Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured
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TO MY DEAR WIFE,
I DEDICATE THIS BOOK, IN TOKEN OF MY APPRECIATION OF HER GENTLE AND TENDER KINDNESS TOWARDS ALL ANIMAL LIFE, MORE PARTICULARLY "THE CAT."
PREFACE.
"What is aught, but as 'tis valued?"
PREFACE TO NEW EDITION.
"'Twas pitiful, 'twas wondrous pitiful."
ILLUSTRATIONS.
A reduction of the large black Cat's Head, drawn for the Posting Bill giving notice of the first Cat Show at the Crystal Palace, July 16, 1871.
OUR CATS
AND ALL ABOUT THEM.
INTRODUCTORY.
THE FIRST CAT SHOW.
HABITS.
TRAINED CATS.
LONG-HAIRED CATS.
THE ANGORA.
THE PERSIAN CAT.
THE RUSSIAN LONG-HAIRED CAT.
THE TORTOISESHELL CAT.
THE TORTOISESHELL-AND-WHITE CAT.
THE BROWN TABBY CAT.
SPOTTED TABBY CAT
THE ABYSSINIAN.
THE SHORT-HAIRED WHITE CAT.
THE BLACK CAT.
THE BLUE CAT.
THE BLACK-AND-WHITE CAT.
THE WHITE-AND-BLACK CAT.
SIAMESE CAT.
THE MANX CAT.
VARIOUS COLOURS.
USEFULNESS OF CATS.
GENERAL MANAGEMENT.
FEEDING.
SLEEPING PLACES.
WASHING.
MATING.
TORTOISESHELLS.
TORTOISESHELL-AND-WHITE.
BLACK.
BLUES.
BROWN TABBY.
WHITE.
ABYSSINIAN.
ABYSSINIAN CROSSES.
WHITE AND BLACK.
BLACK AND WHITE.
BLUE TABBY.
SPOTTED TABBY.
FANCY COLOURS.
CAT AND KITTENS.
KITTENS.
OF KITTENS IN GENERAL.
MANAGEMENT OF KITTENS AND CATS.
POINTS BY WHICH CATS ARE JUDGED,
AS SPECIFIED BY MYSELF.
Revised and corrected to the present time.
Revised and corrected to the present time.
THE TORTOISESHELL.
TORTOISESHELL AND WHITE.
WHITE. SHORT-HAIR.
SELF-COLOUR, BLACK, BLUE, GRAY, OR RED SHORT-HAIR.
BROWN AND ORDINARY TABBY, STRIPED, SHORT-HAIR.
CHOCOLATE, CHESTNUT, RED, OR YELLOW TABBY, STRIPED, SHORT-HAIR.
BLUE, SILVER, LIGHT GRAY, AND WHITE TABBY, STRIPED, SHORT-HAIR.
SHORT-HAIRED, SPOTTED TABBIES OF ANY COLOUR.
BLACK AND WHITE, GRAY-WHITE, RED AND WHITE, AND OTHER COLOURS AND WHITE.
WHITE AND BLACK, WHITE AND GRAY, WHITE AND RED, WHITE AND ANY OTHER COLOUR.
ABYSSINIAN.
ROYAL CAT OF SIAM.
MANX, OR SHORT-TAILED CAT.
WHITE, LONG-HAIRED CAT.
BLACK, BLUE, GRAY, RED, OR ANY SELF COLOUR LONG-HAIRED CATS.
BROWN, BLUE, SILVER, LIGHT GRAY, AND WHITE TABBY LONG-HAIRED CATS.
DISEASES OF CATS.
CATARRHAL FEVERS.
WORMS.
MANGE.
COLDS.
COUGHS.
DISTEMPER.
CANKER OF EAR.
APERIENT.
REMEDIES AND STRENGTHENING MEDICINES.
DISTEMPER.
PURGATIVE.
WORMS.
CATARRH.
FLEAS, AND IRRITATION OF SKIN.
EYE OINTMENT.
FOR MANGE.
POISON.
THE WILD CAT OF BRITAIN.
CONCERNING CATS.
CAT
OF FALSE PERSONS.
OF WITTIE PERSONS.
INCONSTANT PERSONS.
THE CAT OF SHAKESPEARE.
SUPERSTITION AND WITCHCRAFT.
WEATHER NOTIONS.
A CAT-CLOCK.
"PUSS IN BOOTS" (Le Chat Botté)
SIGNS.
THE LAW ON CAT KILLING.
DEAD CATS.
THE CAT AS A TORMENTOR.
HERALDRY, ETC.
PERFORMING CATS.
CAT-RACING IN BELGIUM.
CAT IMAGES.
LOVERS OF CATS.
IMITATED IN ENGLISH.
GAMES.
CAT'S CRADLE OR CATCH CRADLE.
CAT-TRAP, BAT, AND BALL.[L]
PUSS IN THE CORNER.[M]
CAT AND MOUSE.
CAT AND MOUSE-HUNTING.
TIP-CAT.
CAT I' THE HOLE.[N]
NURSERY RHYMES AND STORIES.
FISHING CATS.
CATS AND HORSES.
"GRAMMER'S CAT AND OURS."
LOST.
FOOTNOTES:
INDEX.
THE END.
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