Cat Fancy - May 2012 - Volume 55 - Number 5

Features
LIFESTYLE
12 The Great Indoors
How to help your cats benefit from an indoor-only lifestyle and enriched environment
BY AUDREY PAVIA

BREED PROFILE
22 Carefree Curls
The La Perm elicits “oohs” and “aahs” with its curly coat and wins over fans with its friendly disposition.
BY STACY N. HACKETT



BREED SNAPSHOT
25 Gentle Giant
Affectionate and loyal, the Maine Coon personifies love and loyalty.
BY AUDREY PAVIA

HEALTH & CARE
28 Unwelcome Passengers
Learn about the three main parasites that bug your pet.
BY FRAN PENNOCK SHAW

34 Fight the Bite
Protect your cat from parasites.
BY DUSTY RAINBOLT

ART & CULTURE
58 Cats in the City
Discover Kuching — the cat city of Borneo.
BY JOHN GEARY

Departments
CAT CHANNEL
10 CatChannel.com
Your Internet Source for CATFANCY Content  & More

ADVOCACY & RESCUE
17 Forever Home
An abandoned cat finds her calling as a therapy pet.
BY DEBRA WHITE

18 Champion for Cats
Generous caregivers rehabilitate cats with tender loving care.
BY KELLIE GORMLY

HEALTH & CARE
38 Natural Cat
Natural approaches for pest prevention
BY WENDY BEDWELL-WILSON

40 Health News
BY ELAINE WEXLER-MITCHELL, DVM, AND AMANDA PAGE, DVM

In Every Issue
1 From the Editor
6 Reader Letters
16 Cat Calendar
20 Products
27 Ask the Veterinarian
41 Ask the Behaviorist
42 Feline Shopper, Sadie
43 Coming Up in CF
44 Gallery of Breeds
47 Cat Breeder Directory
56 Classified Ads
57 Ad Index
61 Cat Book Club
62 Cats for Kids
63 Reader Snapshots
64 Garfield Weighs In

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