Publisher's Synopsis
A pocket guide to over 80 popular cat breeds. For easy reference the identifier section is arranged in groups of cat type and for each breed there is information on origin, type, coat, colour, temperament and associated breeds. There are at-a-glance symbols to denote grooming and space requirements and the official grouping of the breed by the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy. Information at the beginning of the book provides all the reader needs to know about the different types of cat and the various eye, ear and head shapes by which they can be idenitified. There is also a glossary of cat terminology.;Cat groups included are longhairs (Persian type), semi-longhairs, shorthairs (British type), shorthairs (foreign type), shorthairs (oriental type), Burmese and Siamese.
