We're Having a Kitten!: From the Big Decision Through the Crucial First Year

By Eric Swanson

Book Overview

Discover which kitten is perfect for you Who's going to be your new feline friend? Choosing a kitten is a lot of fun, but it's also an important decision. This unique guide shows you how to select the breed which most perfectly matches your personality and environment. Seeking a laid-back, comforting friend? Persians and Scottish folds are renowned for their loving, gentle dispositions. Need a cat with social skills? A Ragdoll will greet guests at the door, and a Bombay will happily perform tricks for company. Looking for dog-like friendliness? A Colorpoint shorthair or Havana brown will lavish you with the unbounded affection of a loyal lap dog. Active and energetic? You'll enjoy the boundless curiosity and daredevil antics of a Somali or Himalayan/Kashmir. Choose a kitten as you would choose a partner-- carefully With the help of a personal questionnaire, profiles of various breeds and their personalities, and charts listing the main characteristics of more than 40 cat breeds, you'll be on your way to caring for a cuddly new kitten.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312968914
• ISBN13: 9780312968915
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.2" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

Informative

My husband & I recently got a kitten & trying to read up as much as we can on his care.. This book takes you through step by step in choosing & caring for a kitten. I found the book very informative but I also found it contradicted some things that other cat care books mention.. Also the book doesn't really give you any information about spaying/neutering but advises you to seek out your vet. My husband thought the book useful for the most part, but in some ways strict.. Seeming to advise against some things that other cat care authors give allowance for.. such as what type of food the kitten and/or cat should eat.I would definitly reccomend this book with the advice to let it AND other books be your guide....

LOVED IT, fun,AND informative

Mr. Swanson has written a bok that not only ENJOYABLE to read, but FULL of information for 1st time cat owners, "thinking of being" cat owners or even long time cat owners. Great illustrations also. Thank you, Mr. Swanson (and Mr. Dombrowski)