Manx Cats (Barron's Complete Pet Owner's Manuals) [Paperback]

Barron's (Author), Karen Commings (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 103 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (March 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764107534
• ISBN-13: 978-0764107535
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 6.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,333,982 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Karen Commings is a writer, artist and photographer. She has a bachelor's degree in Art History from Pennsylvania State University and a master's in Library and Information Science from the University of Pittsburgh. She was a columnist and contributing editor to Cat Fancy magazine for 10 years, a columnist for Computers in Libraries and Central Pennsylvania Apprise magazines, a regular contributor to CatWatch - the magazine of the Cornell University Feline Health Center -, and contributing editor for cats to Pets.com. Her love of animals prompted her to start a pet-sitting company in 1997. She has published short stories and pulp fiction under the pen name, C.S. Watts.

Reach her on the web at karencommingsart.blogspot.com, paonline.com/commings, Facebook, or petcareXtra.com.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Manx Cats: Everything About Purchase, Care, Nutrition, Groom, February 20, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Manx Cats (Barron's Complete Pet Owner's Manuals) (Paperback)

This book gave good general info on cats, but not much, in particular, for Manx's. I was looking for details on their elimination problems due to lack of tail, and how to deal with it as far as special diets, etc. But, the possibility of elimination problems weren't even addressed in this book.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, accurate (for a change) writing., September 26, 1999

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Gale Thomas-goodman "Manx cats" (Waynesville, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Manx Cats (Barron's Complete Pet Owner's Manuals) (Paperback)

I have bred and shown Manx cats for the past 11 years and this is the only book that I know of that is completely factual about the breed. There is a lot of printed matter on the breed which is either misleading or downright wrong. This book gives a new owner or prospective owner a good idea of what to expect from a Manx cat. The pictures are not up to the standard of the writing (one picture is of a Japenese Bobtail), but that certainly doesn't ruin the book. It is not so expensive that it is prohibitive as a research source while being attractive enough to add to your library of cat books. I think it is a book that all Manx owners could benefit from owning and I recommend it to anyone who adopts one of my kittens/cats.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Manx Cats Review, December 15, 1999

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Jean Brown (Charlotte, North Carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Manx Cats (Barron's Complete Pet Owner's Manuals) (Paperback)

Karen Commings has thoroughly researched and compiled an excellent "owner's manual" for the first-time Manx owner. Through contacting breeders and asking health, behaviour, and care questions, she has prepared a book which any Manx breeder (of which I am one) is confident to give to a new kitten purchaser and feel good about it. Despite an unfortunate photo mixup with one picture, Karen's book contains accurate and dependable information about the breed. Anyone considering buying a Manx or who has already purchased one will find the book informative and fun (did I mention, it's also a good read!).