Cat Fancy - April 2012 - Volume 55 - Number 4

FEATURES
ALL ABOUT KITTENS
8 Vaccination Sense
Help your kitten fend off disease by following our expert recommendations.
BY WENDY BEDWELL-WILSON

12 Feed Right
Meet your kitten’s nutritional needs to ensure healthy growth and development.
BY REBECCA SWEAT




16 Orphan Care
How you can help an abandoned kitten get a leg up in the world
BY HELEN JABLONSK

I20 Cutest Kitten Contest Results

BREED PROFILE
22 Constant Companion
The Birman’s quiet, steadfast devotion to its family is the stuff of legend.
BY STACY N. HACKETT

BREED SNAPSHOT
26 Hard-Wired to Please
The American Wirehair attracts admirers with its spunky personality and unusual coat.
BY AUDREY PAVIA

BEHAVIOR & TRAINING
34 Do Cats Teach Each Other?
Learn how felines share their intelligence.
BY HELEN JABLONSKI

DEPARTMENTS
CAT CHANNEL
4 CatChannel.com
Your Internet Source for CAT FANCY Content & More

LIFESTYLE
28 Cool Cats
Five years later, Willow returns home.
BY SUSAN CHANEY

30 Life’s Purrfect
Even though they’re known for being fussy eaters, some cats will eat anything.
BY SANDY ROBINS

BEHAVIOR
32 The CATalyst
The sheer volume of cat behavior questions illustrates the need to take them seriously.
BY STEVE DALE

HEALTH & CARE
38 Health News
BY ELAINE WEXLER-MITCHELL, DVM, AND AMANDA PAGE, DVM

ADVOCACY & RESCUE
42 Foster Focus
Saving and fostering cats scheduled for euthanasia is helping to make Austin, Texas, a no-kill city.
BY CIMERON MORRISSEY

IN EVERY ISSUE
1 From the Editor
6 Reader Letters
31 Cat Calendar
37 Ask the Behaviorist
39 Ask the Veterinarian
40 Products
44 Feline Shopper, Ad Index
46 Gallery of Breeds
50 Breeder Showcase
51 Cat Breeder Directory
59 Coming Up in CF, Sadie
60 Classified Ads
61 Cat Book Club
62 Cats for Kids
63 Reader Snapshots
64 Garfield Weighs In

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