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Another louelg cat who louesKIT-E-KATethe completecat foodtOutstand<strong>in</strong>g cat at last year'sCrystal Cat Show at Olympiawas beautiful Blue Persian,Champion Harpur Blue Boy,who was judged best cst <strong>in</strong>the show.Ch. Harpur Blue Boy'sproud owner who lives atNevern Sq. London says"Persian cats are f<strong>in</strong>icky abourfood, but Harpur Blue Boyloves Kit-E-Kat and I knowhe is gett<strong>in</strong>g a food that feedshim for perfect health."Not only champions butall cats love thc I(t-E-I(atflavour. They can't resist it,and Itt-E-Kat is so good forthem. Every vitam<strong>in</strong> andm<strong>in</strong>eral a cat must have ispacked <strong>in</strong>to every t<strong>in</strong>. It'seconomical and cooked readyto serve,KIT.E.KAT LIHITEDMELTON MOWB RAY, LEICESTERSHIRE
{hffihCntoAUTHORITATIV€ . INSTRUCTTVE . TIITERTAIIIIN6Published every month with the best-possiblcfeatures and illusttations md circulated to CatLovers o{ evcry k<strong>in</strong>d throughout the wodd. Outeditorial purpose is:(1) to spread a wider understand<strong>in</strong>g and a bettcrappreciation <strong>of</strong> all cats, thcir care and management:(2) to encouragc <strong>in</strong> cvery way the brecd<strong>in</strong>g,handl<strong>in</strong>g and show<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> pedigrce cats ;(3) to wotk for the supptession <strong>of</strong> cvery form <strong>of</strong>cauclty to cata ;(4) to act as a l<strong>in</strong>k <strong>of</strong> ftiendship and commoniotcrcst bctwecn cat lovcn <strong>in</strong> differcnt parts <strong>of</strong>thc world.VOL. 4 No. 5MAY 1952Manag<strong>in</strong>gARTHUREditor:E. COWLISHAW4 CARLTON MANSIONSCLAPHAM ROAD, LONDON, S.W.9American Associate Editor :MRS. BILLIE BANCROFTTHE MAGAZII{E THAT COVERS THE WORLD OF CAT LOVERSThis is what happened when little EXOTIC BALLERINA r.r.B.' stockhotnlsuddenly saw her reflection <strong>in</strong> the mirror ! This amus<strong>in</strong>g pictutecomes from Mrs. Ulla Magnusson, <strong>of</strong> Stockholm.;rTF GENERAL INFORMATION : The address fot all communicationr tclar<strong>in</strong>g to .ditotial andtjil,G advertisements <strong>in</strong> OUR CATS is 4 CARLTON MANSIONS, CLAPHAM ROAD, LONDON'S.V.9 (Macauley 1462).Publication date is the lst <strong>of</strong> the month and clos<strong>in</strong>g date is the 7th day <strong>of</strong> the monthpreced<strong>in</strong>g the month <strong>of</strong> publication. MSS. and photographs sub4itted will only bc retufi.d iJaccompanied by fully stamped and addtessed envelopes. Photographs should preferably be <strong>of</strong> thcslossv - tvoe wirh sharp details'No respo"sibitity-is taken for MSS. and photographs dur<strong>in</strong>g transmission ot <strong>in</strong> our keep<strong>in</strong>g. Inthc absence <strong>of</strong> agreement, copyright <strong>of</strong> all articler belongs to OUR CATS Magaz<strong>in</strong>e, which holdr thcright to teproduce <strong>in</strong> any forn.- Vicws and op<strong>in</strong>ions expressed <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>dividqat aricles are not necessarily those held by qhe Editor.yearlv subsiription Rite is l7s. 6d. for 12 issues post free (u.s.A. Three Dollars). s<strong>in</strong>gle
CAT AND CROCUSESf N the crocus-bed. I sarv her :tI Like a queen enthroned she sat.Yellow crocuses shone round her-D^-,^1r\uydr,:1t,,*t-^Arriu!,rr ^^+,Orange eyes <strong>in</strong>tensely lightedRv a vivid oolden flame:Fire <strong>of</strong> spr<strong>in</strong>g that burnt with<strong>in</strong> her,And <strong>in</strong> every {lower the same.\\-orld-survey<strong>in</strong>g. \4'orld-contented,Seated <strong>in</strong> her crocus-r<strong>in</strong>g:a^+ ^^.1 +^^^1Lr3r an(l crocuses IogelnerBask.<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the fires <strong>of</strong> spr<strong>in</strong>g.E\.A MARTINQLD ENGLISHHE catte is a beaste <strong>of</strong> uncerta<strong>in</strong> heare andnnlnrrr fn. q.mp .r1re ic rr hira qnme rpdplrlack, some skeuetl anJ spucltied <strong>in</strong> the fere and<strong>in</strong> the face and <strong>in</strong> the eares. And he is <strong>in</strong> youthswyr(,. Pryd'r'cr driu Tcrv r'r!r) a nd leneth and resethrrusheth; on all thynge that is t<strong>of</strong>ore him : and is )ed bya strarve and playeth therwith. And is a right hevybeast <strong>in</strong> age, and ful slepy, and iieth slily <strong>in</strong> u'ait formyce and u-hen he. taketh a mous he pla,-veth'.herrvith, and eateth him after the piay. And hemaketh a ruthefull noyse and gustful when one pr<strong>of</strong>ierethto fyghte with another.BesrnolouBra' GlexvrlFrom " De Reyum Natttra," t/&ns. Tyeaisa 1Jg8
eah <strong>of</strong> tfonte earlo\ the rr orld-fa-mous gardensI fac<strong>in</strong>g the cas<strong>in</strong>o at Monte^ Carlo exists a small colonv <strong>of</strong>,-ats. One mieht th<strong>in</strong>k that thesecreatures mus[ be members <strong>of</strong> thefel<strong>in</strong>e aristocracy to have establishedtheir residence <strong>in</strong> this verycentre <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>ternational plutocracv..{ctually, this is iar frori be<strong>in</strong>g theCASE.Orig<strong>in</strong>at<strong>in</strong>g probably from pets.reartlessly abandoned <strong>in</strong> the gardensby depart<strong>in</strong>g residents, thelittle community barely ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>sits numbers <strong>in</strong> spite <strong>of</strong> the prolifichabits <strong>of</strong> the species. The majoritv<strong>of</strong> the cats are Dure white and<strong>of</strong> -pleas<strong>in</strong>g appeara<strong>in</strong>ce, sleek andhealthy. But life is hard for them.As lvith humans, the majorproblem is accommodation. Theiew nooks and crannies <strong>in</strong> therockeries at the northern end <strong>of</strong>the gardens provide the onlyavailable hous<strong>in</strong>g for a family.This may be satrsfactory <strong>in</strong> thesummer, but autumn and w<strong>in</strong>terbr<strong>in</strong>e torrential ra<strong>in</strong> and coldu <strong>in</strong>d1. These may only last aday or tlvo but are fatal. to theyoung. Only the fittest andluckiest survive.Pigeon on Menu ?Then there is the probiem <strong>of</strong>food. The only natural sourceapparent is the flock <strong>of</strong> portly ands6mnolent pigeons that^shaie thegardens. Obl<strong>in</strong>ious <strong>of</strong> the nearby" Tir aux Pigeons," these happybirds bask <strong>in</strong> the sun, strutt<strong>in</strong>gproudly among the flower beds.Pigeon probably figures largely onthe fel<strong>in</strong>e menu IBut the littie cat colonywithout human friends.is notEveryeven<strong>in</strong>g one may see poor, agedcouple arrive with a basket <strong>of</strong>scraps, undoubtedly collectedfrom lriends equally poor. Anotherelderly woman (Ml1e. MarieBraun), who has fed the cats for16 years with scraps collectedfrom the hotels, has recently beenawarded the certificate <strong>of</strong> theSoci6t6 Protectrice des Animauxde Paris And fn-dav I saw aIovely young English girl driveup <strong>in</strong> her car. Part<strong>in</strong>g thefoliage above a rockery she exposeda box, before rvhich sheplaced milk and scraps." There is a mother and kittens<strong>in</strong> there," she said. " I foundfhem a fcw davc *b' Arro r,r'et anddesolate, so I at once boughtthem this box. To-morrow Ileave for Florence. I hate toabandon them." " I live quitenear," I replied. " My daughterwill look after them."Friends Among FlowersThese cats receive no recognitionfrom the garden authorities.In fact, they cannot be popularwith the gardeners responsible forthe upkeep <strong>of</strong> the <strong>in</strong>tricate floraldesigns that feature this famousresort.But somehow the colony carrieson. There must be many catlovers rvho are fortunate enoughto visit Monte Carlo. Perhaps,after read<strong>in</strong>g these few words <strong>of</strong>m<strong>in</strong>e, they will enjoy a visit tothis curious iittle community.They rvill f<strong>in</strong>d their friends dmongthe flowers at the top <strong>of</strong> thegardens"J.R.F.
A lVution <strong>of</strong> Animul llaters ?AST year over 32,000 Britishcitizens-one <strong>in</strong> every 1,600 oIthe population-were guilty <strong>of</strong><strong>in</strong>ffict<strong>in</strong>g torture and suffer<strong>in</strong>g ondefenceless animals.That is a shock<strong>in</strong>g fact. Whetherit justi-fies the suggestiol recentlymade <strong>in</strong> a Sunday newspaper that ourc.laim to be a race <strong>of</strong> animal lovershas been torn to " pitiful shreds " isanother matter. There is, as we shallhope to show, another side to thepicture.It is obvious that someth<strong>in</strong>g moremust be done to stem this ghastlywave <strong>of</strong> sadism. But what? Thepunishments <strong>in</strong>flicted by the 1awhave been s<strong>in</strong>gularly <strong>in</strong>efiective. Ilpunishment is the answer to theproblem it is olten ridiculously <strong>in</strong>adequate.But is punishment thewhole answer to it?llorv many <strong>of</strong> those 32,000 <strong>in</strong>stances<strong>of</strong> cruelty were due to ignoranceand thoughtlessness ratherthan cold-blooded cruelty? IIor,rmanyo{ these brutal acts can betraced to ths culprits' early upbr<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>g,to loveless homes, to lack <strong>of</strong>discipl<strong>in</strong>e and tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the elementarypr<strong>in</strong>ciples <strong>of</strong> humanity and socialconduct ?Ther- arc n^ dnrrhf nprrrertadnatures <strong>in</strong> which a streak <strong>of</strong> crueltyis <strong>in</strong>herent and <strong>in</strong>eradicab e. Theseare comparatively few and for thempunishment may be the only deterrent.Punish them. But do not letus leave it at that. Punishmentpreuents noth<strong>in</strong>g. It comes too late.Is not the real need for an <strong>in</strong>tensitrcation<strong>of</strong> humanitarian and ethicai<strong>in</strong>struction for t he 1'o ung ? By thatwe do not mean the <strong>in</strong>culcation <strong>of</strong>that rvoolly emotionalism that too<strong>of</strong>ten passes for humanitarianism buta greater <strong>in</strong>sistence on ethical valuesand the sanctity <strong>of</strong> human and animailife.But shocked as we must be by thefigures and facts revealed, 1et us notlnce orrr sense <strong>of</strong> r_-l nrooortion. Forevery one <strong>of</strong> those 32,000 cases oluran's i.nhumanity to animals a dozenor more <strong>in</strong>stances <strong>of</strong> man's humanity;rnd love for them can be cited. Suchcases are rarely sensational. They donot hit the headl<strong>in</strong>es. But almostpverv dav fher- ean hc lound tuckedaway <strong>in</strong> some obscure corner <strong>of</strong> yournelvspaper.Trrrlr- fhere mav he little cause {orcomplacency, but surely there is nonefnr thp rr hnlpcr la .lpnic-^+i^- uru,5l6Lrw! wr ^{ d^neonle nver tralf a million o{ whomone <strong>in</strong> every hundred <strong>of</strong> the popula-1:on-arp aeiire srrnnoriers <strong>of</strong> animalwelfare organ,sal ions, giv<strong>in</strong>g selflesslyo f their time. energy andmoney.(Repr<strong>in</strong>ted {rom " The Animds' Magaz<strong>in</strong>e," the<strong>of</strong>icial monthly journal o{ tle People's Dispensdry {orSick Animdls.)The ThirdORYSTAL OAT SHOWwill be held at OLYMPIA (National Hall) onFriday and Saturday, 22nd & 23rd August, 1952
A page for the proletarian puss No. 23.6 SO I"ONG, SAII-OR ! PLEASE BRING ME BACK A PARROT.'The cat's name is Paddy. He is a 19 rnonths old Tabby and this is how hesaid Good-bye ! to his sailot pal A/B Stanley C.oe, <strong>of</strong> H.M.S. Subrnar<strong>in</strong>es, as hewas leav<strong>in</strong>g fon two yeats' service ovetrseas: Ve have been able to rE)roducethis delightful picture tlrrough the k<strong>in</strong>d co-operation <strong>of</strong> the sailor's sister, Mrs.O. C. Hunnable, <strong>of</strong> Mistley, Manni<strong>in</strong>gtree, Essex, and the Art Editor <strong>of</strong> the" News <strong>of</strong> the Vorld."
Two Lud,i@s <strong>of</strong> LeiswreBy LISA GORDON SMITHHE Fernald family areunder the impression thatamong their possessions area home <strong>in</strong> a ouiet cul-de-sac overlook<strong>in</strong>gRegent's Park and twocats.The cats know that the opposi.teis the case and that they,Sab<strong>in</strong>a and Elizabeth, are thetrue owners <strong>of</strong> this'pleasant home,which their three " domestics "keep <strong>in</strong> order for them. TheseIadies, although they believe <strong>in</strong>treat<strong>in</strong>g domestics k<strong>in</strong>dly, do notadmit them to equal rights !To rve mere humans, Jenny Lairdis a. ciever and charmjng actress : herhusband, John Fernald, an actornrndrrcprnf nn'e Rrrt t6 the cals <strong>in</strong>rvhose service they and "their n<strong>in</strong>eyear-olddaughter Karen iive, thelrare <strong>of</strong> " the servant class."TA^t I^--., I ^:-l ;^lnar Jenny Larrc IS not unauafe<strong>of</strong> the true order <strong>of</strong> th<strong>in</strong>gs she hasshou'n <strong>in</strong> her cat novel, " James andllacarthur," and it is doubtiess becauseshe " knolvs her place " thatshe is allowed to rema<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong> the servicer-rf these autocratic ladies.Their rules are fes', but as <strong>in</strong>flexibleas those <strong>of</strong> the lledes (theycomb<strong>in</strong>e <strong>in</strong> despis<strong>in</strong>g the Pers'ans !) :they must have lheir Iood proper)yserved <strong>in</strong> separate dishes, l'hey expectrabbit lrequently. lor ihcl sharea passion for it, and they require harenn cnpciel nenrc<strong>in</strong>ncS:x-year-old Elizabeth, namedafter the hero<strong>in</strong>e <strong>of</strong> " And No BirdsS<strong>in</strong>g." t he play u ritlcn hy thc twosenior slrves, Jemands the right tosleep on their bed, while Sab<strong>in</strong>a. <strong>in</strong>sistson shar<strong>in</strong>g Karen's bed, as does,from time lo time, ,r ncighbour<strong>in</strong>gg<strong>in</strong>ger tom, rvhose eyes popped withlong<strong>in</strong>g rvhen he first caught sight <strong>of</strong>Sab<strong>in</strong>a as a kitten. This French-{arce atmosphere is not lessened bythe fact that all toms fa11 <strong>in</strong> lovervith Sab<strong>in</strong>a, declares Jenny Laird ;Sab<strong>in</strong>a dreams o{kittens to corrre.Rob<strong>in</strong> Adler, F.8.5.A.Elizabeth registers contemptfor publicity.
s :erhaps :t is not surprisiog thatl::; s 5rsr frmily-natural)y, Lorn-:: Iiaren's bed !-<strong>in</strong>cluded kittens <strong>of</strong>'.::eC colour. HapPily, at tben{ ncerltr ts n Qal,<strong>in</strong>a has-:3.rled discretion.-e}.<strong>in</strong>a ic nrrro Siampsp rnriL !tQs'!u!frrllvFq'-*are <strong>of</strong> the fact, and the contemPts:3 occasionally d:splays towardsher beautifu.ly marked tabby-:2,-cmp.1n:on. is caused less by her <strong>in</strong>o-:rrnerlisree ffnr trlizabetb, too,has Siamese blood) than by the fact:\rf Ltz ern never cxDerience the'c-,'s o{ motherhood, a . state whichB'na regrrds as be:ng highly exalted.ihis srare should once more be fa:t:ccomfli bv her by the time this is.r pr<strong>in</strong>t tand this time the marriage.r -..L:^L L^- ^arents wouldn,r'e epprored), so the usually amicablerelations ol the ladies will con-;-611-ntll hp cliohrlv sfra<strong>in</strong>ed. Liz, asl' "m s r " maiden eult." is williugr n ,lo sor"tn babr--sitt<strong>in</strong>g. but has'ip,' c nn fhn .,,-..ts',.',b.-b ,rnhr<strong>in</strong>o<strong>in</strong>o nf ehildrenRrna. rrith .pikedfa\\' upliltej, d6pgnot hesitate to 1et her know rvhat shetl:irrks about " those rvho have neverhad any, but are aL$'ays the {irst togive advice."^A Patient Photographer'\ 'ts*'nrrf Frnm""thic ' _'" rtt'ttrr<strong>in</strong>o conlvp.'. ,r'hs rnd ihc .oncfant desire <strong>of</strong> eachto .,r-ash the other's face and <strong>of</strong> eachro iesent such femiliaritl'. B<strong>in</strong>a andl.iz. arc sh<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g examples <strong>of</strong> :h.I hiLitl- <strong>of</strong> ts'o lemales to share a]rome without disaster.Bul th"n, as thev irou'd bolh asree.{:iithful reta<strong>in</strong>ers ma,ke such a difier-^nce 1o a smooth-runn<strong>in</strong>g home!Jenny Laird rnd Jobn Fernald do.if ic trrre. <strong>in</strong>si.t on orrire a lot oI Ireetime to devote to some extraord<strong>in</strong>arily,,-:--^-r^-, ^ r:.-11-. called .thctheatre," but the cats rea"lise thatdomcslics are not rvhat they wereand that one must move with thetimes. Fortunately, Karen is a devotedyoung siave and, as B<strong>in</strong>a'snr1trc;-/li.afa c. sond wifh ihechildren. "lf fherp i< onc th<strong>in</strong>o these aristocrrtielrdipc,liclil.e it i< nennle cnm<strong>in</strong>crrlo elnr-'r.i+hlriohr , rlbL,'I:-L+. .-lblack buxes and ask<strong>in</strong>g thcm tor- _..^_^_r _r^. ^....r photo_PlcdbduLJPLclJ(p-:nher Roh<strong>in</strong> {d'"r discovered this,r'hnn he cnAnl I , h^la -' ^- '-- ' ^<strong>in</strong>o i-n opt thFm t,, nnqo <strong>in</strong>,,pt her fnrOUR CATS. No stealthy stalk<strong>in</strong>g andcr<strong>in</strong>l<strong>in</strong>o cott d ner"rrrde them IOenrrnf.nennc thic \'nJo - n.,]':^:+'.I L.6J ia thoush thc) ,ventuallv allo,'.-drhpmcolvp< to hc t:Lon ir.li' i,f"1 "hr cr:-nric^ Thp results showq-r :n. -r-^^^,,-i-.r ..;rL dreams <strong>of</strong>kilt"ns ro cone ',rrf F-lr,rabrlh's exprassion, \'e fear, <strong>in</strong>dicates I don'tknL$ vou, sir Jnd mad rm. a.nd shatismcre .!"<strong>Cats</strong> (says " The Anrmal World ")\\cre oJten the viclims oI superstif:orrqnr.rsee rtion drre tn the:r traditionalassociation with witches. It\r-as, for <strong>in</strong>stance, held to be disastrousfor a" cat, or even a dog, toenter a room <strong>in</strong> u'hich a dead bodylar' "f^.ncrrra *a+ +hic rlid nnt henpenit tras not uncommon <strong>in</strong> medievaltimes to ki1l the househo danimals lvhenever a death occurred<strong>in</strong> the house.The need to be careful not to leavesel<strong>in</strong>g needles \\,ith<strong>in</strong> the reach <strong>of</strong>a nimals has jusr bee. exempliied bythp ernerience nf ihe Chelsea Branch<strong>of</strong> Our Dumb Friends' League. torrh:eh frtn dno en.] t\r'^.r+ nr+ipn+
PRIOI|T YA T,,,IXNTINI]MRS. .M.E. BEEDELL, <strong>of</strong> 24t Brixton Road, London, S.W.9,wrrtes:-" I thought you might like to see the photograph oJ rryt prize-w<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g BlucPersian, Pfiory Valent<strong>in</strong>c. Valent<strong>in</strong>e had a severe )llness and, aJ'ter arelapse, developedpleuisJ. For weeks he would not eat, but I gave him Kit-zrme w.hich I am sure broughthim through. I gave the tablets to him bJ, drcpp<strong>in</strong>g them do*n as medic<strong>in</strong>e and now hceats them himseU.I v'ould ako like to tell you about a beautiful alley cat belong<strong>in</strong>g to someone lknow. This cat, a youn7 tom, recentl), got <strong>in</strong> a brct l over-fbmales and was bitten veryclose to the sp<strong>in</strong>al cord. He couldn't use his h<strong>in</strong>dquarters and refused all Jood. Kitzlmewos given crumbled up on a bit oJ tasty food, but when he had got the farour, heate the tablets one after the other. Now le js runn<strong>in</strong>g about as usuol,"KIT.ZYME WILL BENEFIT YOUR CAT TOO . . .It is a natural Tonic and Conditioner-NOT a purgativeHi#rrEr u-&vilEeVITAMIN - RICH YEASTPromotes resistance to: LISTLESSN ESS, FALLI NGCOAT, LOSS OF APPETITE, SKIN TROUBLES50 (7i gr,) Tablets I 15, 250 lor 4t-, 750 for 8/-KIT-ZYME is sold by Chemists and most Pet StoresLiterotute Free on ReouestREFERENCE NO. 50lf any difficulty <strong>in</strong> obta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g write to :PHILtIPS YEAST PRODUCTS LTD., Park Royal Road, London, N.W.l0
Some tfiseoneeptionsR,.P. M. SODERBERGFT-t HIS is not <strong>in</strong>tended to be aI taie <strong>of</strong> personal \\'oe,r' althoueh the idea for anarticle camd to me as a consequence<strong>of</strong> the mis{ortunes <strong>of</strong>some <strong>of</strong> my own animals.It is by no means unusual t<strong>of</strong><strong>in</strong>d both cats and dogs liv<strong>in</strong>g toeether<strong>in</strong> the same household,and that state <strong>of</strong> affairs hasexisted <strong>in</strong> my own home for morethan twenty years. As one*-ould expect, these animals notonly live under the same ro<strong>of</strong>, butat times even eat from the samedish. Closer proximity would beimpossible.About a month or so beforeChristmas my dogs developedhard pad, the most dreaded <strong>of</strong> allcan<strong>in</strong>6 diseases. I knew from thestart that tragedy was just roundthe corner. The fact that onlyone <strong>of</strong> my dogs died was someth<strong>in</strong>efor which I was <strong>in</strong>deedthanlful.Transmittable DiseaseBut this is the po<strong>in</strong>t. Severalfriends <strong>in</strong> the Cat FancY whowrote me understand<strong>in</strong>g letters atthe time expressed the hope thatnone <strong>of</strong> my cats would developthe same fell disease. Fortunately,I had no such fears, for Ihad been assured on the very bestauthority that cats cannot Possiblydevelop hard pad. Evenso, two cases <strong>in</strong> which this diseasewas said to have occurred <strong>in</strong> catswere quoted to me. I can stillsay that these cats were def<strong>in</strong>itelynot victims <strong>of</strong> hard pad, despiteany similarity <strong>of</strong> symptoms.From my own experience, extend<strong>in</strong>gover many years withsmall livestock and belong<strong>in</strong>g toa number <strong>of</strong> families, it has beenproved to me time after time thatthere are <strong>in</strong>deed few diseaseswhich can be transmitted fromone genus to another. There aresome such diseases, but rarelyare they to be met with <strong>in</strong> animalswhich are likely to be kept togetheras pets.From tirne to time it is saidthat the common cold is passedfrom cat to dog and also- Iromman to either <strong>of</strong> these animals,but never yet has this beenbroueht home to me as a fact.M<strong>in</strong>Jis <strong>in</strong>deed a large householdand on any day <strong>in</strong> the year thereare certa<strong>in</strong> to be at least some<strong>in</strong>dividuals suffer<strong>in</strong>g from headcolds, yet never once have I hada cat or a doe with this same compla<strong>in</strong>t.Boys with typical colds<strong>of</strong>ten make a fuss <strong>of</strong> young kittenswithout anv unfortunate results.Thus I - must either bemore lucky than I deserve or therisk <strong>of</strong> such <strong>in</strong>fection is small <strong>in</strong>deed.R<strong>in</strong>gwormOn the other hand, there arepeopie*who ought to knowbetter-who say def<strong>in</strong>itely thatthe r<strong>in</strong>gworm found <strong>in</strong> the cat isessentially different from that experienced<strong>in</strong> the dog. This is <strong>in</strong>deeda misconception, and youcan rest assured that if your dogsdevelop r<strong>in</strong>gworm you will haveto take plenty <strong>of</strong> precautions ifyou are'to keep it away from yourcats, and the reverse also holds
true. There is more than onetype <strong>of</strong> r<strong>in</strong>gr,r'orm, but the microsporonvariety which is mostusualiy met u,ith is no respecter <strong>of</strong>cats, dogs or even human be<strong>in</strong>gs.It is possible and even likely forall <strong>of</strong> you to have this unpleasantcompla<strong>in</strong>t at the same time. Itis rnost easily cured <strong>in</strong> man, nottoo difficult <strong>in</strong> the dog ; but whenyour cats are the unfortunaterr<strong>in</strong>timq the nrrlc ic nftcnlnnoEven then one cannot be sure formany months that the completecure has been achieved.I do not th<strong>in</strong>k that cat loversare necessariiy more obtuse <strong>in</strong>their th<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>e than the rest <strong>of</strong>humanity ; <strong>in</strong> fact, I know most<strong>of</strong> them to be full <strong>of</strong> sound sense,yet I am surpriscd at times by afirm belief which some <strong>of</strong> themhold that they have found theDanacea for all the ills to whichthe cat is heir.Penicill<strong>in</strong> no Cure-allPenicill<strong>in</strong> has been the means<strong>of</strong> sav<strong>in</strong>g the lives <strong>of</strong> hundreds <strong>of</strong>thousands <strong>of</strong> animals <strong>of</strong> one sortand another, yet no one ought toth<strong>in</strong>k that it will cure everydisease.Infectious fel<strong>in</strong>e enteritis is adisease which the cat owner hasreason to dread, and <strong>in</strong> this countryat present we are handicappedby the fact that suitable vacc<strong>in</strong>esto produce immunity are notreadily available.At least a dozen times last yearI heard that this disease wascured by penicill<strong>in</strong>. When fancierswrite to tell me <strong>of</strong> suchmiracles I have no heart to savwhat I know to be the truth, foito them the only th<strong>in</strong>g that is <strong>of</strong>importance is that the cat hasbeen saved.Jnfectious enteritis is a virusdisease and aga<strong>in</strong>st such penicill<strong>in</strong>can do little or noth<strong>in</strong>e.The fact that the cat has survivedcan only be due to the fact thatit has develooed its own antibodies to fieht the <strong>in</strong>fection. Thisdoes not mean that peniciil<strong>in</strong> hasno value even <strong>in</strong> such cases, for acat which masters the virus maystill develop secondary complications.It is <strong>in</strong> deal<strong>in</strong>g with some<strong>of</strong> these that penicili<strong>in</strong> is <strong>of</strong> value.New DrugsMedical and veter<strong>in</strong>ary scienceare mak<strong>in</strong>g progress, and dur<strong>in</strong>gthe past few years a number <strong>of</strong>so-called wonder drugs have beendeveloped with the result thatsome diseases which were considered<strong>in</strong>curable have resoondedto treatment. But do not letnames like aureomyc<strong>in</strong>, chloromycet<strong>in</strong>and streptomyc<strong>in</strong> dazzleyou with their possibilities, foreven those rvho know most aboutthem are well arvare <strong>of</strong> their limitationsand possible dangcrs. Ihave seen fanciers' medic<strong>in</strong>e'chests which conta<strong>in</strong>ed such drugsrvhich these fanciers <strong>in</strong>tcnded {ouse for fel<strong>in</strong>e diseases if needarose. Noth<strong>in</strong>e could be moredangerous than this. When suchdrugs are used, the veter<strong>in</strong>arvsurgeon is the only perion qualifiedto adm<strong>in</strong>iSter them.Vivis,ectionNow, let me say at once that Ihave no <strong>in</strong>tention <strong>of</strong> discuss<strong>in</strong>gthis most controversial subiect.Whether I am " for "' or" aga<strong>in</strong>st " is entirely my ownafiair, but there are " misionceotions.on the subject which neidcrearlng up.Many people get very hotunder the collar whenever theyhear <strong>of</strong> experiments <strong>in</strong> whichanimals are Lsed as the subjects.The-v immediately express theirobjections to vivisdction. Itmust be recognised, however,that animals can be far more usecont<strong>in</strong>ued,on page 11)10
Although Mrs. John T. Ryan, <strong>of</strong> Texas, U.S.A., is a " prisonet "<strong>in</strong> a wheelchair, her spirit knows no bounds. Feople and catsmake up her world and she manages to get m<strong>of</strong>e quiet fun out <strong>of</strong>life than when, as she puts it, " I was bounc<strong>in</strong>g around." Herspecial pets are Foreign Shorthairs-Siamese, Abyss<strong>in</strong>ians and!u11ng5g-6nd recently she ventured out to show eight <strong>of</strong> her catsat the North Texas Cat Show <strong>in</strong> Dallas. This was quite a red.letter day for her. Mrs. Ryan adrnits to hav<strong>in</strong>g two mer <strong>in</strong> herlife-a long-suffer<strong>in</strong>g husband and the mailman, who is <strong>in</strong> dis-{avour if he {ails to br<strong>in</strong>g any cat mail to 248 West MayfieldBlvd., San Antonio, Texas. That's the address <strong>of</strong> a courageouslady who would welcome letters frorn teaders <strong>of</strong> OUR CATSMagaz<strong>in</strong>e.IIlt
A puge for Tabbi@$ o . .This f<strong>in</strong>e study <strong>of</strong> Bro,wn Tabbies belong<strong>in</strong>g to Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Jacobs cotnesto us from California. Leon<strong>in</strong>e dignity is exemplified by the older cat on the left.And here are two <strong>of</strong> our own best-known Brown Tabbies bred and owned byspecialist Miss Cathcart, <strong>of</strong> Paignton, Devon. TRELYSTAN JASPER (left)was fitst and Charnpion at the Croydon and Torquay shows, 195O, and CHAM'PION TRELYSTAN GIRASOL (right) was voted Best Exhibit at the TauntoriShow <strong>of</strong> the South Vestern Counties Cat Club last September.t2
lUfore Questiona Answered,By ALBERT C. JUDE1 S it common with cats to have afalse pregnancy ? My queen hadI been call<strong>in</strong>g for three or fourweeks, and as we did not want aw<strong>in</strong>ter p6digree litter, decided to lether mate with out neighbourts petmale. She appeared to be <strong>in</strong> kittenas a tesult <strong>of</strong> the mat<strong>in</strong>g, and by theend <strong>of</strong> a month seemed def<strong>in</strong>ite,ly so.But after a further few d,ays she becamequite notmal aga<strong>in</strong>.It is a little diffrcult to give a directanswer because no reliable figures areavailable about this condition <strong>in</strong> cats.But from what <strong>in</strong>formation there isabout actual cases, and because <strong>of</strong>more general facts regard<strong>in</strong>g variousanimals, I rvould say it is hardlyright to say lalse pregnancy <strong>in</strong> catsis common, and irr the ord<strong>in</strong>ary rvayI would not believe it to be morecommon <strong>in</strong> cats than <strong>in</strong> most otheranimals. I do feel, however, there iszr. dist<strong>in</strong>ct probability that with fancycats a fair number <strong>of</strong> cases occur.My reason for this is because fa,tnessand lack <strong>of</strong> exercise can be causes <strong>of</strong>rhe condition, or can partly accountfor it. It is 1ike1y tha.t manl' {anciersare apt to be over-generous g'ith thefeed<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> their cats, and loth forvarious reasons to allow enough freeexercise. 0n the other hand, <strong>in</strong> acase <strong>of</strong> false pregnancy it may onlybe that a ton<strong>in</strong>g-up <strong>of</strong> the reproductionorgans is necessary. The localvet" rvill advise and treat v/here <strong>in</strong>dicated.Preparations are sold {or thepurpose, but I must stress that theseshould on no account be used exceptunder pr<strong>of</strong>essional advice.<strong>Breeders</strong> <strong>of</strong> Siamese and sorne otherbreeds have found, I expect, thatSiamese are more prone to breed dur<strong>in</strong>gw<strong>in</strong>ter than most other breeds,but even so, Siamese a"re less <strong>in</strong>cl<strong>in</strong>edto breed <strong>in</strong> rv<strong>in</strong>ter than dt otherperiods <strong>of</strong> the year. And I th<strong>in</strong>k allcats may Lre more <strong>in</strong>cl<strong>in</strong>ed to falsepregnancy at the end <strong>of</strong> the yearthan, say, dur<strong>in</strong>g the spr<strong>in</strong>g andsummer. The extended " call " is<strong>of</strong>ten on account <strong>of</strong> the reproductivsorgans be<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> a run-down condition,or at least not function<strong>in</strong>gproperly for the time be<strong>in</strong>g. .Aga<strong>in</strong>,some cats are more prone to the conditionthan others.So what happens is that, whetherpregnancy supervencs or not as a result<strong>of</strong> copulation dur<strong>in</strong>g oestrus, thedischarged follicle, after the egg hasbeen extruded, closes up and becomesconverted <strong>in</strong>to a, corpus luteumor " yellou'-body," so called onaccount <strong>of</strong> a pigmented substanceformed <strong>in</strong> it. This yellow-body persists<strong>in</strong> the ovary throughout pregnancy,but <strong>in</strong> the absence oI pregnancyit only survives {or a shortperiod correspond<strong>in</strong>g to the <strong>in</strong>tervalbetween the heats. Thus, <strong>in</strong> thepresenc€ <strong>of</strong> a fullv deveioped luteum,heat does not occur; it is not untilthe corpus-luteum dat<strong>in</strong>g from thelast oestrus has undergone a markedregression that a new heat oeriodcan normally supervene.The question <strong>of</strong> false pregnancydoes, <strong>of</strong> c.ourse, open up a wide field,for after all it is associated withsterility. And sterility and fertilityars opposites between wbicb thereare vary<strong>in</strong>g degrees,fn round terms, sterility u,ill meanfailure to form embryos. And thereis the association between sterilityand the high probability that the fewyoung born-mean<strong>in</strong>g a small iitterdie <strong>of</strong> starvation with<strong>in</strong>, say,-willt3
a couple <strong>of</strong> days or so after birth. Inother n'ords, there is connection betrveensma1l size <strong>of</strong> litter and starvation<strong>of</strong> litter, but it is also associatedwith the death oi embryos late <strong>in</strong>gestation. It is a queen who has a.dead embryo or embryos, and conserluenllla plrcenta still <strong>in</strong> position<strong>in</strong>slra.l <strong>of</strong> be<strong>in</strong>g torn au.ry, uho {ailsi,, h: r e r ',,,o,1 srnnlv oI milk. F urthermore,it occurs only u'hen deathi- frirlrr latp <strong>in</strong> nraonennrr carr thesecond half.It is probable that one <strong>of</strong> thecauses rvhy animals fail to becomepregnant is the non-occurrence <strong>of</strong>ovulation until some considerabletime has elapsed after service. Andit is <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g to note that when afarm animal comes <strong>in</strong>to use veryirregular)y. or else is apparentl5aln'ays rnore or less on heat, as <strong>in</strong> thecondition ot nymphomania, it is extremelyunlikely that artificial <strong>in</strong>sem<strong>in</strong>ationn ill he follorr ed hy pregnzrncy.B.P. Type and ColourI would greatly appreciate youranswer<strong>in</strong>g the follow<strong>in</strong>g question. Itis a matter <strong>of</strong> very def<strong>in</strong>ite dividedop<strong>in</strong>ion here <strong>in</strong> the lJnited States,and warious op<strong>in</strong>ions have been advancedby both experienced andnovice breeders, and the situation issomewhat confus<strong>in</strong>g , It is this :" Is it mo e desirable to breed BluePo<strong>in</strong>ted Siamese to only Blue Po<strong>in</strong>tedSiamese, rather than to, say, a SealPo<strong>in</strong>ted known to have Blue genes,or to a Seal Po<strong>in</strong>ted which has, for<strong>in</strong>stance, a half Blue Po<strong>in</strong>t background? Does one lose coat colour,and does the mat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> the Seal andthe Blue produce a muddy or greycoat ?Tn deal<strong>in</strong>g rvith your problem it isnecessary to first <strong>of</strong> all consider typeand culour separately. Afteruards,their <strong>in</strong>teractions can be taken <strong>in</strong>toaccount, xnd lhen one can decidewhat best to do when some def<strong>in</strong>iteobiective is <strong>in</strong> m<strong>in</strong>d.14From uhat 1ou urite it appearsthat your choice ol Blue Po<strong>in</strong>t studsis limited, and I take it that thismeans that the number o{ B.P.Siamese <strong>in</strong> America is less than forSeal Po<strong>in</strong>ts. That, I believe, is alsothe case here. You also say that theB.P. studs available to you are notso sound <strong>in</strong> type as your olvn S.P.Siamese rnale. This may mean thatp"ncrallwb.'_ _ _ *''J vorrr S.P s are better <strong>in</strong>1r'no lhen ihe RP< And Jhai <strong>in</strong>nI believe, <strong>in</strong> the ma<strong>in</strong> applies overhere. In fact, I feel I am right <strong>in</strong>sa r-<strong>in</strong> o"_.""bihai" *'l <strong>in</strong> keen<strong>in</strong>o rvith someother Rlue animals, we can take itthat B.P.s rvill, as a rule, be rather<strong>in</strong>ferior generally <strong>in</strong> type to S.P.sivhichare virtually Blacks.Bear<strong>in</strong>g the above <strong>in</strong> m<strong>in</strong>d, I cansay that the cross would improvetvpe for the B.P.s, if you have anoutstand<strong>in</strong>gly good tvped S.P. available,but I s'ou1d say that it is hardlvlikp __'^''J'^_*- w rhatb.---.-'Jr'sond r..ne <strong>in</strong> -_' B.P.s couldH^nerall)' equal the good type <strong>of</strong> thebest <strong>of</strong> the S.P.s.Not' let us leave it at that for amoment and th<strong>in</strong>k <strong>of</strong> the matter <strong>of</strong>colour. In the long run, B.P.s rtouldsuffer <strong>in</strong> body-colour by the crossmel<strong>in</strong>g.because ue do expect byreason <strong>of</strong> blue-dilution better clearbodv colour <strong>in</strong> the B.P.s. Therefore,the cross is almost certa<strong>in</strong> to ta,kean'ay at least some <strong>of</strong> that advantage.lConclud.ed, Jron page 10){ul than humans for some experimentalpurposes, and many iuchuses have noth<strong>in</strong>s to do witheither pa<strong>in</strong> or even discomfortand do not implv the use <strong>of</strong> theknife. Before ^anyone condemnsa practice he should know thefacts. The fact is that much <strong>of</strong>the work for which animals areused has noth<strong>in</strong>g at all to dowith vivisection, and thus theethics <strong>of</strong> true vivisection are not<strong>in</strong> question <strong>in</strong> such experimentalworl(.
Sa<strong>in</strong>tlA eut LoaersBv CHERRY CALVERT JONESOW <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g it is to notethat from the earliest recordedpcriod <strong>of</strong> historythe cat has ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>ed his highplace <strong>in</strong> human society. A11sorts and conditions <strong>of</strong> men havelronoured him, from the k<strong>in</strong>g tothe beggar and from crim<strong>in</strong>als upto the very sa<strong>in</strong>ts themselves.St. Gertrudis <strong>of</strong> Nivelle is saidto be the pairon sa<strong>in</strong>t <strong>of</strong> cats, butas she is also the patron <strong>of</strong> ratsand mice, which used to runover the herri <strong>of</strong> her gown as sheknelt <strong>in</strong> prayer, it is debatable ifshe ever had a cat at all. If shedid, he must have been neariy assa<strong>in</strong>tly as his mistress.St. Philie Neri, who was thefounder <strong>of</strong> the Roman Society <strong>of</strong>Sanctissime Tr<strong>in</strong>ite, for the care<strong>of</strong> the sick poor, had a dearlyloved cat. Determ<strong>in</strong>ed not to sethis heart too firmly upon earthlyth<strong>in</strong>gs, he r,vouid leave her <strong>in</strong> hiscell - at St. Girolamo while hetoiled <strong>in</strong> the disease-ridden slums<strong>of</strong> Rome. From thence he wouldsend a disciple, armed with thekey, to feed her and br<strong>in</strong>g himback news <strong>of</strong> her progress.When the messenger returned,St. Philio was cuite unable to restra<strong>in</strong>iiis aniiety. Card<strong>in</strong>aismight be (and <strong>of</strong>ten were) present,but they were neglected ashe asked eagerly: " Wel1, soyou've been to see my dear cat?What nice d<strong>in</strong>ner did you takeher? Is she quite well and didshe look happy and comfortable?Had she a good appetite? "In John the Deacon's iife <strong>of</strong>St. Gregory is told the story <strong>of</strong> ahermit who was so attached to hiscat that he soent much <strong>of</strong> his timepett<strong>in</strong>g it <strong>of</strong> carry<strong>in</strong>g it about <strong>in</strong>nls arms.One niphl hr. nrrved that hemight knorv what place he lvouldoccupy <strong>in</strong> Heaven. Iie wasansn'ered <strong>in</strong> a dream that hen-ould be <strong>in</strong> the same place asPope Gregory. The irnputationthat he, who had voluntarily embracedpoverty, was no betterthan a lvealthy Pope, annoyedthe hermit <strong>in</strong>tenselv. The nextnight, horvever, he'rvas visited byanother dream, <strong>in</strong> which he wassternlv reoroved: " You sha-reyour sole iiches (your cat) withnobody, but Gregory shares hisgreat posscssions s'ith ffiDnl,."Thiq annarnntlrz nrrellnd fhehermit for -nve hear no more <strong>of</strong>him, but it is to be hoped that herreni cfraioht 1o the.it fnr.rr--patny.The Breton lawyer sa<strong>in</strong>t, Ivo,has the cat for his symbol, but asthis seems to have been svmbolic<strong>of</strong> the lawyer toy<strong>in</strong>g catlike withhis prey, one feels St. Ivo canhardly be numbered among thesa<strong>in</strong>tly cat-lovers. The claims <strong>of</strong>the Anglo-Saxon St. Wulstan arealso dubious, be<strong>in</strong>g only that, ata time when all clergv wore theirrv<strong>in</strong>ter goi,vns l<strong>in</strong>ed rvith cat sk<strong>in</strong>,St. Wulstan preferred lamb sk<strong>in</strong>,rvhich v'as highly commendable,but may have been for some otherreason than a dislike for see<strong>in</strong>spussies de-Iurred.Naturally it is from Irelandthat the stoly <strong>of</strong> St. Mol<strong>in</strong>gs, theBishop <strong>of</strong> Fern, comes. As thetale goes, he was the possessor <strong>of</strong>a dear cat and one day the old15
gentleman and his pet were sitt<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong> the sun outside the episcopalpalace, which at that dateprobablv consisted <strong>of</strong> a beehiveshapeahut <strong>of</strong> wattle, plasteredwith clay.St. Moi<strong>in</strong>gs was peacefullyread<strong>in</strong>g a ponderous tome, handwrittenupou calf sk<strong>in</strong>, the catwas snooz<strong>in</strong>g, when a large, impert<strong>in</strong>entfly nose-dived on to theopen page. As it rose a swailowskirnmed out <strong>of</strong> the blue, gaveone gulp, and the fly was gone;but before she could rise asa<strong>in</strong>the cat had pounced and stood,replete and complacent, look<strong>in</strong>gup at her master for applause.But St. Mol<strong>in</strong>gs rvas not pleased." Fie, Puss," he said reprov<strong>in</strong>gly,for he had long depioredhis pet's murderous and worldlytendencies.The cat's face fell. She'd doneit aga<strong>in</strong>. Her fel<strong>in</strong>e <strong>in</strong>st<strong>in</strong>cts hadgot the better <strong>of</strong> her and masterwas cross. There was onlv oneth<strong>in</strong>g to do. She braced. herselfand save a tremendous heave.The swallow lay palpitat<strong>in</strong>g onthe ground and out <strong>of</strong> its beak,<strong>in</strong> a state <strong>of</strong> great perturbation,bazzed the fly. The cat aveltedher eyes and l"y down aga<strong>in</strong>,comforted by St. Mol<strong>in</strong>g's word<strong>of</strong> praise, and the swallow andthe fly left the scene <strong>of</strong> the <strong>in</strong>cidentas quickly as possible.Now you don't have to believethis story, but when you considerthe wonderful stories that everyonecan and will tel1 <strong>of</strong> their cats,it is oleasant to th<strong>in</strong>k that asa<strong>in</strong>tllr o1d gentleman a thousandyears ago would say excitedly tohis visitors, just as sa<strong>in</strong>ts ands<strong>in</strong>ners do to-dav, " You'll neverbelieve what my pussy's donenow! ":{d4h}?g'iFj*ijffifrffi;iru+ifi{ffiffiffiffiSPRATT'SUVESTOCK sillPP!NC
AMERICAN NEWSLETTER No. 9Puttss ueross " The Pond"From BILLIE BANCROFT (American Associate Editor)n ROBABLY the most imPorlant[/ uir <strong>of</strong> ncws to-daY <strong>in</strong> theI American FancY is the result o[the Cat Fanciers' Association annualelectiorr oI high l)rass. IJargueriteSaxby-llabie rvas returned to preslclentialauthoritY bY a large \ote.Judge l'labie has Proven herself <strong>in</strong>this last )car as cleVer, taclful, {liplomaticand comPetent. Her stafl<strong>of</strong>frcers measure up to her high standardo{ elliciency. The Cat Fanciers'Association is the largest <strong>of</strong> its k<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong> America. At the last count thereNere 73 associirte clubs operat<strong>in</strong>gunder Cl.F.A. rules.t*iLittLe Elizabeth Ann Ames is liv<strong>in</strong>gthrrrugll lrn unusuel cxPerient eIllizabeth Ann tlrvns a Cream Persianrvho likes to roam. He skiddedthrough the ha}l tloorn'ay rvhile themaid rvas clcan<strong>in</strong>g and, headed for alarge mulberry tree <strong>in</strong> the corner <strong>of</strong>the yerd. lhere rvrs a ladder lcan<strong>in</strong>gaga<strong>in</strong>st the tree, but JohnnieDollar did not use the ladder-hestreakecl up the trunk <strong>of</strong> the tree and{ound a nice comfortable crotch torest himsel{. Norv }ilizabeth Ann,who is someth<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> a tomboY, sograndmere says, \.vent uP the ladder<strong>in</strong> no time flat. Johnnie Dollarstarted purr<strong>in</strong>g, evidently th<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>gthey were go<strong>in</strong>g to have a nice time<strong>in</strong> the tree. Elizabeth Ann Pickedhlm up and started to back dorvn'When she reached the ladder shemissed her foot<strong>in</strong>g and fell. Never atany time did she rel<strong>in</strong>quish her gripon Johnnie Dol1ar. He arrived onterra firma un<strong>in</strong>jured but ElizabethL7Ann suffered a broken leg. She *asremor-cd to a hosPital <strong>in</strong> Neu'ark,Neu' Jersey, rvhere brothel Wallacervas sen'<strong>in</strong>g as <strong>in</strong>tern. The 1eg tvasset and, <strong>of</strong> course, Put <strong>in</strong> a cast.f{other and Dad brought JohnnieDoliar dorvn to see her and u"eie thevsurprisecl to see names rlritten all.'over the casts ! It had been autographedby trvo <strong>of</strong> thc doctors andmost oI the nurses. Johnnie Dollarwas le{t with Wallace animalslvere not allou'ed <strong>in</strong> the hosPrtalbut it rvas not long before Wallaceha
CFIAMPION KAL,A PANDA, worthy represen.tative <strong>of</strong> the iovely and all"too-rare Smokes.For some years judges have commented on hisf<strong>in</strong>e coat <strong>of</strong> lovely ccntrasts, blaik and silver,his good type and eye colour. When on theshow bench Smokes . can w<strong>in</strong> up to 4O po<strong>in</strong>tsfor colour alone out <strong>of</strong> a total <strong>of</strong> 1OO po<strong>in</strong>ts.Panda, by Kala Pendragotr ex BluegrassF{eather, belongs to Miss D. M. Coll<strong>in</strong>s, breederand International judge, o,f Warfield,Berkshire,18
-\lrs. Chris Kl<strong>in</strong>khammer, State oJWash<strong>in</strong>gton, Pacific Coast, enteredher blue-eyed White Persian, BrooksSnow Bear, <strong>in</strong> thc lnland trmPire CetClub, Spokane, Weish<strong>in</strong>gton' A11 hedid was ralk <strong>of</strong>f u ith the higheslhonois <strong>in</strong> the club t:IS Best Cat.I have several repolts th:rt this boyis reaily someth<strong>in</strong>g to look at.***At the Calitornia. Cat Club, llollvivood,the Best Cat <strong>in</strong> Shotv l asi)ixie-Land's Potentate <strong>of</strong> Azulita, aBlue male os,ned lty \'Ils. Walker J.J ohnson. This boy comes fromRer:ngton stor k. J udge f{p1 <strong>in</strong>o1611rs noted for her White and Blue Persiansand " Dixie-J-and " is the tagnamethat rneans quality. I haveheard manv judges and breeders saYthey could tell a " Dixie-Land " catby look<strong>in</strong>g at it, never hav<strong>in</strong>g seen itl,cfore or evcn knorv<strong>in</strong>g the cal sname. There are a {erv other breedersu ho 'ltave the-stamp-<strong>of</strong> type <strong>in</strong> theirstock, mean<strong>in</strong>g, to name a lervHydon, Ohl<strong>in</strong>. Rudolph, Pelta, Virg<strong>in</strong>iaCobb, Hecht, Nack and liiedier.There are others rvho ale goodbreeders that stand back o{ all theysell, rvho are authorities <strong>in</strong> theirespecial fie1d.-\lready plans are afoot for biggerand better ohoirs this com<strong>in</strong>g f rll season. I th<strong>in</strong>k I have fi.ve <strong>in</strong>vitationsto garden parties.and three bids tokitten matches, all to raise money forthe com<strong>in</strong>g shot's. Quite a bit <strong>of</strong>speculation and anticipatlon existsregard<strong>in</strong>g trvo English judges whos'il1 be <strong>in</strong>vited over.*+*The novel Clemenl Richer hasrvritten quite recently is breath-tak<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong> suspense. TTre plot is unusual andkeeps you guess<strong>in</strong>g. The jrcket pic'tures the author and his Seai Po<strong>in</strong>tSiamese. The name <strong>of</strong> the book," TlCoyo and His Shark."t*iGo<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>to New York this week, Inoticed seven bill-boards advertis<strong>in</strong>gfa,cial creams, tissues, pa<strong>in</strong>t, flowershops, thread, dress material, knitt<strong>in</strong>gyarn, comb<strong>in</strong>ed u'ith cats. Someseemed to be a1ley cats, two wereWhite Persians, the rest Sia"mese.I'd say that the Siamese are the mostpopulal rr hen it comes lo advertis<strong>in</strong>g. probably because theY are sotalkatir.e and co-operative.I * I ''-lust had a letter ait m;riled fromRuffalo, rvritten by Isabelle Smith,orvni:r <strong>of</strong> that very rvonclerful Silvercluecn, Sugar Tol'n Pie o{ Lorvood.Iudge Hobbs gave hcr Besi <strong>in</strong> Show'at the Lake Erie Cat CIub. \{rs.Smith states that Sugar Tol'n Pic ha"lreen rated Best AlI liastern Sih er'Female and that she is verl'grate{ul as uell as lery humbie <strong>in</strong> her:rppreciation <strong>of</strong> the honors bestol'edupon her ba by. qhe signs her 'letter" Houserrile and Katzen Jlutter '. carefuliy expla<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g to methat is German for " <strong>Cats</strong>' f{other."She slates that Lorood (attery is expect<strong>in</strong>gten litters ihis spr<strong>in</strong>g, eight<strong>of</strong> rvhich u'ill be Sih'ers. There issometh<strong>in</strong>g about these Silver breeders.just let 'em get the bit rn their teeth. and they are <strong>of</strong>f.A r.ner i e lrD., ID er s rorr alit.tlMRS. MAX FIEDLERT OUISE FIEULER rs a. person-I ality girl o[ rale and <strong>in</strong>dividual-U istic quriitics. The Fiedlerhome is iocated on a small farm <strong>in</strong>suburban Philadelphia, State <strong>of</strong>Penns-vlvania, about one hundredrniles from Neri' York City. Thel'have a certified herd <strong>of</strong> Jersey cattleand numerous other animals as wellas a special build<strong>in</strong>g for the SiameseSeal Po<strong>in</strong>ts. This build<strong>in</strong>g consistsuI r \vu sLUrcyS '\\ :'L lrrr u.r: heat at rrellas auxiliary electric heaters, thermorLdrlLdlry-r^.:..1r LUrrLruLlru,, du-- electric re-{rigerator, plenty <strong>of</strong> hot rvater at alltimes, and <strong>in</strong> summer there are <strong>in</strong>di-13
vidual outside cages <strong>of</strong>i the ground.Ilo-Lrng is a cattery that is <strong>in</strong>ternational<strong>in</strong> scope and it can be truly'said it is a {el<strong>in</strong>e paradise for SealPo<strong>in</strong>ts. lVhen Judge Fiedler is <strong>of</strong>i tothe shows, husband Max takes overthe duties <strong>of</strong> those lelt beh<strong>in</strong>d and hers one husband that objects to any o{the NIo-L<strong>in</strong>g tribe leav<strong>in</strong>g home.(One, husband that likes cats, blesshim !):rnd was bre
drfficult decisions and is searchiogly;ntical oI the c.omplexity <strong>of</strong> judg<strong>in</strong>g.-{. oovice teenager, enter<strong>in</strong>g her petfor the first time under Fiedler, describedher as " four-square." Thisseems to be an accurate sample <strong>of</strong>s'hat the breeders th<strong>in</strong>k <strong>of</strong> her. The-\ssociations under which JudgeFiedler operates are the C.F.F. andthe A.C.A. I have critically u'atchedher judge under difficult c.onditionsand I have found her a. very shreu,d,polished performer, tvho <strong>in</strong> her lastnvelve shorvs has dist<strong>in</strong>guished herself<strong>in</strong> no smal1 manner. No matterlhat your personal op<strong>in</strong>ion is o{Judge Fiedler, you rvill agree thatshe is a good judge <strong>in</strong> any shorvrvhere she operates. No ribbons arechanged ; no high decisions Jr{.altered by arguments"She is rvell knorvn as a. Siamesejudge, but recently she has gone :n{or Longhair judg<strong>in</strong>g ancl her firstshorv <strong>of</strong> a Specialty <strong>in</strong> Persians u,asthe Solid Color, Nerv Orleans, March,1.952. I ha."'e quite a ferv letters tothe effect that sbe did an excellentbit ol work. One nvas lrom the mostloquacious critic <strong>in</strong> the South. Shemust ha.ve been good to merit thisbreeder's praise !Her bobbies a.re collect<strong>in</strong>g catbooks and marked cata,logues fromcat shows. Btr-r-rs B.A.NcnonrA SchrcedeMARTIAL MELISSA, alert Siamesequeen, bred and owned by Miss N. M.Marshall, <strong>of</strong> Bro,ckenhurst, Ffants,F{untirg fleas ?The cleanly cat who unfortunatelyswallows a flea whenperform<strong>in</strong>g his ablutions mayeaslly become r vlcfim <strong>of</strong> tapc-*q1rn5-f61 fleas harbour iheeggs <strong>of</strong>this troublesome <strong>in</strong>ternal,parasite.Regulat dusriirgwith (Lorexane'ls the suresrDfotection aga<strong>in</strong>st feas-andagarnst tapeworms ! Pleasantlyperfumed and perfectlysafe,.it keeps the coat- healdryano rmmaculate.gl.orexanetB8f,HHf;(Contahts gamma BHC)Obta<strong>in</strong>able from your usual .upplier o-r.-<strong>in</strong> case <strong>of</strong> difficulty, write to lmperialChemical (PharmaceuLicajs) r ra. wiimstow,-,!i;;;h;";;:'; subsidiarycompany <strong>of</strong> Imperial Chemical lnousrrres Lro.Ph.B.4z
Mrs. Waller at her Wimbledon home with a few o'f her furry friends-see storyon opposrae page.And here are some <strong>of</strong> the Shorthaircats, all <strong>in</strong>members <strong>of</strong> the wonderful Waller family <strong>of</strong>tip-top condition.,.,
Presented by JOAN THOMPSON11 EGULARLY every month.It( Mrs. Joan Thompson-- L popular and active figure <strong>in</strong>the Cat Fancy for many yeats,breeder and International judgewillturn the pages o,f her diary toreveal the most <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g entriesconcetn<strong>in</strong>g personalities, bothhum,an and fel<strong>in</strong>e.l6th March; To Wimbledon tovisit Dr. and !Irs. Wailer and theirwonderful family <strong>of</strong> cats. My first<strong>in</strong>troduction was to a trio <strong>of</strong> AbYss<strong>in</strong>iankittens by Croham Amha"raand Taishun Penelope, tawny babieswith colour<strong>in</strong>g like lion cubs. V"ryattractive and <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g: they tereirr a large bedroom pleasantly r'l'armrvith a radiator.Then through another room to thematernity v'ard, empty at present,but how ideal {or the purpose. Athird <strong>of</strong> the room rvas rvired <strong>in</strong>, andback to the w<strong>in</strong>dorv a smaller sectionrvas enclosed for the mother s'ithboards at the base to excludedraughts and too much light. Alongto another room, Ilght and airl', tosee Dunloe Nadeja and Vera, bred byMiss RochJord. In the garden threesubstantial cat trouses l<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>in</strong>side rvithboard and ivith tubular electric heat<strong>in</strong>g,which I noticed had an extrajacket <strong>of</strong> metal to prevent scorch<strong>in</strong>gEven the thermostat was providedwitb a, cover.In one house with a crazy pavedrun Bonavia Shrimp, a pretty ,Chiichillabred by Mrs. Turney, and avery nice Blue. Po<strong>in</strong>ted Sia"mese,Baac.hor Blue Pagiiarci (bred by Mrs.\lacpherson) were shar<strong>in</strong>g a house. Iliked the crazy paved run and hurdlesoutside the s'ire nett<strong>in</strong>g to excludecoid rv<strong>in</strong>ds. ,Ch. Dunloe Gasha hasanother house, but is also aliorved upstairsto visit his trvo rvives, Nadejaand Vera, and, unusual for a stud cat,hp nerrp.
lolv over the sea to the airport a fervhundred yards from the coast ; red,r,r'hite, biue and green lights gleam<strong>in</strong>gon rocky promontories made it anenchant<strong>in</strong>g land<strong>in</strong>g. Just after rvealighted heard the announcementover the <strong>in</strong>ter-com: " Weicome toSweden. Hope -vou have had apleasant journey. The temperatureis n<strong>in</strong>e degrees below zero." Not sobad as it sounds when everywhere <strong>in</strong>doors<strong>in</strong> S*.eden is cosy. A shortwait and then <strong>of</strong>i on the last hop toStockholm, where I was met by Mrs.Hjelde-Anderson and Mr. WalterRiidell and whisked <strong>of</strong>i to the CarltonHotel. Everyone very busy prepar<strong>in</strong>gfor the Shou, so early to hed.22nd, and 2ltd March. To K<strong>in</strong>gsHa11, K<strong>in</strong>g Street, to the Ch. Show<strong>of</strong> the Swedlsh Cat Club. Huge cartoons<strong>of</strong> black cats outside the build<strong>in</strong>gwas an excellent idea and helpedto attract over 7,500 spectators. Likemost European shows, the venue was<strong>in</strong> one <strong>of</strong> the most {ashionable streets<strong>of</strong> the capital, equivalent to ourPiccadilly or Regent Street. Thehall was modern and, be<strong>in</strong>g underground,was lit by neon light<strong>in</strong>g.Pens rvere spacious, made <strong>of</strong> woodwith wire nett<strong>in</strong>g fronts and tops.The doors rvere at the back, so myfour stervards, l,lrs. Hjelde-Anderson,NIrs. Ohlson, Mrs. Revholt and MissLarsdotter, and myself, esconcedourselves at the back and it was convenientfor tak<strong>in</strong>g peeps over the topto see cats <strong>in</strong> repose, always a helprvhen decisions are close. Six polic.emencontrolled the crowds andseveral times the doors were closed toprevent congestion. Entrance feewas I kroner 5p ore, equivalent totwo shill<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>in</strong> our money.The Best Exhibit <strong>in</strong> Show was Mrs.Akerman's Tassita av Frej, a lovelyLongharr White <strong>of</strong> very good type,deep blue eyes and a coat <strong>of</strong> exquisitepurity, texture and quantity for thetime <strong>of</strong> year. She was sired by thew<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g White male, Ch. Tass <strong>of</strong>Birka, the latter bred by Mrs. Hjeide-Anderson lrom her Blue-eyed Whitequeen Ch. Tussa.British-bred exhibits aad thosebred <strong>in</strong> Sweden from British cats hada held day, and I was glad to see myfe11ow breeders had sent such goodstock abroad. Best Shorthair Exhibitwas Mrs. Magnusson's Seal Po<strong>in</strong>tSiamese, Sabukia S<strong>in</strong>bad, by L<strong>in</strong>daleS:mon Pie, bred by our Mrs. Dadd.Very close up was another lovelySiamese maie, Yo Si av Amur, by KilldownRomeo, bred <strong>in</strong> Sweden andorvned by tr'lrs. Lans. First and Ch.Seal Po<strong>in</strong>t Si.amese female was ExoticIsabella, by Killdown Romeo exProud \{<strong>in</strong>nie, bred <strong>in</strong> Sweden Lryl{rs. \{a"gnusson and owned now by\{rs. Sjostrom. Best Longhair Kittenrvas a BIue ma1e, GippesrvykDarby, by Malmary Son <strong>of</strong> Taff, bredby Miss Alexander, a well-grown kittenexcell<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> coat and type. MissLarsdotter's Ronada Onaway, BestBlue Female Kitten, another gem bySouthway Echo, bred by Mrs. Brice-Webb, I admired very much, but shehad shed her coat, as she normallywould at this time oI year <strong>in</strong> England.Best Shorthair Kitten rvas Mrs. Magnusson'sSeal Po<strong>in</strong>t Siamese female,Quantocks Gossamer, by Ch. MorrisTudor, chosen by her owner whenshe was over here <strong>in</strong> January. Anotherlittle stranger to ' me was anenchant<strong>in</strong>g little sprite, Waldo Precious,a Seai Po<strong>in</strong>t Siamese by MorrisPadishah. She excelled .<strong>in</strong> type,colour<strong>in</strong>g, and had a perfect whiptail very f<strong>in</strong>e <strong>in</strong> bone. Best BlueAdult, Baralan Challenger, exhibitedby !lrs. T<strong>in</strong>grva.Il and bred by Mrs.IIenn, was look<strong>in</strong>g rvell, and some <strong>of</strong>the u'<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g I onghairs *'ere by him,notably the Challenge Certifcatew<strong>in</strong>ners <strong>in</strong> Cream males and BlueCream females. In Cream females,Aviary Blossom, by Ch. BayhorneM<strong>in</strong>ton, was the w<strong>in</strong>ner ; yet anotherBritish-bred exhibit was Mrs. Hjelde-Anderson's pretty Blue Cream kitten,Widd<strong>in</strong>gton Rosemary, who also24
iIqIIorvnecl the lovely White <strong>in</strong> the Championclass, Ch. Tussa.There rvere some nice Red Tabbies,a variety popular <strong>in</strong> Scand<strong>in</strong>avia'In Blacks, Mrs. Philip Ohlson hadbrought her male, Tikitavi <strong>of</strong> Knorre,by Bentveld Anthony, from Gothenburg,and I was pieased to hear hebecame a Champion at this Shorv.-!Irs. K. Olsen bred and orvned thevery handsome adult Ch. Certificaterv<strong>in</strong>ners <strong>in</strong> <strong>Russian</strong> <strong>Blues</strong>. I u'as <strong>in</strong>terestedto see their dam, Anita oIF<strong>in</strong>landia, was bred by Fru LisLangberg, <strong>of</strong> Copenhagen, rvho isu'el1 knot'n to British breeders.On each catalogue rvas a Pr<strong>in</strong>tedslip <strong>in</strong>vit<strong>in</strong>g the Public to chooservhich exhibit they considered thebest. When the votes were countedat the end o{ the Shorv the chosen onewas my selection for Best <strong>in</strong> Show,the White Longhair Tassita av Freja,s'ho u,as na<strong>in</strong>ed N{iss Stockholm, 1952.A very <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g personality presentwas NIr. Bengt Danielson, famousfor his part <strong>in</strong> the Kon-tiki Expedition.He exhibited trvo Shor'chairswhich he brought from Tahiti toN{arseilles and thence to Srveden. Allcats on the island are supposed to beclescendants <strong>of</strong> the orig<strong>in</strong>al pair leftbeh<strong>in</strong>d by CaPta<strong>in</strong> Cook <strong>in</strong> the 17thcentury. Snovit rvas a White with area1ly short coat but mtrch closerly<strong>in</strong>g than our Shorthairs. She u'asda<strong>in</strong>ty but porverfully built and hada good head, but not so round as outShortharrs. Her large eyes t'ere agolden vellorv and she looked verYattractive as she sat <strong>in</strong> her Pendraped with boldly patterned red andwhite material brought from hernative birthplace. Her companionwas her brother, Ophelix, with thesame characteristics, but his colour<strong>in</strong>gcould best be described as afa<strong>in</strong>tly marked Ch<strong>in</strong>chillated MackerelSilver Tabby. The tYPical tickiagwas most <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g on his shortcoat. Both were lovely and <strong>in</strong> Perfectphysical condition. They sat oa.iloveD mats 'which Mr. Danielson,,5told me the natives sleeP on'. WhenI observed they must be hard forhumans, he rePlied: " Yes, but theYstart young."24th March. Luncheon with Mrc.Kar<strong>in</strong> Hast, Treasurer <strong>of</strong> the SwedishCat C1ub, \{rs. Haldls Rohlff andMrs. Judith Saether, from NorwaY.Later, NIrs. Hast took us for a verY<strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g drive to see the lovelycity <strong>of</strong> Stockholm. I was surPrisedto see the river (about as rvide as itis here at \\'estm<strong>in</strong>ster.; frozen orer,and the sea also where they met, irndpeople ,children and dogs disport<strong>in</strong>gthemselves on it. In the even<strong>in</strong>g tollrs. Magnusson's home to flnd agather<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> visitors from Scand<strong>in</strong>a.via.Quantocks Gossamer andWaldo Precious rvere hav<strong>in</strong>g highj<strong>in</strong>ks among the guests. An Aberdeenterrier and tlvo rvirehaired terriersrvere tethered to a radiator rvitha iong lead and were quite contentbecause they could see all that wasgo<strong>in</strong>g on. Last, but not least, Mrs.Magnusson's daughter and fivemonths o1d son completed a pictureo{ youth and happ<strong>in</strong>ess.31st March. Mrs. Farvell, <strong>of</strong> Norwich,the well-known breeder <strong>of</strong> RedTabbies, writes:-'' \\re had the cats for our children,.A,nn" and Roger. rvho are both trulyanimal lovers and rviil do anyth<strong>in</strong>gfor t\em an,l resnecl each cat'S temperrment.\\hen I decided rve wouldhave a pedigree cat I went to myfirst cat shorv and immediately myeve was caught by a, lovely RedTabby, son <strong>of</strong> the late Mrs. CampbellFraser's Ch. Hendon Sir Roderic.It was the colour which attractedmF httl- <strong>of</strong> cnrrrse it is the Redwhich is the only cat with such vividwarm colouriag." I mana.ged to procure twodarshJers <strong>of</strong> Sir Rndsl!6. These Ihave never shown; how they wouldhate it ! One <strong>of</strong> these is Aurora, whohas had many prize wiun<strong>in</strong>g kittens.
VfCIdern R,esearch andOat l{ealthI[ow the work <strong>of</strong> biochem,istsancl aeterhtctry su,rgeo?rs helps to makecats lteal,th,ierJn the tliet does noi conta<strong>in</strong> a sulli-I cient suppll <strong>of</strong> vitam<strong>in</strong>s, togetherwith what biochemists call 'traceelements,' then your cat can neverbe really fit and grorv a lovely coat.A healtliv bioodstream, good l_roneformatioir, sound digestion and nervousstructuli:; ali depend not onlyon the correct vita,m<strong>in</strong>s and m<strong>in</strong>erirlelements, but-tvhat is critical--ontheir bc<strong>in</strong>g present <strong>in</strong> scientillcallybulanced propodions. 'l'his is whi''Tibs' arc so necessary for all catsand kittens.llolv 'TlB$'00NDtTt0t{ oATs' Tibs ' Cat Powders supplement thc' civilised' diet <strong>of</strong> domestic catswith vitam<strong>in</strong>s and m<strong>in</strong>erals which itmay normally lack.h)very packet <strong>of</strong>'Tibs' Cat powdersembodies tlie research <strong>of</strong>workers<strong>in</strong> the field <strong>of</strong> cat nutrition, and the'Tibs ' formula is scientilicallv balaneedlo provide nrirrerals nnd tit*-m<strong>in</strong>s which the cat needs <strong>in</strong> exacflythe right proportions. Iron. coppeiand cobalt are present to providefresh red blood cells and preventanaemia; calcium and phosphorusibr healthy bones and teeth; vitarn<strong>in</strong>81 and nicot<strong>in</strong>ieacid for healthyappetite, silky coat and good generalcondition.A cornn <strong>of</strong> the Bob Mart<strong>in</strong> laboratories uhere'Tibl CctPoudas are be<strong>in</strong>g discuted with tisitors.H.0.0F cAT HEALTTIAII 'Tibs' preparations are underconstant analytical corrtrol <strong>in</strong> theBob Mart<strong>in</strong> laboratories at SouthporL.Veter<strong>in</strong>ary surgeons and pharmacistswho are welcome visitors,have expressed their admiration forthe research and care that go <strong>in</strong>toevery 'Tibs' product.Uisits from the Gat Fancy to the Bobr\{art<strong>in</strong> laboratories and factory arecordially <strong>in</strong>vited. Cat Club Secretarieswho wish to organise partiesshould write to the Advertis<strong>in</strong>gDepartment for possible dates.T I Rq'.#!;- u#;!!s!"t!yy\,,7::x"%:::kr:; ffiI llru KEEp cArs KrrrENtsH26
;1!.'ffigffi$is, :A trio <strong>of</strong> Mrs. Fawell's handsome Red Tabbies' BARWELL DERRY is on theleft, REDYETTS BRAMBLE sits up <strong>in</strong> the centre p.osition and BARWELLCAYENNE looks very comfortable on the right.She has progeny <strong>in</strong> Switzerland andfour <strong>in</strong> France, *'here they are happyand greatly krved. Barwell Dolo isnow on'ned b-v NIme. de Bovet andwon a Chailenge Certifrcate first timeshown last November at the AmisDes Chats Show <strong>in</strong> Paris. His twoTortie sisters also rvon <strong>in</strong> their c1ass.Their sire is lliss Rodda's lovelyBIatk, Ch. r hadhur't >ambo, rrhopasses on his lovely t1-pe. I11' youngstud, Barn'ell Derry, is erlso the samebreeC<strong>in</strong>g. I am rather afraid I sha1lnot be able to keep three studs. Ialso have Barrvell Cayenne :rnd theyoung male I bought from the lateHon. \'icto::a Bru,. RedyeitsBramble." flme. Barcn <strong>in</strong> Paris rvould liketo har'. Cal rnne. so I mav lpt him goto her lrter. \\'e heve one ShorthairRed Tabby, Ch. Barwell Bena,who has always u'on so s'eil at theshous. She rras mated to the lovelyRed Ch. Vectensian Anaconda andher kittens are almost due. Our ambitionls to breed the perfect Red- -_-J "---O'._"'z/BO,OK REVIEWSCATS AND HOW TO DRA\\' TI]EM. BTAm1, Hogeboom. (?utnam & Co., Ltd.)6s. 6d. (cloth), 6s. (paper).This is a book {or the yorngsters aDd <strong>in</strong>particular those young hopefuls who loveanimals and like to sketch them, The authoruses a s].stem <strong>of</strong> geometric figutes as the basisfor draw<strong>in</strong>g, thus the outlilc for a sitt<strong>in</strong>g kitten".n-i-ts larB"lr <strong>of</strong> a circle and an oval.r\ildr"n sill bc hv<strong>in</strong>arcd b5 the photographrrddiagrars, anC an1 latent lal'nl qifh ppn.pencil or cralon wiil surel1' be encouraged bythe simple directions given <strong>in</strong> this book.'TI-PUSS. B1' El1a K. Maillart. (WilliarnHe<strong>in</strong>ernann. 18s.)An unusual travel book sritten <strong>in</strong> vivid stylebl the well-knos'n Srviss-born wanderer. Thistime she takes her readers fron the swelter<strong>in</strong>gheat <strong>of</strong> Southern India to Benares and thesacred watels <strong>of</strong> the Gangcs. Then ncrth aga<strong>in</strong>through the flou'er<strong>in</strong>g jungle <strong>in</strong>to the blizzards<strong>of</strong> the Tibetan bordcr. Her friend and confi,dante is'Ti-Puss, a half-wild tiger cat witllwhom she lived and travelled for three years.\\re echo Miss ilIaillart's warn<strong>in</strong>g that thosesho hope to read just another cat story shouldnol op"n her bool:. Ir i. r':.t11 'diffprent 'and mightill ent€rta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g.There is no such th<strong>in</strong>g as moralityis not immoral for a tiger to eat-it the wolf, or the wotrf the cat, or thecat the bird, and so on dolarrr-jfi41is theit bus<strong>in</strong>ess.-Mark Twa<strong>in</strong>,
A Cream male kitten bred by Mrs. Emily de Haas, who writesabout the care o{ kittens <strong>in</strong> this issue.28
Oare ut Kitten TimeBvEMILY DE HAASWe welcome a new contributor this month. Mrs. .de Haas, who,sehusband was a college pr<strong>of</strong>essor at Harvard University for twenty years,graduated from a nursest tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g school dur<strong>in</strong>g Wo'rld Var One.' Beforemov<strong>in</strong>g to California four years ago she was Publicity Chairman <strong>of</strong> theBoston Cat Ctrub. She now bteeds <strong>Blues</strong> and Creams at her well-conductedcattery at Claremont and is well known as a writer on fel<strong>in</strong>esubjects throughout America. Mrs. de Haas writes : " The op<strong>in</strong>ionsexpressed by me <strong>in</strong> this column ar.e the results <strong>of</strong> my experience and, asI well know, are not the last wo,rd. However, we all have to learn.ttf T is u'ith humiltty that II approach the task <strong>of</strong> writ<strong>in</strong>g ont the care <strong>of</strong> cats lor an Englishmasaz<strong>in</strong>e. We here <strong>in</strong> the UnitedSta[es have long regarded theEnglish cat breeders as " tops,"as attested by the many hne importswe have had and are stillgett<strong>in</strong>g. Ilorvever, there arealways new breeders and catlovers, and to these we, who havethe advantage <strong>of</strong> experience,should be will<strong>in</strong>g to extend ahelp<strong>in</strong>g hand by pass<strong>in</strong>g on theknowledge we have acquired atfirst hand over the years.It is said o{ the cat that, morethan almost any other animal amongthe domesticated varieties, it cansurvive adverse conditrons and feed<strong>in</strong>g,and adjust itself to liv<strong>in</strong>g. Itseeks and Ioves people and the ha.bitations<strong>of</strong> people. \tr'hen given careand afiection it more than repays thegiver. When given special care andfood, the cat blossoms out <strong>in</strong>to ath<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> beauty and joy.Pedigreed cats <strong>in</strong> this country area1l <strong>in</strong>oculated aga<strong>in</strong>st <strong>in</strong>fectious enteritis(or pan-leucopenia as i.t is sometimescalled) at about the age <strong>of</strong>three months, depend<strong>in</strong>g upon thepractice <strong>of</strong> the particular veter<strong>in</strong>arian.This is a vacc<strong>in</strong>e given <strong>in</strong> two dosesand two weeks apart. If tbe kittenshorvs any suspicious symptoms beforethe age at which the vacc<strong>in</strong>e is29given, a shot <strong>of</strong> serum is given. -I-bisserum gives immunity for only aperiod ol about trvo rveeks and mustbe follorved by vacc<strong>in</strong>e. It is thesame serum that is used to comlratthe disease after it is once contracted.The kittens rarely have any reaction.to the shots, possibly miss<strong>in</strong>gone meal. It is required <strong>of</strong> all catassociations that the cat be thus<strong>in</strong>oculated,before enter<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> a shorv.{,,m. l rcc(lprq srve an additionalshot <strong>of</strong> serum preced<strong>in</strong>g a show, butthis is not oenerr'lr-nr.rciised. Thcmedic<strong>in</strong>e is not ar ailal,lc lo thc puhiicand must be obta<strong>in</strong>ed through anclgiven by a veter<strong>in</strong>arian.N"u l:tlers aro now arriv<strong>in</strong>g. 'fhenleen shorr'd I.- nrr <strong>in</strong>',' H*" the smallquarters <strong>in</strong> s'hich the kittens are tobe born well <strong>in</strong> adva"nce, at least au'eek. It should be rvell protectedand <strong>in</strong> shaded light as her <strong>in</strong>st<strong>in</strong>ctsare to conceal the neu' babies {rompossi.ble harm. She can be let outfor exercise several times da.ily andthen returned to the cage. If this isnot done, the pa<strong>in</strong> and fright <strong>of</strong> thefirst birth ma]' cause her to run out,and tbe kittens may be depositedanywhere.Aithough the birth itself is amechanical th<strong>in</strong>g, it is well to knowjust what happens. The kittencomes <strong>in</strong> a sack <strong>of</strong> membrane whichmay or may not be broken beforebirth. If broken, the clear fluid will
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eome out before the kitten. If notbroken, the kitten rvili come <strong>in</strong> it,and if this is not opened immediatelythe kitten will smother. Scrub handsand dip <strong>in</strong> antiseptic solution, ancl I'cready to sever this memLrane bytear<strong>in</strong>g it open. Sometiraes the catwill do s._o hersel{, but she does notaluays do it <strong>in</strong> time. I{ the a{terbirthcomes rvith the kitten, the cordm2 \r l )c . r l rvit h sl cri ised scissorssoon alter expulsion. lear<strong>in</strong>g at least:n <strong>in</strong>eh ncar lhe I'ndv lf the afterhir+hrlnec nni it mrrr hesevered a ferv m<strong>in</strong>utes after the kittenis expelied, but rvait until theextra blood that is <strong>in</strong> the a{terbirthhas emptied out. Sometime-c rnorethan one kitten is attached to thesame afterbirth. I never put anymedication on the cord <strong>of</strong> i:he kittenas the mother takes care o{ it.If a kitten comes tail lirst, thequeen has a dif&c.ult time expell<strong>in</strong>gthe head as there is no l"verage forhpr , n nrrsh nn (]pn 1 lrr ie lrp +habody <strong>of</strong> the kitten and pull on itx'hen the cat has contractions, as ilthe head rema<strong>in</strong>s rn too iong the kittenrvill choke.After the kittens are all born anddrl I fee,.l them I rrqe a doll s nurs<strong>in</strong>s hottlc an,l a. mixlure oI hrlfsterile rvater that has been boiled andhrlf evapurated milk, or porrdcrcdmilk can be used. This feeJjng i.ver\- ilsefrl as it nprm:fs 62aef1l <strong>in</strong>sneefion<strong>of</strong> t ho L it t ens rnd Lerchtsthem to suck. Thcv iti)l frght it atfirst and then suddenil' take hold andPull.\! trdK KlLLrxi Llrd t I rle pushedauay b5'tho slronger dre ,hus gi\^na I.elter start. I repe.rt this feerl<strong>in</strong>lat <strong>in</strong>terva"ls o{ four hours until T amcerta<strong>in</strong> that the mill< is <strong>in</strong> and thelrif<strong>in</strong>nc :re oelf<strong>in</strong>o itOnce the kittens are nurs<strong>in</strong>g andthe queen is serlled qiesn -rcrrth<strong>in</strong>gu'ii1 probab:ly be all right until time1o stlrt foed<strong>in</strong>o the killens rt lour orfive u.eeks <strong>of</strong> age. We will discussthis il the next issue. If the queenshous any symptoms uf not feel<strong>in</strong>gright, such as refus<strong>in</strong>g food, it isimportant to take her to a veter<strong>in</strong>arianfor a check immediately.English-bred GRAND CFIAMPION MYFANVY OF ALLINGTON(breeder, Miss E. Langston) is now one <strong>of</strong> America's best-known BlueLonghairs._. H9r 3low.w<strong>in</strong>s_for her new owner, Mrs. Arvid J. Ohl<strong>in</strong>, <strong>of</strong>Westerly, Rhode Island, U.S.A., <strong>in</strong>clude Best Cat three times and BestOpposite and Best Champion once.31
Mr, Brian Stirl<strong>in</strong>g-Webb, <strong>of</strong> Richmond, breeder, exhibitor,club <strong>of</strong>ficial and judge, has long been a prom<strong>in</strong>ent figure <strong>in</strong>Siamese circles. The cat <strong>in</strong> the picture is his well-knownChocolate Po<strong>in</strong>ted Siamese Champion HOLMESDALECHOCOLATE SOLDIER (breeder. Mrs. Gunn). consideredby many to be the best <strong>of</strong> his breed <strong>in</strong> the country. Mr.Stirl<strong>in</strong>g-Vebb, who has judged <strong>in</strong> America, is <strong>in</strong>terested <strong>in</strong>experimental breed<strong>in</strong>g.32
with a selection oJ the best.itemsJrom home and overseasHE Pet Aaimals Act, 1951-the Animals' Charter-camei:rto force on 1st APril' Itshould achieve much to Put a stoP tothe abom<strong>in</strong>able traffic <strong>in</strong> animalmisery, particularly among kittensand puppies. Pet shoPs must now belicensed by local authorities andstreet trad<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> pets is forbidden. Adealer may not sell to children under15 years <strong>of</strong> age. The Act was exam<strong>in</strong>edand expla<strong>in</strong>ed by a legal expert<strong>in</strong> our November issue.Chie{ Inspector Best, <strong>of</strong> theR.S.P.C.A., recently received aDS.O.S. from a church organist-a catwas trapped somewhere <strong>in</strong>side thechurch organ ! The InsPector managedto squeeze his way <strong>in</strong>to the organand locate the cat-;r handsomeg<strong>in</strong>ger one-rvho came out at his call.I wonder if puss had been try<strong>in</strong>g hishand at the Cat's Fugue, composedby Scarlatti <strong>in</strong> 1757 !Animetc nfimhpr<strong>in</strong>o o.lo oildealt with by Our Dumb Friends'T.pasrre la.t wear. These <strong>in</strong>c.luded142,555 cats, 74,466 dogs, 2,882birds, 513 horses, 251 rabbits and1,584 others. The total representsan <strong>in</strong>crease <strong>of</strong> about 6 per cent. overtl'q nrarr<strong>in</strong>rrc rrparMrs. A. E. Yize, our popularbreeder oI Longhairs and judge, hasreturned home from an <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>gholiday cruise to South Africa. Sh-^travelled many thousands <strong>of</strong> milesand uas kept very busy <strong>in</strong> the l-nion.visit<strong>in</strong>g, judg<strong>in</strong>g and lectur<strong>in</strong>g. \\'rit<strong>in</strong>gfrom " somer,vhere <strong>in</strong> the Mediterranean" on her return journeY viatJ:e east coast, she reports a very <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>gand enjoyabie time 1nrvhere Dr. and Mrs.Johannesburg,Ste\\'art are towers <strong>of</strong> strength <strong>in</strong> theFancy, the {ormer be<strong>in</strong>g Chairman <strong>of</strong>the Rand .Cat Ctub. A shorv <strong>of</strong> Longhairswas promoted by the Club andhelrl <strong>in</strong> fhc Invelv garden <strong>of</strong> theb.-_Stes'arts. Mrs. Vize judged andgenerally helped the exhibitors withadvice on show preparation, etc. Itwas a novelty, she says, to be judg<strong>in</strong>gout <strong>in</strong> the open on a JanualY daYand a very hot one at that. Theshow season for South Africa is reallyApril-September.Address<strong>in</strong>g fanciers at the AtlanticGolden Jubilee Shorv, Mr. Charles E.Fletcher, President <strong>of</strong> the New YorkCity Veter<strong>in</strong>ary Medic<strong>in</strong>e Society,said that perhaps the greatest 'advanceover the past filty years hasbeen made <strong>in</strong> the realm <strong>of</strong> Iel<strong>in</strong>e nutrition.The deficiency diseases,,-].i^1, ,,..ra ...a^toA "" the curse <strong>of</strong>breed<strong>in</strong>g J.re no\\' recognised andtreated earlv enough so the patlentmay not go through life a victim <strong>of</strong>the lack <strong>of</strong> understand<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> this impor{antphase <strong>in</strong> medic<strong>in</strong>e. Surgeryamong fei<strong>in</strong>es, he said, had madegreat advanc.e <strong>in</strong> the last fifteen years.Mayfair Mio, a large Seal Poi:rtSiamese, is a lvell-knolvn character <strong>in</strong>the West End <strong>of</strong> London. He belongsto Miss Eileen Deste and there wasgreat cnnccrn <strong>in</strong> Xlayfair when Miorvas miss<strong>in</strong>g for eleven days from hisstudio home <strong>in</strong> South Molton Street"Eventually he rvas found <strong>in</strong> a coal33
Lud.g ote G ar den Photog t apher sThe decoration <strong>of</strong> cages, popular on the Cont<strong>in</strong>ent, is not allowed at Englishchampiorlsfrip one-day strows herd under the rules and regulations <strong>of</strong> ourGovern<strong>in</strong>g council. our picture was taken at last year's crystar cat show atolympia, when prizes were awarded on the second day for the best decoratedcages. Mrs. John Spencer, <strong>of</strong> Voodford Green, Essex, show<strong>in</strong>g her Blue po<strong>in</strong>tsiamese, Raard Erle, won a first prize with this decorative scheme, which<strong>in</strong>cluded a misty blue and mauve background with beech sprays, Michaermasdaisies, chrysanthemums and dahlias.84
ceilar, cold, hungry and terribly th<strong>in</strong>.K<strong>in</strong>g Haakon <strong>of</strong> NorrvaY is rePortedto own a brother <strong>of</strong> Nlio, another belongsto the Duchess <strong>of</strong> Leeds andBebe Daniels has a sister. Anotherbrother is the Iamous otter-hunt<strong>in</strong>gSiamese at llagdalen College, OxfurJf{aster Brian R. Parkcr, o{ C-roPston.Leice:t"r, one <strong>of</strong> uur youngestfanciers, h:rs had a stroke o{ bad lucksith the rleath <strong>of</strong> his Champion P<strong>in</strong>eloodBrumas, a \Yhite u,ho rvas llrstand Champion at six shorvs. Btumasdied after an operatron for grar.el <strong>in</strong>the bladder.Here are trvo timely rem<strong>in</strong>dersfrom a correspondent, a rvell-knorvnLreedcr <strong>of</strong> Lnnghrirs: (l) l)on't lorgetthat cats usually shed their coatsfreelrr r+ thic r'mp ,'f rhe vear and adaily groom<strong>in</strong>g becomes more essentialthan ever. (2) If you susPectconslilirlion irr i,,ur cat. the onlysafe medic<strong>in</strong>es to give except underexpert supervision are medic<strong>in</strong>alparaff<strong>in</strong> or olive oil.A dispute over the ownership <strong>of</strong> a,cat at Southampton County Court$as settled I'v Portia, a Scottie dog.X'Ir. Thomas (]ardner said that thecat nas his Kitty \Vee and a" Mrs.Florence Tester claimed rt rvas herLeo. \\'hen Purtia nas l,rought Intothe court the cat s'elcomed her a-nd{ricndlr' lir lrc * prp evehanoed Itrvas thereupon decided the cat rvasKitty Wee.Bel<strong>in</strong>da Wright, 23-Year-old star<strong>of</strong> the Rambert Ballet, rvho has beenchosen as the danc<strong>in</strong>g partner <strong>of</strong> thefamous Anton Dol<strong>in</strong>, is superstitious'The mascots <strong>in</strong> her dress<strong>in</strong>g roomahvays <strong>in</strong>cJ.ude a little l'hite cat.A lady out shoPP<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the ma<strong>in</strong>street <strong>of</strong> Whitiey Ray, Northumber-1and, the other dav, thought she \\'as'' see<strong>in</strong>g th<strong>in</strong>gs rrhen a )arge grevtom cat strolled by rvith pearl buttonsservn on both <strong>of</strong> its ears. Sheimmediately clashed after the cat andpicked him up. anrl along uilh tuoother u'omen they took him to the\\Ihitley Bay Cat and Dog Home,where thev <strong>in</strong>sisted that the buttonsbe removed. They refused to leavethe lruilcl<strong>in</strong>g until the job s,as done.-\Ir. Pearson, the orvner <strong>of</strong> the Home,cont:rcted the R.S.P.C.A. at Nervcastleanrl n'as advised to take theanimal to the local veter<strong>in</strong>ary surgeon,\Iis-q J. P<strong>in</strong>kney. The vet. u'asannoyed to {<strong>in</strong>d that the pearl buttonshad been taken <strong>of</strong>i, for she hadonly servn them on a feu, da]'s Preriousllto prc\cnt the cat from gett<strong>in</strong>g c.rul:flou er etrs af ter :ln operation.(ionsequently, only an houralter hau<strong>in</strong>g them taken <strong>of</strong>l, poorl)uss had 10 suhmit patiently lo hav<strong>in</strong>gthe buttons se\\'n on for thesecond time.NIICKtrYAll fonciers should readJ6 THE CAT FANCY ''A monthlv i"t"*i"I"","r: ,",[tn'';y".*Pedigree catsO JUDGES' FULL REPORTS ON THE SHOWS BREEDERS' NEWS.I THE FANCY OVERSEAS . CLUB MEETINGS 'I AND REPORTS.) STUD AND SALES ADVERTISEMENTS, ETC., ETC.S<strong>in</strong>gle copies I0d. Post free. Yearly Subscription l0r.Obta<strong>in</strong>oblc only from .THE EDITOR (KlT WILSON)..THE LOFT'' I8 SOUTH END KENSINGTON W 835
SnippetsME presenr belou a Jew <strong>in</strong>ter-!\/ esr<strong>in</strong>g odds and ends rakenI t a.t random Jrom the cat booksrvhich have appeared dur<strong>in</strong>g the postwaryears:-Happill eye troubles are ra"re <strong>in</strong>cats. They can usually be cleared up<strong>in</strong> a few days by constant bathi:lg <strong>in</strong>.cold tea rwit hout milk.; or boraciccrystals dissolved <strong>in</strong> milk and used asa lotion. An old-Jashioned remedyrvhich is very efiective is camomileblossoms <strong>in</strong> half a p<strong>in</strong>t <strong>of</strong> boil<strong>in</strong>grva.ter and lett<strong>in</strong>g it stand until cool.After bath<strong>in</strong>g rvith camomile tea, theeyes should be dried and a litfleGolden Eye O<strong>in</strong>tment, purchased atany chemist's, smeared a.long thelids. (From Kit Wilson's " Cat Encyclopedia,"published b-v Right \\'ayBooks. )And her Peter discovered yet anotherth<strong>in</strong>g about cats that he hadnever knorvn before. There u'as <strong>in</strong>rolvednot only the pa<strong>in</strong> <strong>of</strong> hav<strong>in</strong>ghis tail pulled, but the humiliation.Never had he felt so srnall, ashamed,outraged and dishonoured. And alljn front o{ Jennie. (From paulC}allico's " The Abandoned," published<strong>in</strong> New York br. A lFred AKnopf .)<strong>Cats</strong> go by shapes and positions,and show little <strong>in</strong>terest <strong>in</strong> color, probablybecause they are largely colorb1<strong>in</strong>d. Tha.t they a.re completely colorbl<strong>in</strong>d is someth<strong>in</strong>g u'hich everyone" knows " about cats ; the cat,s-eyeview <strong>of</strong> color-shades <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>tensity <strong>in</strong>a primarily monotone u'or1d-is fre_quently pictured <strong>in</strong> books on colorbl<strong>in</strong>dness although, so far as we know,none <strong>of</strong> these piciures was everpa<strong>in</strong>ted by a cat. (From Francesand Richard Lockridge's ,,<strong>Cats</strong> andPeople," published <strong>in</strong> America byJ. B. Lipp<strong>in</strong>cott Company.)Do not rush to the nearest petshop and buy the first kitten you see.36Get <strong>in</strong> touch with a reliable breeder.. There are def<strong>in</strong>ite signs forshich you should look, apart Fromits po<strong>in</strong>ts, rvhen buy<strong>in</strong>g a kitten:The nose should be moist. The earsshould be clean. The eyes should beclear and alert, the mouth hea.lthyand p<strong>in</strong>k. A general appearance <strong>of</strong>lively health. (From Kathleen R.Wiiiiams's " Siamese Clat,', publishedby F. B. Williams & Co.)We have lleen <strong>in</strong>terested to read thefirst annual report <strong>of</strong> the Bulau.ayoCat Club and Shelter (presiclent, Mrs.E. T. Mehliss). Good progress appea.rsto be grou..<strong>in</strong>g from sma]l begiDn<strong>in</strong>gs.A shelter {or unrvanted.strays has been established and homesare <strong>of</strong>ten found for male kittens. Butit is almost hopeiess to place thefema.les. The CIub rvas founded <strong>in</strong>1951 and, although orig<strong>in</strong>ally plannedfor Siamese lovers, it now i:rcludes allcat lovers and breeds.V/ILL YOU PLEASEHELPBYl. Recommend<strong>in</strong>g OUR CATS toyour frietrds at home and overseas.2. Renew<strong>in</strong>g your subscription onthe firsr application. Tell usshould you not be able for anyreason to renew.l. Us<strong>in</strong>g our advertisernenr pages asmuch as possible.4. Send<strong>in</strong>g us good pictr.res and nsrl,,items fro,m local papers.J. Provid<strong>in</strong>g narnes and addresses <strong>of</strong>cusromers and cat-lov<strong>in</strong>g friendswhom you would like to receive aspecimen copy <strong>of</strong> OUR CATS.Such <strong>in</strong>fornation will be treated<strong>in</strong> the strict€dt confideoce.
REDWALTSCHINCHILLAS& CREAMS-+-Export a SpecialityExquisite Kittenssometimes for saleGuy WithersMRS. E. M. HACKING, RED WALLS, L|PHooK, HANTS.Telephonc : Liphook 3204rt1c'+zf*tfu,1crzr/ mo+2 FOR YOUR rloNEY<strong>in</strong> these I lb. iarsONE POUNDJAR COSTS ONLYThese one pound iars are themost economical buY <strong>in</strong> Petfoods, They conta<strong>in</strong> exactlYthe same high qualitY food asthe popular I oz. t<strong>in</strong>s but Yousave 5d. on the larger size.HvsienicallY Packed and hermetiiallvseal'ed theY will keePunooeired-<strong>in</strong>def<strong>in</strong> itelY. Wl LESI tb. iars show real economY tobreeiers & owners <strong>of</strong> large dogs.WILES DOG FOODSWOODT*IANSEY ' BEYERLEY 'YORKSI lb. T<strong>in</strong>s (<strong>in</strong> limitedsupply) l0|d.ffi
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Oorrespond,ero{ee CornerReaders are <strong>in</strong>vited to send contributions to this feature and so to jo<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong> the useful exchange <strong>of</strong> ideas, experiences and knowledge. Lettersshould be concise and deal prefetably with items <strong>of</strong> general <strong>in</strong>terest.RED POINTED SIAMESEllay I congratulate 1'clu and yourcorrespondent, llrs. A. De Filippo, onrlrp rn',-r <strong>in</strong>tere.t<strong>in</strong>o rccount ui lnt'Retl Po<strong>in</strong>ted Sianese breed<strong>in</strong>g?There is norv a keen nucleus <strong>of</strong> RedPo<strong>in</strong>tecl breeders <strong>in</strong> this countly ands e all u'elcome eagerl,v ever-v detail<strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>{ormation that comes to us onrl'is ias' jp.11:no crrl,iect.^5 "* J-'-'There arc1\\o imporlant po<strong>in</strong>Ls ari.<strong>in</strong>g frumthe article and l1r. jude's commentson it n,hich I ancl, I iim sLlre, flanvother <strong>in</strong>terested readers s'ouid be glaclto have cla.rified.It rvould be <strong>in</strong>structive il \{r-. Judes'ould amplif y his clear statemt'ntthat only the " yellorv " colour <strong>in</strong>cats is sex-l<strong>in</strong>ked ; amplify it, thatis, by reference to the actual brced<strong>in</strong>gresults on rvhich, no doubt, thestatement las based.l'ollorv<strong>in</strong>g strictly from this is these, on,l po<strong>in</strong>t. II rrc agree lhi]t" yellorv " is sex-l<strong>in</strong>ked <strong>in</strong> cats,surely the RpJ P,,<strong>in</strong>tnd nrale kjttonthat l'Irs. De Filippo a.ttributes to apure-bred Seal Po<strong>in</strong>ted Siamese dantby a hybrid Red Tabbl' male cails {orcnmo e-nlr nat<strong>in</strong>n )I)r. N. Archer,Greenford, Middlesex.39Mr. Jude replies: One cannot dealadequately rvith sex l<strong>in</strong>kage <strong>in</strong> cats<strong>in</strong> the brief space allorved me here-}laybe at some future date there rvilll,c 1n opportunity to enJrrge on thesubject. Sex-l<strong>in</strong>ked <strong>in</strong>heritance israre <strong>in</strong> mammals. In rodents, nocase <strong>of</strong> sex-l<strong>in</strong>kage has been recorded.}{y " clear " statement that <strong>in</strong> catsonly one sex-l<strong>in</strong>ked gene is ptesentthe" yellorv "-is a true statement<strong>of</strong> {act. In 1912, Doncaster concludedth:rt " yeilorv " is sex-llnked,and it is the accepted vierv. Bamber<strong>in</strong> I l2; 8a\ c .r (omprchensive rer ierv<strong>of</strong> prer-ious literature on the" yeiloir." and the Tortoisesbell cat,normally :r female heterozygous for" yellorv. "Occasionaliy, black females :trenr( ,d r.e(l f rom ma ','-.'-.b i <strong>in</strong>." oI Llackfemale to " yellorv " m:rle, lhereasnormally the females should alu.aysbe Tortie {rom the reciprocals <strong>of</strong> blackbv " yellorv," and the malcs should1" like the mothcr, tlisregarJ<strong>in</strong>g, <strong>of</strong>course, diLution, tabl)y, etc. Theseanornalous l-.lacks can bc expla<strong>in</strong>edby an occasion:rl l;reak <strong>in</strong> the sexl<strong>in</strong>kageand similrr h.rppe n<strong>in</strong>g ,;naccount for the occasional Tortiemal e.PITY TFIE QUEENI ir,rc verv"_J '_^-'_"'_'- <strong>in</strong>lerested to read thearticle " Pity the Str-rd Orvner " <strong>in</strong> arecent issue. It should have read" Pity the Quecn ! " A stud ou'nersho is ashcd to receive a cat <strong>in</strong> toc.rsmall a traveli<strong>in</strong>g box shoulcl returnthe cat unrlated and the queen ownerblacklisted for good by all studowners.I'Iolly Clarke,Farnhrm, Surrev.BEWARE OF DISINFECTANTSThe follon <strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>cidPnt may he awarn<strong>in</strong>g to others rvho keep cats ordo gs..\ mrrelr-lolerl Rlue Persian peldied sudrlenll'. She rvas <strong>in</strong> per{ecthealth lrnd ;,ftrr com<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> from thegarden rvas sick and died shortlyafteru'ards. The ou,ners rvaited sixmonths and then purchased another.\{hen this, too, died <strong>in</strong> the same cir-
cumstances, a p.m. was held and itwas found that dea"th had been ca"usedhw noi.on<strong>in</strong>o The ears had walkedwhere dis<strong>in</strong>fectant had been IreeJyspr<strong>in</strong>kled round dustb<strong>in</strong>s and dra<strong>in</strong>sand had aftenvards licked their paws.In these cases the dis<strong>in</strong>fectant wa.sa lvell knolvn and much advertisedbrand. If pet owners would onlyrealise ]row deadly all dis<strong>in</strong>fectantsare oI this nJ.ture, conta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g carbolicor D.D.T., tbey would be morecareful to ensure that none lvas usedwhere animals could come <strong>in</strong> contactwith it.Mrs. Dulcie Benbow,Ludlow, S,alop.IJONG.SUF FE RING HUSBANDI read rvith great amusement <strong>of</strong>the Sussex houservife with the nioecats and forsaken husband.Xlay I put <strong>in</strong> a word lor my ownhusband, rvhose unswerv<strong>in</strong>g loyaltyand love have not altered one iotathrough the tria.ls and troub es <strong>of</strong>fifteen years <strong>of</strong> me and my temper,my dogs, cats, birds, goldfish, goa.ts,etc. He is not a great anima"l lover,but has sat up with u.help<strong>in</strong>g bitches,quietened rvh<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g puppies, beenbitten by bad-tempered ones, remadefences, cleaned up " !' muck,"and many hundreds <strong>of</strong> other th<strong>in</strong>gs.Of course, the animals get blamedfor our permanent stale <strong>of</strong> poverty,but, bless him, he still loves me IWe now have our first Siamese kitten.We've been warned, but arego<strong>in</strong>g to start breed<strong>in</strong>g. Will relationsbe stra<strong>in</strong>ed at the first bansheewail? Oh, no, Mrs. Sussex!Mrs. M. Stuart,Cannon Hill, Birm<strong>in</strong>gham.NOTES ON SICKNESSI agree u'holeheartedly wit-h Mrs.Coldham. Let us exchange notes onour cats' illnesses. So little is yetknown about causes and treatmeutthat such <strong>in</strong>formation should help notonly owners but organisatioos like theAnrmal Health Trust rvhich are plann<strong>in</strong>g.eriorrs researeh <strong>in</strong>to {el<strong>in</strong>ediseases.T ha"J an outbreak o{ {.i.e. recentlyamong my six cats, which I havenever pvncrieneed hefnro +hnrroh 1have kept cats {or twelve years. Itrvas <strong>in</strong>troduced by an 18-month-oldLonghair neuter. He began oneThursday r.vith the usual symptoms:slimy yellow vomit, lassitude andlack o{ appetite. I isolated him atonce, gave Enter<strong>of</strong>agos, and calledthe vet. The next day a lO-montholdShorthair tom went down and wasput rvith the <strong>in</strong>valid. Both hadslight temperatures, rvere given penicill<strong>in</strong>,and <strong>in</strong> trvo days had apparentlyrecovered completely. The tom'sspayed sister rvas sick once on theSunday, but by Monday all the catsseemed normal a"nd, rvere tak<strong>in</strong>g theirfood as usual.On Tuesday afternoon the tom suddenlybrought up his entire luach.Later that even<strong>in</strong>g his sister was sickaga<strong>in</strong>, and they both cont<strong>in</strong>ued veryi11, vomit<strong>in</strong>g every hour or so, andweakeaed rapidly, rvith the addedcomplication <strong>of</strong> jaundice. The femaledied on the Friday morn<strong>in</strong>g, the tom30 hours later. Everyth<strong>in</strong>g possibleu'as done lor them. They were keptln a \\ arm, darkened room, giveDsu'eetened s'ater to dr<strong>in</strong>k, Enterafagos,and penicill<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>jections. Thevet. admitted frankly that he hadnot much faith <strong>in</strong> peniciil<strong>in</strong> for enteritis,but knerv <strong>of</strong> no other possibloremedy. f understand tbat abroadaureomyc<strong>in</strong> has been used with success,but that it is not yet available<strong>in</strong> this country for general use.To beg<strong>in</strong> rvith, I gave all six catsdaily doses <strong>of</strong> Enter<strong>of</strong>agos. Theneuter rrho was first ill had no re_lapse and rema<strong>in</strong>ed very well. Twomore adult cats sickened and weretreated immediately, but did notdevelop jaundice. One recovered <strong>in</strong>a few days, the other rvas <strong>of</strong>i his foodand kept <strong>in</strong> for about 10-12 days, and40
XfII{E(English-born 73! year old Blue-po<strong>in</strong>t Siamese, Mikado <strong>of</strong> Fleet)Photo by Wdlter ChandohaMISS HETTIE GRAY BAKER <strong>of</strong> 35O West 57th Stteet, New York, 19,-'- well-known <strong>in</strong> America fot her devotion to cats and whose book tYourSiamese Cat', is shortly to be published <strong>in</strong> Brita<strong>in</strong>, writes :-,, I ltod seen Kit zj/me advettised oJten <strong>in</strong> the English cat nlagaz<strong>in</strong>tes and. uhen a frienda fev. tablets as a sample, I hney I had to loSt <strong>in</strong> a suppllt because m|, cats vere ctozl about them,',sent meOver he,re, we use a powder.form oJbrewers' 1east, but it is not greeted with the enthusiasnryour Kit-z1me tablets are. one shahe <strong>of</strong> the bottle br<strong>in</strong>gs Mike runn<strong>in</strong>g and Kaew, a Siamese Sealpo<strong>in</strong>tkitten, has to eat hcrs.fast or.44i/re sricAs,his dear.face right <strong>in</strong>to hers and triesto nose her out !The improvement the )ast.few dalts <strong>in</strong>their tppetites is really very noticeable and as there hasbeen no change ]n their diet or habits, I can credit this to Kit-zlme and to Kt-zyme onlv !"KIT. ZYME WILL BENEFIT YOUR CAT TOO. . .It is a natural Tonic and Conditioner- NOT a PurgativeI(itaytneVITAMIN - RICH YEASTPromotes resistance to : LISTLESSN ESS, FALLINGCOAT, LOSS OF APPETITE, SKIN TROUBLES50 (7+ gr.) Tablets 116, 250 lor 4l-, 150 lor 8l-KIT-ZYME is sold by Chemists and most Pet StorerLiteroture Frec. on Requestlf any difficulty <strong>in</strong> obta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g write to:PHILLIPS YEAST PR0DUCTS LTD., Park Royal Road, London, N.W.l0REFFiENCE No.4t4t
vas given M. and B. (but no Entero-{agos) <strong>in</strong>stead <strong>of</strong> penicill<strong>in</strong>.The five afflicted ca.ts u'ere all olthe same alley stock. The slxth,rvho is over her quarant<strong>in</strong>e, seems tohave escaped the <strong>in</strong>.fection altogcfhsr.She is a daughter <strong>of</strong> \lrs. Bentley sChampion, Mockbridge Blue Moon.and was about ser.en months oldrvhen the epidemic began. I th<strong>in</strong>kth:s says a Srert deal for the pedigreeBritish Blue, as al1 my " catty "{riends predicted disaster {or thevoungeslj member <strong>of</strong> my clan.But laboratory experiments seemto shorv that the f.i.". virus ma1.afTect some cats and lear.e the;r closecompanions untouched. The sooneru'e learn more about this terribl.,distresslng disease the better. I amsure that isolation and l'armth areessential at the first sign <strong>of</strong> sicknessand mop<strong>in</strong>ess, and that treatmentshould cont<strong>in</strong>ue so long as the cat is<strong>of</strong>i his food, and that he should notbe allowed out too soon even u,henhe seems better and rvants to go.I have s<strong>in</strong>ce been gir<strong>in</strong>g rhe foursurvlvors a course <strong>of</strong> Iire yea51 nndthey are all nou' <strong>in</strong> excellent healthand spirits.Miss Jean l. Pratt,Egypt, Farnham Common, Bucks.About that letter you were go<strong>in</strong>gto send us. Why not sit downand wfite it Nov/ ? c<strong>of</strong>fespondenceCorner is YOUR feature.Please help to keep it <strong>in</strong>terrest<strong>in</strong>gand <strong>of</strong> value to other cat lovetrs.HOW TO GIVE MEDICINEIt is very simple to give medic<strong>in</strong>eto cats by the {ollorv<strong>in</strong>g method.Auoid muffl<strong>in</strong>g, which al1 cats hateand which only produces apprehension.Just grasp the animal by theback <strong>of</strong> the neck and lift the foreparvsabout four <strong>in</strong>ches from theground. The cat can then only pa$'the air with these. Allow the b<strong>in</strong>dIegs to rema<strong>in</strong> on the ground. Theniosert dropper beh<strong>in</strong>d the eye toothat side <strong>of</strong> the mouth and it is all overbefore the cat realises it. If bubblesare blown, p<strong>in</strong>ch its nose quickly andBive a favourite titbit to removetaste. When possible, pills are bestgiven disguised <strong>in</strong> a piece <strong>of</strong> meat orfish.trfrs. Felicity Tschudi"Broad*'ood,Send, Surrey.COLDS OR, FLU ?I th<strong>in</strong>k it rrould be a great help ifnotes could be compared ab.out itlness.As {or illness be<strong>in</strong>g unmenlionabie,I can only th:nk that somepeople must be shotv<strong>in</strong>g cats rvhenthev have il<strong>in</strong>ess at home ; thereforert cannot be mentioned !Orrr siamese nrrcen had e similarillness to that mentioned by NIrs.Coldham <strong>in</strong> her letter lasr' month.The vet. put her on M. and B. tablets.She had four young kittens at thetime (three weeks old). She allowedthem to feed but would not washthem, etc. A *'eek later the kittensal1 went dorvn rvith the sickness.They sneezed and coughed and two<strong>of</strong> them had a. very bad eye, whichI had to bathe open each morn<strong>in</strong>g. Ikept them warm rvith hot waterbottles and they al1 recovered. Itried hard to give them some <strong>of</strong> thetablets, but they s'ere too young.They had slight temperatures. Didthey have just colds or was it flu?Last September we bought a kittenu'hich developed a cold. We sent forthe vet., rvho gave her an <strong>in</strong>jection<strong>of</strong> penicill<strong>in</strong>. About ten m<strong>in</strong>utesaJter the <strong>in</strong>jection she had a sort <strong>of</strong>flt and died. Was it shock or rvas itthe penicill<strong>in</strong>?f understand that some queens arevery il1 after be<strong>in</strong>g mated and some<strong>of</strong> them die, presumably from shock.Can anyone expla<strong>in</strong> why this shouldbe so?Mrs. M. Smitb,Stoneygate, Leicester.42
More Adventures at LisbonBo) suso- Sai Eor SiwweeseBy DEE BLACKBURN (Skipper's Mate)nO >UN greeted Lhe N"tt Yearffi siLh :r hard and persistentu .n"oh 'rhie h r-{rrsefl 1,' r.'i.ld toour treatment and caused us someconcern. lle didn't share this concern<strong>in</strong> the slightest degree, be<strong>in</strong>g asactive and happr: as ever except,rr h"n lal
DIRECTORY OFFOR RELIABLE STUDSI"ONGFIAIR BREEDERSAND STOCK (Arranged alphabetically)GOITDON B. ALLT, F.Z.S.DANEHURST CATTER,Y.DANEHURST, OLD LANEsT. JOHNS, CROWEORO tJGi-lCrcwborough 407Enquiries <strong>in</strong>vited for the popularDanehurst Longhairs -- BluePersians, Creams and Ch<strong>in</strong>chillasSee displayed and Stud advertisements <strong>in</strong> shis issueI SEl"!" BY eOilPAR|S@NWHITE PERSIANS, CREAITI& BI-UE.CR.EAM PERSIANSOnly €hampions for ExportNone for resaleBILLIE BANCROFT, .'CLOUD TOP,"BOX 240, ROCKAWAY t, NEW JERSEY, U.S.A.BAYHORNE KITTENSBLUES AND CREAMSBred <strong>in</strong> ideal surround<strong>in</strong>gsMRS. DULCIE BENBOW,WESTBROOK, LITTLE HFREFORD,LUDLOW, SALOP fel: Brimfield 263DEEBANK BI.UE & GREAMPERSIANS Kitrens oi outstand<strong>in</strong>g-- quatity usually for saleAtStud MALMARY TAFETEACE rSNAB HORNBLOYy'ER i -. EruesWALVERDENE MAJOR r^_-__--DEEBANK TOBY l LreamsQueens met ot LtverDool or BirkenheodEnquiries to MISS BULL, ELM COTTAGETHORNTON HOUGH CHESHIREThornton Hough 214PRIORY BL['E & CREAMPERSIANS /qt studj .GEM0F PENSFoRD.- - -- -- Excell<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> rype and wonderful pale colour. Sire <strong>of</strong> Woburn Sunsh<strong>in</strong>e andmany other w<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g kirrens. Fee 2l gns.AISO Ot StUd : ELMWOOD CAVALIER. LOVCIY CrC:M.Challenge Certiflcare w<strong>in</strong>ner, Southern Counties1952. Fee 2 gns.MRS. L. DAVIES, " THE JOLLY FARMER,"GOLD HILL, CHALFONT ST. PETER, BUCKS.Gerrqrds Cross 2464LENDREENA CREAMAND BIUE PERSIANSAt StUd; CH. TOLLERTON TALISMAN(ex Parkwood Nerika and Walverdene Maior)Pure PaIe CREAM. excellent type, deep coppereyes, sir<strong>in</strong>g strong healthy kittens. Enquiries toMRS. L. DYER, 37 OAKFIELD ROAD5€LLY PARK, BIRMINGHAM (Tel. t455)Queens met New Street StotionPBARWETT RED TABBTESAt Stud: BARWELL DERRYlst Ch, Notts & Derby, 1952. lst Ch. S,C,C.C., 1952Young Stud, good deep colour and clearmark<strong>in</strong>gs, excellent <strong>in</strong> type and eye.colourBeoutiful Red ?nd T<strong>of</strong>tie Kittensmay be booked <strong>in</strong> o dvanceMRS. DENYS FAWELL, THE LAWNSSALHOUSE, NORWICH Tel. Salhouse 226YRENTON E!.UE PERSIANSAt Stud: CH. OXLEYS PETER JOHNSire <strong>of</strong> Trenton Sugar Plum, Best L.H. KittenC-yrtal Show, | 95 l. ard numerou! otherPrizew<strong>in</strong>ners. Strong healthy Kittens usually {orsale, palest coats <strong>of</strong> lovely texture, superb iype.Enquiries to : MRS. HARRTNGTON - HARVARDBracondale, Chase Road, Brocton, StaffordAll .Queens met at Stdfford Stotion. Euston-Stdflo.dunder 3 hours-no chonge. Tel. : Milford 35 |BARATAN PERSTANSAr Stud-Ch. BARALAN BOY BLUESire <strong>of</strong> many w<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g Kittens both at home andabroad,Ch. BARALAN SAMSON (Btack)Both young sons <strong>of</strong> Ch. DEEBANK MICHAELMRS. E. L. HENN, SEVERN HOUSEEARDINGTON, BRIDGNORTH, SALOPTel. Bridgnorth 2285TI.IE ALLINGTON BLUEPERSIANS & GHINCHITI.ASRenowned throughout the wortd for type,colour, coat and wide-awake eyesEnguiries for CAIS AI SIUD orYOUNG SIOCK FOR SAIE toMISS EVELYN LANGSTON8 CRAUFURD RISE, MAIDENHEAD, BERKSTel. Moidenheod 813OLDENHILLSGHTNCHITTASPR'ZE WNNERSAt stud, poLEENEiIIS-HypERtoN(Proved Sire)MRS. CHAS POLDENMARKET HOTEL REIGATEKittens may be booked <strong>in</strong> adyance toapproved homes onlyMRS. JOAN THOMPSON'SPENSFORD BLUES, CREAMSAND BLUE.CREAMSBreeder <strong>of</strong> Ch. ASTRA OF PENSFORD. Ch.P4l.l_PY OF PENSFORD (Denmark). ACE,ADRIAN and FAY OF PENSFORD. ail th.eepa"ents <strong>of</strong> prst-war Blue Champons, and GEMOF PENSFORD, sire <strong>of</strong> many first-Drize w<strong>in</strong>nerrI3O WICKHAM WAY, BECKENHAM. KENTBeckenhom 6904Pleasc mention Oun Cers uhen refty<strong>in</strong>g to adueytisements
t<strong>in</strong>ned he disda<strong>in</strong>s. f'Iackerei freshfrom the sea. Jeaves. him unmoved,but these littie silver fish all aliveand danc<strong>in</strong>g and jumP<strong>in</strong>g about thedeck u,ere someth<strong>in</strong>g dilierent, and helvas prepared to prance and plal' andgamboi until eventually he carriedthem olI and droPPed them on thecarpet at rny {eet <strong>in</strong> triumPh. Whenthey were cooked he ate them rvithsuch relish that (ieorge n'ent seatch<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> l lre lu , sle for our orvn hsh<strong>in</strong>ggear.Soon our littlc lellorv Learned toconnect the sma1l lloat bobb<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>the *'ater ilncl thc rasp<strong>in</strong>g note <strong>of</strong> therv<strong>in</strong>ch rvith the more pr<strong>of</strong>essionaiactivities <strong>of</strong> thr: local frshermen' Andso it v'as tiral fhe hot and lazy claysfound Ger.;rge on deck rvith bait androd and Bo'sun rva"tch<strong>in</strong>g the lloatwith that <strong>in</strong>l-ensity <strong>of</strong> concentratlontith ulrirh lris ioreuears regardcJtheir prey before the spr<strong>in</strong>g. Whenthe float dipped and the l<strong>in</strong>e rva"sIrauletl raut en,l ;L liltl" shimmer<strong>in</strong>gand $iggl<strong>in</strong>g caraPau was jerked ondeck, great rvas his joY and loud hispraise <strong>of</strong> this grand new sport designedfor his er:rterta<strong>in</strong>ment and ga"stronomicaLpleasure.Fish<strong>in</strong>g is Fun !But r,hen the hook a"ppeared sansbait, h:s look o{ surprise and scornfulcontempt \vere a Iittle hard forthe tvro fisherman to bea.r. As haPpens<strong>in</strong> due course to even the n'orst<strong>of</strong> fishermen, the float went away oned:r1z u'ith a run and the rod bent to amuch greater stra<strong>in</strong> than ever before,and soon a {ish <strong>of</strong> noble proportionss'as hauled over the side. But Bo'sunhad beat a hasty retreat beh<strong>in</strong>d thecockpit, his enrhusiasm quelled 1 yalarm and a, noti.on that th<strong>in</strong>gs weregett<strong>in</strong>g a bit out <strong>of</strong> hand. It rvassome time, his curioslty gai:r<strong>in</strong>g theupper hand, beiore he advancedcautiously on our big deck bucket toreconnoitre and discover if this monsterhad the same playful habits o{his favourite littie silver fish.Norv it makes no diflerence rvhetherhe is coiled up and sound asleeP be-1u,,. ear<strong>in</strong>g his meal, or pa5-<strong>in</strong>g asocral call three ships away, the rasp<strong>of</strong> the u<strong>in</strong>cir br<strong>in</strong>gs bim bound<strong>in</strong>g,lc:ip<strong>in</strong>g and cry<strong>in</strong>g to jo<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong> the fun,and if :it should prove to be a fruit-Iess cast he now accepts it rvith aIittle <strong>of</strong> that philosophy rvhich Isaac\Valton would have counselied.It has been such fun to rvatch himgrow u! ;rnd sce his personaiity deve1op.He keeps me amused forhours on entl. Like most cats, heloves a ganrc <strong>of</strong> hide-and-seek aods'ill p1a], it as long as I can keep itup, and \\'€r have many excit<strong>in</strong>gga,mes <strong>of</strong> " 'L;lg " ail around the deck-\\Ihen I tire <strong>of</strong> the sport he scramblesto the cabiri top :rnd therr uP andalong the l;r:om, rvhere he taps me onrh" h rJ rirlr hi= paw as T prepare togo belorv after our fun.Likes and Dislikeslle ioves ciean clothes just brought<strong>in</strong> from the l<strong>in</strong>e and I have foundhim curled up on them if I have hadto drcp thcm hurriedly on the berth{cir one reason or another. He justcan't understand rvhy he is notallou'ed 1.o stay on them. Naturally,I don't lihc to have him on the clean( I lhp\ f, r , I v-ous reaSons, not leastbecause they might be damp.LIis loocl is, arcl has a.lways been,a" problem ! With the exception oIKit-E-Kat, rvhich he wili eat everyLh1-, s"r vr.,l lirncs r day, he compietelyrefuses to ea"t anyth<strong>in</strong>g elseserved trvice <strong>in</strong> succession. He lovesraw eggs rrel1 beaten and, like a, hi',1, reque:ts the batter lick<strong>in</strong>gsfrom the cake borvl. IIe likes nutsrnd t,,flee candy. but his spec:alfavourite is ice cream. Fresh milk he. ^,,l.lnr 1. ,,^1, i- tr-rylrrd LUSLdrrui nrp{er-Prcrqr--<strong>in</strong>g lhe t <strong>in</strong>ned evaporated type.But here <strong>in</strong> Lisbon goat milk is more..r :de'r' r'spd ., nd rh:s he seems tolike.(To be cont<strong>in</strong>ued)15
DIRECTORY OFFOR RELIABLE STUDSPRESTWICKISTAMESE CATTERTESNoted for type and brilliant eye colourBreeder<strong>of</strong> Ch. Prestwick Maa-Biru, Ch.Perranl,Ch.Presrwick prestwickPerak. Ch.presrwick perl<strong>in</strong>g,Ch. Prestwick Penglima-Periama ano manv otne.s.MRS. DUNCAN HINDLEYHJGH PRESTWICK, CHIDDINGFOLD, SURREYcntodtngtotd 60stdtio, _ HoslemerePINCOPSIAMESEAt Stud to aDDroved eueens:C-H. PINCOP AZURE KyM (B,p.)<strong>of</strong> 7 W<strong>in</strong>nerChallenge CertificatesSjfl"l:9.C.Ch. "nd-B"itf"libitShow t948 Sire"tCta.Ji"n".CH.,MORRIS^TUDOR (S,p.) Wi.,;;;i;enailenge Lerctttcates. Best S.H. Nat. C.C. Ch.Show 1948, and Midtand C C. Cfr. Snow, lgSbUfParticulors,...TWYLANDS,'' from MRS. O. M. LAMBGRANGE HILL, HALESbWEN.NR. BTRMfNGHAM ret: Hot"roi<strong>in</strong> tlZfFERNREIG SIAMESEAt Stud: MAIZ . MOR . MARQU|SBest Shorthair Kicren ar five 1950/51 Showsrnd B€sr Kicten Southern Counties C.C. Show1951. OLher w<strong>in</strong>s <strong>in</strong>clude 48 Firsts, lZ Cups. etc.Fee : 21s gu<strong>in</strong>eas R.C,P.Porticulors from MRS. EDNA MATTHEWSON!tND.UqcE HOUS;,9t7 HAGLEy ROAD WaSTQUINTON. BIRMINGHAM 32 Woodgate 23SiSHORTHAIR BREEDERSAND STOCK (Arranged alphabetically)PETROZANNE CATTERYAbyss<strong>in</strong>ian & Seal and BIuePo<strong>in</strong>t SiameseAt Srud: PADAUK NtcELKittens usuolly for solel1.Ll.. c.l. RoBERTS. LtpptTTs HtLL,HIGH BEECH, LOUGHTON, ESSEXTelephone : Loughton 30ljn4RS. t. K. sAyERsSOUTI{WOOD CATTERIESWell-known B.P. and S.p.SIAMESE at Stud"All big w<strong>in</strong>nerc- sir<strong>in</strong>g big w<strong>in</strong>ners',BARBARONS, DUNSFOLD, SURREY.Tel.: Dunsfold 27tMOYYHAY SIAMESES.P. AT STUDAll prizew<strong>in</strong>ners and sir<strong>in</strong>g w<strong>in</strong>ner:MISS D. L. M. THOMASPRIMROSES, SANDHURST. KENTSandhurst 324DEVORAN SIAMESE CATSEXCEL IN TYPEAt Stud PRESTWICK PRITHIE PALFee f2 -2.ODEVORAN DONALDFee f2- t2-6. Kittens usually for sareParticulorc floln - MRS. PRICE, rHE GABLESHEATHFIELD ROAD, BUSHEY. HERTSPhone - Wotford 5624MORRIS SIAMESEAt StUd: MoRRIS PADISHAHBest Exhibit K.K.N.c.c. t950--_Pest Shorthair Kitten, Olympia, 1950W<strong>in</strong>ner <strong>of</strong> l4 Firrts and many'otier'awardsMRS. M. W. RICHARDSON,GRINSTEAD, OTTWAYS AVENUE. ASHTEAD.Ashteod 3521SURREYHITLCROSS SIAMESEAt Stud-HILLCROSS SHENGSON andHILLCROSS PTCOT (Sire <strong>of</strong> H. Topaz,lst - Ch. S.C.C.S.. t95l),Hillcross Stock have won over 300awards, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g many Firsts andSpecials lg45-52. Kittens noted for type,eye colour & light €oats.MRS. E. TOWE (Breeder <strong>of</strong> Ch. Hillcross Song)239 HILLCROSS AVENUE, MORDEN, SURREYTel. Liberty 6014BREEDERS TWe are cont<strong>in</strong>ually receiv<strong>in</strong>g pro<strong>of</strong> thatadvertisements <strong>in</strong> this DIRECTORYproduce r€sults..May we send you details <strong>of</strong> spaceavailable and rates ?PEDIGREE FORMS at 2s: per dozen (post free) are obta<strong>in</strong>ablefrom <strong>Cats</strong> " Magaz<strong>in</strong>e, 4, Carlton Mansions, Clapha.m Road,London, S.W.9. Largec quantities available at pro rata rat€s.Plcosc *rertion Oun C"c.rs uhcn refly<strong>in</strong>g to aih)cytisernents
ir:lCHAMPION SABUKIA SWEET WILLIAI,IOne <strong>of</strong> the two Siamese Seal Po<strong>in</strong>t males to w<strong>in</strong>Championship honours last season, Sweet William(grown up s<strong>in</strong>ce this picture was taken) is nowpass<strong>in</strong>g on his qualities as one <strong>of</strong> our youngestand most successful studs. He sired L<strong>in</strong>daleGabriel, Best Siamese <strong>in</strong> Show at Florida, U.S.A.,among other w<strong>in</strong>ners. Bred by Mrs. H. Dadd,Sweet William is owned by Mrs, L. Parker, odCropston, I-eicester.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTSThe rate for prepaid adverrisements under this head<strong>in</strong>g is 3d. per wora pcr<strong>in</strong>sertion (m<strong>in</strong>imum r z words) and <strong>in</strong>structions must be received by not later thanthe_7th oJ the month preced<strong>in</strong>g the month <strong>of</strong> issue. Please write ,; copy ', clearlyand post with appropriate remittance to Oun Cers M.rcazrNr, 4 Carlton'Mansions,Clapham Road, London, S.W.s.Use <strong>of</strong> Box No. costs r/- extra.At StudSCO-RUSTON RAVISANT (Blue Persian), sireInt. Ch. Southway Nicholas, dam Sco-RustonKalisa.REDWALLS JACK FROST (Ch<strong>in</strong>chilla), sireCh. Foxburrow Tilli-Willi, dam RedwallsSnowstorm. prizew<strong>in</strong>net every time shownl94E ',51.MOLESEY ALI BABA (Cream Persian), sireTweedledum <strong>of</strong> Dunesk, dam Molesey Mischief.Fce {or each stud 52 2s. and ca(iage to registetedqueens only.-Gordon B. Altt, F.Z.S.,Danehurst Cattery, Otd Lane, St. Johns, Ctowbotough.Te[.: Crowbotough 407.NOUMENA SIAMESE (Seal Po<strong>in</strong>t) At Stud.PIKHA SHAH JEHAN, Sire Mystic Dreamer,Dam Crawstone Betr<strong>in</strong>da, Champion afcestors,exceptionally good eye colour. Prize.w<strong>in</strong>netN.C.C. Show 1951. Fee f,2 2s. plus caniage.76 Park Road,-V<strong>in</strong>cent,Wok<strong>in</strong>g. Tel.: 1140.BOURNESIDE CATTERY, Aitken, 2 CommonfieldRoad, Banstead, Surrey. Tel,, Burghttcath 2754. PELHAM PUFFBALL, CrcamL.H., site Ch. Vidd<strong>in</strong>gton Warden, damPclham Hazel, Sir<strong>in</strong>g w<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g Cteams andBluc Crcams. Fee E2 2s. and cartiage.For SalepEDIGREE SIAMESE. Blue and Seal Po<strong>in</strong>ts,bom 23.4.52.-Mrs, Newth, 21 HomesdaleRoad, Bromley, Kent.WantedWANTED DURING 1952. 500 new Subscribersto thie Magaz<strong>in</strong>e. Readers can help <strong>in</strong> thecirculation drive by supply<strong>in</strong>g (<strong>in</strong> confidence)names and addresses <strong>of</strong> cat-lov<strong>in</strong>g friends andbuyers <strong>of</strong> kittens, to whom specimen copy maybe sent free <strong>of</strong> charge.-Details please to OURCATS Magaz<strong>in</strong>e, 4 Cailton Mansions, ClaphamRoad, London. S.V.9.MiscellaneousALL ELASTIC HARNESS/COLLARiLEADSETS for <strong>Cats</strong>. All colours. C.P.L. recommended.Nylon l2l6, Fancy Rayon l2l6.Standard Model 10 -. Kittensl Feirherweishtl0/-. Kittens' Toy list.-Collier & Collier,-78Uoo"r Sh.f,""b".t ACATNIPS AT LOVE AND MARRIAGE, ACockeyed Commentary on <strong>Cats</strong>, I(ittens andPeople. We have secured from U.S.A. alimited number <strong>of</strong> this delightful book <strong>of</strong> carpictures, Over 50 amus<strong>in</strong>g studies and snappycaptions by the ace American cat ohotosraDherWalter Chandoha. Vhile supplies lait-i2 6pcr copy post free from OUR CATS Maeaz<strong>in</strong>e.,i Carlton Mansions, Clapham Road, L-ondon,S.W.9. You'll lovc this book !Miscellaneous (cont<strong>in</strong>ued)WARNING TO OWNERS. Never dispose oIcats unless you are certa<strong>in</strong> they are g'o<strong>in</strong>g toa good home. There is a bis demand forlatshy the vivisectors and also by the fur rrade. lnboth_ cases they are liable to suffer revolt<strong>in</strong>gcruelty. For furrher <strong>in</strong>fornration apply :-National Anti-Vivisection Society. 9z VicioriaStreet, London, S.W.1.THE TAIL-WAGGER MAGAZINE. rhemonrhly Britislr Dog Magaz<strong>in</strong>e for dog ownersand dog Iovers everywhere. Fully illustr.t€dand complete with <strong>in</strong>formative features and<strong>in</strong>structive articles, Anmral subscriotion 11s.( <strong>in</strong>c. postage) for twelve issuer.-the Tail-Wagger Magaz<strong>in</strong>e, 356-t60, Grays Inn Road,London. W.C.1.PEDIGREE FORMS <strong>of</strong> excellent quality canbe supplied at the rate <strong>of</strong> 2s, per dozenpost free. Larger supplies at pro raLa rares.Send order and rernitrance to OUR CATSMagaz<strong>in</strong>e, 4 Carlton Mansions, €lapham Road,s.w.9.Board<strong>in</strong>gFOR SIAMESE ONLY. A comfortable andwelt-run BOARDING HOME where cats areloved and cared lor as <strong>in</strong>dividuals and thespecial needs <strong>of</strong> Siamese are fullv undestood,)V" !*u" been privileged to looi< a(rer rnan'beautiful cats for well.known <strong>Breeders</strong> andS.C.C. membets, to rvhom refcrence may bemade. Numbers are strictly limited and itr<strong>in</strong>gentprecautions taken aga<strong>in</strong>st the possible <strong>in</strong>.trodLrction <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>fectious liseases. No .at be accepted without our orvn Certificate "at o{Health signed by the owner.-Detailed prospectusfrom Dr. and Mrs. Francis, Low Knan.Halstock, Yeovil, Somerset. leliphonc Cors-:gmb.e ?50. Through tra<strong>in</strong>s from l.ondon andDtfmlngnam-BOARDING for Siamese only. Tra<strong>in</strong>s lrmMarylebone (50 m<strong>in</strong>ute!).-Particulars frcmMrs. F. Waretron, The Vicarage, Seer Grcm.Beaconsfield. Bucks, Jordans 2201.A BOARDING HOME for <strong>Cats</strong> and Dogs whcregvg.rl _car9 and attenrion is given to your pets'<strong>in</strong>dividual requirements. Our Certificati <strong>of</strong>Health, signed by the owner, essential be{orcacceptance. Inspection <strong>in</strong>vited.-Miss K, M.Bradley, " Old Beams," Holypott, Bqkr. Tet,Maidenhead 1812.The hondsome head shown on the opposite page belongs to ALEK DES PRINC€S, a loung -*Orange-cved lVhite nale shown with dist<strong>in</strong>ction at the ricent Brussels Showby Mne. L. I..eteitre. i{ paris.This hand.somc cat was bred by lllne.sanoz<strong>in</strong>;ftom her well-hnoun Bli Longhait Southu,ol"Rascal.
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arn<strong>in</strong>-hcngerCAN MAKE A CAT'S LIFE A IIISERYToo many cats live their lives cont<strong>in</strong>ually under-nourished.Scrap feed<strong>in</strong>g alone just isn't adequate for health. A cat needsprote<strong>in</strong>s, vitam<strong>in</strong>s, meat and m<strong>in</strong>erals for proper health.Be fair to your cat, srart feed<strong>in</strong>g her \ffhiskas. rUfrnirt., is sucha rich, highly concentrated source <strong>of</strong> the nourishment a cat musthave, that a little $(rhiskas mixed with table scraps gives thebound<strong>in</strong>g energy, coat and health a well_loved pet d.eserves.IMhislcaso""'1!,'ro!';f;0,f,i":!f:""1;i;"{;,ffi.{i,)"X',ii;iiti,:tl!yf;7't ",::,i,t:,fuM)f*,