Ultimate Cat Book: A Unique Photographic Guide to More Than 100 International Breeds and Variations

by David Taylor

Beautiful and practical, sumptuous and authoritative, The Ultimate Cat Book is an invaluable resource for every cat owner -- and the perfect gift for every cat lover. More than 750 spectacular full-color photographs bring 100 international varieties of cat breeds to life, showing each type's outstanding characteristics in glorious detail. Plus much more... The Essential A fascinating scientific overview -- from evolution and anatomy to behavior, intelligence, and communication The Longhaired and shorthaired cats -- a detailed portrait of each type -- from the glamorous Persian and the Angora to the elegant Korat (and a few irresistible nonpedigrees as well...) Keeping a Everything you need to know to keep your cat healthy and happy -- from training, discipline, and exercise to grooming, first aid, and when to call your vet Helping your cat bring a new generation into the world -- from mating, pregnancy, and birth to kitten development, worming, and neutering The world of the cat show -- from how shows are organized and judged to tips on preparing your cat for the competition

Genres: Animals, Nonfiction, Reference

192 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

David Conrad Taylor, BVMS, FRCVS, FZS, was a British veterinary surgeon. He was the first veterinary surgeon to specialise in zoo and wildlife medicine. Taylor worked with zoo and wild animals from 1957, acting as a consultant on the treatment of some of the rarest species on Earth. He was world-renowned as an expert in marine mammal medicine.

In the mid-1970s and early 1980s, Taylor wrote a popular series of autobiographical books that charted his life and experiences as a "Zoo Vet". These books were adapted for Television in a drama series, One by One. He continued to be a prolific writer until his death. [wikipedia]

Reviews

[MatthewW]

The book really told a lot about all the different types of cats and how to take care of them.

[annalise · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've read this book about a thousand times. very interesting and helpful. it's fun to learn about cat breeds in the book's format. 10/10 would recommend

[nai · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this over and over as a kid.

[Lex Enqvist · Rating 4 out of 5]

Now I understand how my cat works!

[Lori · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you are an animal lover like me, this book has the best photographs of different cat breeds I have seen. I have owned a Chinchilla Persian, Blue Persian, and Black Persian cat in the past and this book was an exellent guide to help me in identifying which cats were pure breeds vs. half breeds people were trying to sale for the same price. This is a nice hardback book, larger in size than most. The most interesting breed is the Sphynx, a hairless cat which looks like an alien. Contrary to popular belief, this cat is very affectionate and loves being cuddled. His temperament is nothing like the cat from hell portrayed on "Friends" with "Rachel."