Issue 53 Features:

• Precious Persians
With its pretty face and long, luxurious coat, the Persian is a thing of beauty and is the ultimate show cat.

• Are we what we eat?
Learn about a revolutionary scientific development called Nutrigenomics which illustrates the relationship between diet and genes.

• Here comes Summer
Some things to keep in mind as Summer approaches eg. sunburn, ticks and fleas, allergies, moulting etc.

• Scaredy Cat
A guide to identifying and dealing with the 6 most common causes of fear and anxiety in cats

• A-Z of Health
We continue our cut-out-and-keep health series with Teeth and dental disease; Toxoplasmosis (should pregnant women get rid of their cats?); Tumours on the skin; Ulcers; Urinary Tract; Uterus; Uveitis (inflammation of the iris or choroid of the eye).

• Finding beauty behind prison bars
Meet Wayne Hutchinson, a prisoner at Pollsmoor who helps to care for the prison cats and also has his own feline cellmate. He is a wonderful artist and some of his paintings have been turned into bookmarks which are sold in aid of the Cat Assistance Team. Click here for more.

 

 
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