The Cats Whiskers (Your Cat)

Member Name: Thailui

Product:	Your Cat
Date:	24/11/05 (131 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Easy to read magazine for cat lovers - lots of lovely photos

Disadvantages: Can be a big time waster

The magazine YOUR CAT first appeared in the shops eleven years ago. It is a glossy magazine for cat lovers and contains articles on celebrities (and their cats of course), gardening, crafts, kitten-care and, of course, cats!

Regular columns are: "Cat's Eye" which is several pages of news items, competitions, new products, gossip and other snippets, freebies, etc.

"Caught in the Act" is a picture gallery of reader's cats and "Cat Chat" is about four pages of letters.

There is also "Feline File" including the kitten buyers' guide which is advertisements for kittens for sale and also a pen pals column. This is followed by the classified section.

This is a magazine that should appeal to anyone who has the slightest interest in cats, from the complete beginner to the expert, as it has breed profiles and expert advice on veterinary and behavioural problems. The experts being: Sarah Heath (Behaviour), Alison Jones (Nutrition), Megan Kearney (Homoeopathy)and Martha Cannon (Veterinary) - these are all veterinary surgeons and are joined by Barry Kirk (Showing), Claire Bessant (General care), Jo-Ann Dono (Bereavement).

There are also true stories and fiction and even a craft section which at present is running a series of cross-stitch designs with a theme of cartoon cats.

Generally speaking, it is a magazine that you can pick up and just 'dip' into - or read from cover to cover if you have the time. Of course, one of the most attractive features is the abundance of beautiful photographs, plus the fact that you can send in photos of your own cats for inclusion in the "Caught in the Act" page - or "Rascal of the Month" which is sponsored by Felix. The winner of this each month receives a selection of Felix products.

YOUR CAT magazine is published monthly - usually about 15th of the month and costs £2.85 although there is usually a substantial reduction if you take out a subscription - sometimes also including a free gift. The U.K. subscription at the moment is £34.20 for 12 months.

I would recommend this to any cat lover.

Thank-you for reading

Summary: Glossy magazine for cat lovers