[.ca] The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cat Breeds (ISBN 0785803645)

This book was a real disappointment:
The write-up and history sections of each breed in this book are very shallow, not detailed, and in some cases inaccurate. For example, the Chantilly Tiffany breed was NOT listed or discussed. Instead, this book lumps the Chantilly/Tiffany breed together with the British Tiffanie breed (p. 206), which as accurately stated in other books, "British Tiffanies have nothing to do with the American Chantilly/Tiffany breed." The write-up in this book is just plain wrong. Furthemore, most of the information in this book is of the level of detail about what you would expect from a middle-school or high-school book report. I was very disappointed. "The new Encylopedia of the Cat", by Dr. Fogle (DK Publishing) which we ordered from Amazon.com at the same time, is much better and has a lot more accurate and informative details. If you want one book, get Dr. Fogle's. "The Illustrated Encylopedia of Cat Breeds" is shallow and inaccurate. It was a disappointment and a waste of money.

Great for the needs of knowing:
I am a vet tech student and found this book helpful for judging points, types of ears, eyes, gestation, healt concerns of felines, type of diet, how much and what type of care. Excellent for the animal student or researcher

Great for the needs of knowing:
I am a vet tech student and found this book helpful for judging points, types of ears, eyes, gestation, healt concerns of felines, type of diet, how much and what type of car. Excellent for the animal student or researcher

A wonderful book!:
This is the best book that I have come across dealing with the different cat breeds. It is very detailed as far as coat type, coat color and coat patterns are concerned. It also gives you a breaksdown of the different show points. A truly wonderful book with beautiful color photos to help you classify any cat!