Adopting Cats and Kittens: A Care and Training Guide
The author, who is involved in animal humane work, presents practical advice on adopting, caring for, and training a cat or kitten. She places emphasis on acquiring a cat either through an animal shelter or private rescue group or by adopting a stray. She also strongly recommends having the pet spayed or neutered. Her chapter on veterinary care is the most useful as it gives descriptions of feline illnesses and parasite control and a checklist of poisonous plants. The chapter titled "Happy Endings" is the sweetest, offering rescue stories about cats now living in happy homes. There is really no new information provided, but Jankowski is to be commended for her impassioned adoption message. This work is similar to Mary Pyles's Everyday Cat ( LJ 2/1/91) in its emphasis on responsible pet ownership. Public libraries will find this a handy book at a reasonable price. (Illustrations not seen.)-- Eva Lautemann, DeKalb Coll. Lib., Clarkston, Ga.Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.