A cat lover's indulgence (Your Cat)

Member Name: CTVicky

Product:	Your Cat
Date:	11/11/09 (21 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Lots of pictures of cats, fantastic writing, reader-driven

Disadvantages: Not the cheapest magazine

All cat lovers should buy this monthly magazine at least once in their lives. I like it for so many reasons. One being that it is full of contributions from readers; not just in the many letters pages but in the cat photographs pages, and focus groups where they test products for cats, such as litter trays.

I find it so interesting reading the letters pages. They always seem to be from people with common sense and I am simply fascinated by cats.

The editorial content is beautiful. There are always interesting articles of high journalistic standard. They have a hilarious column every issue where a fictional cat answers fictional cat problems, such as "my owner sprays me with a hose when I chase the birds in the garden". Maybe it's just my sense of humour.

Every issue they do a "spotlight" on a specific breed of cat, for example the Persian or the Ragdoll; full of clear, specific information regarding the breed, like whether it is a generally affectionate breed, or whether they are a more intelligent cat.

They always have a big part of the magazine devoted to cats' health, where readers can write in with any concerns they have about their cat, and a trained, experienced vet and cat lover will answer them.

They also always advertise the many boarding catteries cat rescue organisations and show various cats that are up for adoption in the UK.

At the back they have a classifieds section where cat breeders can advertise. Depending on your opinion this can be a good or bad thing.

It's a bit steep at £3.50 but reading the magazine never fails to put me in a good mood and I highly recommend it. You can pick it up in WH Smith or any newsagent that likes to stock lots of different magazines.

Summary: A purrfect pick-me-up (sorry, had to be done!)