Our Cats and All About Them (Classic Reprint): Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; And for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty - Couverture souple
Synopsis
Explore the world of felines with practical guidance and charm.
This edition presents a mix of affectionate portraits, cat care advice, and historical anecdotes that celebrate cats and their companions. You’ll find practical tips on feeding, housing, and caring for cats and kittens, along with notes on showing and judging pedigree cats.
From everyday care routines to the joys and challenges of living with feline friends, the book offers concrete, easy-to-follow guidance. It blends warm storytelling with clear instructions on keeping cats healthy, comfortable, and curious, making it a useful reference for cat lovers and new owners alike.
- How to feed cats and kittens safely, including do’s and don’ts for diet, fluids, and treats.
- Practical guidance on grooming, cleaning, and handling coats, with care notes for different fur types.
- Tips for traveling with cats to shows and the essentials of exhibit planning and show readiness.
- Historical sketches and characterful vignettes that illustrate human-cat relationships across time.
Ideal for readers new to cats and for anyone who enjoys a thoughtful blend of practical care and canine-like companionship in a classic voice.
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"Written with admirable fullness of knowledge, is very readable....It tells all about the English wild cat, cat proverbs, cat folk-lore, all words including the word cat, the diseases of cats; signs, games, and superstitions associated with cats....It will appeal to the multitude of cat-lovers." -The Atlantic
"We have before us a most interesting work, and are assured by the author that it is the outcome of over fifty years' careful and thoughtful observation, combined with much research. Mr. Weir, who certainly ought to know, tells us that the small or large dog may be regarded and petted, but is generally useless; the cat, whether a pet or not, is of service. Were it not for our cats, rats and mice would overrun our houses, buildings, and lands. If there were not millions of cats, there would be billions of vermin. The standard of excellent and beauty with respect to cats is here described." -The Journal of the Postal Microscopical Society
"Mr. Weir describes the varieties with painstaking accuracy." -Daily Telegraph
"Mr. Harrison Weir has written a charming book in praise of the cat. Mr. Weir undertakes to tell us 'all about them,' and of a truth he leaves little unsaid." -Daily News
"Mr. Harrison Weir is one of the greatest authorities on domestic animals. For lovers of the feline tribe this volume will have especial interest." -Morning Post
"Mr. Weir discourses pleasantly and learnedly about the several breeds of cats and their characteristics." -Gardeners' Chronicle
"Every lover of pussy owes a deep debt of gratitude to Mr. Weir....The latest, the best, most complete, and most readable book on cats ever published." -Poultry
"Mr. Weir is president of the National Cat Club of England; but before he was that, and before the club existed, he was the originator of the cat-show at the Crystal Palace, held in the summer of 1871. What they talk of at the Cat Club we may believe to be the 'points' of their pets, and the latest trick or show of wisdom in door-opening or wandering home of these same pets. This is what the book tells of. It is a gossipy book, full of stories of the doings of cats, sprinkled with descriptions of the innumerable kinds, with an account of their diseases, and ending with several chapters on trained cats, and cats that have learned to fish. The author confesses to having been won over to a love of cats from having been their hater, and writes this book that others may see the cat in all its possibilities as a useful, attractive, and affectionate domestic animal....A title well borne out by the contents, so far a much information as the ordinary reader is likely to seek is concerned." -Science
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