August 2008

HEALTH & CARE

8 | The Oldest Living Cats
Contest Results

10 | The Feline Fountain of Youth
Learn the secrets to long life for your cat.
By Julie Mignery

14 | Your Cat's Silent Struggle
Symptoms of painful degenerative joint disease often mask themselves without a veterinarian's diagnosis
By Nancy Peterson

LIFESTYLE

19 | Health News
Blind Cats Help People; Cats Need Health Care, Too
By Ruth MacPete, DVM

22 | Get Your Dream Job
Are you wasting away in a dead-end job? Turn your love of cats into a career.
By Cherie Langlois

 Take our Cat Career Quiz.

25 | Home Life
No rest or relaxation in a house full of cat litter.
By Sandy Robins

26 | Cat Calls
Meet successful New York City cat sitter Jeanne Adlon.
By Karen Jones

Read Jeanne’s advice column.

PRODUCTS

29 | Trendy Product of the Month
PLUS! Elisa's Essentials

ADVOCACY & RESCUE

30 | Foster Focus
Foster parent turns sad beginnings into happy endings for hard-luck cats.
By Cimeron Morrissey

32 | Microchip Your Cat
The simple procedure could save your cat's life.
By Steve Dale

34 | Seymour's Story
A hitchhiker's guide to finding a forever home.
By Marla Collins

BEHAVIOR & TRAINING

36 | Rescue of the Month
A community rallies to save an abused kitten.
By Debra White

BREED PROFILE

38 | Javanese
By Elisa Jordan

42 | Think Inside the Box
Learn the secrets to good litterbox behavior.
By Helen Jablonski

Get CatChanel’s Top 10 Litterbox Tips.

ART GALLERY & CULTURE

82 | The Sacred Cats of Siam
Thailand's ancient love of cats helped shape its national identity.
By Brad Kollus

Get and exclusive look Inside the Meezer Express.