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On Tue 23 Nov 2004 08:04:50p, Sherry wrote in
rec.pets.cats.health+behav ): I just went and subscribed to both. Funny thing is the same guy answered the phone to takes the subscription orders. I guess some outfit in FL sells the subscriptions. -mhd You'll enjoy Ca****ch. I save some that are of special interest to me and pass the rest on to friends. I still haven't read all of those yet! -- Cheryl |
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"Sherry " wrote in message ... I just went and subscribed to both. Funny thing is the same guy answered the phone to takes the subscription orders. I guess some outfit in FL sells the subscriptions. -mhd You'll enjoy Ca****ch. I save some that are of special interest to me and pass the rest on to friends. I used to keep the subscription forms and a copy of the Cornell Book of Cats on the table in our adoption center. That's about the best all-around book on feline care. I tremble at how little adopters know about cats. Cornell used to publish a book every year or two that was a collection of Ca****ch issues. Phil |
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olitter (PawsForThought) wrote:
From: ospam (Yngver) Another good one is Catnip, from Tufts University School of Medicine. They are similar to Ca****ch, Cornell's newsletter, although in some ways I think they are actually more accurate. I got a trial issue of either Catnip or Ca****ch, I honestly can't remember which. They had an article about laser surgery. A vet was saying how great laser surgery is for declawing cats. Needless to say, I did not take their publication. There have been a few articles about declawing in both newsletters, so I don't recall which one may have said that. My guess would be Ca****ch, because Tufts is pretty strongly anti-declaw. However, like a lot of the cat-related media, they do tend to depict "both sides" of the declawing issue. Obviously you can always find a vet to quote supporting "last resort" declawing (I've observed that almost all vets who support declawing say they only support it in cases where the owner has tried everything else and would otherwise abandon the cat, yet in practice you sure see a lot of vets doing routine declawing.) Tufts/Catnip often quotes Dr. Dodman for its articles, however, and of course he is very much opposed to declawing. As for Cat Fancy, I think they don't have much choice but to cater to their advertisers, as many magazines must to survive. Cats magazine and the Whole Cat Journal did not survive financially, so that leaves Cat Fancy and they appear to be on shaky grounds as well. Your modest subscription fee does not keep a magazine like that afloat; they need advertising dollars. I really miss Whole Cat Journal, especially before that new publisher took it over. Yes, and I think I paid for about three years worth of issues from the new publisher, and we've received what, maybe three issues altogether? Basically she just took everyone's money who had subscribed to the original Journal and gave us practically nothing in return. They really had some good information in there. I do get Cat Fancy because it was a gift from my employer. To me, it seems like a magazine geared towards breeders. I could do without Cat Fancy myself, but I also got something like a five year subscription as a gift. I do like the pictures of all the beautiful cats. I wouldn't say it's really geared towards breeders because breeders already know most of what's covered in the magazine, but I think it's more geared toward people interested in purchasing purebred cats as pets rather than showing them. I do like the show schedules because I like to go to cat shows. I suspect Cat Fancy's philosophy is derived from Dog Fancy. Dog people as a whole seem interested in learning more about all the different breeds. Rene, thanks for letting me know about the fat cat contest. I will tell them how I feel. Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecatjournal.com/articles/claws.htm |
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I had just been saying how stupid these eating contests are for people, most
of whom are grossly over weight but to do it with cats is cruelty plain and simple. -- Barb Of course I don't look busy, I did it right the first time. |
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On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 19:43:27 -0600, all of a sudden, "MaryL"
-OUT-THE-LITTER exclaimed: "Yngver" wrote in message ... Ashley" wrote: So are any of these newsletters available on line? Do you have links? No, their content isn't available online but you can subscribe online: http://www.tufts.edu/vet/publications/catnip/ http://www.vet.cornell.edu/publicresources/cat.htm Just in time! I'm going to subscribe to both and will also give a gift subscription to my sister. MaryL Ca****ch does appear to be online now: http://www.ca****chnewsletter.com/ jmc usenet [at] jodi [dit] ws Any day you learn something isn't a total waste. |
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"jmc" wrote in message news On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 19:43:27 -0600, all of a sudden, "MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER exclaimed: "Yngver" wrote in message ... Ashley" wrote: So are any of these newsletters available on line? Do you have links? No, their content isn't available online but you can subscribe online: http://www.tufts.edu/vet/publications/catnip/ http://www.vet.cornell.edu/publicresources/cat.htm Just in time! I'm going to subscribe to both and will also give a gift subscription to my sister. MaryL Ca****ch does appear to be online now: http://www.ca****chnewsletter.com/ jmc usenet [at] jodi [dit] ws Any day you learn something isn't a total waste. Thanks for the information. It looks like the online version is free to subscribers. MaryL |
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Playing devil's advocate he What if the contest brings about the
education of reducing weight in cats and the problems they have being overweight? -- Cat Galaxy: All Cats! All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of Your Computer Needs! www.panthertekit.com "Rene" wrote in message m... Hello, I just read the January 2005 issue of Cat Fancy magazine. They have an article about trimming down your fat cat. Within the article, they have a contest for the "fattest cat." The three fattest cats will win cash prizes. This burns my bisquits--instead of helping cat owners maintain (or lose) their pet's weight, they are encouraging it! A better contest would have been to *help* the three biggest cats lose weight. If you want to write magazine and let them know how you feel, the email is: Rene |
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"Cat Protector" wrote in message news:C_Jqd.102624$tU4.55832@okepread06... Playing devil's advocate he You don't have to "play" the part.... |
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