Mrs. Norah Andrews - Kyina & Talisker Cats Breeders of Russian ...

those breeders who prefer a good-bonedanimal as uell a. the othcr points.t+*Miss Anne Metcalf, assistant editor ofCats Magazine, tells me she is the ownero1'a litter of six Siamese babies and shethinks she will stop work and just stayhome and look at them ! (No, Anne, wecould not spare you away from themagazrne) .***An old racket is cropping up again.Some artist or photographer who istrying to make the cover of some wellknownmagazine, contacts a breeder andwants to sketch or photograph her cats.The owner doesn't get a line of publicity,let alone any financial remuneration.The point is stressed that the owner isgetting the honar (?; of har.ing her cat'spix on the cover. The artist or photographerwill collect anywhere from threeto five hundred dollars ves. cverr morein some cases while the poor breedergoes to all the trouble of taking her catsin to he nictrrred I knou what I'mtaiking about. This has happenedseveral times. Once in particular, Iremember, the photographer collectedtwelve hundred dollars from the editorsof a prominent magazine. The ownerwas given her expenses for taking thekittens to the studio-something likeeleven dollars. Twice this season I havebeen contacted for my cats to be on thecover of a famous magazine. I hope myletter in answer burned them properly.I have had the racketeers posted with theCrusaders.***. \ new Dool( nLL tne ,tmerican marketa few days ago. My personal opinion isthat it is a " Bible for The Fancy." Ihave read many, many books but thisone tops them all. It is called " CatCare," by Leon F. Whitney, D.V.M.(Countrys Life Press, Garden Ci6t, LongIsland, New Tork. Price fr3.95). I amnot attempting a review but there aresections that make the book a MUST30for the average breeder. The author isa man for breaking precedent in no smallway. For instance, he suggests thatfemale cats should be called " cattas "and forrhwirh calls them jusr thar.(Remember when we called our males" kings " ? Thar uas not in my rimebutmanv older breeders tell me it isquite true). Dr. Whitney is quite a man.top veterinarian and dog breeder, runsthe largest clinic for pets in the East andis weli known for his research work atthe Yale Medical School. He acknowledgesassistance from such top-flightbreeders as Mrs. Blanche Warren, CasaGatos Cattery, Idyllwild, California.Illustrations include Abyssinian DoubleChampion Raby Nefenari- an imporr(on cover), a Peke-faced Red Tabby,Pineland's Pepper Pot, owned by Mrs.Robert Treat, Connecticur, and rheGrand Champion Black Persian ownedby Mrs. Frances Herms. Terrytorvn,New York. Anyone who has ever seenthis Black bov will not forget him. Mrs.\\'alker Johnston also has her GrandChampion Leilani's Pettepointe in thebook's illustrations and last but not leastthere is Mollie Brennan's Tortoiseshell\rictory Belle. There are other picturesall definitely good.British Railways have just issued abooklet with illustrations by Fougasse to50,000 members of their staffwho handlelivestock in the course of their duties. Insome resl)ects it is an admirable andusefui little guide but we found the sectiondevoted to small animals quiteinadequate. All it has to say about catsis : " N4ust travel in strong boxes, t entilatedby holes, or hampers from whichthey cannot escape. They are naturallynervous when travelling and often mew.This is not necessarily a sign of ill health.On no account open the box or take thecat out as it will certainly escape-andtake some catching." Elementary, mydear Watson !