Cat Talk Magazine - June 2020

In this issue

Our COVID-19 issue! While CFA hasn't had cat shows, and the world came to a stop, we were quarantining with cats! Meet our new coworkers, discover strategies for keeping your cat at ease, and how some of our fanciers helped make things safer for everyone while on lockdown. Our featured breed is the Singapura, we look at keeping the cattery area clean, and we peek in on life with Maine Coon Cat Patrick and the two- and four-legged family he lives with.

Peaceful Coexistence in “Cat-tivity”

Fanciers with a social media presence have recently been deluged with cute posts about our new four-footed furry supervisors.

10+ mins

Caring For Cats During Lockdown

Most of the world is under some form of “stay at home” order to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus.

5 mins

Living With Covid-19 CFA Style

As a retired teacher, this writer is amazed at the change in sentiment and the growth of generosity among both businesses and individuals.

8 mins

What You Don't Know About...Singapuras

Good Things Come In Small Packages

6 mins

State Breeder Laws Every Resident Fancier Should Know!

All of the U.S. states in Region 4, except Kentucky, have state-level breeder licensing laws.

7 mins

My First Cat

First Cats. We all have that special very first cat—the one that we had as a child, or perhaps the first one when we had a home of our own. Maybe one found us, and we hadn’t realized that we needed a cat until then. Or perhaps this special cat was a first rescue, first pedigreed cat or first show cat. These are the stories of some of those special cats.

5 mins

Welcome to the world that is Life With Patrick

For those of you who do not know them, let me introduce you to the cast of characters:

6 mins

Facebook during Covid-19! Now What?

We now have gone several weeks without cat shows, with no inkling of when they may start up again. When will cat shows start up again, and what will that look like?

3 mins

Show Curtains Saved!

Skittles' She Shed Retains Its Beauty

5 mins

FUR NAMES

FROM THE FILES OF: Mollie shutt

2 mins

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Cat Talk Magazine Description:

The official publication of the Cat Fanciers' Association, Inc.
Information about pedigreed cats; CFA cat shows; cat health, welfare, and well-being; and cats in our culture. Published bi-monthly - 6 issue per year.