All cat-lovers whether experienced owners or those starting out with a new kitten will find this authoritative all-embracing and practical photographic guide to looking after cats indispensable. Distinguished vet Andrew Edney gives you clear and expert advice on all aspects of cat care with over 600 specially commissioned step-by-step photographs and full explanatory text. Major sections of the book cover choosing the right cat for your lifestyle introducing a cat to your home feeding training equipment handling grooming breeding and dealing with a problem cat. A major portion of the manual explains aspects of your cat's health. With the help of anatomical diagrams and charts the many and varied disorders that can affect a cat are fully described. There is detailed guidance on how to recognise illnesses and what action to take. Emergency first aid is demonstrated for those all-too-common accidents such as burns and wounds that demand immediate attention before a vet can be called. The chapter on nursing your cat shows you how to handle home nursing (after consultation with a vet) from spoon-feeding and skin dressings to administering pills and injections.This is the essential manual for anyone entrusted with the life of a cat. Its content has the full endorsement of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.