lots of
- grooming supplies, dog breed books, gift items for people.
-
- Pedigrees 1989 Transit Way Box 905 Brockport, NY 14420-0905 tel:
- 716-637-1431 This is RC Steele under another name -- no $50 minimum
- order requirement & higher prices. Ask for "The Pet Catalog"--this is
- stuff for dogs and cats. Cat doors (incl. electromagnetic), beds,
- bowls, collars, toys. Stuff for people, too: sweaters, T-shirts, gift
- items.
-
- RC Steele 1989 Transit Way Box 910 Brockport, NY 14420-0910 tel:
- 800-872-3773 orders 800-872-4506 customer service Lots of discount
- items. Minimum $50 order. Watch out for shipping costs on oversize
- items.
-
- A Tale of Two Kitties 11054 Ventura Blvd., Suite 133 Studio City, CA
- 91604 tel: 818-509-2924 Novelty cat items: cups, statuettes, cards,
- etc.
-
- Vet Express 655 Washington P.O. Box 1168 Rhinelander, WI 54501 tel:
- 800-458-7656 Widest selection of canine, feline, and equine vaccines,
- medications, and grooming preparations. Serious stuff.
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- Resources FAQ
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- References
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