Cat Fancy - September 2011 - Volume 54 - Number 9

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Cat Fancy - September 2011 - Volume 54 - Number 9
FEATURES
21 Everyone’s All American
The American Shorthair’s good looks and personality attract plenty of attention.
BY STACY N. HACKETT

BREED PROFILE
23 Silver Shadow
Though reserved at first, the shimmery Russian Blue shows fierce devotion to its favorite people.
BY STACY N. HACKETT




SPECIAL SENIOR SECTION
26 Ages and Stages
A new chart helps pet parents calculate their cats’ age in relation to human years.
BY ARNOLD PLOTNICK, DVM

28 Oldest Living Cat
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30 Company’s Coming
Five simple ways to introduce a younger cat to your feline senior
BY DEBBIE SWANSON

33 Get Up and Go
Make playtime fun and easy for your senior cat.
BY FRAN PENNOCK SHAW

36 Keep Your Senior Cat Healthy
Routine checkups can prevent and treat these six most common diseases.
BY ELAINE WEXLER-MITCHELL, DVM, ABVP

38 In Their Own Time
What you should know about hospice care
BY MARYANN MOTT

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ADVOCACY & RESCUE
8 Rescue of the Month
A tiny, starving kitten finds a home with a young family and discovers the joys of love and napping.
BY MICHAEL MARLEY

10 Champion for Cats
Katie Watts, senior feline behavior counselor at the ASPCA, helps cats become the perfect pets.
BY MICHELE C. HOLLOW

12 Wild Cat Race
The Andean cat, the world’s most endangered small wild cat, closely resembles our domestic felines.
BY BRAD KOLLUS

HEALTH & CARE
17 Health News
BY RUTH MACPETE, DVM

ART & CULTURE
64 Cat Chat
Illusionist Criss Angel talks about the mystical qualities of felines.
BY CHRISTOPHER AMERUOSO

IN EVERY ISSUE
1 From the Editor
4 Reader Letters
14 Cat Calendar, Coming Up in CF
16 Garfield Weighs In
18 Ask the Veterinarian
20 Ask the Behaviorist
42 Feline Shopper
45 Gallery of Breeds
48 Cat Products
50 Cat Breeder Directory
59 Classified Ads
60 Ad Index
61 Cat Book Club
62 Cats for Kids, Sadie
63 Reader Snapshots

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