Siamese Cats (Complete Pet Owner's Manual) [Paperback]

Marjorie Collier (Author)

Book Description

Series: Complete Pet Owner's Manual | Publication Date: January 1, 2006

These sleek, handsome shorthaired cats are among the most sociable of all feline breeds. Barron's comprehensive series of Pet Owner's Manuals advise both current and prospective owners on the care of virtually every kind of pet, including a wide variety of dog and cat breeds, hamsters and other small caged animals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, and even scorpions and tarantulas. The author of each book is a specialist in his or her field, which guarantees readers solid advice and instruction that helps them know what to look for when acquiring a pet, feeding, housing, maintaining health care, and where applicable, grooming and training. All Pet Owner's Manuals are filled with high-quality color photos and informative line art.

Editorial Reviews

From the Inside Flap

(back cover)
Information and advice to help you
take good care of your Siamese Cat

The typical Siamese Cat: its origins, anatomy, physical traits, temperament, and more

Expert advice: feeding, health care, play activities, and more
Understanding your Siamese Cat: body language, voice, and your cat’s other ways of communicating with you

Step-by-step directions for everyday care of your cat

Informative checklists and sidebars

Handsome full-color photos

(photo caption)
These sleek, handsome cats are among the most sociable of all feline breeds.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series; 2nd edition (January 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764128485
• ISBN-13: 978-0764128486
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 6.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #624,231 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #64 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Animal Care & Pets > Cats > Breeds
  • #88 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Home & Garden > Animal Care & Pets > General

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Some Basics Written In A Very Chatty Style, March 26, 2004

By 

Gary F. Taylor "GFT" (Biloxi, MS USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Siamese Cats: Everything About Acquisition, Care, Nutrition, Behavior, Health Care, And Breeding (Complete Pet Owner's Manuals) (Paperback)

Siamese cats have a certain mystique--one might even call it a certain snob appeal. Like many Siamese lovers, Marjorie McCann Collier regards the breed as distinctly unique, and the first third of her manual consists of pointing out this supposed uniqueness through a host of personal antidotes. There is a certain truth Collier's comments: like all purebred animals, Siamese have a very distinct look, vocal quality, and even a tendency toward certain temperaments. But with all due respect to both Collier and those who promote the mystique of the breed, Siamese are much more like other cats than they are different from them.

All cats share a basic set of needs, and Siamese do not really place any unique demands upon their human caretakers. If you are looking for a cat-care manual, virtually any well-researched and well written-text will provide you with all you need to know. On the other hand, if you are interested in showing or breeding Siamese, this text offers only very basic information on show standards, genetics, mating, birthing, and the like; if you have progressed beyond the beginner level in these areas you would do well to select a different text.

Throughout the manual Collier writes in a casual, rather chatty style that is always easy to read and often amusing, but which can become a bit cloying at times--and I regretted that she did not include at least a brief survey of the breed's history, which is quite interesting. Still, the color photography is very nice, both the practical advice and illustrations are straightforward and quite sound, and if you know nothing about cats in general you could do much worse than this particular book. Recommended by three solid Siamese-like "Yowls."

GFT, Amazon Reviewer
writing with the assistance of five cats (including two flame-point Siamese) and one very anxious dog!

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good introduction to Siamese cats..., March 23, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Siamese Cats: Everything About Acquisition, Care, Nutrition, Behavior, Health Care, And Breeding (Complete Pet Owner's Manuals) (Paperback)

...but not a lot of depth. This was the only book on Siamese cats I could find at my local Borders, and it seems like it's one of very few titles in print on the breed at all. It's a good intro. but focuses a lot on basics of cat care that don't really have anything to do with the breed. I'd like to see more meezer details!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good explanations of the basics, November 9, 1999

By 

Donna Rogers (Sparta, NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Siamese Cats: Everything About Acquisition, Care, Nutrition, Behavior, Health Care, And Breeding (Complete Pet Owner's Manuals) (Paperback)

This is a well written book and is very good if you want the basics of "Siamese" ownership. It is written with a touch of personal experiences which I enjoyed.