Cat Fanciers' Association Cat Encyclopedia

By: Cat fancier's association

Anyone who has ever fallen under the spell of an aloof Siamese, an elegant Balinese, a sphinxlike Abyssinian, a tailless Manx, or a white-gloved Birman will welcome this matchless compendium. "The Cat Fanciers' Association Cat Encyclopedia" presents the forty-three official breeds, as well as the more than eight hundred varieties, in alphabetical order and, in entries ranging in length from two to twenty pages, covers the name, nationality, year of recognition, main characteristics, attitudes, life cycle, historical notes, and unusual nuggets from legend and lore. In addition, a superb care manual provides general information on choosing and feeding a cat, tending to it in sickness and in health, traveling with it, and handling everything from reproduction to emergency first aid. The book clearly outlines CFA official breed standards (also pointing out differences with other international standards). It offers numerous charts, such as cat personality characteristics, to help a prospective cat owner make the best breed selection, and includes a glossary of important terms. An essential resource for addicted ailurophiles, this fun

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0684801868
• ISBN13: 9780684801865
• Release Date: June 1995
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 2.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.5" x 1.0" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Cat lover's coffee table book

I'm a cat lover and this book stays on my table by my recliner. It's informative and entertaining as well for those who enjoy just looking at cats. Learning the CFA details and how they judge the cats is interesting. I would love to go to CFA shows one day. This book has the potential to give me a good background information about their shows before I go, but it's undoubtedly a comfort book during some free time. If you love cats, this might be for you.

The Cat Fanciers' Association Cat Encyclopedia

I gave this book 4 stars because it is the best cat encyclopedia that I have picked in a long time. This encyclopedia shows many different cat breeds some I did not even know of. I would remend this book if you are currnetly in search of a perticular breed or if you are just looking at the pros and cons of the different breeds. After reading this book I would remend any cat breed stanards book so that you can pick out a show quality cat. This book is also good for any level reader, the pictures are very helpful in showing the traits in the different breeds and used with the desriptions it can even help youngters pick out the favorite breeds. It can also show how you cat fits in it's breed. You may be surprised on how after you read this book you know where your cat's breed it from, how it has expanded and why your cat acts the way it does. After reading this book I give my siamese more respect knowing that many of thousands of years ago his breed was reserved for royality only. Any the many myths on how some siamese have kinks in their tails. You'll be surprised by what you learn on cats just by reading this one book.